The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-07-13
GOVERNMENT CROP REPORT


Washington, d. c., July ga sum-
mary of the July crop report for the
state of Minnesota and for the Unit
ed States, as compiled by the bureau
of crop estimates is as follows:
Corn.-State: July / forecast 61,-
100000 bushels; production last year
I(December estimate), S4,420,OOO bu-
shells
United States: July 1 forecast, g.
120,G00,000 bushels; production last
year December estimate), 1858, 241,-
900.
Winter Wheat. State: July ! fore
cast, 100000 bushels; production
last year December estimate), 91O,-
900 bushels.
United States: July i forecast, 4O2,-
900 900 bushels; production last year
December estimate), 4S1,744,00O bu-
shells.
Spring Wheat. State: July / fore
cast, 58,300,000 bushels; production
last year December estimate), 26,-
645,000 bushels.
United States: July forecast, 276,-
O00, 900 bushels; production last year
December estimate), 1873, $4,000 bu-
shells.
Oats-State: July 1 forecast, 49,
100000 bushels; production last year
December estimate), SS,112,OO0 bu-
shells.
United States: July l forecast, l.
450, 10000 bushels; production last
year December estimate), 1,25l 1884,
600 bushels.
Barley.mState: July 1 forecast, 35,-
100000 bushels; production last year
December estimate), 26,125,0OO bu-
shells. t
United States: July / forecast, 214,-
000,00 bushels; production last year
December estimate), 1S0.927, 900 bu-
shells. E a4 90
Rye.-State: July forecast, $780,
900 bushels; production last year ODE
cember estimate), 5,025, 900 bushels.
United States July 1 forecast, &c.
100000 bushels; production last year
December estimate), 47,3S3,0OO bu-
shells.
f1dASocu.- 7oIdIo. July III CSool,
2,770,000 bushels. production last
year December estimate), 2,338,000
bushels.
United States: July 1 forecast, H.
100000 bushels; production last year
December estimate), 15,459, 900 bu-
shells.
Potatoes.-State: July 1 forecast,
34,500,000 bushels; production last
year December estimate), 10000
bushels. " 10 nc
All Hay.G-State: July 1 forecast,
$4,000 tons; production last year
December estimate), f6,3S4,O0O tons.
United States: July Isforecast, 103,-
100000 tons; production last year
December estimate), 100, 7S6,00 tons.
Apples. agricultural Crop).-State:
July 1 forecast, 491 900 barrels of 3
bushels; production last year ODE
cember estimate), $4,000 barrels.
United States: 2JulyT1 forecast, &C.,
500, 900 barrels of bushels; produc-
ton last year December estimate) /,
81 ,415,O00 barrels. ~
Last year about 10 per cent of the
total state crop, and 38 per cent of
the total United States crop were es-
IlIUdtOu W NC COlllpuCl IL C.,
shipped out of county, where grown)
This year about 10 per cent of the
state crop, and 81 per cent of the
United States crop are.testimated ten
tatively to sbe commercial"
Prices.-The first price given be-
low is the average on July 1 this
year, and the second, the average on
July 1 last year.
State: Wheat, 205 and SO cents per
bushel. Corn, 152 and "a. Oats, "a
and So. Potatoes, 226 and ". Hay,
$500 and $40 per ton. Eggs, %
and 10 cents per dozen.
United States: Wheat, 2201 and
$50 cents per bushel Corn, 1916 and
75.4 cents. Oats, $50 and 40.4 cents.
Potatoes, 247.9 and 1923 cents. Hay,
$14.56 and $12.09 per ton. Cotton,
PAT and 1875 cents per pound. Eggs,
1873 and 1877 cents per dozen.