Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-07-10
Harvest Will Total Billion
Bushels More Than Last
Years Production.
CORN BUMPER YIELD
White and Sweet Potatoes Set
New High Mark; Rice Sec
ond Largest in History.

WASHINGTON. July "a billion
bushels increase over last years pro-
duction in the principal food crops 1t
the response American farmers have
made to President Wilson's mid-Aprii
appeal, saying that upon them rests
the fate of the war and the fate of the
nation"
The extent of the farmers response
was disclosed today when production
of 6.0s3,OOO, 900 bushels of principal
food crops was forecast in the depart
ment of agriculture's July crop report
II shows this years corn crop VIII
be the largest in history except one
and that four and possibly five other
crops will make new high records.
Bumper Corn Crop.
The corn crop, which with favorable
weather from now on may equal three
billion bushels, shows an increase OF
b4t.OOO. 900 bushels over last year with
n total OF 3,124,000,000 bushels. Ihe
acreage is IA per cent larger than last
wear The combined winter and spring
wheat crop will be 3s,0OO,Ooo bushels
more than last year, with total OF
$4,000, 900 bushels.
Barley, with prospects for the third
largest crop ever grown, Will exceed
last years production by 33,ooo,ouo
bushels with an output of l4,ooo'ooo'
Oats primise to exceed last year
cron nv 2Ol OOO, 600 bushels, the total
production being forecase at l,4SS'-
900 600 bushels. That is slightly under
tho record. Improvement between
now and harvest, however, may result
in q record crop.
Potato Crop Breaks Record.
White potato production on 22 u
per cent Increase In acreage VIII be
record crop with 452,OOO.OOO bushels,
or l67 900, 900 bushels more than last
year. not taking into account the nome
garden production. which this year Is
estimated to be much larger than ever
before.
Rye, another record crop TINS year
will amount to b6,1O0,000 bushels,
$4,000 more than last year.
Sweet potatoes will register new
high total with S2,200,00O bushels or
1900, 900 bushels more than last
year. ooo
Rice production will be s4.4OO,OOo
bushels. the second largest crop ever
produced. ..
Production of tobacco will cover
another record with crop or ~ o. =
100000 pounds. which Is 6i,ooo'oov
pounds more than was grown last
year.
Oats and Wheat Improve.
Oats have improved with winter
wheat in all sections except the north
ern portion of the north central states
where cold. frost and drought nave
interferred and In some OF the west
crn states Winter oats In the south
are n very small crop owing to winter
grown thore, while better was net
large owing to drought In the gull
central states. States thruout the
main producing sections other than
noted are exceptionally, the conditiol
Is high and at this date the largest
crop of record Is promised, l'495'-
900, 900 bushels.
The acreage Of rice has been much
Increased but conditions are unfaV,
orable In the gulf coast section oil
Louisiana and Texas. owing to low
water In the rivers permitting an IN
flow of sea water. raising the salt
content so high as to make II un-
suitable for irrgating rice.
The conditions In Arkansas and
California are high and the present
crop Is 35,400. 900, being less than the
phrnominal crop Of 40.700.000 last
year but more than five million
greater than any previous year.
The barley promise remains un-
changed at the high figure of pa
100000 mushels. Rye. as n result OF
unfavorab conditions in North Da-
kota. has declined almost four mil
lion bushels to the present promise OF
100000 bushels, this being, how
over. about 100000 bushels above
tho average and half that ABOVE
last years crop.