The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1913-07-19
IMMENSE CORN CROP
JULY CROP REPORT INDICATES
5000. 100000 BUSHELS.
Experts Figures Are Disappointing,
As Decrease 10 Shown In
Nearly All Grains.

est crop-corn-was given when the
Department OF Agriculture issued its
report showing the acreage. condition
and estimate OF the number OF bush.
els OF corn which condition reports in
dicate will be produced. More def
mite figures as to the size Of the
wheat crop also were given.
Details Of the acreage. condition on
July l. and indicated acre yield and
total production, interpreted from con-
dition reports Of the various crops.
follow:
Winter Wheat-Area planted. so.-
e3s. 900 acres. compared with 26,571..
900 acres last year. Condition. S1.6
per cent Of a normal. compared with
S3.5 per cent on June 1. 1873 per cent
on July last year and 1913 per cent.
the 10-year average on July /. Indi-
Gated yield, 1856 bushels per acre.
compared with ISL bushels yast year
and 1852 bushels. the average for the
past five years. Estimated total pro-
duction, 4S3,0000o0 bushels, compared
with 39s.91s.00o bushels last year.
430. .656.000 bushels in 1911, 434,142.-
600 bushels In 1910 and 418.000.000
bushels In 1909.
Spring Wheat-Area planted. 49,
663.000 acres. compared with 19,243.-
600 acres last year. Condition, 1873
per cent Of normal, compared with
93.5 per cent on June 1, S9.3 per cent
on July last year and S5.3 per cent
the 10-year average on July l. Indi-
r9tpd vio1A hy,c ho1
compared with 17.2 bushels last year
and 1873 bushels. the average for the
past five years. Estimated total pro-
duction. 21s,000,O bushels. compared
with 330.34S,00O bushels last year.
100, ,6S2 900 bushels in 1911. 200 ,979, 900
bushels In 1910 and 265, 900 BUSH
els in 1909.
All Wheat-Area planted, 49.601. 600
acres, compared with 45,s14,0O0 acres
a normal, compared with S7.2 per
cent on June l, SOL per cent on July
last year and Sl.9 per cent, the 10
year average, on July /. Indicated
yield, al bushels per acre, compared
with 15.9 bushels last year and 14.5
bushels the average for the past five
years. Estimated total production.
701 100000 bushels, as compared with
730 0,267. 900 last year. 621 ,338,000 BUSH
els in 1911. 635.12l, 900 bushels in 1910
and $4,000 900 bushels in 1909.
The amount of wheat remaining on
farms July is estimated at about 35,-
$4,000 bushels. compared with 23.-
$4,000 bushels on July 1. 1912. and
34.071.000 bushels on July 1. 1911.
Corn-Area planted, 106,ss4. 900
acres. compared with 107.0S3.0O acres
last year. Condition, SG.9 per cent of
q normal, compared with Bis per cent
on July l last year and $40 per cent,
the 10-year average, on July l. Indi-
Gated yield, 27.8 bushels per acre.
compared with 29.2 bushels last year
and 26.5 bushels, the average for the
past five years. Estimated total pro
duction. 100000 bushels, COM
pared with 3.124.746.000 bushels last
year, 1851, ,488,00O bushels in 1911, e.
SS6,260,000 bushels in 1910 and 2.552.-
600 900 bushels in 1909.
Oats-Area planted 3s.341 900 acres
compared with 37,917,0o0 acres last
year. Condition, 1853 per cent OF
normal, compared with $40 per cent
on June /, S9.2 per cent on July J.
1912. and 84.5 per cent. the 10-year
average, on July l. Indicated yield.
26.9 bushels per acre. compared with
37.4 bushels last year and 29.7 BUSH
els. the average for the past five
years. Estimated total production.
h,e boJo
1.41S, ,337 900 bushels last year, 922.-
$4,000 bushels in 1911, 1,1S6,341 900
bushels in 1910 and 1907 100000 BUSH
els in 1909.
Barfey-Area planted 7,255,000 acres
compared with 100000 acres last
year. Condition, 76.6 per cent Of
normal, compared with 87.1 per cent
on June l. S8.3 per cent on July l
last year and 85.4 per cent, the 10
year average, on July 1. Indicated
yield. 22.S bushels per acre, compared
with 29.7 bushels last year. and 24.5
bushels, the average for the past five
years. Estimated total production,
165,O00,000 bushels, compared with
223,824,0OO bushels last year. 160,240,-
coo bushels in 1911, 173,S32,000 bush
els in 1910 and ia, 100000 bushels In
1909.
Rye-Condition, S8.6 per cent Of
normal, compared with 900 per cent
on June l, SS.2 per cent on July l
last year and 1877 per cent, the TO-
year average on July 1. Indicated
yield. 16.1 bushels per acre, compared
with 1853 bushels last year and 1872
bushels, the average for the past five
years.
White Potatoes-Area planted, 3.
6S5,0O0 acres, compared with 3,711,-
600 acres last year. Condition. s6.2
per cent Of normal, compared with