The Elbert County tribune., 1913-06-20
A BUMPER WHEAT CROP
SPRING WHEAT REPORTED cas-
PER CENT OF NORMAL.
Government Estimates Yield of 1875
Bushels per Acre From 1861
600 Acres Planted.

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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 juno
crop report. showing the condition of
the grains on June /, the acreage
planted to each and estimates of the
yield per acre and the total produc-
tion, based upon the ratio OF the aver
age condition on June 1 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,OO0 acres. com
pared with 19,243.0OO acres last year.
20.3S1 900 acres in 1911 and 1882
900 acres in 1910. Condition 9S.5 per
cent of normal, compared with 95.S
per cent last and 93.S per cent the
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1875 bushels per acre, compared with
| 17.2 bushels last year and 1873 bushels
the 190s-12 average. Estimated total
production 252, 100000 bushels. com
pared with 330,34S,O00 bushels last
year, 190,6s2,O0O bushels in 1911, 200.-
$4,000 bushels in 1910 and 265.000.-
900 in 1909.
Winter Wheat.
Area planted, 30,93S.000 acres, COM
pared with 26.571 900 acres last year,
29.162.00O acres in 1911 and 27,329.000
acres in 1910. Condition. sS.5 per
cent of normal, compared with 91.5
per cent on May ! this year, 74.3 per
cent June l last year and S07 per
cent the ten-year average. Indicated
yield, 15.9 bushels per acre, compared
with 151 bushels last year and 15.2
bushels the 190S-12 average. Esti-
mated total production. 492 100000
bushels, compared with 1896, 9,919,000
bushels last year, 430.656,000 bushels
in 1911, 434.142.0 900 bushels in 1910
and 41S,000.000 bushels in 1909.
All Wheat.
Area planted. 49.6O1 900 acres COM
pared with 73O,267 900 acres last year.
621, ,33S,000 acres in 1911 and 635. .l21,-
900 acres in 1910. Condition S7.2 per
cent of normal. compared with 1913
per cent last year and S6.1 per cent
the ten-year average Indicated yield
10 bushels per acre, compared with
15.9 bushels last year and 14.5 bushels.
the 190S-12 average. Estimated total
production, 744.000.000 bushels, COM
pared with 730,267 900 bushels last
year, 621, 1888 900 bushels in 1911, $685.
721 900 bushels in 1910 and 6S3. 100000
bushels in 1909
Area planted. 3s,341,o00 acres COM
pared with, 37,917, 1000 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 190S-12 average. Estimated total
production. 1.014.O0O.oO0 bushels. COM
pared with 1,41S,337,000 bushels last
year, 922,29S,000 bushels in 1911 l.
6,341 900 bushels in 1910 and 1.0o7.-
100000 In 1909.
Rye.
Condition. 900 per cent of a normal
compared with 91.0 per cent on May ],
1913, s7.7 per cent on June. last
year and S9.7 per cent the ten-year
average. Indicated yield, 16.5 bushe is
per acre, compared with 16.S bushels
last year and 1872 bushels the 1908
IL average.
Barley.
Area planted, 7.255,O00 acres; COM
pared with 100000 acres last year.
7,627,000 acres in 1911 and 7.743.000
acres in 1910. Condition, S7.1 per
cent of a normal, compared with Gil
per cent last year and 90.5 per cent
the ten-year average. Indicated yield
24.4 bushelp per acre, compared with
29.7 bushels last year and 24.5 bushels
the 190S-12 average. Estimated total
production, 177,0O0.000 bushels. com.
pared with 223,s24,o00 bushels last
year, 160, 100000 bushels in 1911. and
173,S32, 900 bushels in 1910.
Hay.
Condition, s75 per cent of normal
compared with SS.5 per cent on May
/. 1913. and S9.S per cent last year.
Pastures.
Condition, S9.2 per cent of normal
compared with ST. per cent on May
1, 1918, 9S.7 per cent in 1912 and S9.5
per cent the ten-year average.
washington.-Pre Wilson has