The Keota news., 1917-08-17
THIS YEAR WILL
SHOW 0io GAIN OVER The
YIELDS IN 1915.
Government Crop Report shows Corn
Prespsets Materially Improved
and Indicate . Yield Of
3,1s1 900. 900 Dushsie.

"
Washington.-The largest crop OF
corn ever grown In tho United States
ID in prospect for the coming harvest
The Department Of Agricultures Au'
gust crop report showed corn pros
poets improved to the extent OF ST.
900 900 bushels during July. indicat'
ing = total production Of 1000. 900
bushels.
Wheat. however. shows . decrease
OF 25.OOO. 900 bushels. Spring wheat
had q bad month and prospects do
creased 100000 bushels. but winter
wheat returns indicated 100000
bushels more than forecast In July.
Wheat production-winter wheat and
spring wheat combined. now 10 fore
cast at 653.000.000 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 e.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 15.l bushels per acre.
compared with 1873 last year and 1S.3
the l9l1-l5 average.
SPRING Condition 6s.7
per cent. Of . normal. compared with
$3.50 last month. 63.4 last year and 76.S
the ten-year average. Indicated acre
yield 124 bushels. compared with 50
last year and 40 the 19ll.l6 aver.
age.
ALL WHEAT-lndicated yield 40
bushels per acre. compared with 12.l
last year and 1874 the 1sll.l6 aver.
age.
CORN-Condition 1873 per cent. Of
. normal. compared with S1.1 last
month, 75.3 last year and 7S.4 the ten
year average. Indicated yield. 2e.l
bushels per acre. compared with 24.l
last year and 26.o the 1o11-16 aver
age.
Condition ST. per cent. Of .
normal. compared with S9.4 last
month. SIS last year and S0.2 the ten
year average. Indicated yield 34.7
bushels per acre. compared with SOL
last year and 31.7 the 1911-16 aver
ago.
OATs-Remaining on farms Aug. I.
estimated At about 47.771.000 bushels.
compared with 113.72S.0O0 last year.
and e4.93S.o00, the average Aug.
stocks 1911.16.
BARLEY-Condition ITO per cent.
Of . normal. compared with 86.4 last
month. 500 last year and S1.3 the ten
year average. Indicated yield 34.S
bushels per acre, compared with $50
last year and 26.S the 1911-15 average.
RYE-Preliminary estimate Of tho
yield 14.9 bushels per acre. compared
with 1873 last year and 1875 tho 1911.
is average.
UCKWHEAT-Area planted 966,.
900 acres, compared with $4,000 acres
last year. Condition 92.2 per cent Of
q normal. compared with S7S last
year and SS.2 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 cent Of . normal. compared with
9O.1 last month. sos last year and
S1.3 the :en.year average. Indicated
yield 1915 bushels per acre. compared
with 80.4 last year and 98.3 the 1911
is average.
HAY-Condition s4.e the eight.year
SY0raGe Indicated Weld A TONS