Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1917-07-10
Billion Bushels Increase Over
Last Years Production in
Principal Food Crops Is In
diCated,
THREE BILLION BUSHELS
IS EXPECTED CORN YIELD
Winter and Spring Wheat viii
Exceed Last Years Produc-
tioni White Potatoes Will
Break Record.

lnF NoHNtNo JOURNAL SPECIAL LEASED WnGI
Washington, July "A billion
bushels increase over last years pro-
duction in the principal food crops is
the response American farmers have
made to President wilson's mid-April
appeal, saying that upon them rests
the fate of the war and the fate of ma
| tions."
The extent of the farmers response
was disclosed today when 5roduc-
| ton of 6,093, 100000 bushels of prin-
cipal food crops was forecast In the
department of agrieulture's July crop
report. IL shows this years corn crop
| will be the largest in history, except
| one, and that four and possibly five
other crops will make new high rec
ords
The corn crop, which with favor
able weather. may equal the bumper
yield of 1912, shows an increase of
51,000,000 bushels over last year with
total of S,124,000,000 bushels. The
acreage is IA per cent larger than 1t
was last year.
Oat Crop Greater.
The combined winter and spring
wheat crop will be 3S,000,000 bushels
| more than last years with total OF
CTS, 100000 bushels.
Barley with prospects for the third
largest crop ever grown, will exceed
last years production by 33.000,000
bushels. with an output of 214,000,000
bushels.
Oats promise to exceed last years
crop by 201,000.000 bushels. the total
Ispipduction being forecast at 1885,
| 100000 bushels. That is slightly un-
der the record. Improvement between
now and harvest. however. may result
in record crop.
White potato production on a 22h
per cent increase i'm acreage will be
a record crop with 452,000.000 BUSH
els, or 167.000.000 bushels more than
last year, not taking into account the
home garden production which this
year is estimated to be much larger
than ever before.
Tobacco Will Overreach High Mark.
Rye. another record crop this year,
will amount to 56.t00.00 bushels.
200, 900 bushels more than last year.
Sweet potatoes will register a new
high total with S2,200,000 bushels, or
II 100000 bushels more than last
year.
Rice production will be 34,400,0o0
bushels the second largest crop ever
produced.
Production of tobacco will break
another record with crop of ais.
900, 900 pounds. which is 64,000,000
pounds more than was grown last
year.
In a statement explaining crop
conditions, the department of agri-
culture said:
Heavy increase in acreage of corn
is noted. amounting to over II per
cent of last years area, much of the
increase being on land formerl ycui-
tivated and the bulk of the re-
mainder on the abandoned wheat
lands and acreage formerly devoted
to hay The growth Is several weeks
late. but as the seed was generally
Of superior quality. stands. color and
vigor generally were above the aver
age. There have been some losses
on flooded bottom lands and a mod
crate amount of replanting has been
necessary.
Oats Show Improvement.
"The corn crop suffered from
drought In the Gulf central states.
or in excess. Cultivation Is fair to
good In most states, though in some
sections excessive moisture has inter-
fered. Temperatures were rather
too cool earlier. but during the latter
part of June they have been favor
able.
''The corn crop now promised,
2,124 100000 bushels Is greater by
a slight margin than the largest pre-
vious crop. The crop is slightly be-
low the annual year average, due to
its lateness.
''The growth Of winter wheat dur
ing the month has made an improve
ment, representing gain Of 10000
900 bushels. this being far In excess
OF what was expected or is ordinar-
lily expected. Early harvested grain
In the southwest has turned out much
better than anticipated.
Spring Wheat Declines.
Spring wheat has declined in con-
dition materially. owing to frost and
dryness In North Dakota and un-
favorable conditions in most of the
western states. The condition OF the
winter and spring wheat crop COM
bined gives promise of yield greater
by 22.000.000 bushels than was an
ticipated last month.
"Oats have improved with winter
wheat in all sections exo,pt the
northern portion of the NORTH CEN
trail states, where cold, frost and
drought have interfered, and in some
,f the western states. Winter oats
IN the SOutn are a very small crop.
owing to winter damage, and the
spring oats crop. where grown there,
while better, was not large owing to
brought in the Gulf central states.
Stands throughout the main producing
sections other than as noted arc ex-
ceptionally heavy the condition. Is
high, and at this date the largest
crop on record is promised. l.543,-
100, 900 bushels.
Rice Acreage Increased.
The acreage Of rice has been
much increased but conditions are