The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1915-10-13
Record Wheat Yield OF a
Billion Bushels.
CORN TO BRING THE FARMERS
Over $2,l33,000,000 and
Tobacco Promises To Ex.
coed the 1909 Mark.
POTATOES ONLY SHORT CROP

Washington, Oct. American
harvests this year will be the most
valuable ever produced. With the
wheat crop exceeding a billion bush
els, the largest ever produced in one
season by any nation, and a corn
crop which also may prove to be the
largest ever grown. the Govern
ment's October crop report, issued
to-day, announced preliminary esti-
mates which indicate record har-
vests of oats. barley, rye, sweet po-
tatoes, rice. TOBACCO and hay.
Corn still is king OF crops with in
dications of 3,026, 5000 bushels
While that is 9S.0O0.000 bushels be-
low the record of 1912, the final pro-
duction, when the harvest is finished
and all statistics compiled. may more
than make up the difference. The
higher price this year assure, the
most valuable corn crop ever grown.
At prices to farmers prevailing Octo-
Der 1, the corn crop is worth 81
1873, 100000.
Wheat prospects increased as the
growing season progressed and the
Governments early season forecasts
moved up month by month os that
to-day's preliminary estimate of pro-
ductiOn was placed at 1,002.029, 900
bushels. Wet. weather at harvest
time, however, reduced the quality
OF winter wheat so that much of il
will not be available for milling pur-
poses and will have to be used for
feed. At prices prevailing October / 3.
the farm value of the crop is $910,-
$4,000, considerably more than
ever was paid for a wheat crop be-
fore.
September weather was particu-
larly destructive to potatoes, causing
a reduction of 37,75S,000 bushels,
or 10 per cent, in the forecast of
production. Tobacco also suffered
from unfavorable conditions, which
caused decrease of .196, 900
pounds in the production forecast.
Tobacco, however, promises to eX-
coed the record crop of 1909 by Az
100000 pounds. Oats will exceed
the record crop of 1912 by almost
100, 100000 bushels. Barley will
exceed its record by 100000
bushels; sweet potatoes by 5000
600 bushels; rice by 100000 bushels
hay by 100000 tons.
Kentucky Crops.
Washington, Oct. 9.-Estibates
of crop production and prices for the
State of Kentucky, compiled by the
Bureau of Crop Estimates. and
transmitted through the Weather
Bureau. Y. S. Department of Agri-
culture, are as follows;
CORN-October l forecast 49,
100000 bushels. September / fore
cast 12O.132. 1000. final estimate last
year 91.250.000; price October l to
producers 20 cents. year ago IS
cents per bushel.
WHEAT-Estimate this year s.
100000 bushels, final estimate last
year 1880, 1000; price October | to
producers $lO2; year ago $1.O5.
OATS-Production estimate Octo-
Der is 100000 bushels. Septem-
Der forecast 4,726. 900, final esti-
mate last year 3.675. 900; price Oc-
tober to producers 40 cents, year
ago "a cents.
POTATOES-O October forecast
J,410. 1000 bushels. September fore
east 1924. 700. final estimate last
year 2.250,O0O; price October l to
producers 46 cents per bushel; year
ago s1.O4.
APPLES October l forecast g.
100000 barrels, September fore
east 100000 barrels. final estimate
last year 100000 barrels: price
september 8 to producers $3.50 per
barrel, year ago S1.56.
TOBACCO-October forecast
100000 pounds. September l
forecast 3S4,3S4 .0O0 pounds. final
estimate last year 1854 900, 600.