Cheyenne record., 1917-08-16
U. 5. GRAIN CROPS
PRODUCTION THIS YEAR WILL
SHOW BIG GAIN OVER THE
YIELDS IN 1916.
Government Crop Report Shows Corn
Prospects Materially Improved
and indicate q Yield Of
3,1s1, ,ooo, 900 Bushels.
Western Newspaper Union New. 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 Au-
gust crop report showed corn pros
poets improved to the extent Of 67,-
100000 bushels during July, indicat-
ing a total production of 3,191, ,000, 900
bushels.
Wheat, however, shows a decrease
OF 25,000.000 bushels Spring wheat
had a bad month and prospects de-
creased 40,000,000 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,Oo0.000 bushels.
With more than 343,00O 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 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-Prelimina es-
innate of yield 15.1 bushels per acre.
compared with 1873 last year and 16.2
the 1911-15 average.
SPRING WHEAT-Condition 6S.7
per cent. of a normal, compared with
1876 last month, 63.4 last year and 76.9
the ten-year average. Indicated acre
yield 1874 bushels, compared with S.S
last year and 14.0 the 1911-15 aver
age.
ALL WHEAT-Indicated yield 40
bushels per acre, compared with 12.1
last year and 1874 the 1911-15 aver
age.
CORN-Condition 1873 per cent. of
a 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 PA
last year and 26.0 the 1911-15 aver
age.
Condition s7.2 per cent. OF a
normal, compared with 1914 last
month, S1.5 last year and s0.2 the ten.
year average. Indicated yield 34.7
bushels per acre. compared with 30.1
age.
OATS-Remaining on farms Aug. l,
estimated at about 47,771 900 bushels,
compared with 113,728,00O last year,
and 64.92S,000, the average Aug. l
stocks 1911-15.
BARLEY-Condition 77.9 per cent.
of a normal. compared with s5.4 last
month, 800 last year and 81.2 the ten.
year average. Indicated yield 24.3
bushels per acre, compared with ESQ
last year and 265 the 1911-15 average
RYE-Preliminary estimate Of The
yield 14.9 bushels per acre, compared
with 1873 last year and 16.5 the 1911.
Is average.
BUCKWHEAT-Area planted 965,
900 acres, compared with s45.000 acres
last year. Condition 1922 per cent OF
a normal, compared with S7.S last
year and Ss.2 the ten-year aver
age. Indicated yield 20.6 bushels pei
acre, compared with 14.O last year
and 20.4 the 1s11-15 average.
WHITE POTATOES-Condition 87.9
per cent Of a normal, compared With
90.1 last month. S0.S last year and
81.3 the ten-year average. Indicated
yield 1915 bushels per acre. compared
with 80.4 last year and 98.3 the 1911
Is average.
HAY-Condition s4.6 the eight-yeai
average. Indicated yield 1.4s tons,
compared with 1.53 last year and 1.31
the 1911-15 average.
SWEET POTATOES - Condition
S4.8 per cent Of a normal, compared
with s1.9 last month, s5.9 last year
and S4.2 the ten-year average. Indi.
Gated yield $50 bushels per acre, com.
pared with 91.7 last year and 95.4 the
1e11-15 average.
TOBACCO-Conditi ss.1 per cent
OF a normal, compared with s6.s last
month, 84.4 last year and 100 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 COS per cent Of
normal, compared with $40 last
month, $40 last year and s1.6 the ten
year average. Indicated yield a5.7
bushels per acre, compared with 9.6
last year and Sc the 1s11-15 average.
RICE-Condition $50 per cent Of q
normal, compared with S5.1 last
month, 92.2 last year and 1873 the ten
year average. Indicated yield 3S.7
bushels per acre. compared with 40
last year and s3.8 the 1s11-15 aver.
age.
SUGAR BEETS-Condition 903 per
cent of a normal, compared with 92.4
last month, 1854 last year and 1913 the
ten-year average. Indicated yield
10.66 tons per acre, compared with
9.36 last year and 1886 the 1911-16
average.
ACREAGES-Above crops, exclud-
ing apples and peaches. total 337.716,-
900 acres, compared with 327 .352 900
last year and 326.65o.ooo in 1915.