The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1914-10-16
our S834,oo0,000
WHEAT HARVEST
Corn viii Bring Farmers Of The
Country s2,0O0,0OO,0
OTHER GRAINS OVER NORMAL
Wheat Production Greatest on Record
in Point Of Number Of Bushels and
Money Value - Yield Psr Acre TOO
COMPARED With 1852 Bushels In 1878
Final Government Report


Final Government Report
The wheat crop of the United States
this year is the greatest ever harvest
ed, not only In the number OF ouSneis'
but in money value as well
The government experts have figured
that Uncle Sam will have almost 9oo.-
600 900 bushels in his bins, an increase
of more than lOO.OOO.OOU bushels o'@
the bumper crop of last year
This crop alone will put SS34.OO0.OOo
into the pockets Of the farmers at 1914
cents buSheI the price Inquired ny
government experts. With the demand
for wheat from many countries. II Is
expected that none will 90 to taste.
Corn and oats showed even greater
gains. The corn crop is worth abont
S2,O9O632.0uO
The latest government crop report IL
the last of Importance for the season
It gives the size of the Indicated tota'
wheat crop as S32.OO0,0O0 bushels as
compared with S96.OOO.OO0 bushels on
Sept |
The deterioration thus indicated does
not affect the status of the crop as he
biggest in the country's history The
production compares with the n"xt
largest crop. which was 1888 NM
bushels last year The yield per acre
WAS 1866 compared with l5.2 bushels
in 1913. The reduction in the size OF
the crop from the previous months es'
innate was. of course. in the spring
wheat crop, which is now estimated
to be 217O00.o00 against 221.ooOWo
bushels on Sept l.
Winter Wheat Best.
The crop of spring wheat was hardly
of normal size Its indicated size on
Oct was 113.O0O.GOO bushels less than
the record spring wheat crop of 1917
and 22.S19.O00 bushels less than Mst
wears crop The winter wheat crop or
G75.OQ0.O00 bushels was the record
breaker. being l52 100000 bushels great
er than the crop Of 1913. the previous
record
Corn improved in September The
size of the crop on Oct was eStimat.
ed to be 2676.O0O.OO0 bushels against
2.59S.OOO.0OO bushels month previous.
Condition also improved. being 1913 on
Oct. | against III month before.
The ten year average is T9l. The pro.
duction this year is about a normal
crop The record was made In 1912,
when 1924. 100000 bushels were pro.
duced. Last years crop was 2.4i6.aSS..
600 bushels, the final harvest
The oats crop improved during the
month. The crop as of Oct ] is est
mated to be l,137 0O0.0OO bushels
against 1.l16OOO.O0O bushels the previ.
Gus month The condition is given as
S6.4 compared with S9.l last year The
yield per acre is 296 bushels against
29.3 last month and 29.3 last year The
record crop was l,41S,337 900 bushels in
1912. Last years crop was l.121. 76S,.
600 bushels.
The barley crop as of Oct | is est
mated to he 107.O0O0OO bushels against
2OO.00O00O the previous month and
17S000,0OO bushels. the final crop OF
last year The record was 223.S24.OOL
bushels in 1912.
Flax Below Last Year.
Flax is estimated to be a crop OF
100000 bushels against l5,0OO,000 es
timated Il month previous and 1900.
900 last year. the final harvest
The tobacco crop shows large gail
on the September estimate 1t is now
indicated to be 954,OO0OO0 pounds
against S62, 100000 pounds month be-
fore. Last years production was 954.
100000 pounds.
Apples improved in the month from
crop of 2200O0.OO0 bushels to 23O,.
100000 bushels
White potatoes improved during the
month in condition from 75.S to rs
Sweet potatoes declined in condition
from SIS to SOL Buckwheat declined
from ST. to 1913