The Holly chieftain., 1913-07-18
IMMENSE CORN CROP
JULY CROP REPORT INDICATES
5000, ,ooo, 900 BUSHELS.
Experts Figures Are Disappointing
As Decrease 10 Shown In
Nearly All Grains.

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 it's
report showing the acreage, condition
and estimate of the number of bush
els OF corn which condition reports in.
ticate will be produced. More def
inite 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. SO..
$3.50 acres. compared with 26,571,.
900 acres last year. Condition, SIG
per cent Of 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 15.1 bushels vast year
and 1862 bushels, the average for the
past five years. Estimated total pro.
duction, 4S3,000,000 bushels, compared
with 399,919,000 bushels last year.
430.656,OOO bushels in 1911, 434,142,-
900 bushels in 1910 and 41S,000, 900
bushels In 1909.
Spring Wheat-Area planted, 49,
663,000 acres, compared with 19,243,-
900 acres last year. Condition, 1913
per cent Of normal, compared with
93.5 per cent on June /, 1913 per cent
on July last year and S5.3 per cent
the 10-year average on July /. 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,000,0oO bushels, compared
with 33O.34S.000 bushels last year,
100 $4,000 bushels in 1911, 200,979, 900
bushels in 1910 and 265,OOO, 900 bush
els in 1909.
All Wheat-Area planted, 49,601 900
acres, compared with 45,S14,0O0 acres
last year. Condition, 1856 per cent of
normal, compared with 87.2 per
cent on June 1, SOL per cent on July
l last year and s1.9 per cent. the 10
year average, on July /. Indicated
yield, 14.1 bushels per acre, compared
with 15.9 bushels last year and 14.5
bushels the average for the past five
years. Estimated total production,
O1,0O0,000 bushels, as compared with
3o,267,000 last year, 621, 1,33S,0OO bush:
els in 1911, 635. 5.121, 900 bushels in 1910
and 6S3,0o0,0OO bushels in 1909.
The amount of wheat remaining on
farms July is estimated at about 35.-
515,OOO bushels, compared with 49,.
$4,000 bushels on July /, 1912, and
s4,071,O 900 bushels on July /, 1911.
Corn-Area planted, 1O6,SS4, 900
acres, compared with 1O7,OS3,Oo acres
last year. Condition, S6.9 per cent of
normal, compared with s1.5 per cent
on July last year and $40 per cent,
the 10-year average, on July 1. Indi-
Gated yield, PTS bushels per acre,
compared with 1872 bushels last year
and 26.5 bushels, the average for the
past five years. Estimated total pro
duction, 2,971,000,0OO bushels, COM
pared with 3,124,746,0O0 bushels last
year, 2,531,4SS,O0O bushels in 1911, q.
SS6,260,OO0 bushels in 1910 and 2,552.-
| 100000 bushels in 1909.
Oats-Area planted 1884, 900 acres
compared with 37,917,O0o acres last
year. Condition, 1858 per cent Of a
normal, compared with $40 per cent
on June l, S9.2 per cent. on July J.,
t 1912, and S45 per cent, the 1O-year
average, on July 1. Indicated yied,
26.9 bushels per acre, compared with
N.4 bushels last year and 29.7 bush.
els, the average for the past five
years. Estimated total production,
1,o31, 100000 bushels, compared with
l,41S,337,00O bushels last year, 922,-
29S,000 bushels in 1911, 1,1s6,341, 900
bushels In 1910 and 1,OO7 100000 bush.
els in 1909.
Barley-Area planted 7,255,OOO acres
compared with 100000 acres last
year. Condition, 76.6 per cent of a
normal, compared with ST. per cent
on June j, sS.3 per cent on July
last year and S5.4 per cent, tho TO-
year average, on July L. Indicated
yield, 22.S bushels per acre, compared
with 29.7 bushels last year, and 24.5
bushels, the average for the past five
years. Estimated total production
166,0OO,OOO bushels. compared with
223,s24,000 bushels last year, 1G0,24O,-
coo bushels in 1911, 1882, 900 bush