The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1913-08-14
CORN NEAR FAILURE
GOVERNMENT CROP REPORT
SAYS WINTER WHEAT MAY
LIeHTEN LOSSES.
3Oo,OOo,ooo BUSHEL DROP
August Federal Figures Show That
Yield VIII Be 2,672,ooo,ooo Bush.
els-kansas and Oklahoma Are Hit
Hardest.

Washington, Aug. IA loss of 300,-
100000 bushels Of corn, the nations
greatest farm crop, has resulted from
the great damage wrought by drought
and other conditions since July 1, the
governments agricultural experts es'
timated on Friday In their August crop
report. A total production OF 2,672,-
100000 bushels of corn was predicted.
The government crop report given
out on Friday from Washington was
one of the most sensational that the
country has seen. 1t reduced the estt-
mated yield of corn 300,000,000 bushels
from the July figures to 2,672,O00,oo0
bushels, or 452,OOO,OO0 bushels less
than last years harvest.
Kansas and Oklahoma have been hit
harder than any other states, while
their prospects earlier in the year
were regarded as excellent, but they
have suffered practically a crop fall
ure except in a few spots in eastern
Kansas and in northern Oklahoma
The official returns show loss OF 9S,-
100000 bushels in Kansas and $4,000
900 bushels in Nebraska. There Is
reduction of 246,C00,0O0 bushels on
practically so per cent. Of the corn
acreage of the country.
Kansas, Oklahoma and Nebraska
have 10 per cent. of the country's acre
age, and their combined losses are
218, 100000 bushels. The losses are
the worst since 1901, when Kansas
raised only 61, 900, 900 bushels. In 1894
drought made a crop failure in the
states west Of the Mississippi river.
and the country had a crop OF only
1912, 100000 bushels.
A record winter wheat crop will help
to tighten the losses made by corn.
but as the country consumes nearly
3,000,000,000 bushels annually 1t can
not completely make up for the defect
in the greatest feeding crop, notwith-
standing the fact that corn is selling
higher than wheat in the market west
of the Missouri river.
The winter wheat crop is 511,000,0 900
bushels, against a previous record Of
493 100000 bushels in 1906. The spring
wheat crop increased 100000 bush
els in July and the three northwestern
states have 174,000,000 bushels, which
is almost an average. The total wheat
crop Of the country of 744000.000 bush
els is only 100000 bushels below the
record of 1901 and 100000 bushels
more than last years yield.
Despite the immense loss sustained
by the corn crop, the aggregate yield
of the five principal grains is the third
largest on record, being 4,647, 100000
bushels. AS compared with last years
bumper returns, there is loss of 1885,
100000 bushels, or 1871 per cent, but
as compared with 1911 the gain is $780,
100000 bushels, or Al per cent.
Owing to the large reserves carried
over from last year of corn, oats. hay
and rough feeds, the losses in this
years crop may be partially Offset.
A drop of 40,000,00O bushels was sus.
tanned by Illinois during July. while
Iowa dropped 100000 bushels. Ne
braska and Missouri suffered heavy
losses, the former being off 100000
bushels during the month, and Mis-.
souri, declined 37,00O,OOO bushels. Ohio
and Indiana fairly maintained their
prospects for the month. Comparisons
| by states follow: