South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-09-09

1State-Bu
outside will not exceed $4,000. )OO
bushels
The short crop Of wheat for the
worlds needs is not a matter OF
great concern. considering the huge
amount CT corn available. In re-
| cent years the use OF corn for
| hread-stuhs in this country has
| been declining and the relative
| cheapness Of this grain promised oy
| the large crop. should turn tue
| American people again 10 the use
O. corn, and bring about the chea -
| ening of all food stuns, and provide
additional wheat for use OF the al
lied armies.
The food qualities Of corn are OF
| exceptional value, and period Of
high prices for wheat may again
| develop "a greater use OF the more
La abundant grain The high cost of
| meats iu the past season has been
/ due 10 great extent 20 the search
/ ty and high price OF corn. and the
| big crop seems 70 be an assurance
I tor a cheapeuirg i'm the cost Of
meats and a substantial contrlba-
/ ton for the reduction in the cost Of
livins
Stoppaee OF distillation of alco-
hol for drinking purposes will
save 30.O00.OOO bushels for food and
feed.
Oats Ranks Third.
| Ranking third I'm the cereal group
/ is oats. Like corn it il food for
human beings ard feed for the ami
mails. The acreage was slightly in
creased and the yield creatly in
creased A near record. II not "A
record crop is promised i'm the re-
ports of our correspondents. and as
the crop is practically made there
is no danger OF any Impairment OF
the big yield. The threshins re-
turns have been running above eN-
pectdtions, and our estimate - near
| D. 100000 over the government
which was mace a month ago. aud
, may be increased on the final re.
port.
The oats crop is estimated at
I 1897, 900. 600 bushels this is 27G.-
/ 000.000 bushels or eleven per cont
more than last year and Al. 600. zoe
/ bushels over ten year average.
/ The present indication is for crop
second TO the record of 1.5G9.OO0.-
00G bushels of 1915. ard possibly L
may exceed that figure.
Barley the fourth of the import
ant domestic cereals was increased
both i'm acreage and yield over last
/ season the promise being for POS,
100000. or 27O0O.O0O bushels over
/ last year. This grain is more
readily substituted for wheat than
any other of the cereals, and if the
food administration exercise its au-
thority II can release an additional
amount for breadstUfts, as the grain
is the principal one used i'm manu-
facture Of fernented liquors, some
56.000,000 bushels or nearly one
third OF the average crop beins
used for that purpose.
With the exports for mating
abroad. over Ope-third of the crop
has usually been used In this di-
rection. The 100000 increase in
the crop is an addition to the food
Ipply Counting the excess rye
amt barley alone, the actual bread
stuff production of the country is
increased 6O.O0O.OOO bushels over
last year.
Potato Crop Important
The total cereal crop of import
ant grains is increased $50 0O0. 600
bushels or u per cent ovel last
year. This is the second largest
| cereal crop produced in the coun-
try. and is O0.OO0,OOO bushels or
only four per cent under the record
of 1915. and is S7S,OOO,OOO. or
eighteen per cent over the average
Of the previous ten years.
Next 10 wheat the potato crop is
the principal food Of the western
nations. and the distress caused by
the partial failure of the crop last
twenty-three per cent i'm The
acreage The growing conditions in
the main were excellent the early
crop being unusually large and the
late crop now opening runnms
above the average yields in nearly
every section OF the country
The acrease and yield is respon-
sible for an indicated crop of t9S.-
coo, 900 bushels. which is 213.OO0.-
600 more than the estimated crop
/ last year, the increase being seven
/ ty-four per cent in production. The
biz crop is now coming on the
market. and the unusual abundance
tof this important part of the table
supply should again trins Twin.
90 more moderate cost the coun-
I try over
When We measure the potato
crop of the country with the grains.
the total WELD of food and feed in
bushels falls Just under the phe-
nomenaI crops of 1918.
Food production has been helped
this year by the town gardens
which never fsure i'm the govern
ment estimates of crops These
gardens bcinS devoted larcely 10 the
raising of vegetables have during
the summer taken "A great deal OF
. the scarcity of brcadstuns. by sup
PLYING the tables of the villages and