The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1914-10-27
BILLION DOLLAR
HARVEST OF WHEAT
THE CROP OF S29,OOO,OOO BUSH
ELS THIS YEAR EXCEEDS ALL
PREVIOUS RECORDS.
NONE OF IT WILL 60 TO WASTE

Demand From All Counties For the
Grain. Monster Yields of Corn
Oats. Potatoes and Other Crops III
limited States Are Reported.
The wheat crop of the United
States this year is the greatest ever
harvested, not only in the number OF
bushels but in money value as well.
The government experts have fig
ured that Uncle Sam will have al
most 900 100000 bushels in his bins,
an increase of more than 100,0O0,-
400 bushels over the bumper crop OF
last year.
This crop alone will put nearly a
billion dollars into the pockets of the
farmers at the price now quoted in
the Chicago wheat pit. With the de-
mand for wheat from many countries
it is expected that none will go to
waste. Corn and oats showed even
greater gains.
The government crop report is
sued few days ago was the last of
importance for the season. 1t gave
the size of the indicated total wheat
crop $4,000, 900 bushels, as compar-
ed with 896,00O,OOO bushels on Sep
TENDER list.
The decoration thus indicated
does not affect the status of the crop
as the biggest in the country's histo-
ry The production compares with
the next largest crop, which was 1884,
$4,000 bushels last year. The yield
per acre was 1876, compared with
1872 bushels in 1913.
The crop of spring wheat was
hardly of normal size. It's indicated
size on October / was 113, 100000
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 675, 000,-
900 bushels was the record breaker,
being 152,O00,0O0 bushels greater
than the crop of 1913, the previous
record.
Corn Crop Improves.
Corn improved in September. The
size of the crop on October 1 was es-
timated to be 2,676,O00,O00 bushels,
against 2,598,00O,000 bushels
month previous. Conditions also i'm
proved, being 1928 on October list,
against TT a month before. The
ten-year average is 1911. The pro-
duction this year is about a normal
crop. The record was made in 1912
when 900 bushels were
produced. Last years crop was
2.446, $685. 900 bushels, the final har-
vest
The oat crop improved during the
month. The crop as of October LIST is
estimated to be 1921, 100000 bush
els against ,116, 100000 bushels the
previous month. The condition is
given as 864, compared with 89.1 |
last year The yield per acre is 29.6 |
bushels against 1913 last month and |
29.3 last year. The record crop was |
/, S,337,000 bushes in 1912. Last |
years crop was 1,121,76S, 900.
The barley crop as of October 1st |
is estimated to be 197,00O,000 bush
els, against 100000 the previous
and 178,OOO,OOO bushels the
final crop of last year The record |
was 223,824,OOO bushels in 1912. |
Flax Below Last Year.
Flax is estimated to be a crop of |
1900 900 bushels, against 15,OOO,
600 bushels estimated a month pre-
vious and 100000 last year. the I
final harvest.
The tobacco crop shows a large |
gain on the September estimate. 1t
is now indicated to be 954,00O,O0O |
pounds, against 862, 100000 pounds |
a month before. Last years produc"
ton was 954,O00,O00 pounds.
Apples improved in the mont
from crop of 220,O0O,0OO bushel
to 100000 bushels
White potatoes improved during
the month in condition from 1873 to
Is: sweet potatoes declined in con-
dition from 81.S to 80.7; buckwheat
clined from ST. to 1873