The Springfield herald., 1913-06-20
A BUMPER WHEAT CROP
SPRING WHEAT REPORTED s3.6
PER CENT OF NORMAL.
Government Estimates Yield Of 1s.s
Bushels per Acre From 1865
600 Acres Planted.


Washington.-Some 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 juno
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 1 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
ious crops, with comparisons for other
years, follow:
Spring Wheat.
Area planted, 18,663,0OO acres, COM
pared with 19,243,O0O acres last year.
2O,3s1, 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.s per cent the
ten-year average. Indicated yield
1876 bushels per acre, compared with
172 bushels last year and 1873 bushels
the 19OS-12 average. Estimated total
production 262.O00,0O0 bushels, com
pared with 33O,34S,000 bushels last
year, 100, ,6S2 900 bushels in 1911, 20O.-
$4,000 bushels in 1910 and 265,O00,-
900 in 1909.
Winter Wheat.
Area planted, 30,93S,000 acres, COM
pared with 26,571.OOO acres last year,
29. 10000 acres in 1911 and 27,32s,ooo
acres in 1910. Condition. S3.5 per
cent of a normal. compared with 91.s
per cent on May / this year, TAB per
cent June 1 last year and SO.7 per
cent the ten-year average. Indicated
yield, 15.9 bushels per acre. compared
with 151 bushels last year and 16.2
bushels the 19Os-12 average. Esti-
mated total production, 492.00o.000
bushels, compared with 399,919.o00
bushels last year, 430.656,0O0 bushels
in 1911. 434.142.OoO bushels in 1910
and 41S.O00,O0O bushels in 1909.
All Wheat.
Area planted, 49,601 900 acres COM
pared with 730.267,000 acres last year,
621, 1885,, 900 acres in 1911 and 635. .121,-
900 acres in 1910. Condition S7.2 per
cent of a normal, compared with 1873
per cent last year and S6.1 per cent
the ten-year average. Indicated yield
15 bushels per acre, compared with
1873 bushels last year and 14.5 bushels,
the 19Os-12 average. Estimated total
production, 744,OO0,000 bushels, COM
pared with 730,267000 bushels last
year, 621. .33S, 900 bushels in 1911, $685.
121 900 bushels Mn 1910 and 6S3 ,000,00o
bushels in 1909.
Area planted, 3S,341.000 acres COM
pared with, 37,917,00O acres last year,
81, ,763, 900 acres in 1911 and 37,o4S,-
900 acres in 1910. Condition, 81 per
cent Of a normal, compared with Gil
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 1sOS.12 average. Estimated total
production, 1.014,000.000 bushels, COM
pared with 1,418,337,00 bushels last
year, 922,29S, 900 bushels in 1911 l.
1876, ,341, 900 bushels in 1910 and 1,OO7,-
600, 900 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 1 last
year and s9.7 per cent the ten-year
average. Indicated yield. re.5 bushes
per acre, compared with 16.S bushels
last year and 1872 bushels the 1905
12 average.
Area planted. 7,255,O0O acres: COM
pared with 7,530,O00 acres last year,
7,627,o0O acres in 1911 and 7.743,oOo
acres in 1910. Condition. 81 per
cent of a normal, compared with 91.1
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.OOO,OOO bushels, COM
pared with 223.s24.O0O bushels last
year, 16O,240,000 bushels in 1911, and
173.s32. 900 bushels in 1910.
Hay.
Condition, s75 per cent of normal
compared with S8.5 per cent on May
/. 1913, and 1913. per cent last year.
Pastures.
Condition. 1872 per cent of normsi
compared with 87.1 per cent on May
1. 1918, 93.7 per cent In 1912 and s9.5
per cent the ten-year average.
washington.-President Wilson has
signed a proclamation eliminating
800 acres from the Gunnison national
1.,..+ An axamination of the land