The Robesonian., 1917-07-12
A BILLION BUSHELS INCREASE

American Farmers Will Produce
Billion More Bushels of PrincipaI ,
Food Crops Than Last Years Pro
| ductiOn
| A billion bushels increase over last ,
years production in the principal
food crops is the response American
farmers have made to President Will
sons mid-April appeal, saying that
upon them "rests the fate Of the war
and the fate of the nations"
j The extent of the farmers response
was disclosed Monday when p produc-
, ton of 6,903, 100000 bushels of prin-
, cipal food crops was forecast in the
Department Of Agriculture's July
crop report. It shows this years
corn crop will be the largest in his
tory except one and that four and pos
r sibly five other crops will make new
high records.
The corn crop, which with favor
able weather from now on may equal
!. the number yield Of 1912, shows an
n increase Of 154,O00,0OO bushels over
d last year with a total Of 3,124,OOO,-
j 900 bushels. The acreage is ii per
cent larger than last wear.
IS The combined winter and spring
d wheat crop will be 3S,OOO,OOO bushels
more than last years, with a total of
678,OOO,OOO bushels.
, Barley, with prospects of the third
,r largest crop ever grown, will exceed
;c last years production by $4,000, 900
- bushels with an output of 214, 100000
f. bushels.
III Cats promise to exceed las ears
r c1 cp by 201 100000 bushels, the tots,,
" production being forecast at 1862
p 100000 bushels. That is slightly un-
,e der the re:,.d. Improver: :. be-
or tween now and harvest, how -ver, may
result in a record crop.
ldl White potato production on a %
q 1-2 per cent increase in acreage will
to be a record crop with $1,000, 900
Nv bushels, or 167,000,00O bushels more
ON than last year, not taking into ac-
er count the home garden production
I'M which this year is estimated to much
he larger than ever before.
nj Rye, another record crop this year
m will amount to 56,100,0O0 bushels, OF
If 100000 bushels more than last year
Sweet potatoes will register nev
If high total with 82,200,0OO bushels; O
ng II 100000 bushels more than las
nd year.
,ev Rice production will be 34,40O,O0
to bushels, the second largest crop ev
ws er produced.
,;iv Production of tobacco will brea
m another record with a crop of 1,215
sh- 000, 1000 pounds, which is 64,000,0O
,gh pounds more than was grown las
ery year.
The In a statement explaining cond
,th- tions, the Department. Of Agricultu,
said:
ed "A heavy increase in acreage {
un- corn is noted, amounting, to over
nit per cent Of last years area, much I
yer the increase being on land not fo
nm merly cultivated and the bulk of tt
ms. remainder on abandoned wheat lam
. Of and acreage formerly devoted to ha
Fulv The growth is several weeks late, b
the seed was generally of superl
quality.
- '"The corn crop suffered fro
drought in the Gulf central State
but elsewhere moisture is suffice
or in excess and the crop now prom
ed, 3,124,OOO,OOO bushels, is great
by slight margin than the large
j previous crop. The crop is slight
|
Ill due to its lateness.
''The stands Of winter wheat ha
thickened up surprisingly and
heads in almost all sections are hea,
The growth during the month h
made an improvement, representa-
gain of 29,OOO,OOO bushels, this
ing far in excess of what was {
pected or is ordinarily experienc
The improvement was general w
the exception of few States. Ea1
harvested grain in the southwest
turned out much better than anti
Ill pated.
"Spring wheat has declined in c.
oitcn materially, owing to frost a
dryness in North Dakota and un
III vorable conditions in some Of
III Western States. The condition
the winter and spring wheat Ct
combined gives promise Of VI
greater by 22,O00,000 bushels tt
was anticipated last month"
Marked Increase in Corn Acre.
Shown by States
Washington, July ga marked
crease in acreage in all of the p1
cipal producing States of the So
was shown in the 1917 crop figu
made public by the Department
Agriculture Monday and forecast
/ a record corn yield for the Uni
/ States Of 3,124,0O0, 900 bushels. :.
acreage increase for 1917 over 1
+ ranged from 2 per cent in Oklaho
to Is per cent in Alabama.
The States named by the deps
ment showing the percentage OF az
age increase, the increase and
prospective yield July l follow:
Virginia, Is per cent, 2,461,
III acres, 62,805,OOO bushels.
North Carolina, Ia per cent, 1873
600 acres, 63,277000 bushels.
Georgia, IL per cent, 4,480,
acres, 63,974,000 bushels.
IL Kentucky, Is per cent, 4,O12