The Holly chieftain., 1913-06-20
A BUMPER WHEAT CROP
bPRiNG WHEAT REPORTED sa.5
PER CENT OF NORMAL.
Government Estimates Yield Of 13.5
Bushels per Acre From 1865
600 Acres Planted.

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. lQea 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 June
crop report. showing the condition OF
the grains on June 1. 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 / to the final
yield in preceding years.
These statistics were gathered from
tie many correspondents and agents
of the departments bureau Of statis-
tics and compiled by the crop-re-
porting board. Statistics for the var
,tous crops, with comparisons for other
years, follow:
Spring Wheat.
Area planted, 1S,663,O00 acres, COM
pared with 19,243,0O0 acres last year.
20,Ss1,0 900 acres In 1911 and 1882
900 acres in 1910. Condition 93.5 per
cent of normal, compared with 95.s
per cent last and 93.8 per cent the
ten-year average. Indicated yield
1876 bushels per acre. compared with
17.2 bushels last year and 1873 bushels
the 190s-12 average. Estimated total
production 252.000,000 bushels. com
pared with 330,34s.0O0 bushels last
year. 190,6s2,0O0 bushels in 1911, 2O0.-
$4,000 bushels In 1910 and 265,000,-
600 in 1909.
Winter Wheat.
Area planted, 30,938,000 acres, COM
pared with 26,571.000 acres last year,
100000 acres in 1911 and 27,329,000
acres in 1910. Condition, s3.5 per
cent of a normal, compared with 91.9
per cent on May this year, -74,3 per
cent June 1 last year and S0.7 per
cent the ten-year average. Indicated
yield, 15.9 bushels per acre, compared
with 15.1 bushels last year and 1872
bushels the 190S-12 average. Esti-
mated total production. 492.000,000
bushels, compared with 399,919,000
bushels last year, 436,656,0Oo bushels
In 1911, 434.142,000 bushels in 1910
and 41S,000,OO0 bushels in 1909.
All Wheat.
Area planted. 49.601.000 acres COM
pared with 730,267,0O0 acres last year,
e21,33S,0OO acres in 1911 and 635,121.-
900 acres in 1910. Condition S7.2 per
cent of normal, compared with 1913
per cent last year and S61 per cent
the ten-year average. Indicated yield
Is bushels per acre, compared with
15.9 bushels last year and 14.5 bushels,
the 19OS-12 average. Estimated total
production, 744,000,000 bushels, COM
pared with 730,267,000 bushels last
year, 621.33s,0O0 bushels in 1911. $685.
900 bushels in 1910 and 6s3, ,000.0 900
bushels in 1909.
Area planted, 3s.s41,ooo acres com.
pared with, 1900 acres last year,
37.763,000 acres in 1911 and 37,54s,'
900 acres in 1910. Condition. 81 per
cent of a normal, compared with Oil
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 19O8-12 average. Estimated total
production, 1,014,000,0O0 bushels, COM
pared with 1,41s,SS7,O00 bushels last
year, 922,298,000 bushels in 1911 l..
s6,341,000 bushels in 1910 and 1907.
100000 in 1909.
Rye.
Condition, 800 per cent Of normal
compared with 91.0 per cent on May l.
1913, S7.7 per cent on June last
year and S9.7 per cent the ten-year
average. Indicated yield, 1875 bushes
per acre, compared with 1868 bushels
last year and 1862 bushels the 1908
u average. ~
Barley.
Area planted, 7,255,0O0 acres; COM
pared with 100000 acres last year,
7,627,0O0 acres in 1911 and 7,743,00O
acres in 1910. Condition, 81 per
cent of a normal, compared with Oil
per cent last year and 90.5 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,000 bushels, COM
pared with 223,s24,OOO bushels last
year, 160 100000 bushels in 1911, and
1882 900 bushels in 1910.
Hay.
Condition, SIS per cent OF normal
compared with SS.5 per cent on May
/. 1918, and sos per. cent last year.
Pastures.
Condition, s92 per cent of normal.
compared with ST. per cent on May
1, 1913, 93.7 per cent in 1912 and sos