Abbeville progress., 1914-06-13
NINE HUNDRED MILLION
BUSHELS WHEAT YIELD
NEW RECORD SET FOR UNITED
STATES IN REPORT OF AGRl-
CULTURAL DEPARTMENT.
HALF OF WORLDS PRODUCTION
Wheat Production for Texas Is esti-
mated at 5000, 900 Bushels.
other Grains and Hay
Figures Given.

Washington Nine hundred million
bushels of wheat, about half OF the
average worlds wheat production. ana
d new record for the United States,
is the prospective total yield OF the
farms OF the country this year, the
department Of agriculture announced
Tuesday in its June crop report. The
enormous crop will be 137. .000. 600 bush
els more than ever was grown before
in the United States in any one year.
Excellent weather for the growing
crop and an increase of 81 per cent
i'm the acreage planted to wheat are
responsible.
There also will be large yields of
oats and barley, probably second in
size i'm the history of the nation.
Details of important crops as of
June l by principal States follow, in
part:
Texas. %. condition in 1914; "a per
cent ten-year average, f5.6 acre yield;
production. l6,90000O.
Oklahoma. 100; condition in 1914;
- per cent ten-year average; Il acre
yield; production, 100000.
Spring Whcat-Area planted, L.
800 600 acres, compared with l8,4S5,-
600 acres last year, l9,2i3,000 acres
in 1872 and 20,3Sl,000 acres in 1911.
Condition, 95I5 per cent of a nor
mai. compared with 93.5 per cent last
year and 936 per cent the tenyear
average. Indicated yield, lac bushels
per acre, compared with l3 bushels
last year and 1873 bushels the l909-l3
average Estimated total production,
262 .prO,rO0 bushels, compared with
239.Sl9.000 bushels last year $3.50 ,34S,-
600 bushels in 1912 and 90,6S2, 600
bushels in 1911
Winter Wheat-Arca planted, 35,
387,O0 acres, compared with 3l,699,-
600 acres last year and 29,571 900
acres in 1912. Condition, 927 per cent
of normal, compared with 95.9 per
cent on May l this year. 83.5 per cent
June / last year and sos per cent the
ten-year average. Indicated yield, 1S.1
bushels last year and 1916 bushels
the l909-13 average. Estimated total
production. G3S.000,0OO bushels, com
pared with 523, ,56l 900 bushels last
year, 339, ,9f9, ,860 bushels in 1912 and
430, ,656, 900 bushels in 1911
All Wheat.-Area planted. 53,377, 900
acres, compared with 50.1S4,0 900 acres
last year. 45,Sl4,00 acres i'm 1912 and
49,543, 600 acres in 1911. Condition,
93.7 per cent of normal. compared
with So per cent last year and S5.5
per cent the ten-year average. lndi-
Gated yield. 16.9 bushels per acre.
compared with 15.2 bushels last year
and 14.7 bushels the 1909-13 average.
Estimated total production, 0,000,-
600 bushels compared with 763 ,000,-
900 bushels last year, 730, ,267, 600 bush
els IN 1912 and 621 1888 900 bushels in
I 1911.
Oats. - Area planted, 33,383, 900
acres, compared with 3S.399, 900 bush
els last year. 37,917,0OO acres in 1912
and 37.763,00 acres in 1911. Condi-
ton, 895 per cent of a normal, com
pared with 81 per cent last year and
8S.6 per cent the ten-year average.
Indicated yield, 31.7 bushels per acre.
compared with 29.2 bushels last year
and 3O.6 bushels the 1909-13 average.
Estimated total production. 1,216,000.- :
600 bushels, compared with 1,121, ,76S,-
900 bushels last year, 1.418,337, 900
bushels in 1912 and 922 ,29S, 900 bush
els in 1911.
Barley Area planted, 7,528,0OO
acres, compared with 7,499,0OO acres
last year, 100000 acres in 1912 and
/ 1921, 900 acres in 1911. Condition,
955 per cent of normal, compared
with 81 per cent last year and 90
per cent the ten-year average. Indi-
Gated yield. 27.3 bushels per acre,
compared with 23.8 bushels last year
and 24.3 bushels the 1909-13 average.
Estimated total production, zoe, ,000, 600
bushels, compared with 17S,189, 900
bushels last year, 223, 1924, 900 bushels
in 1912 and 160.24O,00O bushels in
| 1911.
Rye.-Condition, 1876 per cent of a
normal compared with 93.4 per cent
on May |, 1914; 963 per cent on June
of last year, and S9.7 per cent the
] ten-year average. Indicated yield, 17.2
/ bushels per acre, compared with 1872
bushels last year and 161 bushels the
| 1963-f3 average.
Hay.-Condition. S8.7 per cent of a
: normal, compared with 90.9 per cent
on May /, 1914; S7.5 per cent last
/ year and S74 per cent the six-year
/ average.
Tr.u.Iars Mat ~ Lon.+o.