The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-07-10
WHEAT CROP !.
RECORD YIELD
Government Experts Predict
Total Harvest of Nearly
Billion Bushels
REPORT FAVORABLE
TO CORN PRODUCTION
With Continued Favorable Weather
Corn Yield Should Be 2,814,0O0, 900
Bushels, as Compared with 2,672,-
100000 Bushels Last Year.

UUUUUU BUSHELS Last Year.
WASHINGTON, July 1O.-Prospeets
of a billion bushel wheat crop this
year were increased during last month
Basing its estimate on July l crop con-
ditions the department of agriculture
yesterday at Washington placed the
prospective total production at $685.,
100000 bushels, compared with $780,
100000 bushels estimated from June 1
crop conditions. Corn, the nation s
greatest crop, should yield 2,S14,00
600 bushels with continued favorable
weather, the crop reporting board esti-
mates from this month s condition fig
ures. That compares with 2,672, S04,-
000 bushels harvested last year.
Details of the acreage, condition on
July l and indicated acre yield and to-
tai production as interpreted from con
dition reports, of the various crops,
follow:
Winter wheat-Area planted, 40, 169,-
000 acres, compared with 36,00S, 900
last year. Condition, 84.4 per cent of
| a normal, compared with o5.S on June
/, 941 on July l, last year, and ST.,
| the 10-year average Indicated yield
| l6.6 bushels per acre, compared with
| 10 last year and 1916, the 1909-13 av-
erage. Estimated total production
COS, 100000 bushels, compared with
! 676,000,0 900, the June forecast, 6S4 $780,
| O00 harvested last year, and AL ,000,-
000, the 1909-13 average
Spring wheat-Area planted 19,24S,-
| 600 acres, compared with 1883, 900
| last year. Condition 1913 per cent of
| a normal compared with 94.9 ON June
l, 92.1 on July l last year and S4.2,
| the 10-year average. Indicated yield
| 1913 bushels per acre, compared with
lis last year and 1873, the 1909-13
average. Estimated total production
295, 100000 bushels, compared with
! 274,000,0 900, the June forecast, 200, 027 :
600 last year and 245, 100000, the 1909
/ Is average.
All wheat-Area planted, 59,417, 0OO
acres, compared with 53,541 600 last
year. Condition, 81 per cent of a nor
NAL, compared with $50 on June /,
! 93.4 on July 1 last year and $40, the
El0-year average Indicated yield, 10 ?
/ bushels per acre, compared with 16G
last year and III, the 1909-13 aver
age. Estimated total production, 963,-
! 100000 bushels, compared with ESQ.,.
100000, the June forecast: S91 OH,
600 last year, and CSC 900, 600, the
l90913 average. The amount OF
wheat remaining on farms July l is
estimated at about 2S,972, 900 bushels
compared with 1926, 900 on July /
1914, and 28,S91, 900, the average OF
stocks on July l for the 19O9-13 pc
| Rod.
Corn - Area planted, 100, 273 ,0OC
compared with 103, 435, 900 last year
Condition, SIP per cent of a normal
compared with $50 on July l las
year, and ST., the 1O-year average. In
dictated yield, 25.S bushels per acre
compared with 25.4 last year and 25.9
the 1909-13 average. Estimated tota
production, 2,S14,000,000 bushels, com
pared with 2,672,804, 900 last year ant
2,70S,0 100000, the 1909-13 average.
. Oats - Area planted, 40,193 90
acres, compared with 3S,442,00 las
year. Condition, 93.9 per cent of
: normal compared with 92.2 on June ]
! SAT- on July l last year and 1872, tn
lO-year average Indicated yield, 81
!: bushels per acre, compared with 81
last year and 300, the 1909-13 aver
age. Estimated total production,
T: 399,000,000 bushels, compared with /
: 2SS,000,0 900, the June forecast; 1,141
006,000, the 1909-13 average.
! Barley Area planted, 1898, 90
!: acres, compared with 1866, 900 las
J. year condition, 94.1 per cent of
!. normal, compared with 94.6 on June
) 1914, 92.6 on July /, last year, an
}. SIS, the 10-year average. Indicate
!. yield, 2S.2 bushels per acre, compare
!. with 25.8 last year, and 24.3, the 100
! l3 average. Estimated total produ
' tion, 208,000,000 bushels, compare
q with 1877, 100000, the June forecas
d 194,953,000 bushels last year and Is
100000 the 1909-13 average.