Taiban Valley news., 1917-08-17
US. GRAIN CROPS
PRODUCTION THIS YEAR WILL
SHOW BIG GAIN OVER THE
YIELDS IN 1916.
Government Crop Report ShSws Corn
Prospects Materially Improved
and Indicate a Yield of
3,191, 600, 900 Bushels.
Western Newspaper Union News servic..

GOTH ever grown III lHo OHtNeO OIdOoo
is in prospect for the coming harvest
The Department of Agricultures Au.
gust crop report showed corn pros
poets improved to the extent of 81
100000 bushels during July, indicat
ing total production of 3,191, ,000, ,0OO
bushels.
Wheat, however, shows a decrease
Of 25,000,000 bushels. Spring wheat
had a bad month and prospects de-
creased 40,000,OO0 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,OO0,000 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-Preliminar es-
innate of yield 15.1 bushels per acre,
compared with 1873 last year and 1873
the 1911-15 average.
SPRING WHEAT-Condition 68.7
per cent. of normal, compared with
1876 last month, 63.4 last year and 76.9
the ten-year average. Indicated acre
yield 12.4 bushels, compared with 8.S
last year and 14.0 the 1911-15 aver
age.
ALL WHEAT-Indicated yield 14.0
bushels per acre, compared with 12.1
last year and 15.4 the 1911-15 aver
age.
CORN-Condition 1873 per cent. of
normal, compared with 81.1 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 a
normal, compared with 894 last
month, S1.5 last year and S02 the ten
year average. Indicated yield 34.T
bushels per acre, compared with 301
last year and BIT the 1911-15 aver
age.
OATS-Remaining on farms Aug l..
estimated at about 47,771 900 bushels.
compared with 113,72S,000 last year,
and 64,92S,O00, the average Aug. 1
stocks 1911-15.
BARLEY-Condition 77.9 per cent.
of normal, compared with 85.4 last
month, 500 last year and 81.2 the ten
year average. Indicated yield 24.3
bushels per acre, compared with 23.6
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-Are planted $685.
900 acres, compared with $4,000 acres
a normal, compared with S78 last
year and SS.2 the ten-year aver
age. Indicated yield 20.6 bushels per
acre, compared with 14.0 last year
and 20.4 the 1915 average
WHITE POTATOES-Condition 87.9
per cent of a normal, compared with
901 last month, 80.8 last year and
S1.3 the ten-year average. Indicated
yield 1915 bushels per acre, compared
with 80.4 last year and 9S.3 the 1911
Is average.
HAY-Condition 84.6 the eight-year
average. Indicated yield 1.48 tons,
compared with 1.53 last year and 1.31
the 1911-15 average.
SWEET POTATOES = Condition
84.8 per cent of a normal, compared
with 81.9 last month, 85.9 last year
and 84.2 the ten-year average. Indi-
Gated yield 95.6 bushels per acre, COM
pared with 91.7 last year and 95.4 the
1911-15 average.
TOBACCO-Condition 1871 per cent
OF a normal, compared with 868 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 1856 the 1911-15 aver
age.
FLAX-Condition COG per cent of a
normal, compared with $40 last
month, $40 last year and SIG the ten
year average. Indicated yield 1851
bushels per acre, compared with 9.6
last year and Sc the 1911-15 average.
RICE-Condition $50 per cent OF a
normal, compared with S5.1 last
month, 92.2 last year and 1873 the ten
year average. Indicated yield 35.7
bushels per acre, compared with 47.0
last year and 1873 the 1911-15 aver
age.
SUGAR BEETS-Condition 90.3 per
cent of normal, compared with 92.4
last month, 1874 last year and 1913 the
ten-year average. Indicated yield
1906 tons per acre, compared with
9.36 last year and 1886 the 1911-16
average.
ACREAGES-Above crops, exclud-
ing apples and peaches, total 337,716,-
900 acres, compared with 327352,000
last year and 326,65O,00O in 1915.
Condition OF spring wheat and corn
on Aug. 1, by important states fol-
lows:
SPRING WHEAT-Minnesot 81,
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