The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1915-08-13
UNCLE SANS CROPS
BIGGEST ON RECORD
WHEAT CROP MAY REACH THE
BILLION BUSHEL MARK.
Ten Million Acres More Planted to
Principal Crops This Year
Than Last.

Principal Crops This Year
Than Last.
Washington, Aug. 9-Three billion
bushels of corn, one and half billion
bushels of oats and billion bushels
of wheat are in prospect for ibis years
American harvest. Record crops OF
rye, white and sweet potatoes, rice and
hay also are predicted. Farmers
planted 310,546,0O0 acres or 100000
acres more than last year, to their
principal products.
Estimates of the principal crops, an
nounced today by the department OF
agriculture, based On conditions Of
August l show that all crops will be
greater than last year. W-eat and
corn both showed Improvement over
July conditions though excessive rains
and cold weather in the Central States
interefered with threshing. Oats also
suffered in those States but in other
sections the improvement more tnan
Offset this.
Corn Prospects.
Corn prospects increased almost
100000 900 bushels, the principal gains
having been Illinois, 3O,0O0,O00 bush
els; Kansas, 24,OOO,OOO; Oklahoma,
26,O00 900; Nebraska, 15,0O0,O00; Iowa
$4,000, 900, and Texas, 100000
Kansas showed loss of 100000
bushels in winter w1eat, Oklahoma,
100000 Nebraska, 100000, and Mis-
souri,, 100000, while Ohio and Indi-
ana showed an increase of 5000, 900
bushels each. \
White potatoes promise to exceed
their former record production by 103,-
100000 bushels, and sweet potatoes by
100000 bushels. Other increases
over record crop indicated include to-
bacco 2S,OOO,00 pounds; fax, 4,200,-
900 bus3els; hay, 100000 tons, and
rye, 1,30O,O bushels. Corn prospects
fell 5000, 900 bushels and oats 16,-
100000 bushels below the records.
Government Report.
The size of the country's important
farm crops, forecast from their con-
dition August 1 by the department Of
agriculture's crop reporting board and
announced today, is given below with
the production estimates forecast from
the July condition and tie final har-
west figures of last years crops. Com
parison of the July and August fore
casts shows the change in bushels Of
the harvest prospects as affected by
weather and other conditions during
the month.
Comparison of Figures.
Winter wheat-August forecast $685.
100000; July orecast, 66S,O0O,O0O;
1914 crop 6S5,O00,OOO.
Spring wneat-August forecastes59,-
100000; July forecast, 295,OOO,o00;
1914 crop, 206,O00,OO0.
ALI wheat-August forecast, 966,O00,-
900; July forecast, 963,OOOOOO; 1914
crop, SS1, 100000.
Corn-August forecast, 2,91S,oOO,0OO
bushels; July forecast 2,S14000,000
bushels; 1914 crop, 2,673,OoO,OOO bush
els.
Oats, ,4O2, 900, 900 bushels; July
forecast, 1898, 100000 bushels; 1914
crop, 1,141,OOO,oOO bushels.
Barley-August forecast 217,OOO,0OO
bushels; July forecast, 2OS,0O0,OoO
bushels; 1914 crop 1s5,OOO,OOO bushels.
Rye-August forecast, 100000
bushels; 1914 crop, 100000 bushels.
Buckwheat-August forecast, 49,
100000 bushels; 1914 crop, 100000
bushels.
White potatoes-August forecast,
431 100000 bus-els; July forecast, $685.
100000 bushels; 1914 crop, 100000, 900
bushels.
Sweet potatoes-August forecast,
63,O00,O0O bushels; July forecast, 64,-
100000 bushels; 1914 crop, 100000
bushels.
Tobacco-August forecast, 1,OS3, ,000,-
900 pounds; July forecast, 1,105,O00,-
900 pounds; 1914 crop, 1,O35,OOO,OOO
pounds.
Flax-August forecast, 18,O0O,OOO
bushels; July forecast, 16,OO0,OO0 bush
els; 1914 crop, 16,OOOOOO bushels.
Rice-August forecast, 30,000,0OO
bushels; July forecast, 30,O00,O00 bush
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