The Raymer enterprise., 1913-06-19
A BUMPER WHEAT CROP
SPRING WHEAT REPORTED ss,5
PER CENT OF NORMAL.
Government Estimates Yield Of 1875
Bushels per Acre From 1861
600 Acres Planted.

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
the mary correspondents and agents
of the departments bureau Of statis'
tics and compiled by the cropre-
porting board. Statistics for the var
ious crops, with comparisons for other
years, follow:
Spring Wheat.
Area planted, 1868, 900 acres. com.
pared with 19.243,O0O acres last year.
20.3S1 900 acres in 1911 and 1882
600 acres in 1910. Condition 93.5 per
cent Of normal, compared with 95.S
per cent last and 93.S per cent the
ten.year average. Indicated yield
1875 bushels per acre, compared with
172 bushels last year and 1873 bushels
the 19OS-12 average. Estimated total
production 252,O00,0O0 bushels, com
pared with 33O.348,00O bushels last
year. 19O,6S2,OO0 bushels in 1911. 2O0,.
$4,000 bushels in 1910 and 265,OO0,.
900 in 1909.
Winter Wheat.
Area planted. 30,93S.000 acres, com
pared with 26,571 900 acres last year.
29. 1852 900 acres in 1911 and $4,000
acres in 1910. Condition, S3.5 per
cent Of normal, compared with 91.9
per cent on May / this year, 74,3 per
cent June last year and SO.7 per
cent the ten-year average. Indicated
yield, 15.9 bushels per acre, compared
with ISL bushels last year and 1872
bushels the 19O8-12 average. Esti-
mated total production, 492,00O,OOO
bushels. compared with 399,9l9,OOO
bushels last year, 43O,656,OOO bushels
in 1911, 434,142,00O bushels in 1910
and 41S,OO0,0OO bushels In 1909.
All Wheat.
Area planted, 49,601,O0O acres COM
pared with 73O,267,OO acres last year.
621 $4,000 acres in 1871 and 635, 5,12l,-
900 acres in 1910. Condition S7.2 per
cent of 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
15.9 bushels last year and l4.5 bushels.
the 19OS.12 average. Estimated total
production. 744.0OO,OO0 bushels, COM
pared with 73O.267,0OO bushels last
year, 621, ,33S,OO bushels in 1911, $685.
$1,000 bushels in 1910 and 100000
bushels In 1909.
Oats.
Area planted, 3S.341 900 acres COM
pared with, 37,917,OOO acres last year,
37,763,OOO acres In 1911 and T,54S,-
900 acres in 1910. Condition, 81 per
cent of normal, compared with Gil
per cent last year and 1874 per cent
the ten.year average. Indicated yield,
2S.S bushels per acre, compared with
37.4 bushels last year and 29.7 bushels
the 19OS.12 average. Estimated total
production. 100000 bushels. COM
pared with 1,41S,337,O0O bushels last
year, 922,29S.OO bushels in 1911 l.
1884 900 bushels in 1910 and 1907
100000 In 1909.
Rye.
Condition, 800 per cent of a normal
compared with 91.0 per cent on May ],
1913, ST. per cent on June l last
year and S9.7 per cent the ten-year
average. Indicated yield. 1866 bushes
per acre, compared with 1853 bushels
last year and 1862 bushels the 1908
~ average.
Barley.
Area planted. 7,255,000 acres; COM
pared with 100000 acres last year.
7,627,O0O acres in 1911 and 7,743,OO0
acres In 1910. Condition, ST. per
cent Of q normal, compared with Oil
per cent last year and 9O5 per cent
the ten.year average. Indicated yield
24.4 bushels per acre, compared with
29.7 bushels last year and 24.5 bushels
the 19OS-12 average. Estimated total
production. 177,0OO.OOO bushels. COM
pared with 223.s24.OO0 bushels last
year, 100, O,24O.OOO bushels in 1911. and
1889, 900 bushels In l9lO'
Hay.
Condition, S7.5 per cent OF normal
compared with SS.5 per- cent on May
1, 1918, and S9.S per cent last year.
Pastures. -..
Condition, 89.2 per cent Of normal
compared with s7.1 per cent on May
1, 1918, 937 per cent in 1912 and s9.o
per cent the ten.year average.
Washington. n.--Presiden Wilson has
signed a proclamation eliminating
800 acres from the Gunnison national
$780,. A. ovauIuotiOu NJ thp land