Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-08-10
CROP YIELDS 70
SET NEW RECORDS
CORN, WHEAT AND OATS IN UNIT.
Ed STATES TO EXCEED ALL
PREVIOUS YEARS.
ACREAGE AND VALUE
GREATER THAN USUAL
Value Of Corn Likely to Reach $780,
100000 and Of Wheat $500, ooo. 900
Potatoes, Hay and Oats Promise to
Exceed Crops Of All Previous Years
Iowa Leads All States in Corn.

Washington, Aug. 10.-Three billion
bushels of corn, one and half billion
of oats and a billion bushels of wheat
can harvest. Record crops Of rye, white
and sweet potatoes. tobacco. rice and
hay also are predicted for the prosper
Gus farmers who have planted 310,-
$4,000 acres, 100000 acres more than
last year, to their principal products.
The wheat crop. the greatest ever
grown in any country. will be worth
more than S1,0OO,000,000, while the
corn crops value may reach S2,50O,-
100000.
All Surpass Last Year.
Estimates of the principal crops,
announced today by the department OF
agriculture based on conditions OF Aug.
l. show that all crops will be greater
than last year. Interest conferred in
wheat and corn. Both showed improve
ment over July conditions, tho excessive
rains and cold weather in the central
states interfered with threshing. oats
also suffered in those states. but IN
other sections the improvement more
than Offset this.
Cor prospects increased over 10O.-
900, 900 bushels, the principal gains be-
ing Illinois 30.000,000 bushels. Kansas
900. Oklahoma 100000, Ne
hraska 15,O00,000, Iowa 100000 and
Texas 100000.
Kansas showed a loss Of l2.OOO,O0O
bushels in winter wheat, Oklahoma
5000, 900, Nebraska 100000 and Mis-
souri, 5000, 900. while Ohio and Indiana
showed an increase Of 100000 bushels
eacn.
For Larger Potato Crops.
White potatoes promise to exceed
their former record production by 103.-
600. 900 bushels and sweet potatoes by
1000. 600 bushels. Other increases over
record crops indicated include: Flax
4,2O0,o 600 bushels. hay 100000 tons and
rye 100000 bushels. Corn prospects
fell 206, 0O0, 900 bushels and oats $4,000
600 bushels below the records.
The department report estimates the
production of the country's leading
crops as follows:
In millions-Winter wheat, 6Ss'
spring wheat, 307: all wheat. s6s; corn.
2.91s; oats, 1.402; barley. I'll: rye. ~;
white potatoes, 431: sweet potatoes. 6o;
fax. IS; hay, rs (tons); apples. 2o5:
peaches. SO.
Details of each crop. other than total
production, as announced by the oe-
partment. follow:
Winter wheat-Preliminary estimates
show the acre yield as 16 bushels, COM
pared with 10 last year and 1876 the hve
year average.
Spring wheat - Condition. s3.4 per
cent OF a normal, compared with s3.3
last month. 1873 last year and 1872. the
ten year average. Indicated acre yield,
1s.o bushels, compared with Ills last
year and 1913. the 1sos-1913 average.
All wheat-Indicated acre yield. 16.9
bushels, compared with 1876 last year
and 14.7. the 1909-1913 average.
Corn-Condition, 1915 per cent OF a
normal. compared with 81. 2 last month,
74.s last year and sos. the ten year
average. Indicated acre yield. 26.1
bushels, compared with 25.s last year
and 25.s, the 1sos-1913 average.
Oats-Condition, 91.6 per cent OF a
normal. compared with 93.s last month,
7e.4 last year and sO.2. the ten year
average. Indicated acre yield, BAY
bushels, compared with 29.7 last year
and s0.6, the 1s09-1a13 average. oats
reno,inine on farms Aug. was 5o.60I,-
qua bushels, compared with G.. 46l ,O0o
last year and 59,417.o0o. the 19Os-lsl'
average.
characterization 93.s per cent OF
normal. compared with s41 last
month, $50 last year and SIS, the ten
year average. Indicated acre yield
oe4 bushels, compared with 2o.s last
year and 243. the 1909-1913 average
Rye-Estimated acreage, 2,oe4oOo,
compared with 2,533,000 last year. Pre-
l;n,inary estimates show acre yield as
|17D bushels. compared with 1853 last
wear and 1G.1, the 1909-1913 average.
white potatoes-Condition ~ per
cant of a normal, compared with S1.l
last month. - last year and ST.. the
,an year average. Indicated acre
yield 1884 bushels. compared with
10a.5 last year and 91.1, the l9o9-1sl'
average. o.
cent of a normal, compared with 1871
Ia at month, 1915 last year and 3d.. the
ten wear average. Indicated acre yleid,
1854 bushels, compared with 1913 ias'
wear and a2.7, the 1s09-1913 average.
F1ax-Condition 91.2 per cent OF q
| normal. compared with S5.5 last month
S2.1 last year and 1913 the ten year
average Indicated acre yield 9.5 ou.
| shells. compared with 8.3 last year ano
7.s the 1909-1913 average.
| H.y (au tame)-EstimAted acreage
! "A so7 900. compared with 4s.4oO,OOO las
| wear Condition. SO per cent OF nor
nal compared with s5.2 last month
ss7 last wear, and S4.3 the seven veal
average. Indicated acre yield 1.41 tons
compared with LAB last year and l.SA
the 1sos-1913 average. !.
:nn,es-copdition 61.5 per cent o,
normal. compared with os.s ias'
north. els last year and "a the ter
year average. :.
a normal. compared with 1871 las
month. $50 last year and "a the ter
year average.
Estimated yield by states:
Winter wheat 1915 1914
Fosecast. Production
Iowa 11,400,000 1,016,0O
Nehraska 69,500,00O 64.172,00
Karsar lis, 100000 176,300,0O
Iowa 32V,4vU,OOv "e9'sSs'vv
south Dakota 76. 100000 100000
Nahraska It zoe, 900 113.S5O,OO
Kansas 1s0. 100000 10s,225,oo
Iowa Iowa IT'S, eeo, 600 1ss.ooo.os
South Dakota 5s.4oo,ooo 4,lsS 900
Nebraska s. san. 900 os.eoo,oo