The Ordway new era., 1913-06-20
A BUMPER WHEAT CROP
SPRING WHEAT REPORTED s3.5
PER CENT OF NORMAL.
Government Estimates Yield of 1875
Bushels per Acre From 1861
900 Acres Planted.
Western Newspaper Union News Service.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Washington.-Some idea of the area
planted to the great grain crops of
the country and of the prospective
size of these crops, with the exception
of corn, was given. when the Depart.
ment of Agriculture issued its juno
crop report. showing the condition Of
the grains on June /, the acreage
planted to each and estimates of the
yield per acre and the total produc-
tion. based upon the ratio of the aver
age condition on June l to the final
yield in preceding years.
These statistics were gathered from
tie many correspondents and agents
OF the departments bureau of statis-
tics and compiled by the crop-re-
porting board Statistics for the var
ious crops. with comparisons for other
years, follow:
q Spring Wheat.
Area planted. 1S,663,000 acres. COM
pared with 19.243,O0O acres last year.
O3sl 900 acres In 1911 and 1889
900 acres in 1910. Condition 93.5 per
cent of normal, compared with 95.S
per cent last and 1913 per cent the
ten-year average. Indicated yield
13.5 bushels per acre, compared with
172 bushels last year and 1873 bushels
the 19OS-l2 average. Estimated total
production 252,0O0.00O bushels. com
pared with 3SO.34s.OOO bushels last
year. 100. .6s2 900 bushels in 1911, 20O.-
$4,000 bushels in 1910 and 265,0O0,-
900 in 1909.
Winter Wheat.
Area planted. 3O,93S.O0O acres, COM
pared with 26,571 900 acres last year.
| 20 l62 900 acres in 1911 and 27,329,OO0
acres in 1910 Condition. S3.5 per
cent Of a normal, compared with 91.5
per cent on May this year. 74.3 per
cent June / last year and 8O.7 per
cent the ten-year average. Indicated
yield. SO bushels per acre. compared
with 15.1 bushels last year and 15.2
bushels the 190S-12 average. Esti-
mated total production. 492.o00.OOO
bushels, compared with 399.919,0OO
bushels last year. 43O.656,OOO bushels
in 1911, 434,142.O0O bushels in 1910
and 41S.OOO,OO0 bushels in 1909.
All Wheat.
Area planted, 49,6O1 900 acres COM
pared with 73O.267, 900 acres last year.
621 1888 900 acres in 1911 and 635. .121.-
900 acres in 1910. Condition S7.2 per
cent of a normal, compared with 1873
per cent last year and S6.1 per cent
the ten-year average. Indicated yield
Is bushels per acre. compared with
l5,o bushels last year and 14.5 bushels.
the 19Os-12 average. Estimated total
production, 744,00O.0O0 bushels. COM
pared with 73O.267,000 bushels last
year, 621 1888 900 bushels in 1911. $685.
I21 900 bushels in 1910 and 6S3.OOO,0Oo
bushels in 1909.
Oats.
Area planted. 3s.341. 900 acres COM
pared with, 37.917 900 acres last year.
81, ,763. 900 acres in 1911 and 37.54S.-
600 acres in 1910. Condition, 81 per
cent OF normal. compared with oil
per cent last year and SS.4 per cent
the ten-year average. Indicated yield.
2s.S bushels per acre, compared with
81 A bushels last year and 29.7 bushels
the 19O8-12 average. Estimated total
production. 1,O14.O0O. 900 bushels. COM
pared with 1.41s.337,O00 bushels last
year, 922.29S,O0O bushels in 1911 l.
1sG,341, 900 bushels in 1910 and 1907
COO 900 in 1909.
Rye.
condition. 300 per cent of a normal
compared with 91.O per cent on May l.
1918, 87.7 per cent on June l last
year and S9.7 per cent the ten-year
average. Indicated yield. 16.5 bushes
per acre. compared with 16.S bushels
last year and 1872 bushels the 1905
II average.
Area planted. 7,255.O00 acres; COM
pared with 100000 acres last year,
7.Ga7, 900 acres in 1911 and 7.743,OOo
ncres in 1910. Condition. ST. per
cent Of a normal. compared with 9l.l
per cent last year and 90.5 per cent
the ten-year average. Indicated yield
q bushels per acre. compared with
% : bushels last year and 24.5 bushels
the 19OS-l2 average. Estimated total
production. 177.0O0,0OO bushels. COM
pared with 223,S24,000 bushels last
year, 100, ,24O 900 bushels in 1911. and
173 S32, 900 bushels in 1910.
Hay.
condition. S7.5 per cent of normal
compared with Ss.5 per cent on May
!. 1913, and sos per cent last year.
Pastures.
Condition, S9.2 per cent of normal.
compared with S7.1 per cent on May
l. 1913, 93.7 per cent in 1912 and $50
per cent the ten.year average.
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WashIngton.-President Wilson has
signed a proclamation eliminating
onn nar..a froun tho Gnnnlsnn national