The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-07-09
CORN Is RICHEST OF
ALL NATIONS CROPS
Government Report Just Issued
Shows Increase i'm Estimate
for Wheat.
IT Is LARGEST ON RECORD
Tobacco and Sweet Potatoes
Among Commodities Which
Show a Falling OFF.

WAsHiNGroN, July S.-The Govern
mcnt crop report issued to-day gives the
first idea OF the size of the corn crop. the
richest OF the countrys harvests
The report shows that on July the
estimated corn crop was s5.s per cent. as
against 500 per cent. on July l. 1918. and
si,7 per cent for the average crop of the
last ten years. 1t will thus be seen that
while the corn crop is slightly under the
estimate at this time last year It is fairly
above the average.
The figures on the size of wheat crop.
the largest ever grown, continue to be
most satisfactory. The report shows that
the condition of winter wheat up to July
l Is yI.l per cent, as against 92.7 pcr
cent. on June /. 1914. In other words,
as the months go on. the estimate of the
winter crop Increases materially. The
showing ON July was about II points In
excess of the ten year average. the con-
dltion on July last year was SIS per
cent.
Spring wheat is reported on July 1 as
92.l. as against 95.5 on June l last and
73.s on July year ago. The ten year
average is S4.4 per cent.
Officials In Washington drew much
encouragement from to-days report and
renewed their predictions that the bumper
crops were the 1OrerunnerS OF period
OF substantial prosperity.
Oats on July ]. 1914, show a falling
of as compared with a month ago. on
July 1 the condition is given as s4.5
per cent, and on June /, Sl.5 per cent,
and 50 for the ten year average.
There was II per cent. increase in
acreage In winter wheat and 3 per cent.
less acreage In spring wheat in 1914, as
against 1913.
Nuh TttI. O..
reported as 93i per cent. as against
1871 per cent. on June last On July
1. 1918. the condition Of all wheat was
7S.6 per cent, and the ten year average
is ST. per cent.
Barley shows a condition on July l.,
1914, of 9e.6 per cent. as compared with
95.b per cent on June 1. 1914, and 766
per cent. on July l. 1913. and ten year
average OF S4.i per cent.
Rye is given as 32.9 per cent. on July f..
as against 1915 on June /, 1914. and SIS.
per cent. on July /. 1913.
White potatoes are given s3.6 per cent
on July /. as against S6.6 per cent on
July l. 1913, and ss.7 per cent for the ten
year average.
Sweet potatoes show falling on. being
III per cent. on july 1, as against Sos
per cent. on July I, 1913 and a ten year
average OF S7.3 per cent.
Tobacco shows a marked falling of on
July i. ON this date the crop stood IS
per cent of "A full one, as against s2.s per
cent. on July l, 1913, and SAC for the ten
year average
Flax is given a condition OF 93.5 per
cent. on July 1. as against So per cent
on July I, 1918. and Sc per cent. for the
ten year average
Rice is given AT S6.5 per cent. on July I.
1914. and ss.i per cent. on July 1, 1913.
and IS per cent. being the ten year aver
age.
Hay is given at sos per cent. on July
/. 1914, and 500 per cent. on July /,
1919.
Apples arc given at 64.2 per cent on July
I, as against 59.4 per cent on July I.
1913.
The estimated yields indicated by the
condition Of crops on July l are as fol-
lows.
Winter wheat 655.000,o00 bushels
spring wheat, 275.O0O.OOO bushels: all
wheat 93o,Oo0,OOO bushels; corn. 2.s6s.-
100000 bushels; oats, l,20i.000, 600
bushels; barley. 211.000.000 bushels
white potatoes. 356. 900. 900 bushels sweet
potatoes, $4,000, 900 bushels tobacco. 1884,
100000 pounds; fax. 100000 bushels
rice. 100000 bushels.