The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1913-08-15
CORN NEAR FAILURE
GOVERNMENT CROP REPORT
SAYS WINTER WHEAT MAY
TIGHTEN LOSSES.
300,OO0,000 BUSHEL DROP
August Federal Figures Show That
Yield Will Be 2,672, ZOO, 900 Bush
eis-kansas ane Oklahoma Are Hit
Hardest.

Washington. Aug. IA loss OF 300.-
100000 bushels OF corn, the nations
greatest farm crop. has resulted from
the great damage wrought by drought
and other conditions since July /. the
governments agricultural experts es-
timated on Friday in their August crop
report. A total production OF 2,672.-
100000 bushels OF corn was predicted.
The government crop report given
out on Friday from Washington was
one OF the most sensational that the
country has seen. IL reduced the esti-
mated yield OF corn 800 900, 900 bushels
from the July figures 10 2,652, 900. 900
bushels. or 452. 100000 bushels less
than last years harvest.
Kansas and Oklahoma have been hit
harder than any other states. while
their prospects earlier In the year
were regarded rs excellent. but they
have suffered practically "A crop fail
ure except In a few spots In eastern
Kansas and I'm northern Oklahoma.
The official returns show n loss OF 9S..
100000 bushels In Kansas and 30 .000,-
900 bushels In Nebraska. There il a
reduction OF 246.o0o.0 900 bushels on
practically so per cent. of the corn
acreage OF the country.
Kansas. Oklahoma and Nebraska
have 10 per cent. OF the country's acre
age. and their combined losses are
the worst since 1901. when Kansas
raised only $1,000 900 bushels. In 1894
drought made a crop failure I'm the
states west OF the Mississippi river.
and the country had crop OF only
1.2i2.0000 900 bushels.
A record winter wheat crop will help
TO tighten the losses made by corn.
but as the country consumes nearly
5000 100000 bushels annually IL can
not completely make up for the defect
In the greatest feeding crop, notwlth-
standing the fact that corn is selling
higher than wheat In the market west
OF the Missouri river.
The winter wheat crop II 5lf. 900 600
bushels. against previous record or
493,OOO.O0O bushels in 1906. The spring
wheat crop increased 10000 bush
els In July and the three northwestern
states have 174,000,Oo0 bush els. which
is almost an average. The total wheat
crop OF the country OF 744.000,00 bush
els is only 100000 bushels below the
record OF 1901 and 100000 bushels
more than last years yield
Despite the immense loss sustained
by the corn crop. the aggregate yield
OF the five principal grains is the third
largest on record. being 4.ef7. 900. 900
bushels. As compared with last years
bumper returns. there is n loss of $751;
100000 bushels. or 16.1 per cent. but
as compared with 1911 the gain is $780,.
100000 bushels. or Al per cent
Owing to the large reserves carried
over from last year OF corn. oats. hay
and rough feeds, the losses I'm this
years crop may be partially Offset.
A drop of 100000 bushels was sus-
tanned by Illinois during July, while
iowa dropped 100000 bushels. Ne
oraska and Missouri suffered heavy
osses. the former being of s., 900 900
bushels during the month. and Mis-
souri, declined $1,000, 900 bushels. Ohio
md Indiana fairly maintained their
prospects for the month Comparisons