The Arvada enterprise., 1917-08-16
US. GRAIN CROPS
THIS YEAR WILL
SHOW BIG GAIN OVER THE
YIELDS IN 1915.
Government Crop Report Shows Corn
Prospects Materially Improved
and Indicate 4 Yield Of
3,1s1 200, 900 Bushels.
western Newspaper Union New. Service.

The Department Of AEriculture's Au.
gust crop report showed corn pros
poets improved to the extent Of 67,-
100000 bushels during July. indicat.
ing total production Of 3,l9l. 900. 900
bushels.
Wheat, however, shows . decrease
Of 25.000.000 bushels. Spring wheat
had = bad month and prospects do
creased 40.o00.000 bushels, but winter
bushels more than forecast in July.
Wheat production-winter wheat and
spring wheat combined, now is fore
cast at 6b3. 100000 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 more
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 WHEAT-Preliminary es-
innate Of yield 15.l bushels per acre.
compared with 1873 last year and 16.3
the 1916 average.
SPRING WHEAT-Condition 687
per cent. of a normal, compared with
836 last month. 634 last year and 76.9
the ten-year average. Indicated acre
yield 12.4 bushels, compared with 8.S
last year and 14.0 the 1915 aver.
age.
ALL WHEAT-lndicated yield 100
bushels per acre. compared with 12.l
last year and 1874 the 1915 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, 26.4
bushels per acre, compared with 24.+
last year and 26.0 the 1911-15 aver
age.
OATS-Condition 81. per cent. Of .
normal, compared with 1914 last
month, s1.5 last year and S0.2 the ten
year average. Indicated yield 34.S
bushels per acre, compared with 30.1
last year and 31.7 the l9l1.l5 aver
age.
| OATS-Remainins on farms Aug. /.
estimated at about %7.77l. 900 bushels.
compared with 1l3.72S,00O last year.
and 64.s2S.000. the average Aug. l
stocks 1sll.15.
BARLEY-Condition 77.9 per cent.
Of = normal. compared with S5.4 last
month. 500 last year and 8l.2 the ten.
year average. Indicated yield 24.S
bushels per acre, compared with 23.e
last year and 26.3 the 1915 average.
RYE-Preliminary estimate OF the
yield 14.9 bushels per acre. compared
with l5.3 last year and 1865 the 1911.
IL average
BUCKWHEAT-Area planted S66,.
900 acres, compared with 845, 900 acres
last year. Condition s2.2 per cent Of
a normal. compared with 87S last
year and 8S.2 the ten.year aver
age. Indicated yield 206 bushels per
acre. compared with 40 last year
and 2O4 the 19ll-l5 average.
WHITE POTATOES-Condition s7.S
per cent OF a normal. compared with
SVl iasa oVso aost yNob S"N
Sl3 the ten.year average. Indicated
with 80.4 last year and S8.3 the 1911
Is average.
HAY-Condition S46 the eiEht-year
average. Indicated yield l.4s tons,
compared with l.b3 last year and I 81
the 1918 average.
SWEET POTATOES - Condition
84s per cent OF normal. compared
with Si.S last month, S5.9 last year
and s4.2 the tcn.year average. Indi.
Gated yield 95.G bushels per acre. com.
pared with 9l.7 last year and 954 the
19ll15 average.
TOBACCO-Condition S8.I per cent
OF II normal. compared with S6S last
month. s4.4 last year and 79.O the ten.
year average. Indicated yield 1854
pounds per acre. compared with $50
last year and 1886 the l9ll-l5 aver
age.
FLAX-Condition COG per cent Of .
normal. compared with $40 last
month, $40 last year and Sl.G the ten,
year average. Indicated yield 35.7
bushels per acre. compared with 90
last year and sc the l9lI.l6 average.
RICE-Condition $50 per cent OF .
normal. compared with S5l last
month. 322 last year and sss the ten.
year average. Indicated yield 33.7
bushels per acre. compared with 40
last year and 1913 the l9il.i5 aver
age.
SUGAR BEETS-Condition 90.3 per
cent OF u normal. compared with S2+
last month. S6.% last year and 1913 the
ten.year average. Indicated yield
1906 tons per acre. compared with
sac last year and 1896 the I9ll.iS
average.
ACREAGES-Ab0yc crops. cxclud.
ing apples and peaches, total 337.71G..
900 acres. compared with 327 ,352 900
last year and 32G,C5o,oo0 In 1916.
Condition OF spring wheat and corn
on Aug. I. by important states foa
COWS.
SPRING WHEAT-Minncsota 81.
North Dakota IS. South Dakota. 81.
CORN-Ohio 81. Indiana 81, Illinois
81. Iowa 81. Missouri 81. Nebraska ~.
Kansns 80.