Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-09-10

Washington, Sept. 10.-An enormous
loss the prospective production OF
corn ano .nu.calions Of the biggest
Wheat coop ever produced were the
lea. ures " the governments Septem-
per crop report issued yesterday after
noon.
tiot weather and drouth in a num-
Der OF the principal corn growing
states IN the monin ending sept. 1
Caused deterioration of corn which
, e->peits Calculate mas resulted in the
4Gss % o-i,ucv.vVU bushels, reducing the
corn crop estlmates to 1851, 900, 900
bushels. TINS destructive crop weather
CAUSED loss OF ABOUT 500, 200, 900 BUSH
els IN July ana the August loss brought
tne totai up to 62l,Uu0.o0O since the
az 81 estimates Of corn prospects were
made by the government
Texas alone of the six greatest corn
growing states held her own in August
Nebraska was hardest hit, the deterio-
ration there amounting to so per cent,
bringing the condition of the crop to 81
per cent of normal. The loss in Mis-
souri, was 20 per cent. the crop being
Al per cent of normal. Kansas re-
ported a condition of 10 per cent Of
normal. the lowest ever recorded and
loss OF 20 per cent in the month. Hi
nois reported condition Of 81 per cent,
per cent, 9 less &c peg cent Okla
homa, 80 per cent, loss of per cent
Bumper Wheat Crop.
Never before in the history Of the
country has there been such a bounti-
frtf no I,oc haa pa1
this year. This was due principally TO
the bumper crop Of winter wheat. Yes
terdays government estimate of the
prospects for that crop, making the
total production 243.00O.OO0 bushels or
an increase Of 4.3 per cent over the
August estimate. This increase
brought the estimate Of total wheat
crop of the country to 100000 bush
els or 100000 bushels more than the
great record crop OF 1901.
Oats prospects. too. showed an in
crease Of 81 per cent as a result Of the
conditions existing in August and the
crop now Is estimated At 1.066, 900. 900
bushels. or 100000 bushels more than
predicted in August
Weather conditions during August
caused deterioration which Is estimated
to have resulted in the loss Of 100000
bushels Of potatoes. 100000 pounds
of tobacco and 100000 tons Of hay.
Barley, fax and rice seem to have
escaped damaging weather.
The September crop report Of the
United States department OF agricul.
rure, as compiled by the crop reporting
board from reports Of correspondents
and agents OF the bureau Of statistics.
gives a summary OF the condition on
Sept. 1. or at time Of harvest OF corn.
spring wheat. oats. barley. buckwheat.
potatoes, tobacco. faxseed. rice and
apples and preliminary estimate OF
the yield and quality Of hay.
The report follows:
Corn-Condition. 65.1 per cent Of a
normal, compared with 1873 per cent
Aug. 1, s21 per cent on Sept. last year
end 500 per cent, the average condition
on Sept. for the last ten years The
indicated yield per acre, estimated from
condition reports, is 22.o bushels, COM
pared with 29.2 bushels harvested last
year and 2s5 bushels. the average yield
1862. On the planted area, 1885,
$4,000 acres. It is estimated the final
total production will be about 1851 ,o00,-
900 bushels, compared with S,125,00o,o0
harvested last year and 1881 900, 900
bushels harvested IN 1911.