Rocky Ford enterprise. (Rocky Ford, Colo.) 1887-1950, 1913-06-20
A BUMPER WHEAT CROP
SPRING WHEAT REPORTED ss.5
PER CENT OF NORMAL.
Government Estimates Yield of 1875
Bushels per Acre From 1861
900 Acres Planted.
western Newspaper Union New. Service.

Neutrality-suspicious. idea 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 l, 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 were gathered from
the many correspondents and agents
of the departments bureau of statis-
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,OOO acres last year.
/ 2O,3S1 900 acres in 1911 and 1882
900 acres in 1910. Condition 1876 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 19OS-12 average. Estimated total
production 252,000,000 bushels. com
pared with 33O,34S,000 bushels last
year, 19O,6S2 900 bushels in 1911, 2O0,-
$4,000 bushels in 1910 and 265,O00.-
900 in 1909.
Winter Wheat.
Area planted, 3O,93S,0O0 acres, COM
pared with 26,571 900 acres last year,
29. 1872 900 acres in 1911 and 27.329,0OO
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 ISL bushels last year and 15.2
bushels the 19os-12 average. Esti-
mated total production, 492,oO0,OO0
bushels, compared with 399.919.O0o
bushels last year, 43O,656.O00 bushels
In 1911, 434,142.OOO bushels in 1910
and AIS 1000. 900 bushels in 1909.
All Wheat.
Area planted, 49,601 900 acres COM
pared with 73O,257,00 acres last year,
! 621, 33S, 900 acres in 1911 and 635 ,l21,-
900 acres in 1910. Condition S7.2 per
cent of a normal. compared with s3.3
per cent last year and SCI per cent
the ten-year average. Indicated yield
| Is bushels per acre, compared with
l5.9 bushels last year and las bushels,
| the 19OS-12 average. Estimated total
production. 744,oOO.0o0 bushels. COM
pared with 73O,267.O bushels last
Il hpo ha1c In -
| 121 900 bushels in 1910 and 6S3.0O0,o0O
! bushels in 1909.
Oats.
Area planted, 3S,341.00 acres COM
pared with, 37.917,00 acres last year.
37,763 900 acres in 1911 and $685.
! 900 acres in 1910. Condition, 81 per
cent of a normal. compared with Oil
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 19OS-12 average. Estimated total
production, 1,014,00O.0 900 bushels, COM
pared with 1,41S.S37.000 bushels last
year. 922,29S, 900 bushels in 1911 l.
| 1854, 900 bushels in 1910 and 1907
100000 in 1909.
1 Hye.
Condition, 900 per cent of a normal
compared with $40 per cent on May ],
| 1913, S77 per cent on June l last
I year and S9.7 per cent the ten-year
average. Indicated yield, 16.5 bushe, 8
! per acre. compared with 16.S bushels
last year and 1872 bushels the 1905
| IL average.
Barley.
Area planted, 7.255.000 acres; COM
pared with 100000 acres last year,
7.627,OOO acres in 1911 and 7.743,000
acres in 1910. Condition, ST. per
cent of a normal, compared with Oil
per cent last year and 9O.5 per cent
the ten-year average. Indicated yield
244 bushels per acre, compared with
29.7 bushels last year and 24.5 bushels
the 190S-12 average. Estimated total
production, 177.00O.00O bushels, COM
pared with 223,S24.000 bushels last
year, 16O, 240 900 bushels in 1911, and
1882 900 bushels in 1910.
Hay.
Condition, SIS per cent of normal
compared with SS.5 per cent on May
1. 1918, and s9.S per cent last year.
Pastures.
Condition, 1872 per cent of normal.
compared with ST. per cent on May
/, 1913, 93.7 per cent in 1912 and S9.5
per cent the ten-year average.
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