The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-07-09
2,S14,0OO,O0O CORN
CROP Is PROMISED
Governments Estimate. First
Of Year, Exceeds En-
pcctatiOns.
RECORD YIELD or WHEAT

A corr crop Of o,Sii.o0o. 600 bushels.
exceeding expectations by more than
10000 600 bushels. is estimated as of
July | III the Government crop report
Issued yesterday. This is the first re-
port OF Il year on the size Of the corn
/ Tie crop condition OF SIC per
cent as compared with S5.S last year
at his time, was about the figure ek-
pected b: the trade. The crop was
planted late. but with the exception OF
fear OF u late frost tho promise. in the
OPINION of the trade, Is for a yield
next to record breaking ia size.
The record corn crop was 3.l2i7i6.0 900
bushels a. 1912. Last year the promise
az this time was for "A crop OF
2,s6s.oOe.oo bushels. hut the crop
actually harvested was 2,672.S0i00O
bushels.
The area planted this year il a record.
l09.273,000 acres, The acreage In 1912
was lO7.Os3,000. Last years acreage
was lO3. $4,000 The Increase IN acre
age this year. 1t Is thought. points to
crop dive siication In the south, corn
In part supplantlng Gotten.
The tctal wheat crop. reported as
9s3. 00o, 900 bushels. is "A record breaker.
lux Sl'tA'SA tItD hf1udlN harvester
was thu. OF last year. S9l.0l7u0O
bushels. The enormous size of the crop
reported :or this year can better be
appreciated by comparison with a pre-
vious normal year or better than nor
NAL yea. such as that OF 1912. which
is exceeded lbs this years crop by more
than $50, 600. 600 bushels.
The w.ntc! wheat crop Of 66S. 600. 200.
as reported by the Government. is nearly
"a non mn lttgRrfa go ,I-. 81 t..
expected IN the tradc. II shows the
small decline of about 5000. 600 bushels
from the estimate OF a month ago. The
trup this year compares with u final
winter wheat crop last year OF 6Si.g9O.-
GOO bushels. Condition OF spr.ng wheat
Is reported as N4i ycr cent. a. COM
pared with SIS a month ago and 9il
on July /. 1914 The acreage this year
is 40,l6s.000, against 3j,3S1,OOO acres
planted "A year ago
The spring wheat crop OF o95. O0O. 900
bushels is about the size expected. This
IL 2l.ooO,0 600 bushels greater than the
report of last month and 20. 600. 900
bushels larger than the estimate at his
time last year. The final crop last wear
was 206.027.o o0 bushels. The condition
OF the spring wheat crop at the he
ginning OF the month was o2.3. as com.
pared with - a month ago and g2l
last year at TINS time.
on the farms the amprn, OF wheat,
remaining, a. estimated 10y the Govern
nent. is about 2N.G12. OU0 bushels. as
compared wiki 80. 236. 600 "A year ago
The estimate for the oats crop Is
l.39S.u00. J0U bushels. II COMPARES with
a crop Of la ,Ot0. 600 bushels las, ve,r.
and the previous record OF l.iiS.3S7.0uo
nushels IN l9l2 The condition is 49,.
IS compared with Si.5 last year at this
time Tao fsn.WA.-z 4. 49,. H..
crop during the month was lii.cOO. 00u
bushels. Al the crop is near harvest
Us great size is practically assured.
Other crops reported are as follows :
Ryc-iS,i67. 000 bushels. as compared
with IG.>'d. oUO buShel a month ago.
and i2.77?.ooo, the 'udl Yield a year
ago. and 5000 uO bushels. tn. average
from 1909 to 1913. The condition 4
the crop is 90. rs compared with 92s
last year at his time.
Barley-2OS. Goa. 0Oo bushels. as COM
pared with the June ! estimate this
year OF 1871. 0On. 600. and the tinal crop
Of l94,?53.00o bushels las, year. afte-
an estimate on July l last year ~
ell,3l9.Ooo bushels. The condition -
Gal. az compared with as las. month
and 32.6 a year aco.
Potatoes-Sg3, Ouu, 900 bushels, a.
compared with 35G.pOo. 0Ou estimated a
year ago. and 4U5.s9l. Upo huthel~. the
tinal OF last year The coud non IS
81, against N3.6 at this time last
year
Flaxseed-ls,0 0U. 600 bushels. against
Is. Goa, 600. last Years sS'.Wat, At TINS
time. and lj.55g.ooo bushels harvested
The condition is So. against 9U.j At
this time last year.
H,y-7l.o 900 .OO0 tons. compared with
70.O7l.OuO tons. the final last Yea ,