The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-07-08
Greatest Yield of Grain the
Country Has known
Is Indicated by the July Gov.
ernment Report.
Corn Production Is Placed at
e,SeS, 600, 900 Bushels.
New Marks in Acreage, Condi.
tiOn and Harvest Results. 9

New MARKS In Acreage, COn4ts
ti0n and Harvest Results.
Washington. July S.-The f1rst idea
Of the size this year OF tho country's
greatest farm crop. corn. was given to-
day when the department Of agricul-
ture issued ite report showing the acre
age. condition and estimate OF tho
number OF bushels Of corn which con-
dition reports indicate will be pro-
duced. More definite figures a. to the
size Of the great wheat crop. the larg-
est ever grown. also were given. ~ well
as the first idea Of tho sins Of the po-
tato crop.
Winter wheat-Area planted. 3S.ss7.
900 acres. compared with 81. .6ss. 900 acree
last year. Condition. Sal per cent. Of
a normal, compared with s27 per cent.
on June l. 81.6 per cent. ON July I. last
year. and S0.2 per cent the 10 year av-
erage on July 1. Indicated yield. 1o.k
bushels per acre. compared with 1e6
bushels last year and 1876 bushels. the
mated total production. s5o.0oo.0oo
bushels. compared with 6ss. s.00os0oe
bushels, the June forecast. sd. 81. ~
bushels produced last year, and 4l1.-
600 bushels. the average for the past
Spring Wheat-Area planted. IT,
90O, 900 acres, compared with 1S.loG.-
900 acres hast year. Condition, 93.1
per cent OF q normal compared with
95.6 per cent on June 1. 73.8 per cent
the 1O-year average on July 1. In
dicated Yield, 15.8 bushels per acre
compared with 1870 bushels last year
and 1873 bushels, the average for thu
Ipast five years. Estimated total pro-
ductfon. 275.00o.OOO bushels. conn
-
June forecast. 23s. s.s1s,00O bushels hast
year and 245, 100000 bushels, the aver
age for the past five years.
| AL Wheat-Area planted. 53,377,-
900 acres. compared with 60.1s4.oOo
acres last year. Condition. 93.4 per
/ per cent on June /, 1876 per cent on
July last year and SIT per cent, the
1O-yeaf average on July /. Indicated
yield. 17.4 bushels per acre, compared
with 1872 bushels last year and 14.7
bushels. the average for the past f1vo
years. Estimated total production,
| 93O.OO0.000 bushels, compared with.
9OO,O0O.OO0 bushels, the June fore
cast. 63.380,OOO bushels last year and
6 100000, bushels. the average for
the past five years.
The amount of wheat remaining on.
farms July is estimated at about 33,-
100000 bushels. compared with as
200 bushels on July 1, 1913, and
3,876,O 900 bushels on July 1. 1912.
Corn-Area planted, 105, ,067 900 acres.
compared with los. 900 acres last
year. Condition. S5.S per cent. of =
on July last year and S4.7 per cent.
the 10 year average on July /. Indicat-
ed yield, 27.3 bushels per acre. conn
pared with 23.1 bushels last year and
25.S bushels, the average for the past
five years. Estimated total production.
1858 .O00, 900 bushels compared with g.
446, ,98S. 900 bushels last year, and $780,
O0O, 900 bushels, the average for the past
five years.
Oats-Area planted, 3S,3s3.00o acres.
year. Condition, S4.5 per cent Of a nor
NAL compared with 89.5 per cent on
June 1, 1858 per cent. on July 1. 1913
and 1877 per cent, the 10 year average
on July-1. Indicated yield, 31.3 bushels
per acre. compared with 292 bushels
last year and 30.6 bushels, the average
for the past five years. Estimated to-
tai production. 1,201 .000. 900 bushels.
compared with ZIG. 900 900 BUSH
els. the June forecast. 1.122. 900, 900 BUSH {.
the average for the past five years.
White Potatoes Area planted,
3,7OS,OOO acres. compared with 1885,
900 acres last year. Condition. S3.e
per cent of a norE-al. compared with
S6.2 per cent last year and S8.7 per
H.
Indicated yield. 96.1 bushels per acre,
compared with 9O.4 bushels last year
and 97.1 bushels. the average for the
past five years Estimated totsil pro-
duction, 356 900 bushels, COM
pared with 81 100000 bushels last
year. and c57, 100000 bushels, the av-
erage for the past five years.
Sweet Potatoes II Area planted,
$4,000 adres. compared with 625. 900
acres last year. Condition, I'll per
cent of a normal, compared with S6.6
per cent last year and 87.3 per cent,
the 10-year average on July /. Indi-
Gated yield, "a bushels per acre, conn
pared with 94.5 bushels last year and
92.7 bushels. the average for the past
five years. Estimated total prOduc-
ton, 50,0OO,0OO bushels. compared
with 59.O57,OOO bushels last year. and
58,00O,O0O bushels, the average for
the past five years.
Hay-Condition. sS.s per cent of q
normal, compared with 1877 per cent
on June 1, 1914. sos per cent on July
last year, and S1.9 per cent, the
average for the past six years. Indi-
Gated yield, III tons per acre, COM
pared with 1.31 tons last year and
1.34 tons. the average for the past
five years.
Apples-Condition. $40 per cent Of
a normal, compared with 1877 per cent
on June 1. 1914. 59.4 per cent on July
1 last year ard 59.4 per cent, the av-
erage for the past ten years.
His Joke Results SeriOusly