Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-07-09

!. a normal, compared with 95.5 per cent
on June l, 1914, 1855 per cent on July
! last year and 84.4 per cent, the 10.
year average on July l. Indicated
yield % bushels per acre, compared
with 23.S bushels last year, and 24.3
bushels, the average for the past rive
years. Estimated total production
I'll 100000 bushels, compared with
100000 bushels, the June forecast
17S,000,000 bushels last year and 1872
100000 bushels, the average for the
past five years.
AUTHORIZATION, 92.9 per cent of a
normal, compared with 1913 per cent
on June /, 1914, $50 per cent on July
1 last year and S9.5 per cent the 10.
year average on July l. Indicated
yield, 17.2 bushels per acre compared
| with 1872 bushels last year and 1871
bushels, the average for the past five
years.
WHITE POTATOES.-Area planted
3,70S,O00 acres, compared with $685.
600 acres last year. Condition, TIL
per cent of normal compared with
1872 per cent last year and 1871 per
cent, the 10-year average on July l.
Indicated yield, 96.1 bushels per acre,
compared with 90.4 bushels last year
and OIL bushels, the average for the
past five years. Estimated total pro-
duction, 356,0O0,000 bushels, compared
with 332,000,O00 bushels last year, and
357 100000 bushels, the average for the
past five years.
SWEET POTATOES.-Area planted
$4,000 acres, compared with $4,000
acres last year. Condition, I'll pei
cent Of normal, compared with 86.5
per cent last year and S7.3 per cent,
the 10-year average on July 1. 1ndicat-
ed yield "a bushels per acre, compared
with 94.5 bushels last year and 92.7
bushels, the average for the past five
years. Estimated total production,
100000 bushels, compared with &c.
057.00O bushels last year, and 58,O0O,-
900 bushels, the average for the past
five years.
TOBACCO.-Area planted 1,151,0
acres, compared with 1,216,000 acres
last year. Condition sc per cent of
normal. compared with 1913 per cent
last year and S4.6 per cent, the TO-
year average on July 1. Indicated
yield 1868 pounds per acre, compared
with 7S4,3 pounds last year and S151
pounds, the average for the past five
years. Estimated total production,
733,0O0,O00 pounds, compared with
954,OOO,OOO pounds last year, and $685.
100000 pounds, the average for the
past five years.
FLAX-Area planted $4,000 acres,
compared with 1921, 900 acres last
year. Condition, 80 per cent of nor.
NAL, compared with 80 per cent last
year and S6.S per cent the 10-year av-
erage on July l. Indicated yield 81
bushels per acre, compared with 7.S
bushels last year and 7.S bushels, the
average for the past five years. Esti-
mated total production, 1S,000,000 bu-
shells, compared with 100000 bu-
shells last year, and 100000 bushels,
the average for the past five years.
RICE.-Area planted 7O4,S00 acres,
compared with 827 900 acres last year.
Condition S6.5 per cent of normal,
compared with 1874 per cent last year
and SO per cent, the 10-year average
on July 1. Indicated yield 1913 bu-
shells per acre, compared with 31.1 bu-
shells last year and 1873 bushels, the
average for the past five years. Esti-
shells, compared with 25,744,O0O bu-
shells last year, and 24,oO0,0O0 bushels,
the average for the past five years.
HA1 .-SOuulLlOu QUO per CouL OF
normal compared with 1871 per cent on
June 1, 1914, sos per cent on July 1
last year and 81.9 per cent the aver.
age for the past six years. Indicated
yield 1877 tons per acre, compared
with 1.31 tons last year and 134 tons,
the average for the past five years.
APPLES.-Conditio 64.2 per cent
of normal, compared with 1877 per
cent on June I, 1914 59.4 per cent on
July last year and 1914 per cent the
average for the past ten years.