Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-06-09
Indicated Yield According
to Government Report
Is an Unusual One
WHEAT CONDITION
ABOVE THE AVERAGE
Nine Hundred Millions of
Bushels Predicted; Oats
Are in Fine Shape

/ Washington, D. c., June S.-Nine
hundred million bushels OF wheat, al
most half the average worlds wheat
production, and new record for the
United States is the prospective total
yield OF the farms of the country this
year, the department OF agriculture an
nounced today in it's June crop report.
The enormous crop will be 1877 ,OO0,-
600 bushels more than ever was grown
before in the United States in any one
year. Excellent weather for growing
crops and an Increase Of ga per cent
IN the acreage planted to wheat are
, responsible. There also will be large
yields of oats and barley probably sec
ond in size in the history Of
the nation. Some, idea of the
great area planted to great grain
crops of the country and of the pros
pective size OF these crops, with the
exception Of corn, was given today
when the department of agriculture at
2:15 p. M, issued its June crop report
showing the condition Of those grains
on June 1, the acreage planted to each
and estimates of the yield per acre
and the total production based upon
the ratio Of the average condition on
June to the final yield In preceding
years. The statistics were gathered
from the many correspondents and
agents Of the departments bureau of
statistics and compiled by the crop re-
porting board. Statistics for the var
fous crops with comparisons for other
years, follow:
Spring wheat: Area planted IL 800.
900 acres, compared with 1S,4S5, 900
acres last year, 19,243,0OO acres in
1912; and 20,3S1 900 acres in 1911.
Condition, 95.5 per cent of normal
compared with 935 per cent last year
and 93.6 per cent the 10 year average
Indicated yield 14.6 bushels, per acre,
compared with 1870 bushels last year,
and 1873 bushels, the 19O9-13 average
Estimated total prediction 262 1000, 900.
bushels, compared with 239,S19, 900
bushels last year, 330.348, 900 bushels
In 1912, and 100, ,682 900 bushels In 1911.
Winter wheat Area planted $751;
900 acres, compared with 1908, 900
acres last year and 29,571,O0O acres in
1912. Condition, 927 per cent OF
normal, compared with 95.9 per cent
on May this year, 1875 per cent June
l, last year, and 80S per cent, the TO-
year average. Indicated yield 1871
bushels per acre, compared with 16.5
bushels last year and 1876 bushels, the
1909-13 average Estimated total pro-
duction, 638,000,000 bushels compared
with 523, ,561 900 bushels last year. $685.
$4,000 bushels in 1912 and 430, est, 900
bushels in 1911.
All wheat-Area planted 53,377,OO0
acres, compared with 50,1S4,000 acres
last year, 45814,000 acres in 1912, and
49,54300O acres in 1911 Condition
93.7 per cent Of normal compared
with 87.2 per cent last year, and 85.5
per cent. the 10 year average. Indi-
Gated yield, 1863 bushels per acre, COM
pared with 1872 bushels last year and
14.7 bushels, the 1909-13 average. Esti
mated total production, 90O.O00,O00
bushels, compared with 7e3,38O,O0O
bushels last year, 73o.267 900 bushels
in 1912, and 621 ,33S00O bushels in
1911.
Oats-Area planted, 1888, 900 acres,
compared with 3s,763 900 acres in 1911,
37,917000 acres in 1912 and 37,763,000
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