, 1917-08-16
U. S. 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
.3,1e1,0oo,ooo Bushels.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
washington.-The largest crop of
corn ever grown In the United States
Is In prospect for the coming harvest.
The Department of Agriculture's Au-
gust crop report showed cor pros
poets improved to the extent of 67,-
000,0 900 bushels during July, indicat.
ing a total production Of 3,191, 000. 900
bushels.
Wheat, however, shows a decrease
Of 100000 bushels. Spring wheat
had a bad month and prospects de-
creased 10000. 900 bushels, but winter
wheat returns indicated 900
bushels more than forecast in July.
Wheat production-winter wheat and
spring wheat combined, now Is fore
cast at $50, 10000 0 bushels.
With more than 343, 900 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 o%ne-ninth OF its entire area grow
ing in food crops.
Bumper crops of cor 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 Notwithstanding es.
innate of yield ISL bushels per acre,
compared with 1873 last year and 1913
the 1911-15 average.
SPRING characterization 6S.7
per cent. of a normal, compared with
1876 last month, 63.4 last year and 76.9
the ten-year average. Indicated acre
yield 1874 bushels, compared with S.s
last year and 40 the 1911-15 yer
age.
ALL WHEAT-Indicated yield 40
bushels per acre, compared with 12.1
last year and 15.4 the 1911-15 aver
age.
confederation 1873 per cent. OF
a normal, compared with S1.1 last
month, 1853 last year and 1874 the ten
year average. Indicated yield. 26.4
bushels per acre. compared with 24.4
last year and 26O the 1911-15 aver
age.
OATS-Condition S7.2 per cent. OF a
normal, compared with 1914 last
month, S1.5 last year and S0.2 the ten.
year average. Indicated yield BAT
bushels per acre, compared with 30.1
last year and Bit the 1911-15 aver
age.
OATS-Remaining on farms Aug. l,
estimated at about At, bushels,
compared with 113,72S,000 last year,
and Ga, 92S, 900, the average Aug. /
stocks 1911-15.
CHARACTERIZATION 77.9 per cent.
of a normal, compared with S5.4 last
month, 500 last yea and S1.2 the ten
year average. Indicated yield PAS
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.
0OG acres, compared with S45, 900 acres
last year. Condition s2.2 per cent OF
a normal, compared with S7.S last
year and 1872 the ten-year aver
age. Indicated yield 20.6 bushels per
acre, compared with 40 last year
and 20.4 the 1915 average.
WHITE POTATOES-Condition S7.s
per Ceul VI IL uOELldl, COhpdiou Will
90.1 last month, sos last yea and
yield 1918 bushels per acre. compared
with S0.4 last year and 9S.3 the 1911.
Is average.
HAY-Condition 84.6 the eight-yeaI
average. Indicated yield LAB ton
compared with 1.53 last year and 1.Sl
the 1911-15 average.
SWEET POTATOES - Condition
S4.8 per cent of a normal, compared
with s1.s last month, $50 last yea
and S4.2 the ten-year average. Indt
Gated yield $50 bushels per acre. com.
pared with 91.7 last year and S5.4 the
1911-15 average.
TOBACCO-Condition $751; per cent
month, 84.4 last year and 100 the ten
year average. Indicated yield 1854
pounds per acre, compared with $50
last year and 1856 the 1911-15 aver
age.
Transformation COS per cent of a
normal, compared with $40 last
month, $40 last year and S1.6 the ten.
yea average. Indicated yield 1851
bushels per acre, compared with sc
last year and SO the 1911-15 average.
RIcE-Condition $50 per e n of q
normal, compared with S5.1 last
month, 92.2 last year and SS.S the ten
year average. Indicated yield 35.7
bushels per acre, compared with 47.0
last year and 1913 the 1911-15 aver
age.
SUGAR BEETS-Condition 90.3 pei
cent of a normal, compared with 1924
last month, 1854 last year and S9.3 the
ten-year average. Indicated yield
10.66 tons per acre, compared with
9.36 last year and 1886 the 1911-15
average.
ACREAGES-Above crops, exclud