The Arvada enterprise., 1913-06-19
A BUMPER WHEAT CROP
SPRING WHEAT REPORTED e3.5
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.-Som idea Of the area
planted to the great grain crops OF
the country and of the prospective
of corn, was given, when the Depart
ment of Agriculture issued its June
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-
ton, based upon the ratio of the aver
age condition on June l to the final
yield in preceding years.
These statistics We're gathered from
the many correspondents and agents
of the departments bureau of stats.
tics and compiled by the crop-re-
porting board. Statistics for the var
ious crops, with comparisons for other
years, follow:
Spring Wheat.
Area planted, 1S,663,000 acres, COM
pared with 19,243,00O 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 93S per cent the
ten-year average. Indicated yield
1876 bushels per acre, compared with
172 bushels last year and 1873 bushels
the 190S-l2 average. Estimated total
production 252,000,000 bushels, com
pared with 33O,34S,OOO bushels last
year, l9O,6S2, 900 bushels in 1911, 2OO,-
$4,000 bushels in 1910 and 2G5, OOO,-
600 in 1909
Winter Wheat.
Area planted, 30,93S,000 acres, com
pared with 26,571,00 acres last year,
100000 acres in 1911 and 27,329,OOO
acres in 1910 Condition. S3.5 per
cent of a normal, compared with 9l.S
per cent on May / this year, TAB per
cent June l last year and SO.7 per
cent the ten-year average. Indicated
yield, 1873 bushels per acre, compared
with ISL bushels last year and 15.2
bushels the 190S-12 average. EST
mated total production, 492,OOO,OOO
bushels, compared with 399,9l9,OOO
bushels last year, 430,G56,000 bushels
in 1911, 434,142,000 bushels in 1910
and 41S,O00,OO0 bushels in 1909.
All Wheat.
Area planted, AZ, COL 900 acres com
pared with 730,267,000 acres last year,
GIL $4,000 acres in 1911 and 635,l2l,'
600 acres in 1910. Condition S7.2 per
cent of a normal, compared with 1913
per cent last year and SCI per cent
the ten-year average. Indicated yield
Is bushels per acre, compared with
15.9 bushels last year and 14.5 bushels
the l9OS-12 average. Estimated tota
production, 744,o00,000 bushels, com
pared with 730,267,000 bushels last
year, G21 1893, 900 bushels in 1911, C35,
12l. 900 bushels in 1910 and 6S3 ,00J
bushels in 1909.
Oats.
Area planted, 3S,341 900 acres com
pared with, 37,917,O00 acres last year,
37,7G3,OO acres in 1911 and 37,54S,-
600 acres in 1910. Condition, 81 per
cent of a normal, compared with Gil
per cent last year and SS.4 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 l9OS-l2 average. Estimated total
production, 1,014 100000 bushels, com
pared with 1,41S,337 900 bushels last
year, 922,29S,00O bushels in 1911 l.
ls6,341, 600 bushels in 1910 and l,OO7.'
200 in 1909.
Rye.
Condition, 900 per cent of normal
compared with 80 per cent on May j.
1913, ST. per cent on June last
year and S9.7 per cent the ten'yea'
average. Indicated yield, 16.5 bushe s
per acre, compared with 16.S bushels
last year and 1872 bushels the 1905
u average.
Barley.
Area planted 7,255,O00 acres; com
pared with 100000 acres last year
| 7,G27,OO0 acres in 1911 and 7743,OOt
acres in 1910. Condition, ST. pei
cent Of a normal, compared with 81
per cent last year and 90.5 per cent
the ten-year average. Indicated yield
24.4 bushels per acre, compared witt
29.7 bushels last year and 24.5 bushels
the l9Os-12 average. Estimated tota
production, 177,OOO,OOO bushels, com
pared with 223,s24OOO bushels las
year, lGO,240,OOO bushels in 1911, ant
l73,S32,OOO bushels in 1910.
Hay.
Condition, S7.5 per cent Of a norma
compared with SS.5 per cent on MAJ
!. 1913, and S9.S per cent last year.
Pastures.
Condition, S9.2 per cent Of normal
compared with ST. per cent on Ma!
l, 1913, 93.7 per cent in 1912 and So
per cent the ten-year average.