The Raymer enterprise., 1917-08-16
u. 5. GRAIN CROPS
PRODUCTION THIS, YEAR WILL
SHOW BIG GAIN OVER THE
YIELDS IN 1915.
Government Crop Report Shows Corn
Prospects Materially Improved
and Indicate Q Yield Of
3,1st ,ooo,o 900 Bushels.

Is in prospect for the coming harvest.
The Department Of Agriculture's Au-
gust crop report showed corn pros
poets improved to the extent Of g..
100000 bushels during July, indicat'
ing total production Of 3.lsl, 900. 900
bushels.
Wheat, however, shows q decrease
OF 25.000.000 bushels. Spring wheat
had bad month and prospects do
creased 100000 bushels, but winter
wheat returns indicated $4,000, 900
bushels more than forecast in July.
Wheat production-winter wheat and
spring wheat combined, now is fore.
cast at 653,0oo,o0o bushels.
With more than $4,000 square
miles planted to the important food
crops, not taking into account the
vastly-increased number OF home gar
dens. the United States has more
than one-ninth of its entire area grow.
ing in food crops.
Bumper crops Of corn and oats and
record crops OF barley, rye, white and
sweet potatoes, tobacco and hay, show
the response of the farmers of the
country to President Wilson's appeal
made in April last to produce larger
crops this year for war use.
Other details OF the report follow:
WINTER WHEAT-Preliminary es.
innate of yield 15.1 bushels per acre.
compared with 1873 last year and 16.S
the l911-l5 average.
SPRING WHEAT-Condition 68.7
per cent, OF normal, compared with
$3.50 last month, 63.4 last year and 76.9
the ten-year average. Indicated acre
yield 12.4 bushels, compared with 8.8
last year and 14.O the 1915 aver.
age.
ALL WHEAT-Indicated yield 14.0
bushels per acre, compared with 12.l
last year and 15.4 the 1915 aver
age.
CORN-Condition 7SS per cent. OF
normal, compared with S1l last
month. 1853 last year and 1874 the ten
year average. Indicated yield, 26l
bushels per acre, compared with 24.l
last year and 26.0 the 19l1.15 aver.
age.
oATS-Condition S72 per cent. Of q
normal, compared with 89.4 last
month, 81.5 last year and 80.2 the ten
year average. Indicated yield 341
bushels per acre. compared with 301
last year and 31.7 the 191l-15 aver.
age.
OATS-Remaining on farms Aug. l.
estimated at about 47,77l 900 bushels
compared with 113,72S,000 last year
and G4,92S,00o, the average Aug. ]
stocks l911-15.
BARLEY-Condition 77.9 per cent
OF normal compared with S54 last
month, 500 last year and 81.2 the ten
year average. Indicated yield 24S
bushels per acre, compared with 23e
last year and 2s.5 the 19ll-15 average
Preliminary estimate of the
yield 149 bushels per acre, compared
with 1873 last year and l65 the 1911
Is average.
BUCKWHEAT-Area planted 9G5,
600 acres, compared with $4,000 acres
last year. Condition 1922 per cent OF
normal, compared with S7S last
year and ss.2 the ten-year aver
age Indicated yield 2O.6 bushels per
acre, compared with 140 last year
and 20.4 the 1915 average.
WHITE POTATOES Condition 87s
per cent OF normal. compared with
s01 last month, sos last year and
S1.3 the ten.year average. Indicated
yield 1918 bushels per acre, compared
with S0.4 last year and 9s.3 the 1911
Is average.
HAY-Condition S4.6 the eight.year
average. Indicated yield 1.4S tons
compared with 1,53 last year and 1.Sl
the 1915 average.
SWEET POTATOES Condition
848 per cent of normal, compared
with Sl.9 last month, S5.9 last year
and s4.2 the ten-year average. Indi.
Gated yield 95.6 bushels per acre. com.
pared with 9l.7 last year and 95.4 the
1915 average.
TOBACCO-Condition s8.1 per cent
OF a normal, compared with 86s last
month, S4.4 last year and 79.O the ten
year average. Indicated yield 1854
pounds per acre. compared with $50
last year and 1886 the l9ll-15 aver.
age.
FLAX-Condition COG per cent OF a
normal, compared with $40 last
month. $40 last year and 8i.6 the ten
year average. Indicated yield 1851
bushels per acre, compared with 9.6
last year and Sc the 19l1-15 average.
RICE-Condition $50 per cent OF a
normal, compared with S5.1 last
month. 92.2 last year and sS8 the ten.
year average. Indicated yield 35.7
bushels per acre, compared with 40
last year and 1913 the 19l1-15 aver
age.
SUGAR BEETS-Condition 90.3 per
cent of normal, compared with 92.4
last month. S6.4 last year and 893 the
ten-year average. Indicated yield
10.66 tons per acre, compared with
s.36 last year and 1886 the 19l1-16
average.
ACREAGES-Above crops. exclud-
Ing apples and peaches, total 337.716..
600 acres. compared with 327,352, 600
last year and 326,650,00 In 1915.
Condition of spring wheat and corn
on Aug. 1. by important states fol-
lows.
SPRING WHEAT-Minnesota ST..
North Dakota IS, South Dakota, 80.