The Elbert County tribune., 1917-08-17
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
3,1st ,ooo. 900 Bushels.
Western Newspaper Union New. Service

Western Newspaper Union News Service
Washington.-The largest crop 81
corn ever grown in the United Statss
is in prospect for the coming harvest
The Department of Agricultures Au-
gust crop report showed corn pros
poets improved to the extent Of 67,-
600. 300 bushels during July. indicat-
ing total production OF 3,1s1 200. 900
bushels.
Wheat, however, shows a decrease
OF 25.oOo.oO0 bushels, Spring wheat
had bad month and prospects de-
creased 100000 bushels. but winter
wheat returns indicated $4,000. 900
bushels more than forecast in July.
Wheat production-winter wheat and
spring wheat combined. now js fore
cast at 653.0o0,00o bushels.
With more than $4,000 square
miles planted to the important food
crops. not taking into account tho
vastly-increased number OF home .ar-
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 WHEAT-Preliminar es-
I'M TO nf .rfal hna ahalu
compared with 1913 last year and 1s.1
the 1911-15 average.
SPRING WHEAT-Condition 6s.7
per cent. OF a normal. compared with
$50 last month. 63.4 last year and 76.9
the ten-year average. Indicated acre
yield 124 bushels, compared with 8.8
last year and lao the 1s11-15 aver-
age.
| ALL WHEAT-Indicated yield 40
bushels per acre. compared with III
last year and 1874 the 1911-15 aver
age.
CoRN-Condition 1873 per cent. of
normal. compared with S1.1 last
month, 1853 last year and 1874 the ten
year average. Indicated yield. 1854
bushels per. acre. compared with 24.4
last year and $50 the 1911-15 aver
age
oATS-Condition S7.2 per cent. of
normal, compared with 1914 last
month. 81.5 last year and S02 the ten
year average. Indicated yield 34.7
bushels per acre. compared with 3o.1
last year and 31.7 the 1915 aver
age.
oATS-Remaining on farms Aug. L.
| estimated at about 47,771 900 bushels,
and 64.928,000 the average Aug. l
stocks 1911-15.
BARLEY-Condition 77.9 per cent
of normal. compared with s5.4 last
month. 500 last year and S12 the ten.
| year average. Indicated yield 24.5
bushels per acre. compared with 23.d
last year and 26.5 the 1911-15 average
| RYE-Preliminary estimate OF the
yield 14.9 bushels per acre. compared
with 15.3 last year and 16.5 the 1911
15 average
BUCKWHEAT-Area planted 965,
900 acres, compared with $4,000 acrea
last year. Condition 1922 per cent OF
normal, compared with S78 last
year and S82 the ten-year aver
age. Indicated yield 20.6 bushels per
acre. compared with 14.O last year
and 2O4 the 1911-15 average.
WHITE OTATOES-Condition 879
per cent of normal. compared with
90.1 last month. S0.s last year and
81.3 the ten-year average. Indicated
yield 1918 bushels per acre. compared
with 804 last year and 9S3 the 1911.
Is average.
HAY-Condition 84.6 the eight-yeai
average. Indicated yield LAB tons
compared with ] SO last year and 1.31
the 1911-15 average.
SWEET POTATOES - Condition
848 per cent OF a normal. compared
with 81.9 last month, 85.9 last year
and 84.2 the ten-year average. Indi-
Gated yield q5.6 bushels per acre, COM
pared with 91.7 last year and 95.4 the
1915 average.
Characterization 88.1 per cent
OF normal. compared with S68 last
month, 84.4 last year and 100 the ten
year average Indicated yield 1854
pounds per acre. compared with $50
last year and 1886 the 1911-15 aver
age.
FLAX-Condition 60.6 per cent of
normal. compared with $40 last
mouth, $40 last year and 816 the ten
year average. Indicated yield 35.7
bushels per acre. compared with 96
last year and SO the 1911-15 average
RICE-Condition $50 per cent of a
normal, compared with S5l last
month. 1922 last year and 1873 the ten
year average. Indicated yield 25.7
bushels per acre. compared with 47.0
last year and 33.8 the 1911-15 aver
age.
SUGAR BEETS-Condition 90.3 per
cent OF normal, compared with 92.4
last month, s6.4 last year and 1913 tho
ten-year average. Indicated yield
1896 tons per acre, compared With
9.36 last year and 1886 the 1911-1s
average.