The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1915-10-12
Uaited States in Shave to Feed
The World.
APPLE CROP OF COUNTRY WILL
FALL SHORT OF 1914.
The Wheat Crop Is a Record Breaker
This Year; Corn is Still King Of all
i Crops.

Washington, Oct. American mar
vests this year will be the most valu-
able ever produced. With the wheat
CROP exceeding a billion bushels, the
largest ever turned out in one sea-
son by any nation, a corn crop which
also may prove to be the largest ever
grown, the governments October crop
report isued today announced prellm-
mary estimates, which indicate rec
ord harvests OF oats, barley, rye,
sweet potatoes, rice, tobacco and hay.
Corn is still king OF crops, with In
dications of 3,026, $4,000 bushels.
While that is 98,OO0.0O0 bushels below
the record of 1912, the final produc-
ton when the harvest is finished and
all statistics compiled, may more than
make up for the deficiency. The high
er prices this year assure the most
valuable corn crop ever grown. At
prices to farmers prevailing October
/, the corp crop is worth $2,13S,0OO,OO 600.
Prospects Increase.
Wheat prospects increased as the
growing season progressed, and the
governments early season forecasts
moved up month by month, SO that to-
days primary estimates of produc-
ton was placed at 1907, ,029, 900 bush
els/ Wet weather at harvest time,
however, reduced the quality Of win-
ter wheat so much that much of it
will not be available for milling pur-
poses and will have to be used for
feed. At prices prevailing October
/. the farm value Of the crop is $910,-
$4,000, considerably more than ever
was paid for wheat crop before.
September weather was particularly
destructive to potatoes, causing re-
duction OF 37,75S, 900 bushels or 10 per
cent in the forecast Of production. To
bacco also suffered from unfavorable
conditions, which caused a decrease OF
21,196,O00 pounds in the productive
forecast Tobacco however, promises
TO exceed the record of 1909 by $4,000
900 pounds
Other Big Crops.
Oats will exceed the record crop O.
1912 by almost 1OO,000,000 bushels
Barley will exceed its record by 10,
OOO, 900 bushels; sweet potatoes b!
5000 900 bushels and hay by S,O0O,OO'
tons.
"The potato forecast has declined
1866 ,OOO, 900 bushels, reduction 0
5000 900 bushels, or nearly lO pc
cent from the September l forecast.
the bureau of crops estimates state
f1nent says. Last years crop was es
timated at 4O6, 100000 bushels and tn
average of the preceding five year
367 900 ,OOO The crop is seriously at
fected by blight and rot generally i
the principal potato sections east Q
the Mississippi river Not only VII
the crop be short, but the keepin
qualities probably poor
Oyerrun Forecasts.
The barley crop. like the other sma
grain crops and wheat and oats, ha
overrun early forecasts OF productlo
and exceeds that of any previous bal
ley crop, the estimate being 257 .00O,Oo
bushels, which compares with laf
years estimate of 195,00O.000 and til
average OF the preceding five years {
49,. .oO0, 900.
The quality is very good for feet
1nx purpose, being plump and heav
but much has been badly stained
rains after harvest, reducing the qua
ity for mating.
The apple crop forecast Is l.6S2,O(
barrels three bushels), which fs 4Sd
600 barrels larger than the Septemb'
/ forecast, but 12.768,000 barrels le'
than last years estimate OF produ
ton. This estimate refers to tot
farm production census basis), on
. portion Of which represents the 9
called commercial crop.
Altogether the season OF 1919 NJ
been favorable for crop production