Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-07-13
WHEAT AND OATS
|. CROPS IMPROVE IN
MONTH OF JUNE
Combined Crop of Winter and
Spring Wheat Is Forecast
at 759,OOO,OOO Bushels. Il


during June improved the prospects Of
the wheat and oats crops The depart
ment of agriculture in it's July crop report
to-day forecast the combined crop of win
ter and spring wheat at 100, 10000 bushels, .
which is ii.0oO.ooO bushels more than pre-
dicted last month and increased the esti-
mate of the final yield of ats to 1871, 0p1..
600 bushels or 62,cCOtco bushels moro than ,
forecast in June.
A slight increase in the area planted to
corn this year was reported and a crop
of 2,s6 6,OnOOoO bushels. which with favor
able conditions might exceed last years
BOB, Op,ocD bushel record crop was FORE !
cast.
Forecasts of crop production based ,
on conditions July 1 were announced
to-day by the department of agricul-
ture as follows:
Winter wheat, 4so 100000 bushels.
Spring wheat 10000, 900 bushels.
All wheat. 7jo.O0O,OO0 bushels.
Corn. 2.s66 100000 bushels.
Oats. 1917. 600 bushels.
Barley. 2050O0.0OO bushels.
Rye, 44,OOO.00O bushels.
White potatoes. 369,O00.0OO bushels
Sweet potatoes. 100000 bushels.
Tobacco, 19l.0O0,000 pounds.
Flax, 14.OOOo0O bushels.
Rice. 100000 bushels.
Apples 100000 barrels.
Peaches. 100000 bushels.
Other details of the crop follow:
Winter wheat-Condition 1914, acres
yield 1913.
Spring wheat-Condition 500, yield
ISL.
other details of the report follow:
Winter characterization 1871 per
cent. of a normal compared with 1872
on June 1, si.4 on July last year. and
SIG. the July 1O-ycar average. Indi-
Gated yield l4.S bushels per acre. COM
pared with 1872 last year and 1853. the
l91O-Ii average
Spring characterization SO per
cent of a normal, compared with $50
on June /, 1913 on July last year. and
Si.5 the July 10-year average. Indi-
Gated yield l51 bushels per acre, COM
pared with 1873 last year. and 1875.
the 1910-l4 average.
All characterization 100 per cent.
Of a normal, compared with 77.7 on
June l, SO on July l last year. and
S2.s. the July 1O-ycar average. Indi-
Gated yield l4.9 bushels per acre. COM
pared with 1913 last year and 14.S the
1904 average.
Wheat remaining on farms on July
l is estimated at 100000 bushels.
compared with 2S972.O00 on July l last
year and 32.32j.0GO, the average stock
on July for the five years, 191O-14.
| Corn-Arca planted 1OS.62O.00o acres.
compared with los, 321. 900 harvested
last year. and 1O5.04O, 900, the average
for the five years, 19l0-14. Condition
| So per cent of normal, compared
with So last year and SAL. the July
1O-Year average Indicated yield 2sA
| bushels per acre, compared with 2s3
! last year and 259, the 1904 aver.
age.
Oats-Condition SIS per cent Of q
normal. compared with $50 on June /.
93.9 on July l last year. and s34. the
July 1O-year average. Indicated yield
32.4 bushels per acre. compared With
as last year, and 30.5, the 1010-1+
average.
REORGANIZATION 81 per cent. OF a
normal. compared with SEQ on June l..
go on July last year. and sos, the
July 1O-year average. Indicated yield
l61 per acre. compared with 172 last
year, and 1873 the 1904 average.
White potatocs-Area planted. g.
""-'''" "N'''' company" WIN "'''i''0"
last year and 5'6St'oo. the 19lo-l4 av-
Ierage condition N7S per cent. OF
normal compared with 81 last year.
and S1.6' the July lO-year average
Indicated yield lol'5 bushels per acre
compared with $50 last year and s7's
the l'lo-l4 average
Sweet potatoes-Area planted 'So'"
acres compared with Nl9'"' last year. and
6ll,"o. the lsl"-l4 average Condition so.'
per cent OF normal compared with 81
last year ana Sol the July lo-year aver
age. Indicated yleld l"i bushels per acre'
compared with l'G'3 last year, and sA<
the l'lo-li average.
T"hacco-Area planted l'is%'"o acres
compared with l'"6N"" last year ana j.
2@"''. the lFl"-l+ average Condition sl'e
per cent. of normal compared With 3D.
last year and ST. the July 1o-vear aver
age Ihdlcated Nleld. NJ pounus per aero
the lHl"-li average.
I'laN-Area planted 1,hll,Np acres, conn