The state herald., 1917-08-17
US. GRAIN CROPS
PRODUCTION THIS YEAR WILL
SHOW BIG GAIN OVER THE
YIELDS IN 1915.
Government Crop Report Shows Corn
Prospects Materially Improved
and Indicate . Ylsid Of
3,ts1 .ooo. 900 Bushels.

Western Newspaper Union News Services.
Washington.-The largest crop Of
corn ever grown In the United States
10 In prospect for the coming harvest.
The Department Of Agriculture's Au-
gust crop report showed corn pros
poets improved to the extent Of ST.
100000 bushels during July. indicat-
Ing total production of s,1s1 ,oo0. 900
bushels.
Wheat, however, shows . decrease
Of 25.ooo,o0O bushels. Spring wheat
had a bad month and prospects do
creased 100000 bushels. but winter
wheat returns indicated 10000 900
bushels more than forecast in July.
Wheat production-winter wheat and
spring wheat combined. now 10 fore
cast at 653.00o.oo0 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 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 tho
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-Preliminary e.
innate OF yield ISL bushels per aero.
compared with 1873 last year and 1s.s
the 1s11-l5 average.
SPRING WHEAT-Condition 6S.7
per cent. of a normal. compared with
83.6 last month, GA last year and 76.s
the ten-year average. Indicated acre
yield 1a.4 bushels. compared with So
last year and 40 the 1s11-15 aver
age.
ALL WHEAT-Indicatcd yield 100
bushels per acre. compared with 12.1
last year and 1874 the 191l-15 aver
age.
CORN-Condition 1873 per cent. Of
. normal, compared with 81.1 last
month. 1853 last year and 1874 the ten
year average. Indicated yield. zs.%
bushels per acre. compared with 2t.l
last year and 26-0 the 1sll.lB aver
age.
OATs-Condition s7.2 per cent. Of .
normal, compared with 1914 last
month. sl.5 last year and so2 the ten.
year average. Indicated yield SA.i
bushels per acre. compared with SOL
last year and 3l.7 the ls11.ls aver
age.
OATs-Remaining on farms Aug. i.
estimated at about 47.771.oo0 bushels.
compared with 1l3.72s.0 900 last year.
and el.s3S,o 900. the average Aug.
stocks 1S1l-l6.
BARLEY-Condition ITO per cent
Of q normal. compared with S5.4 last
month. 500 last year and Sl.3 the ten
year average. indicated yield 2i.S
bushels per acre. compared with 31.e
last year and fe.S the 1915 average.
RYE-Preliminary estimate Of the
Yield 1t.S bushels psf acre. compared
with lS.S last year and 1865 the 1911.
Is average.
BUCKWHEAT-Area planted S66.
900 acres. compared with $4,000 acres
last year. Condition s2.2 per cent Of
q normal. compared with s7s last
year and Ss.3 the ten-ysar avsr
age. Indicated yisld SOC bushels pa
acre. compared with 40 last year
and 2o.l the iS1l.ls average.
WHITE Condition SIS
per cent Of . normal. compared With
S0.1 last month. sos last year and
SIS the tsn.ysar average. Indicated
yield io7.s bushels per acre. compared
with 500 last year and 98.3 the 1911
Is average.
HAY-Condition AS the eight.ysa,
average. Indicated yield 1.<S tonA
compared with l.63 last year and i.s1
the 1Sli.iS average.
SWEET POTATOES - ceudittss
sl1 per cent Of . normal. se0Darsl
with Sl-S last month, SS.S last yoas
and 81 The tsn-ysaS avseass. Indt
Gated yissl eS.e bushels per acre. com
pared with OF last year and s6.< the
1SiI-is average.
TOBACCO-Coudit Ss.l per cent
Of q normal. compared with Sos last
month. So last year and 100 the ten
year average. Indicated Yield 1854
pounds per acre. compared with siS.e
last year and 1856 the isii.ib aver
ago.
FLAx-Condition 6o.6 per cent Of
normal. compared with $40 last
month. $40 last year and Sic the ton.
year average. Indicated yield 3S.1
bushels per acre. compared with 90
last year and Sc the isii-is average.
RicE-Condition $50 per cent Of
normal. compared with ss.l last
month. s2.2 last year and SIS the ten
year average. Indicated Yield s5.i
bushels per acre. compared with 40
last year and S3.s the Isii.ib aver
age.
SUGAR BEETs-Condition sos PEI
cont Of normal. compared with 92t
last month. S6.< last year and 8e.3 the
tsn.year average. Indicated yield
1906 tons pcr acre. compared With
esc last year and 1886 tho isli.is
average.
ACREAGES-Abovc crops, cxciud
ing npDloa and oan rhoN totnl l1T 716,