Eastern Colorado times., 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.

Western Newspaper Union News 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
inite figures as to the size of the
wheat crop also were given.
Details of the acreage, condition on
July 1, and indicated acre yield and
total production, interpreted from con,
dition reports of the various crops.
follow: 4
Winter Wheat-Area planted, 3d.
938,00O acres, compared with 26;571..
900 acres last year. Condition, 81.6
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 1. Indi
Gated yield, 1876 bushels per acre,
compared with 15.1 bushels yast year
and 1872 bushels, the average for the
past five years. Estimated total pro
duction, 4S3, 100000 bushels, compared
with 399,919,000 bushels last year,
430 0,656,O00 bushels in 1911, 4,142,-
900 bushels in 1910 and 41S,000,000
bushels in 1909. ....
Spring Wheat-Area planted, 49,
663,00O acres, compared with 19,243,-
900 acres last year. Condition, 1873
per cent of a normal, compared with
93.5 per cent on June /, 1913 per cent
on July 1 last year and S5.3 per cent
the 10-year average on July /. Indi-
| Gated q yield, Ill bushels per acre,
compared with 17.2 bushels last year
and 1873 bushels, the average for the
past five years. Estimated total pro-
duction, 21s.00O,00O bushels, compared
with 330,34S,00O bushels last year,
100 $780, 900 bushels in 1911, 2OO,979,000
bushels in 1910 and 265,0O0,00 BUSH
els In 1909. ~ ~.
All Wheat-Area planted, 49,601 900
acres, compared with 45,S14,000 acres
last year. Condition, 1876 per cent of
normal, compared with S7.2 per
cent on June 1, SOL per cent on July
/ last year and 81.9 per cent, the TO-
year average, on July 1. Indicated
yield, 14.1 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 1851, 900 last year, 621 ,338,000 BUSH
els in 1911, 635, 5,121. 900 bushels in 1910
and 6S3,000,000 bushels in 1909.
The amount Of wheat remaining on
farms July I is estimated at about 49,
$4,000 bushels, compared with 49,.
$4,000 bushels on July 1, 1912, and
34,071,0O bushels on July 1, 1911.
Corn-Area planted, 106,ss4.000
acres, compared with 107,0S3,O0 acres
last year. Condition, 500 per cent of
, a normal, compared with 81.5 per cent
on July 1 last year and $40 per cent,
the 10year average, on July 1. Indi-
Gated yield, 27.S bushels per acre,
compared with 1872 bushels last year
and 26.5 bushels, the average for the
past five years. Estimated total pro-
duction, 2,971 100000 bushels, COM
pared with 3,124,746,OOO bushels last
year, 1851, ASS, 900 bushels in 1911, g..
SS6,260,O0O bushels in 1910 and 2,552.-
100000 bushels in 1909.
| Oats-Area planted 3S,341 900 acres
compared with 37,917,0O0 acres last
year. Condition, 76.3 per cent Of a
normal, compared with $40 per cent
on June 1, 1872 per cent on July J.,
1912, and S4.5 per cent, the 10-year
average, on July 1. Indicated yiesd,
26.9 bushels per acre, compared with
87.4 bushels last year and 29.7 BUSH
els, the average for the past five
years. Estimated total production,
1,031, 100000 bushels, compared with
1,418,337 900 bushels last year, 922,-
298,00O bushels in 1911, 1,1SG,341,00
bushels in 1910 and 1,O07,OOO,OO0 bush.
els in 1909.
Barley-Area planted 7,255,OOO acres
compared with 100000 acres last
year. Condition, 76.6 per cent of
normal, compared with s7.1 per cent
on June 1, ss.3 per cent on July
last year and S5.4 per cent, the 10
year average, on July l.. 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,OOO,OO0 bushels, compared with
223,824,OOO bushels last year, 160,240,-
coo bushels in 1911, 173,S32,000 bush