Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-03-09
PLENTY Of GRAIN
STILL ON FARMS

Washington, D. c., March 8.-Ow-
ing to the heavy export of wheat and
corn since the last harvest season,
much interest centered in today's de-
partment Of agriculture monthly re-
rort announcing the amount Of wheat
OF last years record crop remaining
on farms March I. The departments
crop reporting board, from reports Of
Its correspondents and agents
throughout the country, estimates the
amount Of wheat, corn, oats and bar
ley on FARMS with comparisons of
preceding years, the proportion of
each crop which will be shipped out
of the counties where grown and the
percentage Of the 1915 corn crop
which was Of merchantab!e quality,
as follows: I
Wheat: About 241,717,O00 bushels
Or 23.9 per cent Of the 1915 crop le-
mained on farms March l. 1916, COM
pared with 152,903,0OO bushels or 17.2
Per cent OF the 1914 crop on farms
March 1, 1915, 151 ,795, 600 bushels or
1913 per cent Of the 1918 crop remain
ing in 1914 and 166, ,483,O0O bushels or
2l.4 per cent of the 1912 crop remain
ing in 1913.
About 61.7 per cent of the 1915 crop
will be shipped out Of the counties
where grown, against 60.7 per cent of
the 1914 crop SO shipped, and $50 per
cent Of the 1913 crop so shipped and
GIG per cent Of the 1912 crop SO ship
ped.
Corn: About 1,13s, ,773, ,0oC bushels
or 1913 per cent Of the 1915 crop re-
manned on farms March 1. 1916, com.
pared with 910,894,OOO bushels or 34.1
per cent Of the 1914 crop on farms
March l, 1915, S66,352.OOO bushels or
35.4 per cent Of the 1913 crop in 1914,
and 1,289.655, 900 bushels or Alb per
cent Of the 1852 crop in 1918.
About 1876 per cent Of the 1915 crop
will be shipped out of the. counties
where grown, against 1876 per cent of
cent Of the 1913 crop so shipped and
21.s per cent Of the 1912 crop so ship
ped.
The proportion Of the 1915 crop
which is merchantable quality is about
71.3 per cent, compared with S4.5 OF
the 1914 crop, SOL per cent Of the
1913 crop and $50 per cent Of the
1912 crop.
Oats: About 569,6OO,O0O bushels or
1877 per cent Of the 1915 crop remain
ed on farms March 1, 1916. compared
with 379,369.00O bushels or 1872 per
cent Of the 1914 crop on farms March
1, 1918, 419,481,00O bushels or 37.4 per
cent Of the 1918 crop in 1914, and
604,216,000 bushels or 42.6 per cent
Of the 1912 crop in 1913.
About 80 per cent Of the 1915 crop
will be shipped out OF the counties
where grown, against 29.4 per cent Of
tue 1914 crop 50 shipped, 26.5 per
cent Of the 1913 crop so shipped and
S0.9 per cent OF the 1912 crop so ship.
red.
Barley: About 60.511. 900 bushels
or 25.5 per cent Of the 1915 crop re-
plained on farms March l, 1916, COM
pared with 42,sS9noO bushels or %
Ler cent Of the 1914 crop on farms
March 1, 1915, "A. 10000 bushels or
24.8 per cent Of the 1913 crop in 1914,
snd 62,2S3 900 bushels or ~. 6 per
cent Of the 1912 crop in 1913
About 43.1 per cent Of the 1915
crop will be shipped out Of the coln.
ties whore grown against 45.1 per
cent Of the 1914 crop so shipped, 1914
per cent of the 1913 crop 30 shipped
and 5s.7 per cent Of the 1912 crop SO
shipped.
The next grain report OF the bureau
OF crop estimates will be issued Fri
day, April Z, at 2:15 p. M. eastern
time.