Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-07-09
First Idea is GiUen of Years
Crops in Government Report

/ Washington, D. c., July S.--The
first idea of the size this year of the
country's greatest farm crop, corn, was
I given today when the department of
agriculture issued it's report showing
! the acreage, condition and estimate Of
the number of bushels of corn which
! condition reports indicate will be pro-
duced. More definite figures as to the
size of the great wheat crop, the larg-
est ever grown, also were given, as
well as the first idea of the size of the
potato, tobacco and rice crops.
/ Details of the acreage, condition on
/ July l, indicated acre yield and total
production, interpreted from condition
reports. OF the various crops, follow:
! WINTER WHEAT.-Area planted,
I 35,3S7,00O acres, compared with 81
100000 acres last year. Condition,
| 04.1 per cent of normal, compared
/ with 92.7 per cent on June 1, SIG per
cent on July 1, last year, and S0.2 per
cent, the 10-year average on July 1.
! Indicated yield 1875 bushels per acre,
compared with 1875 bushels last year
ard 1876 bushels, the average for the
past five years. Estimated total pro-
duction 655,000,000 bushels, compared
with 3S,000,0OO bushels the June fore
cast 523 1861, 900 bushels produced last
year. and 441,O0O,000 bushels, the av-
erage for the past five years.
SPRING WHEAT.-Area planted
17,990,000 acres, compared with 1886.
900 acres last year. Condition, 92.1
per cent of a normal compared with
95.5 per cent on June 1, 1873 per cent
on July l last year and S4.4 per cent,
the 1O-year average on July 1. Indi-
Gated yield 1873 bushels per acre, COM
pared with 10 bushels last year and
1873 bushels, the average for the past
five years. Estimated total production
275,0OO,O00 bushels, compared with
262,0O0,OO0 bushels, the June forecast
239,S19,OO0 bushels last year and 245,. ,
100000 bushels, the average for the
past five years.
ALL WHEAT.-Area planted 49,. i
$4,000 acres, compared with so, 900
acres last year. Condition 93.4 per
cent of normal, compared with 93.7
per cent on June 1, 1876 per cent on
July l last year and 81.7 per cent, the
1O-year average on July l. Indicated |
yield, ia bushels per acre, compared
with 1872 bushels last year and 14.7
bushels, the average for the past five
years. Estimated total production
930,00O,000 bushels, compared with
763,380,000 bushels, the June forecast
763,3S0,0O bushels last year, and $685.
100000 bushels, the average for the
past five years.
The amount of wheat remaining on
farms July l Is estimated at about 3d.
100000 bushels, compared with 49,
$4,000 bushels on July 1, 1913, and 49,.
$4,000 bushels on July /, 1912.
CORN.-Area planted 1O5,067 900
acres, compared with 105,S00,00O acres
last year. Condition, S5.S per cent of
normal, compared with S69 per cent
on July l last year and SAT- per cent.
the 10-year average on July 1. Indi-
Gated yield 27.3 bushels per acre, COM
pared with 23.1 bushels last year and
25.9 bushels, the average for the past
five years. Estimated total product IN
1855, 100000 bushels, compared with
2,446,98S,000 bushels last year, and g.
450,000,000 bushels, the average for the
past five years.
OATS.-Area planted, 1888, 200
acres, compared with 3S,399,O0O acres
last year. Condition S4.5 per cent OF
a normal compared with 1915 per cent
on June 1, 1853 per cent on July 1,
1918. and 1877 per cent, the 10-year
on July L. luOlCdteQ ylelQ
31.3 bushels per acre, compared with
1872 bushels last year and 30.6 bushels
the average for the past five years.
Estimated total production 1,201 ,0OO,.
90 bushels, compared with 1,216,0OO,
900 bushels, the June forecast, 1922.
100000 bushels last year, and 1,131.
100000 bushels, the average for the
past five years.
BARLEY.-Area planted, 7,52S,000
acres, compared with 7,499,000 acres
last year. Condition 92.6 per cent of