The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-08-09
ADVERSE WEATHER
CAUSES DECREASED
CROP ESTIMATES
Farmers Stand to Lose Many
Millions of Dollars by
Deterioration Is Report
of Government

Washington, August s.-Falling on
in crop prospects, amounting to many
millions of dollars loss to farmers OF
the country were indicated today in the
department of agriculture's August re-
port which forecast declines in indicated
production in almost every important
crop from the forecasts reported In
July.
Wheat showed a loss of 105,0oo,oOo
bushels; corn, 100000 bushels; oats,
AZ, O0O, 900 bushels; barley. 100000
bushels; and there were decreases IN
rye, white and sweet potatoes, flax, ap-
pies and peaches. heavy reduction
of the indicated production TO cotton
previously had been reported.
Corn, the nations greatest crop, is in
a serious condition from drouth and II
rain does not come soon the yield Will
be smaller than the frecast announced
today, which was 2,777,000. 900 bushels.
Foresacsts of production, which may
be larger or smaller than indicated, as
conditions affecting the crops are pet
ter or worse, follow:
Winter wheat, August forecast, 4eo'-
900 900; July forecast, 4s9,o00.0o0; 1915
crop, 100000; 1904 average, 4so'WVVV'
Spring wheat, August forecast, lSS'"Vooo'
July forecast. 10000. 900; 1915 crop, SS7'ooo-
900: 1904 average, 233,0OO,000. All wheat,
August forecast, 654,0oo.00o; July forecast
75s, 900 0oo 1915 crop, 1,o12.ooo,OOO; lslo-l4
average, 728,0 10000 Corn, August forecast
2.T77, 900, 900; July forecast 1855, ooOOO 1915
crop, 3,O55 900, 900; 1904 average, 2,732'oN,-
600. Oats, 1,274,Ooo, 900; July forecast, 1,3l7,-
600. 900; 1915 crop, $4,000; 1904 average,
1.15S, OOo, 900. Barley. August forecast, w.
900, 0O0;; July forecast 206, 900; 1915 crop,
237 ,o0o, 900; 1904 average, 1S6.0oo0OO. Rye.
August forecast, Al, 100000; July forecast,
a. 900, OO0; 1915 crop, 49.2O0,000; 1904 aver
age, 37,60O,00O. Buckwheat, August fore
cast, 1710O, 900; 1915 crop, 15,S00,OOO; lslo-l4
average, 1900 900. White potatoes, August
forecast, 364,O0O,0O0; July forecast, 369,Ooo,-
co., 1915 crop, 359, 100000; 1904 average,
361 900 O00 Sweet potatoes, August fore
cast. 100000; July forecast, 7a'sooooo; 1913 ISL
crop, 74,30O,OO 1904 average, 100000.
Tobacco August forecast. 1,1s7,oOoO WOO
pounds July forecast, 1,191, 100000 pounds;
1916 crop, 1861, 0o00 900 pounds; 1904 aver
age, 1892, 00O, 900 pounds. Flax, August fore
cast 141OO,OOO bushels; July forecast, IA.
500, 900 bushels; 1915 crop, 13,so0.0Oo bushels;
1904 average, 18,700.000 Rice, August
forecast, 34,2O0,0Oo bushels; July forecast,
1920, 600 bushels; 1915 crop, q, 900 bush
els; 1904 average, "a, 900 bushels Hay,
August forecast 100000 tons; 1915 crop.
IS, 100000 tons; 1904 average, 66.20o00o
tons. Cotton, August forecast, 1890, 900;
bales; July forecast, IA, 900 bales; 1915
crop, II, 10000 bales; 1904 average, IA
900, 900 bales Sugar beets, August forecast,
1870 900 tons; July forecast, 7,2S0,000 tons;
1915 crop, $50, 900; 1904 average, $780, 900.
Apples, August forecast, n.soo,oo0 barrels;
July forecast, n, 500 900 barrels; 1915 crop,
76 100000 barrels; 1904 average, 66, 900, 00C
barrels. Peaches, August forecast, 40. 3o0,-
900 bushels; July forecast. 42,10o.0oo bush
els; 1915 crop. 635oo,000 bushels; 191o-14
average, 43,80o,00o bushels.
Production figures for winter wheat
and rye are preliminary estimates.
Comparison Of the August with theNuly
production forecast indicates the changes
in prospects caused by weather and other
conditions during the month of July.
The next general crop report will be
issued Friday, September 8.
Other details of the report follow:
Winter wheat: Preliminary estimate
of yield 1913 bushels per acre, compared
with 1862 last year and 1853 the 1910-14
average
Spring wheat: Condition 1914 per cent
of normal compared with $50 last
month, 1914 last year and 1913 the 10-year
average. Indicated acre yield 11.2 bushels.
compared with 1873 last year and 1875 the
1904 average.
All wheat: Indicated yield 1913 bushels
per acre compared with 1863 last year. and
148 the 1904 average.
Corn: Condition 1853 per cent of nor
NAL. compared with $40 last month, 1915
last year, and 1877 the 10-year average.
Indicated yield 25.6 bushels per acre, COM
pared with 2s.2 last year and 25s the
191O-14 average
Oats: Condition Bis per cent of nor
NAL compared with 1858 last month, 91.6
last year and 800 the 1o-year average.
Indicated yield 31.4 bushels per acre, COM
pared with s7.8 last year and 30.5 the
1904 average.
Oats remaining on farms August esti-