The Ordway new era., 1913-07-18
IMMENSE CORN CROP
JULY CROP REPORT INDICATES
5000, ,ooo. 900 BUSHELS.
Experts Figures Are Disappointing
As Decrease 10 Shown In
Nearly All Grains.
w..,.rn Newspaper Union New. service.

Washington.-The first idea OF the
size this year of the country's great
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 /, and indicated acre yield and
total production. interpreted from con.
dition reports Of the various crops,
follow:
Winter Wheat-Area planted. 30.-
$4,000 acres. compared with 26,571,'
900 acres last year. Condition., 81.6
per cent Of . normal, compared with
1876 per cent on June /, 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 vast year
and 15.2 bushels. the average for the
past five years. Estimated total pro-
duction. 483.000.00O bushels, compared
with 399.919.00O bushels last year.
430. .656.00O bushels In 1911. 434,142.-
600 bushels in 1910 and 418.000.000
bushels in 1909.
Spring Wheat-Area planted, 49,
663,00O acres, compared with 19,243,-
600 acres last year. Condition, 1913
per cent Of normal, compared with
93.5 per cent on June 1, 1913 per cent
on July last year and S5.3 per cent
the 10-year average on July l. Indi-
Gated yield. III bushels per acre.
compared with 17.2 bushels last year
and 1873 bushels. the average for the
past five years. Estimated total pro-
duction, 218.00O.O00 bushels, compared
with 33O,348,O0O bushels last year,
100, ,GS2, 900 bushels in 1911. 200.979, 900
bushels in 1910 and 265,000.000 bush
els in 1909.
All Wheat-Area planted, 49.601. 900
acres, compared with 45,S14.0O0 acres
last year. Condition, 1876 per cent Of
a normal, compared with S7.2 per
cent on June /, S0.1 per cent on July
/ last year and S1.9 per cent. the 10
year average. on July /. Indicated
yield, 14.1 bushels per acre, compared
with 15.s bushels last year and 14.5
bushels the average for the past five
years. Estimated total production.
7O1, ,0O0, 900 bushels. as compared with
730,267.00O last year. G21 .33s. 900 bush
els in 1911, 635. .12i. 600 bushels in 1910
and 683.000.000 bushels in 1909.
The amount of wheat remaining on
farms July is estimated at about 35.-
515,000 bushels, compared with 49,.
$4,000 bushels on July I, 1912. and
34.071.o00 bushels on July 1. 1911.
Corn-Area planted. o6.ss4,ooo
acres. compared with 07.0S3,00 acres
last year. Condition, 86.9 per cent Of
a normal. compared with Bis per cent
on July last year and $40 per cent.
the 10-year average, on July 1. 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, 2.s71, 100000 bushels. COM
pared with 3,124,746,O0O bushels last
year, 1851. .48S.000 bushels in 1911, g..
s86.260,0O0 bushels in 1910 and 2,552.-
100000 bushels in 1909.
Oats-Area planted 1884, 900 acres
compared with 37,917,000 acres last
year. Condition, 1913 per cent Of a
normal, compared with $40 per cent
on June 1. 89.2 per cent on July J..
1912, and 84.5 per cent. the 10-year
average. on July I. 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,
1881 100000 bushels, compared with
1,41S.337 900 bushels last year. 922,-
29S.O00 bushels in 1911, 1.1S6.341, 900
bushels in 1910 and 1907. .O00,0 900 bush.
els in 1909.
Barley-Area planted 7,255.0oO acres
compared with 7.530.000 acres last
year, Condition, 76.6 per cent of a
normal. compared with s7.1 per cent
on June !. $50 per cent on July 1
last year and s5.4 per cent, tho 10.
year average. on July /. 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, 900 bushels. compared with
223.s24,000 bushels last year, 160.240.-
coo bushels in 1911. 173.S32,000 bush
els in 1910 and 173.ooo.ooO bushels in
1909.
Rye-Condition. 8s.6 per cent Of a
normal. compared with 90.9 per cent
on June !, 1872 per cent on July 1
last year and S9.7 per cent the 10
year average on July 1. Indicated
yield. 16.1 bushels per acre, compared
with 1858 bushels last year and 1862
bushels, the average for the past five
years.
White Potatoes-Area planted, g.
E2h ann acraa comna rod With III :.