The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1914-08-15

Figures for winter wheat and rye
are preliminary estimates.
Details of each crop. other than to-
tai production, as announced by the
department, follow:
Corn-Condition. 7s.4 per cent of
normal compared with S5.S last
month, 15S last year and S1.9 the ten
year-average: indicated acre yield,
Psi bushels, compared with $50 last
year and 25.9 the five-year average.
Winter Wheat-Preliminary esti-
mates show the acre yield as 19.l
bushels. compared with 16.5 last year
and l5.6 the five-year average.
Spring Wheat-Condition, 75.5 per
cent of normal, compared with 92.1
last month, TAI last year and SOL the
ter-year average; indicated acre yield,
131 bushels, compared with 16.5 last
year and 1873 the five-year average.
All Wheat-Indicated acre yield,
| III bushels, compared with $50 last
year and 14.7 the five-year average.
Oats-Condition, 79.4 per cent Of a
normal. compared with s4.5 last
month, 1913 last year and sos the ten
year average; indicated acre yield,
| 800 bushels, compared with 292 last
year and BOG the five-year average.
| Barley-Condition S5.3 per cent Of
a normal, compared with 92G last
month, 74.9 last year and S2.1 the ten
| year average. Indicated acre yield.
| 269 bushels, compared with 23.S last
year and 24.3 the five-year average.
Rye-Estimated acreage, 1858, 900
compared with 3,557.00O last year. Pre-
liminary estimates show acre yield as
| 16.S bushels, compared with 1872 last
year and 16.1 the five-year average.
| Buckwheat-Condition SS.S per cent
of normal, compared with s5.5 last
year and S9.1 the ten-year average;
indicated acre yield, 21.5 bushels, COM
pared with 17.2 last year and 20.5 the
five-year average; estimated acreage,
| 10000, compared with 4SS.954 600
| last year.
| White Potatoes-Conditio 100 per
cent of a normal compared with S3.6
last month,7S last year and S3.1 the
ten-year average; indicated acre yield,
| s9.7 bushels, compared with 90.4 last
year and 97.1 the five-year average.
Sweet Potatoes-Condition 75.5 per
cent of normal. compared with III
| last month, rs last year and S3.1 the
ten-year average; indicated acre yield
SAL bushels, compared with 94.5 last
year and 92.7 the five-year average.
CHARACTERIZATION Cos per cent of
normal, compared with &C last
month, 1873 last year and SIS the ten
year average; indicated acre yield
| 6S7G pounds, compared with 7S4.3 last
| year and S151 the five-year average.
4 Hay (All Tame)-Condition, S6.7
| per cent Of o normal, compared with
sos last month, SIS last year and S3,9
the six-year average; estimated acre
age $4,000. 900 compared with 1884
oo0 last year; indicated acre yield,
| LA tons, compared with 1.31 last year
and 1.34 the five-year average.
Flax-Condition, S2.1 per cent OF a
normal, compared with 9o.5 last
| month, IA last year and S2.6 the ten
year average indicated acre yield, 81
| bushels, compared with IS last year
and rs the five-year average.
Rice-Condition SIC per cent Of a
normal, compared with S6.5 last
month, sS.7 last year and SS.4 the ten
| year average. indicated acre yield,
$50 bushels, compared with 31.1 last
| year and 33.3 the five-year average.
Apples-Condition. els per cent of
normal, compared with Gl.2 last
month, 52.2 last year and 54.3 the ten
| wear average.