The Colorado statesman., 1913-07-18
IMMENSE CORN CROP
JULY CROP REPORT INDICATES
5000, ,ooo, 900 BUSHELS.
Experts Figures Are Disappointing
AS Decrease Is Shown In
Nearly All Grains.
western Newspaper Union News Service.

Size tn1S year or the cOuntryS 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 1, and indicated acre yield and
total production, interpreted from con-
dition reports of the various crops,
follow:
Winter Wheat-Area planted, 90,-
$4,000 acres, compared with 26,571,-
600 acres last year. Condition, S1.6
per cent of a normal, compared with
S3.5 per cent on June l. 1873 per cent
on July 1 last year and 1919 per cent.
the 1O-year average on July 1. Indt
Gated yield, 15.6 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,
30,656,000 bushels in 1911, 434. 4.142,-
900 bushels in 1910 and 41S,000000
bushels in 1909.
Spring Wheat-Area planted, 49,
663,000 acres, compared with 19.243.-
600 acres last year. Condition, 1873
per cent of a normal, compared with
93.5 per cent on June 1, S9.3 per cent
on July 1 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, 21S 1000, 900 bushels, compared
with 330,34S,000 bushels last year,
190,6S2, 900 bushels in 1911, 00,979.000
bushels in 1910 and 265,OO0.0 900 bush
els in 1909.
All Wheat-Area planted, 49, ,601, 600
acres, compared with 45,S14000 acres
last year. Condition, 7S.6 per cent OF
normal, compared with S7.2 per
cent on June 1, SOL per cent on July
1 last year and S1.9 per cent. the TO-
year average, on July 1. Indicated
yield, al bushels per acre, compared
with 15.9 bushels last year and 14.5'
bushels the average for the past five
years. Estimated total production,
701 900, 900 bushels, as compared with
730,267,0 900 last year, 621. 1888, 900 bush
els in 1911, 635, ,121 900 bushels in 1910
and 6S3,000,000 bushels in 1909.
The amount of wheat remaining on
farms July is estimated at about 95,-
$4,000 bushels, compared with 3d.
| o -, Toll, a
34,O71 900 bushels on July 1, 1911.
Corn-Area planted, 106,SS4, 900
acres, compared with 107,0S3,00 acres
last year. Condition, S6.9 per cent of
a normal, compared with S1.5 per cent
on July last year and $40 per cent,
the 10-year average, on July l. Indi-
Gated yield, 27.S 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, 2,971 100000 bushels, COM
pared with 3,124,746,0OO bushels last
year, 1851, ,4SS,000 bushels in 1911, q
SS6,260,OOO bushels in 1910 and 2,552. :
0,OOO/ bushels in 1909.
Oats-Area planted 3S,34l 900 acres
compared with S7,917,0O0 acres last
year. Condition, 1853 per cent of a
normal, compared with $40 per cent
on June /, S9.2 per cent on July J..
1912, and S4.5 per cent, the 10-year
average, on July 1. 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,
1,031, 100000 bushels, compared with
1,41S,337 900 bushels last year. 922,-
29S,00O bushels in 1911, 1,1S6,341, 900
bushels in 1910 and 1907, 100000 bush
els in 1909.
Barley-Area planted 7,255.00 acres
compared with 7,530,OOO acres last
year. Condition, 76.6 per cent of a
normal, compared with S7.1 per cent
on June l. sS.3 per cent on July L
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.
165,000,O00 bushels, compared with
223, $4,000 bushels last year, 160,24O,-
coo bushels in 1911, 173,S32, 900 bush
els in 1910 and 173.0OO,OOO bushels in
1909.
Rye-Condition, $50 per cent OF a
normal, compared with 900 per cent
on June 1, SS.2 per cent on July 1
last year and S9.7 per cent. the 10
year average on July 1. Indicated
Weld, 16.1 bushels per acre, compared
with 16.S bushels last year and 16.2
bushels, the average for the past five
years.
White Potatoes-Area planted, g.,
6S5,00O acres, compared with SILL
600 acres last year. Condition. S6.2