The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-07-09
AMERICA
FAR MERS
MAKE GOOD
Crop Report Shows Big
Increases Over
Last Year

WASHINGTON. july e.-Amer-
ica's farms have responded 10 the
call Of war
According TO estimates compiled
today by the bureau OF crop esti-
mates, the winter aud spring wheat
crops will total CTS. 000. 900 bushels
or 100000 bushels more than 1916
yielded
Corn will reach 3.124 ,O0O.0 900 bush
els. far over the 1916 yield OF 1888
100000 bushels.
White potatoes promise $4,000
GOO bushels against $4,000, 600 in
1916 and there will be 100000
bushels more sweet potatoes this
year than last
Thus, department OF agriculture
oficials said the American soil has
responded 10 save the Allies in their
crying need for food
The promised increase in wheat
however, Is more than lost In the
tremendous falling of in last years
wheat supplies remaining on the
farms, The high prices prevailing
during the past year apparently
have caused farmers 10 sell. A year
ago wheat vas 93c bushel and
corn 75c. while today what is 500
a bushel and corn sl65
The farmers. holding for a rise in
prices \, year ago retained 7t,73l 600
bushels on their farms while today's
report shows only about l5,720.0OO
bushels held
Cotton was selling FOR csc a pound
on July "a compared with IL lie
year ago. The price OF every com
modify listed by the bureau OF crop
estimates today showed such an In
crease
The winter wheat crop OF 1917 viii
total 100000 600 bushels against 49,
Ocu. 600 bushels in 1916: the spring
wheat crop VIII total 2is.0VO, 900 push-
eis against 15S.00o.000 in 1915. and the
total wheat crop viii total e7S; 100000
hushels against 1000. 900 in 1916, the
bureau OF crop estimates forcasted to-
day.
Estimates OF other principal crops
are Corn. 3.124,0O0. 600 bushels
against casa 600. 600 in 1916; oats l.
$50 600. 900 bushels against $4,000
600 in 1916 barley 214.0O0.o 600 bushels
against 100000 in 1915 rye
500 600 In 1916: white potatoes 452.-
coo 600 bushels against 2S5. 900 600 in
1876: sweet potatoes $1,000 900 bushels
against 7l.0UO. OVn IN lVlh, TOBACCO H.
$4,000. 600 pounds against $1,000
coo in 1915 flax 100000 bushels
against 15.500.0 600 in 1916 rice "a
400 600 hushe = against A0.700.r00 in
1916: hay los. 900 600 tons against
IL. 100000 IN 1916. cotton II 600. 900
bales agsinss II 100 600 in 1916; APP
PIES 200. 600 600 bushels against 202,-
onO o00 in 1916. and peaches 43.500. 900
bushels aEaIGst 36. 900. 000 In 1916.
Conditions Of crops July l was.
Winter wheat 1873 against - 4 July
l. 1916 spring wheat 1915 against SO
luft year; all wheat 1873 against 70 .
last year. corn S1t against So last
year; oats S9A against S6.3 last year:
barley s5.4 against ST. last year; rye
To4 against 81 last year. white pota-
to's sO1 against SIS last year: sweet
potatoes S19 against 90i last year:
tpbacco SOS against SIG last year:
iGN s4 against a0.3 last year, rice So J
Gfrainst OF last year. hay SAB
AGAINST g35 last year. and cotton 7O.3
Against Sill last year.
The acreage of principal crops not
Rireadv reported was Corn l2l. oi9.-
zoe acres or tl42 per cent Of 1916;
white POTATOES ASA. 900 acres or 1920
pr cent OF 1916. sweet potatoes 904.-
00C acres or liG.S per cent Of 1916, to-
bncco t41S.000 acres or 1908 per cent
~ 1915: FAX 1885, 400 acres or zoos
per cent Of 1916. and rice 9sS.60n acres
or Ills per cent OF last year.