The Delta independent., 1917-08-17
U. 5. GRAIN CROPS
PRODUCTION THIS YEAR WILL
SHOW BIG GAIN OVER THE
YIELDS IN 1916.
Government Crop Report Shows Corn
Prospects Materially Improved
and Indicate a Yield Of
3,1e1 900 900 Bushels.
Western Newspaper Union News Service.

corn ever grown in the United States
Is in prospect for the coming harvest.
The Department of Agriculture's Au-
gust crop report showed corn pros
poets improved to the extent Of 67.-
| 100000 bushels during July. indicat-
ing a total production of 3,191 ,000, 900
bushels
Wheat, however, shows a decrease
OF 25,o0o,00o 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,O0O,00O 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-Prelimina es-
innate Of yield 15.1 bushels per acre.
compared with 1913 last year and 1873
the 1915 average.
SPRING WHEAT-Condition 6S.7
| reDt NJ normal eomparad with
s3.6 last month. 634 last year and 1853
the ten-year average. Indicated acre
yield 124 bushels. compared with S.8
last year and 40 the 1915 aver
age
ALL WHEAT-Indicated yield 14.o
bushels per acre, compared with 12.1
last year and 1874 the 1915 aver
age.
CORN-Condition 7S.S per cent. of
a normal, compared with S1.1 last
month. 1873 last year and 1874 the ten
year average. Indicated yield, 26.4
bushels per acre. compared with PA
last year and 260 the 1915 aver
age.
OATS-Condition S7.2 per cent OF a
normal. compared with S9.4 last
month, 81 8 last year and S02 the ten
year average. Indicated yield 34.7
bushels per acre. compared with 30.1
last year and 31.7 the 1915 aver
age.
L. OATS-Remaining on farms Aug l.
1 estimated at about 47.771 900 bushels.
compared with 1l3, 3,72S, 900 last year.
and 64,92s.000, the average Aug. l
stocks 191l-15
BARLEY-Condition 779 per cent.
of a normal, compared with S5.4 last
month. 500 last year and S1.2 the ten
year average. Indicated yield 24.3
bushels per acre, compared with 2S.6
last year and 26.S the 1915 average.
RYE-Preliminary estimate of the
yield 14.9 bushels per acre, compared
with 1873 last year and les the 1911
15 average
! BUCKWHEAT-Area planted $685.
900 acres, compared with $4,000 acres
last year. Condition 1922 per cent of
a normal, compared with SIS last
year and $50 the ten-year aver
age. Indicated yield 20.6 bushels per
acre, compared with 14.0 last year
and 2O.4 the l9ll-l5 average.
WHITE OTATOES-Condition s7.9
per cent of normal. compared with
sol last month. sos last year and
S1.3 the ten-year average. Indicated
yield 1915 bushels per acre, compared
with S04 last year and eS.3 the 1911
Is average
HAY-Condition S4.6 the eight-year
average. Indicated yield las tons,
compared with l 53 last year and 81
the 1911-l5 average.
SWEET POTATOES - Condition
S4S per cent of normal, compared
with S1.9 last month, S5.9 last year
and S4.2 the ten.year average. Indi-
Gated yield 95.6 bushels per acre, COM
pared with 9l.7 last year and 95,4 the
le1l-15 average.
TOBACCO-Conditio SS.1 per cent
OF a normal, compared with S6S last
month, S4.4 last year and 79.0 the ten
year average. Indicated yield 1854
pounds per prre. compared with $50
last year and 1856 the 19l1-15 aver
age.
FLAX-Condition coo per cent of a
normal, compared with $40 last
month, $40 last year and SIG the ten
year average. Indicated yield 86.7
bushels per acre, compared with SO
last year and Sc the 1sll-l6 average.
RICE-Condition $50 per cent Of a
normal, compared with S5.l last
month. 1922 last year and SS.S the ten
year average. Indicated yield 3S.7
bushels per acre. compared with 40
last year and 33S the 1915 aver
age.
SUGAR BEETS-Condition a0S per
cent OF normal compared with 92.&
last month. S6.4 last year and S9.S the
ten-year average. Indicated yield
1906 tons per acre, compared with
e.36 last year and 1856 the 191l-l5
average.
ACREAGES-Above crops. exclud-
ing apples and peaches. total S37,7l6.-
300 acres, compared with 32T 1852 900
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