Tombstone epitaph., 1917-08-19
U. S. GRAIN CROPS
PRODUCTION THIS YEAR WILL
SHOW BIG GAIN OVER The
YIELDS IN 1915.
Government Crop Report Shows Corn
Prospects Materially Improved
and Indicate Yield Of
3,i9f 900 900 Bushels.

Soiu ever SIo"n III tne tuitcu ol4c0s
is in prospect for the coming harvest
The Department Of Agriculture's Au-
gust crop report showed corn pros
poets improved to the extent OF ST.
100000 bushels during July, indicat.
Ing 4 total production OF 1871. ooo. 900
bushels.
Wheat. however. shows q decrease
OF 25.000.000 bushels. Spring wheat
had a 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 is fore
cast at 653 .OO00 900 bushels.
With more than $4,000 square
miles planted to the important food
crops, not taking into account the
vastly increased number o. home gar
dens. the United States has moro
than one-ninth OF it's 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 10 produce larger
crops this year for war use
Other details OF the report follow:
WINTER WHEAT-Prelimina es-
innate OF yield ISL bushels per acre.
compared with 1873 last year and ls.1
the lsll-l5 average.
SPRING WHEAT-Condition ST.
per cent of a normal. compared with
s3.6 last month. 634 last year and 7so
the ten-year average Indicated acre
yield l24 bushels. compared with IS
last year and 40 the 1915 aver
age
ALL WHEAT-Indicated yield 100
bushels per acre. compared with III
last year and 1874 the l9ll-l5 aver.
age.
constellation 7ss per cent Of
a normal. compared with sl.1 last
month. IS 3 last year and 7S4 the ten
year average Indicated yield. 2s.+
bushels per acre. compared with PA
last year and 260 the l91l-15 aver
age
OATS-Condition 81 per cent Of .
normal. compared with s9a last
month. SIS last year and s0e the ten
year average. Indicated yield 347
bushels per acre. compared with 30l
last year and 3I.7 the 19Il-i5 aver
age
S-Remaining on farms Aug I.
estimated at about i7.111 900 bushels.
compared with ll3.72s.00O last year,
and Gi92S000, the average Aug. l
stocks 1915.
CHARACTERIZATION 10 per cent
OF normal. compared with s5i last
month. 500 last year and sl2 the ten
year average Indicated yield 2ia
bushels per acre, compared with 23.e
last year and PCS the 19ll-lj average.
RYE-Preliminary estimate OF the
yield li9 bushels per acre. compared
with 1873 last year and l6.5 the 1911
- average
RECOMMENDATIONS planted 965.
O0J acres. compared with SIS. 900 acres
last year. Condition go per cent OF
a normal compared with SIS last
year and $50 the ten-year aver
age Indicated yield POO bushels pei
acre. compared with 40 last year
and 20i the 1915 average.
WHITE POTATOES-CCI SIS
per cent OF normal. compared. with
COL last month. SOS last year anc
sl.$ the ten-year average Indicated
yield 1915 bushels per acre, compared
with S6i last year and 9S3 the 1911
Is average
HAY-Condition $40 the eight-yea,
average Indicated yield 14s tons
compared with SO last year and I 81
the I91l-l5 average.
SWEET POTATOES - Condition
s4.s per cent OF a normal. compared
with Sig last month. $50 last year
and $40 the ten-year average. Indi.
Gated yield $50 bushels per acre. com.
pared with 9l.1 last year and 95.i the
1915 average
CHARACTERIZATION sS.1 per cent
OF a normal. compared with Sos last
month, s4i last year and 1910 the ten.
year average Indicated yield 1854
pounds per acre. compared with $50
last year and 1856 the 1s11-l5 aver
age.
FLAX-Condition SOC per cent Of q
normal. compared with $40 last
month. $50 last year and SIG the ten
year average. Indicated yield 3S.7
tuSAcAS pei dtir- toipdiSu WIN ~
last year and Sc the 19l1-l5 average
RICE-Condition $50 per cent OF .
normal. compared with S.. last
month. 92.2 last year and ss.s the ten
year average. Indicated yield SS.7
bushels per acre. compared with 40
last year and 33s the 1915 aver
age
SUGAR BEETS-Condition 903 per
cent of a normal. compared with 9z4
last month. S6.4 last year and So.3 the
ten-year average. Indicated yield
1906 tons per acre. compared With
SO last year and 1886 the l91l-1t
average.
ACREAGES-Above crops. exclud.
ing apples and peaches. total 337.7l6.-
900 acres. compared with 327 .352 900
last year and 326.650 900 In 1915.
Condition OF spring wheat and corn
on Aug. 1. by important states fol-
lows:
SPRING WHEAT-Minnesota 81,
North Dakota So, South Dakota, So.
CORN-Ohio 81. Indiana 81. Illinois
s.. Iowa 81, Missouri 81, Nebraska "a,