Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-03-09
23.9 PER CENT. OFF
WHEAT CROP STILL
STORED ON FARMS|
Amount Is 6.7 per Cent. Great.
err Than March /, 1915, de-
spite the Heavy Ex-
ports.

ashlngton, March Sowing ia tina
heaVN export of wheat and corn since
the last harvest season, much ;ntere.,
conferred in to.daY's department ~ ,yr
culture monthly report Announcing tho
amount of wheat Of last years record
crop remaining on farms March + Tho
departments crop reporting board, from
reports OF its correspondent. and agent
throughout the country. estimates tbs
amount OF wheat, corn. oats and bsrley
on farms, with compa risons OF nreredin :
years, the proportion Of each crop uhicn
will be shipped out Of tho counties whers
grown. and tho percentage OF the 10
c/n crop which was of merchantabls
quality. as follows:
Wheat: About 2t1111oco bushels. ID
1913 per cent. Of the l915 crop remained
on farms March I, 1916 compared Wit
l52 10000 bushels, or i12 per cent, OF thu
1914 crop on farms March |. 1915. 151 ,7a5 mn
bushels. or 40 per cent. Of the 1915 Gro
remaining in 1914, and ljs, 1890 bushels,
or PA per cent. Of the 1912 crop remain
ing in 1913.
About 81, per cent. Of tho 1915 cron|
will be shipped out Of the countie \
where grown. against 6o7 per cent. I'd
he 1914 crop so shipped and So per cen
Of the 1918 crop SO shipped, and 6l6 ped
cent of the 1872 crop so shipped
CORN: About ,.l3s.713.orO bushels. "a
G13 per cent. of the 1915 crop RENAME d
on farms March /. 1916. compared with
alo.Sol, GO bushels. or 341 per cent OF the
1914 crop on farms March /. 1915, Sc, 25. rv1
bushels or 54 per cent Of the 1918 croI
in lal4. and 1.2s9,e5501o bushels. or a !;
per cent. Of the 1917 crop in 1918
About IS per cent. of the 1915 crop viii
ne shipped out Of tho counties vhers
grown. against is.o per cent OF tho
1919 crop so shipped or H. per cent. ot
The 1913 crop SO shipped and Us per
cent. of the l9l2 crop shipped.
The proportion of the 1915 crop which,
is understandable quality is about 1I.3 per
cent, compared with So of the 19l
CROP. Sol per cent. OF the 1913 crop and
$40 per cent OF the 1912 crop.
OATS: About SO 00O,0O bushels, ~
3s7 per cent. Of the 1915 crop remained
on farms March |. 1916. compared viii
ia $50, 40 bushels, or Sc per cent Of til
1914 crop on farms March !. 1915, 49,'
4sl. 90 bushels or 31.4 per cent. OF tbs
1918 crop in 1914; and sO4,21so0O bushels
or As per cent. Of tn. 1912 crop In 1915.
A bout 70 per cent. ~ tho 1915 crop vii
ne shipped out of the counties Nhe''
grown against 81 per cent. of the 10
crop SO shipped. 2G.5 ner cent. of the 10
crop so shipped, and 500 per cent. Of tn
III" cror so shipped.
Barley: About o. 90 bushels, or y.
per cent of the 1915 crop remained OF
| farms March /, 1916. compared with e.
sea, 400 bushels or 90 per cent. Of the 1?i
Cron on farms March !. 1915. ii,1n6 ~
bushels or 2i.S per cent. of the 1915 crol
In 1914, and g.. 2S3 90 bushels, or &c pc
cent. OF he 1872 crop in 1915,
About Al per cent OF the 1915 crop vii
he shipped out OF the counties Wher
grown against 45.1 per cent. of tho Ial
crop so shipped, 4S.4 per cent. Of the ~
crop so shipped, and %, per cent. Of tn
1912 crop so shipped.
The next grain report Of the Bureau o
crop Estimates will be issued Friday
April :, at a;15 p, M, eastern time.