The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-07-10
Crop Report

OF the size this year of the country's
greatest farm crop. corn was given
today when the department of agricul-
ture issued its report showing the
acreage, condition and estimate OF the
number of bushels of corn which con-
dition reports Indicate will be produc-
ed. More definite figures as to the
size OF the great wheat crop. the larg-
est ever grown, also were given. as
, well AZ the first idea of the size Of the
/ potato, tobacco and rice crops
Details OF the acreage, condition on
July !. indicated acre yield and total
production. interpreted from condition
reports. Of the various crops. follow:
| Winter Wheat: Area planted. 35.-
/ 387 900 acres. compared with 1888:
90 0acres last year. Condition 91l
per cent. OF normal. compared with
r2.7 per cent on June l. 81.6 per cent
on July /. last year. and 500 per cent
the l0-year average on July l. In
dicated yield 1875 bushels per acre.
compared with lG.5 bushels last year
1876 bushels the average for the past
! five years. Estimated total produc-
| ton 33O,000,00O bushels, compared
; with G38.O00.O00 bushels, the June
forecast. 523.56I 900 bushels pro-
tuoNNN SCdi anu bushels,
the average for the past five years.
Spring Wheat: Area planted. H.
1 $4,000 acres. compared with lS.4S5.-
/ 600 acres last year Condition, 92.l
per cent of normal compared with
95.o per cent on June /. 1873 per cent
on July last year and 84.i per cent
the 1O-year average OH July l. In
dicated yield 275.000.O00 bushelsww
dicated yield. l53 bushels per acre,
compared with $50 bushels last year
and 1873 bushels. the average for tho
past five years. Estimated total pro.
duction 275.000,000 bushels, compared
with 262 100000 bushels. the June fore
cast. 230.S19.000 bushels last year and
245, 100000 bushels the average for the
past five years.
| All Wheat: Area planted. 53,377, 900
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acres compared with 50.1S4.OOO acres
last year. Condition 93.4 per cent of
normal. compared with 93.7 per cent
on June 1. 1856 per cent OH July last
year and 8l.7 per cent the 1O-year
average on July 1. Indicated lyield
1875 bushels per acre. compared with
1872 bushels last year and 14.7 BUSH
els. the average for the past five
years. Estimated total production
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| 515 1000 bushels on July l, 1913, and
30.00O,000 bushels, compared with
900. 100000 bushels the June forecast,
763, 3,38O,000 bushels last year and 686-
100000 bushels, the average for the
past five years.
| Ihe amount OF wheat remaining on
farms July is estimated at about32,-
23,876. 900 bushels on July 1, 1912.
| Corn: Area planted 1O7.067,0OO
acres, compared with 05,82O,OO0 acres
last year. Condition, 85S per cent
of a normal. compared with S69 per
cent on July l last year and S4.7 per
cent the 10-year, average on July /.
Indicated yield 27.3 bushels per acre,
compared with 23.1 bushels last year
and 25.9 bushels the average for tha
past hve years. Estimated total pro-
duction 2.868,000.0OO bushels. compar-
ed with 2.446,988.O00 bushels last
year. and 2.450.000.000 bushels, the
average for the past five years.
Oats: Area planted. 38,383, 900 acres,
compared with 38,399,0O0 acres last
year. Condition S4.5 per cent OF a nor
NAL compared with S9.5 per cent on
June l.; 1853 per cent on July /, 1918
and s37 per cent the 1O-year average
on July /. Indicated yield 2S bushels
per acre compared with 1872 bushels
last year and 306 bushels. the aver
age fer the past five wears. Estimat-
cd total production l 1901 ,00O,O bush
els, compared with I 100000 bush
els, the June forecast, 1,1SR,OOe, 900
bushels last year and 1,131 100000
bushels the average for the past five
years.
| Barley: Area planted, 7,258, 900
acres. compared with 7.499.O0p acres
last year. Condition 92.G per cent of
normal. compared with OBS per cent
on June l. 1914. 76.S per cent on July
last year and 84.4 rer cent the TO-
year average on July !. Indicated
yield % bushels per acre compared
with 23.S bushels last year, and 24.3
bushels, the average for the past five
years. Estimated total production
211 100000 bushels, compared with
O6.OO0.000 bushels, the June forecast.
| l78.OOO.O0O bushels last year and l82,.
oOO,00O bushels the average for the
past five years.
Rye: Condition, 92.s per cent of a
normal, compared with 1913 per cent
on June 1,'1914. 88.6 per cent ON July
last year and 89.5 per cent the TO-
year average on July /. Indicated
yield 17.2 bushels per acre compared
with 1872 bushels last year and 16.1
bushels the average for the past flvu
years.
| White Potatoes: Area planted 3,7O8.-
600 acres, compared with 3,668,O9O
acre hast year. Condition 1886 per
cent OF normal compared with 86.2
! per cent last year and 1877 per cent,
the 10-year avergae on July /. In
difated yield 96.1 Bushels per acre,
compared with 90.4 bushels last yeal
and 97.1 bushels, the average for the
past five years. Estimated total pro.
duction 366.000.000 bushels, compared
with 332,000,000 bushels, last wear.