The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1914-06-11
GREATEST CROP OF
wheat IN HISTORY
NOW IN PROSPECT
Government Estimates Produc
ton for 1914 at 100000,
600 Bushels.
CONDITION rs EXCELLENT
Oats Yield Will Be Bumper-Rye, Bars
ley and Hay in Fine Condition
Acreage is Much
Larger.

Washington, June Shine hundred
million bushels of wheat, almost half
OF the average worlds wheat roduc
eion' and a new record for the United
states, IS the prospective total yield of
.he iafEis or the country this year, the
department. of agriculture announced
today IN It's Tune crop report.
me enormous crop will be 1877, 0OO, 900
pusEels more than ever was grown in
the united States i'll any one year.
Ihere also will be large yields of oats
ana barley, probably second in size in
the history of the nation.
Spring Wheat-Area planted. $780,
ooo acres; compared with 1S,4S5, 900
acres last yea 49, 43, 600 acres in 1912;
and 2o,SSl 600 acres in 1911. Condition.
so:9 per cent of 9 normal, compared
win &.5 Per cent last year, and $50
,et cent the l0,year average. Indi-
Gated yield. 14.6 bushels, per acre, COM
pared with 13 bushels last year and
1873 bushels, the 1909-l3 average. EST !,
mated total production, 262, 600, 900 bush.
els compared with 229, s19, GOO bsshels
last year 330,3iS,00 bushels in 1912,
an0 l90,GS2,G0 bushels in 1911.
Winter Wheat-Area planted 35.3S7.-
ooO acres, compared with 1859, 900
acres last year, and s9,57l,O00 acres in
l94z' Condition, 93.7 per cent of a.
norma, compared with 95.9 per cent on
MAJ | this ear S3.5 per cent June /,
,ast ScaS, ana sos per cent, the 10
year average. Indicated yield, ISL
bushels per acre, compared with 16,5
bushels last year and 1876 bushels. the
l9o9-l3 average. Estimated total pro-
duction, 6SS,000, 600 bushels, compared
WITH 5Z3, 561,0o0 bushels last year,
o99'9ts,Voo bushels in 1912, and 43O,656,-
oo0 bushels i'll 1911.
All Wheat-Area planted, 5S,3T7,oo
acres, compared with so, 1874, 600 acres
last year, 45.S1i,000 acres in 1912 and
49'o43,oo0 acres in 1911. Condition, 93.7
per cent of a normal, compared with
81 per cent last year n S5.5 per
III; .nc y average. Indicated
ylelo, lb,9 bushels per acre, mpa
with lo.2 bushels last year and 14.7
~DuSheis, the l9o9-f3 average. Estimated
total production. 900, 900 900 bushels
compared with 763,3se, 900 bushels last
year, 730,267, 600 bushels in 1912, and
62l,S3S,O00 bushels in 1911.
Oats-Area planted, 2S,3S3.Oo0 acres
compared with 3S,ssS,0cO acres last
year 3l.917.oC0 acres in 1912, and 81
'63,0O0 acres in 1911. Condition. sos
per cent of a normal, compared with
st.o per cent last year and 1856 per cent,
o4e io-year average. Indicated yield,
~ bushels last year and 300 bushels,
the I909-13 average. Estimated total
production, 1,216, 100000 bushels. com
pared with 1,121.76S. 900 bushels last
year, l,4l",oot, 900 bushels in 1912, and
SZl,z99.0o0 bushels In 1911.
Barley-Area planted, 1928, 900 acres,
compared With 1893, 600 acres last year,
f,h3o,00O acres in 1919. and 1920 0
acres i'll 1911. Condition, 95.5 per cent
OF a normal, compared with S7.1 per
cent last year and 90.1 per cent. the 10
year average. Indicated yield. 27.S
bushels per acre, compared with 23.S
bushels last year and 24.3 bushels. the
l9o9-l3 average. Estimated total pro-
duction, 20G,O00.000 bushels. mpa
with l7S,1S9,000 bushels last year, 223.-
$4,000 bushels in 1912, and 16O,240,oo0
bushels i'll 1911.
Rye-Condition, 9s.6 per cent of a
normal, compared with 93.4 per cent
on May 1, 1914. 900 per cent on June
l last year and S9.7 per cent. the 10
year average; indicated yield, 17.2
bushels per acre, compared with 1862
pushels last year and 16.1 bushels. the
1909-13 average.
Hay-Condition. SS.7 per cent of a
normal, compared with 800 per cent on
May /, 1914, S7.5 per cent last year, ana
o7;A per cent. the six-year average.
Pastufes-Condition. S9.S per cent of
a normal, compared with SS.3 per cent
on May L, 1914. S9.2 per cent in 1918
30 per cent, the 10-year average.