Gilpin observer., 1917-08-16
U. S. GRAIN CROPS
PRODUCTION THIS YEAR WILL
SHOW BIG GAIN OVER THE
YIELDS IN 1916.
Government Crop Report Shows Corn
Prospects Materially Improved
and Indicate q Yield Of
3,1s1 ,ooo, 900 Bushels.

corn ever grown in the United States
10 in prospect for the coming harvest
The Department of Agriculture's Au-
gust crop report showed corn pros
poets improved to the extent Of ST.
100000 bushels during July. indicat-
Ing total production of 3,191 200. 900
bushels.
Wheat. however, shows q decrease
Of 25,000.000 bushels Spring wheat
had bad month and prospects de-
creased 100000 bushels, but winter
wheat returns indicated 100000
bushels more than forecast in July.
Wheat production-winter wheat and
spring wheat combined, now is fore
cast at 653.OOo.OoO bushels.
With more than 343,000 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 it's 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-Preliminar es-
Innate of yield 15.1 bushels per acre,
compared with 1873 last year and 16.S
the 1911-15 average.
SPRING characterization 687
per cent. of normal. compared with
83.6 last month, 634 last year and 76.9
the ten-year average. Indicated acre
yield 124 bushels, compared with SO
last year and 40 the 1911-15 aver
age.
ALL WHEAT-Indicated yield 14o
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 Bill last
month, 1853 last year and 1874 the ten
year average. Indicated yield, 26.4
bushels per acre, compared with 24.4
last year and 26<0 the 1911-15 aver
age.
OATS-Condition S7.2 per cent. of Q
normal, compared with 1914 last
month. S1.5 last year and 80.2 the ten.
year average. Indicated yield 34.f
bushels per acre, compared with 30.1
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 11S.72S, 900 last year.
stocks 1911-16.
BARLEY-Condition 77s per cent
Of a normal, compared with s5.4 last
month. 800 last year and S12 the ten.
year average. Indicated yield 24.3
bushels per acre. compared with 23.e
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 1875 the 1911.
IL average.
BUCKWHEAT-Area planted 965!
900 acres, compared with S45, 900 acres
last year. Condition 92.2 per cent Of
a normal, compared with S7.S last
year and S8.2 the ten-year aver
age. Indicated yield 20.6 bushels pea
acre, compared with 14.0 last year
and 20.4 the 1911-15 average.
WHITE POTATOES-Conditio 87.S
per cent of a normal. compared with
90.1 last month, s0.S last year and
81.3 the ten-year average. Indicated
yield 1918 bushels per acre. compared
with 80.4 last year and 98.3 the 1911
Is average.
HAY-Condition S4.6 the eight-yeal
average. Indicated yield 1.I8 tons
compared with 1.63 last year and 1.31
the 1911-16 average.
SWEET POTATONs - Condit3ou
s4.8 per cent of q normal. compared
with 819 last month, $50 last ysal
and s4.2 the ten-year average. Indt
Gated yield $50 bushels per acre. com
pared with s1.7 last year and 95.4 the
1911-15 average.
TOBACCO-Condition S8.1 per cent
OF a normal, compared with S6S last
month, 84.4 last year and 100 the ten
year average. Indicated yield 1854
pounds per acre, compared with $3.50
last year and 1886 the 1911-15 aver
age.
FLAX-Condition 6o.6 per cent Of Q
normal, compared with $40 last
month, $40 last year and SIG the ten.
year average. indicated yield s5.1
bushels per acre. compared with 90
last year and SO the 1911-16 average
RICE-Condition $50 per cent Of
normal, compared with 8b1 last
month, 92.2 last year and 1873 the ten
year average. Indicated yield s5.1
bushels per acre. compared with 47.o
last year and 1913 the 1911-15 aver
age.
SUGAR BEETS-Condition 90.3 pei
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
s86 last year and 1896 the 1911-1s
average.
| ACREAGES-Above crops, exclud
Ing apples and peaches, total 337.716..
900 acres, compared with 327,362,00o
last year and 326.650. 900 in 1915.
Condition OF spring wheat and corn
on Aug. I. by important states fol-
lows:
SPRING WHEAT-Minnesota 81,
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