Rocky Ford enterprise., 1913-07-18
IMMENSE CORN CROP
JULY CROP REPORT INDICATES
5000, 600 900 BUSHELS.
Experts Figures Are Disappointing
As Decrease Is Shown In
Nearly All Grains.
western Newspaper Union News Service.

| 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
dictate 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 /, and indicated acre yield and
total production, interpreted from con-
dition reports of the various crops.
follow:
Winter Wheat-Area planted, 3d.
$4,000 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 1871 bushels vast year
and 1862 bushels, the average for the
past five years. Estimated total pro-
duction, 4s3.0OO.00O bushels, compared
| with 399,919,000 bushels last year,
30.656,000 bushels in 1911, 434,142.-
900 bushels in 1910 and 41S.OOO,O00
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 last year and 1873 per cent
| the 10-year average on July l. Indi-
Gated 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,O00,00O bushels, compared
with 33O,34S,O0O bushels last year.
19O,6S2. 900 bushels in 1911, BOOSTS, 900
bushels in 1910 and 265.OO0.O0O BUSH
els in 1909.
All Wheat-Area planted, 1861 900
acres, compared with 45,S14,000 acres
| last year. Condition, 7S.6 per cent of
normal, compared with S7.2 per
cent on June /, SOL per cent on July
last year and S1.9 per cent, the TO-
year average, on July. 1. Indicated
yield, al bushels per acre. compared
bushels the average for the past five
years. Estimated total production,
701 100000 bushels, as compared with
730, 267 900 last year. 621, 1880 bush
els in 1911, 635,121 900 bushels in 1910
and 6S3, 100000 bushels in 1909.
The amount of wheat remaining on
farms July is estimated at about 49,
515,0O0 bushels. compared with 49,.
$4,000 bushels on July 1, 1912. and
34.O71 900 bushels on July /, 1911.
Corn-Area planted. 1O6,ss4.OOo
acres, compared with 1O7,0S3,00 acres
last year. Condition, S6.9 per cent OF
a normal, compared with SIS per cent
on July last year and $40 per cent.
the 10-year average. on July /. 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, ,971,0O0,000 bushels, COM
pared with 3,124.746.0OO bushels last
year, 1854, 4ss,O00 bushels in 1911, O..
$50, 200 900 bushels in 1910 and 2,552.-
100000 bushels in 1909.
Oats-Area planted 1884. 900 acres
|
year. Condition. 1913 per cent Of a
normal, compared with $40 per cent
on June l, 1872 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 1917 bush
els, the average for the past five
years. Estimated total production,
1881, 100000 bushels. compared with
| 1,41S, 1897 900 bushels last year, 922.-
29S,0O0 bushels in 1911, 1,1S6,341. 900
bushels in 1910 and 1907 ,OOO, 900 bush
els in 1909.
Barley-Area planted 7,255,00 acres
compared with 100000 acres last
year. Condition, 76.6 per cent of a
normal, compared with ST. per cent
on June /, 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 1877 bushels last year, and PAS
bushels, the average for the past five
years. Estimated total production,
165,000,000 bushels, compared with
223, 1924, 900 bushels last year, 16O,240,-
coo bushels in 1911, 1882, 900 bush
els in 1910 and 173,0O0.0O0 bushels in
1909.
Rye-Condition, $3.50 per cent of
normal, compared. with 900 per cent
on June /, $50 per cent on July l
last year and S9.7 per cent, the TO-
year average on July L. Indicated
yield, 16.1 bushels per acre, compared
with 1913 bushels last year and 1872
bushels, the average for the past five
years.