Evening journal., 1917-07-10
nation RESPONDS
TO FOOD crisis
Billion Bushels Increase in
Principal Grains Forecast
in July Report
WHEAT AND POTATOES
MAKE GOOD SHOWING
BY The United Pros.

By The United Press.
WASHINGTON, July lO-America's
farms have responded to the call Of
war.
According TO estimates compiled yes
terday by the bureau OF crop estimates
the winter and spring wheat crops will
total 07sOOO.OOO bushels or SsOOOOOO
bushels mire than 1916 yielded.
Corn viii reach 3,l24O0 bushels, far
over the 1916 yield OF assoc bushels.
White potatoes promise 452OOO,oOO
bushels as against 2s5,OO0,OOO in 1916,
and there will be 100000 bushels
more sweet potatoes this year than last.
Thus department OF agriculture Off
Gals say the american soil has re-
sponded TO save the allies in their crying
need for food
Tho promised increased production Of
wheat, however, is more than lost in
the tremendous falling OIL OF last years
wheat supplies remaining on the farms,
The high prices prevailing during tho
past year apparently have caused farm
ers to sell A year ago wheat was e3
cents a bushel and corn Is cents, while
today wheat is $500 a bushel and corn
Sl.65.
Tho farmers. holding for n rise in
prices a year ago retained 7473l 600 on
their farms while today's report shows
only about l5,72O,O0O bushels held.
Cotton was selling for - cents pound
on July ! as compared with u l-2 cents
q year ago. Tho price Of every com
modify listed by tho bureau Of crop
estimates showed the same high in
crease.
Tho report shows IL per cent. in
creased acreage of corn.
Esctimates Of other principal crops
ares
Oats, Asa. 900 900 bushels against L.
252, 100000 in 1916; harley. 2l4.OOOOOO
bushels against ISL 900 600 in 1916; rye.
56l00O00 bushels against a. 100000 in
1916; tobacco, l2l5OOOOOO pounds
against ISL 100000 in 1915; flax, H.
10000 bushels against l5.JOOOOO lin
1916; rice, 344OOOOO bushels against
100000 in 1916; hay. 5000. 600 tons
against 100000 in 1915; cotton, H.
100000 bales against IL 400, 600 in
1916; apples, 2OO,OOOOOO bushels against
eo2 100000 in 1916, and peaches, a.
100000 bushels against 100000 in
1916.
Condition Of crops July was;
Winter wheat, 75.0 against 757 July
], 1916; spring wheat $50 against 50
last year; all wheat. 7So against 100
last year; corn. Sill against 50 last
year; oats, so4 against s6.3 last year;
rye, 1914 against 81 last years white
potatoes, 0Ol against SIS last year;
sweet potEtoes, sl9 against 9o4 last
year; tobacco, S6.S against SIG last
wear; FAX. 50 against 903 last year;
rice. SOL against o27 last year; hay
sf.s against OBS last year. and cotton
EOS against sll last year.
The acreage of principal crops not
already reported was;
Corn, l2l .Oa9. 600 acres. or ll4.2 per
cent. OF 1915; white potatoes, 4,3s4.00f
acres OF 1925 per cert. of 1916; sweet
potatoes, 100000 acres or 1858 per cent
Of 1916; tobacco, ] .flS.40O acres or l0O.i
per cent. of 1916; fax. .939, 900 acres OF
1908 per cent. Of 1916, and rice, o6,6o0,.
0Ou acres or III s per cent Of last year
The yield per acre Of crops was esti'
mated 10 be:
Winter wheat. l46 bushels against
l3s last year; spring wheat, a.
bushels against SIS last year; all wheat
las bushels against l2l last year
corn, 25.s bushels against 24.4 last year
oats, 3S.7 bushels against 30.l last year
white potatoes, 1879 bushels agsins'
sO.4 last year; sweet potatoes, o0l
bushels against OH last year; tobacco
s56.s pounds against SIS pounds las
year: fax, 81 bushels against 90 II
1916; rice, 35.5 bushels against Al il
1916; hay, l.5 tons against l.53 tons II
1916. and cotton 1928 pounds agains
1866 In 1910.