The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1914-10-30
OUR s834,0oo,o00
WHEAT HARVEST
Corn viii Bring Farmers Of The
Country S2,OOO,OOO,0O
OTHER GRAINS over NORMAL

| Wheat Production Greatest on Record
| In Point of Number of Bushels and
| Money Value - Yield Per Acre 1866
Compared With 1872 Bushels In 1918.
Final Government Report.
| this year Is the greatest ever harvest
| ed. not only In the number of bushels,
| but In money value as we'll
The government experts have figured
that Uncle Sam will have almost 9O0.-
| 100000 bushels in his bins. an Increase
Of more than l00OOO.OO0 bushels over
| the bumper crop Of last year.
This crop alone will put $S34. DOC. 900
into the pockets OF the farmers at 93h
cents bushel. the price figured by
government experts. With the demand
| for wheat from many countries. II Is
| expected that none will go to waste.
Corn and oats showed even greater
gains. The corn crop is worth about
| So. O9O. 632. 900.
The latest government crop report il
the last OF Importance for the season.
1t gives the size OF the indicated total
wheat crop as S92.OOO.OOO bushels as
compared with S06.OOO.OOO bushels on
Sept. l.
The deterioration thus indicated does
not affect the status Of the crop rs the
biggest In the country's history. The
production compares with the next
largest crop. which was 763.3SO.OOO
bushels last year. The yield per acre
was 1876 compared with 1872 bushels
| In 1913. The reduction in the size Of
the crop from the previous months es-
| innate was. Of course, In the spring
wheat crop. which is now estimated
to be 217,O00,0OO against 221.0OO.OO0
bushels on Sept l..
Winter Wheat Best.
The crop of spring wheat was hardly
Of normal size. Its indicated size on
Oct was 113.OO0.OOO bushels less than
the record spring wheat crop Of 1912
and 22.S19,OOO bushels less than last
| years crop. The winter wheat crop OF
G75.O0O.OO0 bushels was the record
breaker. being c.OO0.0 900 bushels great
err than the crop Of 1913. the previous
record.
Corn improved in September. The
size Of the crop on Oct I was estimat-
ed to be 2,6T6.O00,O00 bushels against
2.59S, 100000 bushels month prev ious.
ConditiUn also improved. being 1913 on
Oct against III a month before.
The ten year average is 79.1. The pro.
ductiOn this year Is about normal
crop. The record was made in 1912.
when 1924. 100000 bushels were pro-
duced. Last years crop was 2.4469SS.-
600 bushels. the final harvest
The oats crop improved during the
month. The crop as Of Oct. is esti-
mated to be l.137 100000 bushels
against l.1lG.OO0.O00 bushels the previ-
Gus month. The condition is given as
S64 compared with SOL last year. The
yield per acre il BOG bushels against
29.3 last month and 29.3 last year. The
record crop was 1,4lS.337 900 bushels In
1912. Last years crop was l.l21. 76S.-
600 bushels.
The barley crop as of Oct ] IL esti-
mated to be 1917. 100000 bushels against
200,000,000 the previous month and
lTS.OO0.000 bushels. the final crop of
last year. The record was DOB .S24 900
bushels in 1912.
Flax Below Last Year.
Flax is estimated to be- crop OF
100000 bushels against $1,000. 900 es
timated month previous and lS.OOO.-
600 last year. the final harvest
The tobacco crop shows large gain
on the September estimate. 1t is now
indicated to be D54.OOO,0OO pounds
against So. 100000 pounds month be-
fore. Last years production was 954..
5000 pounds.
Apples improved In the month from
crop of 22O.OO0O0O bushels to DO
OOO. 900 bushels
White potatoes improved during the
month in condition from 1873 to IL
Sweet potatoes declined In condition
from S1.S to S0.7 Buck wheat declined
from S7.1 to S33