The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-06-09
First Official Information
Given by the Agricul-
tural Department
WHEAT PRODUCTION
95O,OOO,OOO BUSHELS
the Amount Raised Last Year Was
891, 017,00 Bushels Indications
Promising for Nearly All Cereals
Shortage in Apples Indicated.

WASHINGTON, June O. - First of
fetal information as to the area plant
ed this spring to the important grain
crops of the country and of the pros
pectlve size of those crops, with the
exception of corn, was given yesterday
when the department OF agriculture is
sued its June crop report showing the
condition of those grains on June /,
the acreage planted to each and esti
mates of the yield yer acre and the
total production, passed upon the ratio
of the average condition on June / to
the final yield in preceding years
These statistics gathered from the
many correspondents and agents of the
department s bureau of statistics and
compiled by the crop reporting board,
with comparisons for other years fol
/ low:
Spring wheat-Area planted, 1S,24s,-
! 600 acres, compared with II 1913 600
/ last year. Condition, 94.9 per cent of
| a normal, compared with 9j.5 last year,
and 93.S, the 1O-year average. Indicat-
ed yield, Ill bushels, per acre, com
pared with lis last year, and 1873,
the 1909-13 average. Estimated total
production, 274,000,000 bushels, COM
pared with 206O27 900 last year, and
245, 100000 the 1909-13 average.
Winter wheat-Area planted, 40, 169,-
600 acres, compared with 36,0OS,0O
last year. Condition, SIS per cent of
a normal compared with 929 on May
this year, 92.7 on June l, last year.
and S2.3, the l0-year average. Indicat-
ed yield, 16.9 bushels per acre, com
pared with 1910 last year and 15.6, the
1909-13 average. Estimated total pro-
duction, 676,000,000 bushels, compared
with 84,990,000 last year, and ILL
100000 the 1909-13 average.
All wheat--Area planted, 59,417 900
acres, compared with 53,541 900 last
year. Condition, S8.2 per cent of a
normal, compared with 93.7 last year
and S6.7, the 10-year average. Indicat-
cd yield, 100 bushels per acre, com
pared with 100 last year and III, the
1909-13 average. Estimated total pro
duction, 950,0OO,0 900 bushels, compared
with s91,0l7,OO0 last year, and ESQ.,
i 100000 the 1909-13 average. .s.,
Oats-Area planted, 40,193,00 acres,
compared with 3S,442,000 last year
Condition, 92.2 per cent of a normal
compared with 1891 last year and $50
i. the l0-year average. Indicated yield
32.4 bushels per acre, compared witt
POI last year, and 30.6, the 19O9-1G
= average. Estimated total production
r l ,2SS, 900 bushels compared with l.,
. Il41 900 last year, and 1871, goo, 900
tho 19O9-13 average.
: Barley - Area planted, 1898 ,O0(
acres, compared with 7,565,000 last
!. year Condition, 9f.6 per cent of ;
normal, compared with 955 last yea
o and 900, the 10-year average. Indicat
e cd yield, 26.6 bushels per acre, com
s. pored with 25.S last year and 24,3, thu
9 l909-13 average. Estimated total pro
duction, 1917 100000 bushels, compare,
: with 1914 1853, 900 last year, and 1S2,
o 600, 600, the 1909-13 average.
Rye-Condition, 20 per cent of
i. normal, compared with 1913 on May ]
!" this year, $50 on June l last year ant
9O4, the 10-year average. Indicates
! yield, 1913 bushels per acre, compared
}. with 16.8 last year and 16.1 bushels
!. tho 19O9-13 average.
;, Hay-Condition, 87.S per cent of
Z normal, compared with 1913 on May
:: this year, S8.7 last year, and SIG, tn
!. seven-year average.
4; characterization 9l.3 per cent o
: normal, compared with SO ON Ma.
}: l last. 1913 in 1913, and S9.4, the 10
i year average.
REPRESENTATION, FOL per cent o
/. a normal, compared with 73.1 last yea
!; and 65.9, the 1O-year average. EST
), mated total production, $4,000, 90
I. bushels, compared with 253 100000 las
> year and 176,000,000, the 1909-13 aver
J: age.
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