The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1916-07-28
SHORT GRAIN CROPS
. in UNITED STATES 5
Official Department Of Aurich7
ture Estimates Predict Short
Acreage and Yield

The grain crop report of the depart
ment of agriculture for July was
quite in line with general opinion as
formulated from recent private inves-
LEGATIONS. Tho Indications as regards
winter wheat are not much better than
they were month ago, when the out
look seemed to be for a crop consider
ably less than in 1916, and spring
wheat shows only u slight improve
ment in condition during June, says
tho Chronicle. , ']=aG Z
. The announcement as to corn, more
over, disappoints early expectations.
When preparations for this crop were
actively begun in the larger producing
territory 1t was quite generally
thought that the acreage planted
would show marked increase over
The record area Of a year ago. But it
is now stated that Instead Of "A large
increase there has been d merely nom
tEal addition TO the land devoted to
this CEREAL, rainy nhd cold weather at
the north preventing the sowing of
some territory while at the south cot
ton, with prices acting as a stimulus,
has reclaimed to itself soil devoted to
corn a year ago, o.. Ia. II XII {
Corn Is Stationary sg-
Corn area lis given as l0S;S20 900
acres, which is an increase of only
threetenths of q. one per cent, De.
creases are reported in most of tf1e
Southern States and in some important
localities elsewhere as well. In fact,
the only really notable addition this
year is in Kansas-ffteen per cent
The condition of the crop on July
at 80 compares with S1.2 last year and
a ten.year average of S4.l.
The department of agriculture, bas
ing Its conclusions on average data, in.
terPfets the promise July to be fer
an ultimate yield of 26.4' bushels per
acre, which would give total produc-
ton on the acreage. as above stated of
2,S66, 900 900 bushels, or $4,000, 900
bushels less than in 1915, and $50
bushels under the record yield Of 1912
Wheat Pals Of
Spring wheat conditions apparently
advanced less than a full point during
June, and at 80 contrasts with 93.3 last
year and tenyear average of S4.5.
The indicated yield per acre at this
time is announced US ISL bushels,
which, upon the reduced area under
cultivation, foreshadoWs crop of
sp,OVO,up0 bushels, against 3o6,oO0,-
100 in 19l5--the record product
Winter wheat showed a moderate
advance in condition during the
month, but the average for July L,
1916, of 1871 compares with S44 year
ago, 94.l in 1914, and q ten year aver.
age of Sl.9. The improvement in the
status of the crop has induced the de-
nartment to raise its estimate of aver.
lge product per acre from l4.2 bushels
Oh June to las bushels July !, Civ.
ing an aggregate yield of $4,000 900
bushels, or a total Of 166, 900, 900 bush
Is below 1915. Combining spring and
winter wheat, the outlook, as officially
promulgated is now for 100000, 900
bushels, thisNcpmparing with the rec
ord yield Of l,012,O00,OOO bushels in
'915.
Dat Crop viii Be Short
A drop of 80 points in the condition
of oats during June is Indicated by the
July l report. Condition, however, on
July l, while 7.6 points below last
year, is little above the ten,year
average. Officially, the promise at
that time is announced to be for
yield of 32.4 bushels per acre, equiva.
iont to l,3l70O0,000 bushels for the
area to be harvested, this falling be
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