Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-07-09
CROP REPORT SHOWS
DECIDED INCREASES
Corn, Wheat and Potato
Yields Far IN Excess of
Those of 1916

washingtnn, July 9. = America s
farms have responded to the call o.
war.
According TO estimates compiled to-
day by the bureau of crop estimates,
the winter and spring wheat crops will
total $4,000, ,00s bushels, or 3s,000,000
bushels more than 1916 yielded.
Corn viii reach 3,l24 100000 bushels,
far over the 1916 yield of 2,5S3,OOO,000
bushels.
White potatoes promise 452,o0O,0OO
bushels, against 2S5 100000 in 1916, and
there will be 100000 bushels more
sweet potatoes this year than last
Thus, department of agriculture Of
ficials said, the American soil has re-
suonded to save the allies in their cry
ing need for food"
The promised increased production of
wheat, however. is more than lost in
the tremendous falling off of last year g
wheat supplies remaining on the farms
The high prices prevailing during the
past year apparently have caused farm.
ers to sell. A year ago wheat was 95
cents a bushel and corn rs cents, while
today wheat is 1920 bushel and corn
$1.65.
The farmers holding for rise year
ago retained 74,731 900 bushels on theiI
farms, while today's report shoys only
about 15,720,000 bushels held.
Cotton was selling for 25 cents Q
pound on July /, as compared with
| l2 1-2 cents year ago. The price Of
every commodity listed by the bureau
of crop estimates today showed such an
increase.
Estimates of other principal crops
are:
Corn. 3.124,0 600 bushels, against
$50. 900 600 in 1916; oats, 1,453 ,00O, ,00l
bushels. against 10 100000 in 1916
barley. PA 900, 900 bushels, against 1Sl,
900 900 in 1916; rye, Sc, 100000 bushels
against 100000 in 1916; white pota
toes, 452,0OO,000 bushels, against 2S5,
600, 900 in 1916; sweet potatoes, 81, 2OO,
600 bushels, against 100000 in l9l6
tobacco, l,215,00O,000 pounds, agains
I1.l5l 900. 900 in 1916; flax, 17OOO,0O'
bushels. against 15,5OO,000 in 1916; rice
"a. 400 900 bushels, against 40, 100000 IL
| 1916; hay. 103, 100000 tons, agains
10. 900, 600 in 1916; cotton, 1l,6O0,O0'
bales, against 1l,400,000 in 1916; ap
lples. 200. 100000 bushels, against 202,
.1O0 900 in 1916; and peaches, 43,5OO,OO'
bushels, against 36,900,000 in 1916.
4 Condition of crops July was;
4 Winter wheat, 75,9, against 75.7 Jul.
!, II, 1916; spring wheat, S3.6, against $
last year; all wheat 7S.9, against 70.
last year; corn, Sill, against 81 las
wear: oats, ss.4, against s6.3 last year
barley. s5.4, against $40 last year; rye
: 76.4. against 81 last year; white pota
toes, 90I, against SIS last year; swee
I potatoes, S1.9, against 90.4 last year
tobacco. 500, against $40 last year
flax. 81. against 9O.3 last year; ric,
s5.1, against 92.7 last year; hay, "a;
against SO. s. last year, and cotton, 10;
/ against S11 last year.
. The acreage of the principal crops nc
J already reported was:
Corn, 121 ,049,000 acres, or ll4.2 pc
cent of 1916; white potatoes, 4,SS4,OO
acres. or 1925 per cent of 1916; swee
potatoes, 904 900 acres, of 116.s per cen
! Of 1916; tobacco, 1,4lS,4O0 acres, Q
1905 per cent of 1915; flax, l,939,OO
acres. or 120.S per cent of 1916, an
rice. 967 900 acres, or Ills per cent
last year.