Imperial Valley press., 1917-10-12
HUGE INCREASE
IN EOODSTUFFS
REPORT SHOWS
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
ON 1917 CROPS.
RICE. CROP is AHEAD
PROSPERITY OF FARMING SEC
TIONS SEEN.
Detailed Report Of All Crops. With
Contract With the Pre-
viOns Year.
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
ON 1917 CROPS.
Government Crop Report.

4 lOIl, oCt StltIiIIlAi ,
of the October crop report for tho
State of California and for the Unit
ed States, as compiled by the Bureau
iof Crop Estimates (and transmitted
Through the Weather Bureau, United
States Department of Agriculture, is
rs follows:
| Corn.
Stakeholder l forecast, 2,55O,-
600 bushels; production last year (De-
cember estimate), 2,40S,00O bushels
4 United States-October / forecast
3,21O,00O,0OO bushels; production last
year December estimate), 2,583,24l,- :
900 bushels.
All Wheat.
State - Preliminary estimate,
6,53O,O00 bushels; production last
year December estimate), 5,6OO,OOO
bushels.
| United States-Preliminary esti-
mate, 660,0O0.00O bushels; production
last year December estimate), 639,-
SS6,OO0 bushels.
State Preliminary estimate,
6,6o0,000 bushels; production last
year December estimate), 6,5OO,O0O
| bushels.
United States-Preliminary esti-
mate. 1,5sO,00O,0O0 bushels; produc-
ton last year December estimate)
l,25l 1892, 900 bushels.
Barley.
State-Preliminary estimate, 35,-
100000 bushels; production last year
(December estimate), 33,32O, 900
bushels.
United States-Preliminary esti-
mate, 202, 100000 bushels; production
last year December estimate), $780,
927 900 bushels.
Rice.
Stakeholder forecast. 5.l2O-
900 bushels; production last year de
cember estimate), 3,263,OOO bushels.
United States-October forecast.
33,30O,OOO bushels; production last
year december estimate), 4O.7O2, 900
bushels.
Potatoes.
State-October l forecast, l3.9OO.-
900 bushels; production last wear (De-
cember estimate), 1O,575,OOO bushels.
United States-October l forecast
100000 bushels; production last
year December estimate), 2s5,437,.
900 bushels.
| Sweet Potatoes.
Stakeholder forecast, 92s,OOO
bushels; production last year De-
cember estimate), 100000 bushels.
United States-October l forecast.
100000 bushels; production last
year December estimate), 1885,, 900
bushels.
All Hay.
State-Preliminary estimate, A.
$4,000 tons; production last wear
(December estimate), 4,6l5,OOO tons.
United States-Preliminary esti
mate, 100000 tons; production last
year (llecember estimate), lO9,7s6.-
600 tons.
Apples.
agricultural Crop)
Stakeholder ! forecast. Sao ono
barrels Of 3 bushels; production last
year December estimate), 1,e1sOOO
barrels
United States-October l forecast
5S,sOO,OOO barrels Of 3 bushels: pro.
1 ouctlon last year ODecember esti-
mate), 67,4l5,OOO barrels.
| Peaches.
State-EStimated production 1917
lO,l92,OO0 bushels; production last
year december estimate), s,sOs, ,0OC
bushels.
| United States-Estimated produc-
tion 1917, 42,6O6,OO0 bushels: pro-
auction last year December esti.
mattel 36,939,OOO bushels.
Cotton.
State-September 25 forecast, 80,
900 bales; production last year (cen.
sus), 1880 bales.
II United States--September 25 fore
cast. 100000 bales; production las,
year tcsnsus), ll,449,930 bales.
II Sugar Beets-
State October / forecast, l,700,.
900 tons; production last year (De
cember estimate). l.S63,0O0 tons.
United States--October forecast
100000 tons; production last yea