The chronicle=news., 1914-07-09

/, 1918, and 1871 per cent, the 10
year average on July 1. Indicated
yield ALB bushels per acre, compared
with 29.2 bushels last year and 30.6
bushels. the average for the past five
yeans!
Barley: Area planted. 7,52S,OOO
acres. compared with 7.499.O0 Oacres
last year. Condition 9G.6 per cent
of normal. compared with 95.5 per
cent on June l. 1914. 1866 per cent
on July / last year and S4.4 per
cent, the 10-year average on July 1.
Indicated yield 2S.O bushels per acre,
compared with 23.S bushels last year.
and 24.3 bushels, the average for the
past five years.
Rye: Condition. 29.9 per cent of q
normal. compared with 1913 per cent
on June /, 1914, $50 per cent on
July last year and S9.5 per cent the
1O-year average on July l.. Indi-
Gated yield, 17aybdshe1s per acre
compar with 1872 bushels last year
and 16.1 bushels, the average for the
past five years.
White Potatoes: Area planted, g.
70S,O00 acres, compared with g.
66S.0OO acres last year. Condition
S3.6 per cent of normal compared
with s6.2 per cent last year and SS.7
per cent. the 10year averagie on
July /. Indicated yield, 96.1 bush
els per acre. compared with 9O.4
bushels last year and 97.1 bushels,
the average for the past five years.
Sweet Potatoes: Area planted,
n
900 acres last year. Condition 77.1
per cent of a normal. comDared with
SG.5 per cent last year and S7.3 per
cent, the 10-year average, on July l.
Indicated yield. "a bushels per acre,
compared with 94.5 bushels last year
and 92.7 bushels. the average for the
past five years. !.
Tobacco: Area planted 1,151,0 900
acres, compared with 1,216.00O acres
last year. Condition, &C per cent OF
normal, compared with S2.S per
cent last. year and SAG per cent, the
1O-year average on July l. Indicat-
ed yield GAGS pounds per acre. Com
pared with 7s4.3 pounds last year
and S151 pounds, the average for
the past five years.
Flax: Area planted 1.927,OOO
acres. compared with 2,291 900 acres
last year Condition, 9O.5 per cent
of normal, compared with S2.O2
per cent last year and S6.S per cent,
the 1O-year average on July l. In
dicated yield 81 bushels per acre,
and rs bushels, the average for the
past five years.
Rice: Area planted 7O4.S0O acres.
com Jared with $4,000 acres last
year. Condition S6.5 per cent of
normal. compared with 1874 per cent
last year and $50 per cent, the 10
year average on July l. Indicated
yield 1913 bushels per acre. COM
ipared with 31.1 bushels last year and
1873 bushels, the average for the past
five years. a5l aEg t F ~ s..It
Hay: Condition sos per cent Of a
normal compared with SS.7 per cent
on June 1. 1914. sos per cent on
July 1 last year and S1.9 per cent,
the average for the past six years.
indicated yield 1.37 tons per- acre,
compared with I.31 tons last year
and 1.34 tons, the average for the
past five years.
Apples: Condition. 64.2 per cent OF
a normal, compared with 1871 per
cent on June 1, 1914, 59.4 per cent
on July last year and 59.4 per cent.
the average for the past ten years.
Washington, 5uiy 9.-Despite
wheat crop estimate this year OF
$50, ,OOO, 900 bushels, the largest on
record, no hope Is held out by the
department OF agriculture for great
ly reduced prices. Such a large crop
would augur very low prices, ac-
cording to statement today. were 1t
not that the world crops of wheat
and competing grains do not prom
Use more than the average OF recent
years. BSsides, more than the usual,
diversion of the wheat from its w..
as food to the use Of feed for live
stock may be expected because Of the
present relative short supply of corn
in sections where there Is promise
of abundant wheat.
With corn selling in Kansas for
about Z cents more bushel than
wheat. it is not surprising, officials
say, that much wheat should be con-
s,lmed AZ feed by animals