Tombstone epitaph., 1917-08-19
US. 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
3,191. ooo, 900 Bushels.


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 = total production of 3.191 .000.0
bushels.
Wheat, however, shows q decrease
Of 25.000,000 bushels. Spring wheat
had a bad month and prospects de-
creased 10000, 900 bushels. but winter
wheat returns indicated $4,000. 900
bushels more than forecast In July.
Wheat production-winter wheat and
spring wheat combined. now is fore
cast at 653 100000 bushels.
With more than $4,000 square
miles planted to the important food
crops. not taking into account the
yastly-increased number OF home gar
dens. the United States has moro
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 NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. e.
innate OF yield ISL bushels per acre.
compared with 1873 last year and 1853
the 1s11-l5 average.
SPRING WHEAT-Condition 6s7
per cent. of a normal, compared with
$50 last month, GA last year and 7s.o
the ten-year average Indicated acre
yield 1874 bushels, compared with So
last year and 40 the 19ll-l5 aver
age
ALL WHEAT-Indicated yield 100
bushels per acre, compared with III
last year and 1874 the 1911-l5 aver
age.
constellation 1873 per cent Of
normal. compared with s1.1 last
month, 1873 last year and 1874 the ten
year average Indicated yield. 2s.+
bushels per acre. compared with PA
last year and go the 1911-15 aver
age
OATS-Condition ST. per cent Of .
normal, compared with 1914 last
month. SIS last year and 500 the ten
year average. Indicated yield 34f
bushels per acre. compared with 30.1
last year and 3I.7 the l9l1-15 aver
age.
OATS-Remaining on farms Aug. I.
estimated at about AIM 900 bushels,
compared with ll3.72S.OOO last year.
and 64.s2S,0O0, the average Aug. l
stocks 1915.
BARLEY-Condition 77s per cent
OF normal. compared with s5.i last
month, 500 last year and sl.2 the ten
year average Indicated yield 243
bushels per acre, compared with 23.e
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-Area planted 965.
900 acres, compared with Si5,0 900 acres
last year. Condition 922 per cent OF
a normal. compared with SIS last
year and $50 the ten-year aver
age. Indicated yield 2O.6 bushels pei
acre, compared with 40 last year
and 2O.4 the 1915 average
WHITE POTATOES-Condit SIS
per cent OF a normal. compared with
9O1 last month. sos last year ano
Sl.3 the ten-year average Indicated
yield 1915 bushels per acre. compared
with S04 last year and 9S.3 the 1911
IS average
HAY-Condition $40 the eight-year
average Indicated yield f.4s tons
compared with SO last year and 1.3l
the I911-I5 average.
SWEET POTATOES - Condition
S4S per cent Of normal. compared
with Sl9 last month, $50 last year
and S42 the ten-year average. Indi-
Gated yield $50 bushels per acre. COM
pared with 91.7 last year and 95.4 the
1915 average.
TOBACCO-Condition SS.I per cent
OF a normal. compared with SOS last
month, s4i last year and 100 the ten
year average Indicated yield 1854
pounds per acre. compared with $50
last year and 1856 the isii-i5 aver
age.
FLAX-Condition SOC per cent Of a
normal. compared with $40 last
month. $40 last year and Sic the ten
year average. Indicated yield 3s.7
bushels per acre. compared with So
last year and Sc the 1s11-15 average
RICE-Condition $50 per cent OF .
I DOTUai, compared Win 3d. iass
month. 922 last year and ss.s the ten
year average. Indicated yield 3S7
bushels per acre. compared with 40
last year and 33.s the 1S11-15 aver
age.
SUGAR BEETS-Condition 90.3 per
cent OF a normal, compared with 92.f
last month, S6.4 last year and So.3 the
ten-year average. Indicated yield
1866 tons per acre. compared with
s36 last year and 1886 the 1911-1e
average.
ACREAGES-Above crops, exclud'
ing apples and peaches, total 337,7l6.-
900 acres, compared with 327 ,352 900
last year and 326.650 900 in 1915.
Condition Of spring wheat and corn
on Aug. 1, by important states fol-
lows:
SPRING WHEAT-Minnesota 81,
North Dakota IS, South Dakota, So.
CORN-Ohio 81. Indiana 81, Illinois
s.. Iowa 81, Missouri 81, Nebraska "a,
Kansas 80.