The Ordway new era., 1917-08-17
US. GRAIN CROPS
PRODUCTION THis YEAR WILL
SHOW BIG GAIN OVER THE
YIELDS IN 1916.
Government Crop Report Shows Corn
Prospects Materially Improved
and Indicate 4 Yield Of
3,1s1 100000 Bushels.
western Newspaper Union New. Service.


Washington.-Th largest crop Of
corn ever grown in the United States
Is In prospect for the coming harvest
The Department Of Agricultures Au'
gust crop report showed corn pros
poets improved to the extent of ST.
100000 bushels during July. indicat-
ing total production of 3,191 100000
bushels.
Wheat, however, shows a decrease
OF 25.OOO.OO0 bushels. Spring wheat
had bad month and prospects de-
creased 4O,OOO.O0O bushels. but winter
wheat returns indicated 100000
bushels more than forecast in July.
Wheat productionIwinter wheat and
spring wheat combined, now is fore
cast at G53.OOO,O00 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 tot 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-Preliminar es-
innate of yield 151 bushels per acre.
compared with 1873 last year and 16.s
the 1911-15 average.
per cent. of a normal, compared with
1876 last month, 63.4 last year and 1863
the ten-year average. Indicated acre
yield 12.4 bushels, compared with S.S
last year and 14.0 the 1911-15 aver.
age.
ALL WHEAT-Indicated' yield 40
bushels per acre, compared with 12.1
last year and 1874 the 1911-15 aver
age.
CORN-Condition 1873 per cent. Of
normal. compared with S1.1 last
month, 1873 last year and 1874 the ten
year average. Indicated yield, 26.4
bushels per acre. compared with PA
last year and 26O the 1911-15 aver
age.
OATS-Condition S7.2 per cent. of .
normal, compared with 1914 last
month, S1.5 last year and 80.2 the ten
year average. Indicated yield BAT
bushels per acre, compared with 3O.1
last year and 31.7 the 1911-15 aver.
age.
OATS-Remaining on farms Aug. 1.
estimated at about 47.771 900 bushels,
compared with 113,728,OOO last year,
and 64,92S,OOO, the average Aug. l
stocks 1911-15.
BARLEY-Condition 77.9 per cent
of normal. compared with S5.4 last
month, 500 last year and S1.2 the ten.
year average. Indicated yield 24.s
bushels per acre, compared with 23.d
last year and 26.5 the 1911-15 average.
RYE-Preliminary estimate of the
yield 14.9 bushels per acre, compared
with 1873 last year and 16.5 the 1911
Is average.
BUCKWHEAT-Area planted 965,
900 acres, compared with S45, 900 acrea
last year Condition 1922 per cent OF
a normal, compared with S7.8 last
year and SS.2 the ten-year aver
age. Indicated yield 20.6 bushels per
acre, compared with 14.0 last year
and 2O.4 the 1915 average.
WHITE TATOES-Condition S7.S
per cent of a normal, compared with
eO1 last month. sos last year anc
S1.3 the ten-year average. indicated
yield 1915 bushels per acre, compared
with 8O4 last year and 98.3 the 1911
Is average.
HAY-Condition S46 the eight-yeal
average. Indicated yield 1.4S tons
compared with 1.53 last year and 1.31
the 1911-15 average.
SWEET POTATOES = Condition
84.8 per cent of normal, compared
with S1.9 last month, 85.9 last year
and 842 the ten-year average. 1ndi-
Gated yield 95.6 bushels per acre. com.
Pared with 91.7 last year and 95.4 the
1915 average.
TOBACCO-Conditio sS.1 per cent
OF normal. compared with 86.S last
month. s4.4 last year and 79:0 the ten.
year average Indicated yield 1854
pounds per acre, compared with $50
lest year and 1856 the 1911-15 aver
age.
FLAX-Condition 6O.6 per cent of a
normal, compared with $40 last
month, $40 last year and S1.6 the ten
year average. Indicated yield 35.7
bushels per acre, compared with 9.6
last year and SO the 1911-15 average.
RICE-Condition $50 per cent of q
normal, compared with 85.1 last
month, 92.2 last year and 1873 the ten
year average. Indicated yield 3s.7
bushels per acre, compared with 47.0
last year and 33.s the 1911-15 aver
age.
SUGAR BEETs- Condition 90.s per
cent of normal, compared with 92.4
last month, 1854 last year and 1913 the
ten-year average. Indicated yield
1906 tons per acre, compared with
s36 last year and 1886 the 1911-1t
average.
Ing apples and peaches, total 337, ,716,-
900 acres, compared with s27, ,363 900
last year and 326,650, 900 In 1915.
Condition of spring wheat and corn