The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-08
JUNE WAS GOOD ID ALL GROWING CROPS Grains Show We'll Above Last Year, But Acreage
 Planted Is Less

Washington, July 7.-Growing condi- tons during June improved the pros- poets of the wheat and oats crops. The department of agriculture in its July crop report today forecasts the combined crop of winter and spring wheat at 759, 0O0O00 bushels, which is 44,O00O00 bushels more than predicted last month, and in- creased the estimate of the final yield of oats to 1.317000000 bushels, or 62,000, 900 bushels more than forecast in June.
 A slight increase in the area planted to corn this year was reported and crop of 2,S66,OOO bushels which, with favorable conditions, might exceed last years 3,O35, 100000 bushels, record crop, was forecast. The condition of corn was reported as slightly better than last year on July 1, but was about per cent be- low the 10-year average condition for July 1.
 Potatoes this year are growing on slightly smaller acreage than last year, but their condition indicates a crop of 369, 100000 bushels, or 10,000,OOO bushels more than harvested last year.
 Indications are that tobacco production will be a record one.
 In a synopsis of the report the bu- reau of crop estimates said:
 ''The corn acreage was reduced in the northern tier of states and moderately SO in the southern states, while slight in- creases were noted in most of the central corn states, notably Indiana, Nebraska and Kansas. Short crops are forecast in the northern states where last years crop was shortened by early frost The cool season has favored the oats crop. 'The potato acreage is moderately short being 3.4 per cent less than last year. the shortage being most pronounced in the north Atlantic states where the condition is also low, it being too cold and wet.
 "The sweet potato acreage increa sed "A per cent, notwithstanding the large acreage last year. This crop is grown mostly in the southern states and the in- crease indicates the tendency to diversifi- cation of crops in that section. 'The tobacco acreage increase 2.2 per cent. The crop is short in the Carolinas, but increased in Kentucky and Tennes- see.
 Conditions also indicate a very large hay crop, fairly large apple crop, and slightly under average peach crop"
 
 of bushels i G., ciphers omitted, follows: Winter wheat 4S9: spring wheat, 270; all wheat, 759; corn, 2,S66 oats, 1917; barley. 205; rye A; white potatoes 369; sweet po- tatoes, "A; tobacco (pounds), 1,191; flax, IA; rice, 34; apples Cbarrels), 79; peaches, AZ.
 l Other details of the report follows Winter wheat condition, 75.7; acre, yield, 14S Spring wheat, condition. S9.o; yield, 15.1 All-wheat, condition. 79.9; yield, 149. Wheat remaining on farms, 3,76o,00O bushels. Corn, acrea, 10s,6 ,62O,00 acres; con dtion, s20; yield, 26.4. Oats, condition, S6.3; yield, 32.4. Barley, condition, S7.9; yield, 266. Rye, condition, s7.0; yield 161. White potatoes, acreage, 3632,0O0; condi- tion, SIS; yield, 101.5. Sweet potatoes, acreage, 796,0O0; condition, 304 yield, 1004 Tobacco, acreage, 1,99S, ,O00; condition, S7.6; yield, S52.0. Flax, acreage, 1,591, ,0Oo; condi- tion, 903; yield, 9.1. Rice, acreage, 91o, i 9o0; condition, 92.7; yield, S7.5 Hay, con dition 93.4; yield 1.61. Apples, condition, 6S.1. Peaches, condition, 52.2.