The Benson signal., 1917-08-18
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
3,191 ,0o0, 900 Bushels.
Western Newspaper Union News Service.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Washington-The largest crop OF
corn ever grown in the United States
is in prospect for the coming harvest
The Department of Agriculture's AN.
gust crop report showed corn pros
poets improved to the extent of 67,-
100000 bushels during July, indicat-
ing total production of 3,191, 100000
bushels.
Wheat, however, shows a decrease
of 25,000,000 bushels. Spring wheat
had bad month and prospects de-
creased 40,00O,O00 bushels, but winter
wheat returns indicated 100000
bushels more than forecast in July.
Wheat production-winter wheat and
spring wheat combined, now is fore
cast at 653,0O0.00O bushels.
With more than 343,000 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-ninth of it's entire area grow
Ing IN 1000 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-Prelimina es-
innate of yield 15.1 bushels per acre,
compared with 1873 last year and 1873
the 1911-15 average.
SPRING WHEAT-Condition 6S7
per cent. of a normal, compared with
83.6 last month, 63.4 last year and 1863
the ten-year average. Indicated acre
yield 1914 bushels, compared with 88
last year and 14.0 the 1911-15 aver
age.
ALL WHEAT-Indicated yield 140
bushels per acre, compared with 12.1
last year and 15.4 the 1911-15 aver
age.
CORN-Condition 1873 per cent. of
a normal, compared with S1.1 last
month, 1873 last year and 1874 the ten
year average. Indicated yield, 26.4
bushels per acre, compared with 24.4
last year and 26.0 the 1911-15 aver
age.
OATS-Condition 87.2 per cent. of
normal, compared with 894 last
month, 81.5 last year and 80.2 the ten
year average. Indicated yield 34.7
bushels per acre, compared with 30.1
last year and 31.7 the 1911-15 aver
age.
OATS-Remaining on farms Aug. L.
estimated at about 47,771 900 bushels,
compared with 113,728,000 last year,
and 64,92S,o00, the average Aug. 1
stocks 1911-15.
BARLEY-Condition 77.9 per cent.
of normal, compared with 85.4 last
month, 800 last year and 81.2 the ten
year average. Indicated yield 24.3
bushels per acre, compared with 23.6
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
Is average.
BUCKWHEAT-Area planted 965,
900 acres, compared with 845,000 acres
last year. Condition 1922 per cent OF
a normal, compared with 87.8 last
year and 1872 the ten-year aver
age. Indicated yield 20.6 bushels per
acre, compared with 14.o last yeaf
and 20.4 the 1S11-15 average.
WHITE POTATOES-Cond 87.9
per cent of a normal, compared With
9O.1 last month, 8O8 last year and
81.3 the ten-year average. Indicated
yield 1875 bushels per acre, compared
with 80,4 last year and 9S.3 the 1911
Is average.
HAY-Condition 846 the eight-yeal
average. Indicated yield 1.4S tons,
compared with 153 last year and 1.Sl
the 1911-15 average.
SWEET POTATOES - Condition
848 per cent of a normal, compared
with 81.9 last month, 85.9 last year
and 842 the ten-year average. 1ndi-
Gated yield 956 bushels per acre, com.
pared with 91.7 last year and 95.4 the
1911-15 average.
TOBACCO-Condition 1871 per cent
Of a normal, compared With 86.S last
month, 844 last year and 1910 the ten
year average. Indicated yield 1854
pounds per acre, compared with $3.50
last year and 1856 the 1911-15 aver
age.
FLAX-Condition COG per cent of a
normal, compared with $40 last
month, $40 last year and Sig the ten
year average. Indicated yield 35.7
bushels per acre, compared with SO
last year and SO the 1911-15 average
RICE-Condition $50 per cent Of q
normal, compared with 85.1 last
month, 92.2 last year and 88.8 the ten
year average. Indicated yield 35.1
bushels per acre, compared with 47.0
last year and 1873 the 1911-15 aver
age.
SUGAR BEETS-Condition 90.3 pei
cent of a normal, compared with 92.4
last month, 1874 last year and 1913 the
ten-year average. Indicated yield
1906 tons per acre, compared with
9.36 last year and 1896 the 1911-15
average.
ACREAGES-Above crops, exclud
ing apples and peaches, total 337,716,