The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1916-08-10
SUMMARY AUGUST
CROP REPORT

A summary OF the August crop re-
port for the State of Nevada and for
the United States. as compiled by the
Bureau of Crop Estimates land trans
mitted through the Weather Bureau),
U. s. Department of agriculture, is
as follows:
Winter Wheat
State-Preliminary estimate, So, 900
bushels; production last year (final
estimate), $4,000 bushels.
United States-Preliminary esti-
mate, 455,O00,000 bushels; production
last year final estimate), 655.045. 900
bushels.
Spring Wheat
State-August / forecast, $4,000
bushels; production last year (finai
estimate), 1,088.000 bushels.
United States-August / forecast.
199,000,000 bushels; production last
year (inal estimate), 56,460,000 bu-
shells.
State-August 1 forecast, $4,000
bushels production last year final
estimate), 5S5,000 bushels.
United States-August l forecast,
1,270, 100000 bushels; production last
year final estimate), 1.540. .362, 900 bu-
shells.
Barley
State-August / forecast, $4,000
bushels; production last year final
estimate), $4,000 bushels.
United States-August / forecast,
195,000,000 bushels; production last
year (final estimate). 237,009,000 bu-
shells.
Potatoes
State-August / forecast, 2,08O. 900
bushels; production last year final
estimate), 2,236,000 bushels.
United States-August / forecast.
364000.000 bushels; production last
year (final estimate). 359.103,000 bu-
shells.
State-August l forecast, $4,000
tons; production last year (f1nal es-
timate), $4,000 tons.
United States-August / forecast,
84,600.000 tons; production last year
(final estimate). S5.225, 900 tons.
Pasture
State-August condition, 79: COM
pared with the ten-year average of SO.
United States-August / condition.
S5.9; compared with the ten-year av-
erage of S1.6.
Apples
State-August / forecast, 10000
barrels; production last year final
estimate). 10000 barrels.
United States-August 1 forecast.
71,600,000 barrels; production last
year final estimate). 76.670.000 bar
rels.
The first price given below Is the
average on August / this year, and
the second. the average on August 1
last year.
State-Wheat, 130 and 9S cents per
bushel; oats, so and 55; potatoes. 140
and 81; hay. s14 and So per ton; eggs,
30 and 80 cents per dozen
United States-Wheat, lot and 1865
cents per bushel; corn, 1914 and 1873
cents; oats, 401 and 454 cents: po-
tatoes, 95.4 and 56.3 cents; hay. $1070
and s11.02 per ton; cotton. 1876 and
81 cents per pound; eggs. 20.7 and II
cents per dozen.
Weather Summary
The mean temperature. which rang
ed from So in Elko county to 81 in
Clark county. was slightly above the
average at few places, but deficient
elsewhere. Unusually low tempera-
lures (30' to 32') occurred in Elko
county on the first three days, and a
freezing temperature in the Washoe
Lake district as late as the 27th. Max
imum temperatures of 100' or over
were recorded almost daily in Clark
county. For the state as a whole. the
precipitation was about normal. The
fall was from trace to more than an
inch, but generally less than one-half
inch over most of the state. and at
number of stations there was none at
all. Fairly heavy and beneficial show
ers occurred in some parts of Hum
boldt. Elko, Esmeralda. Lincoln and
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