The Detroit times., 1917-07-10
AMERICA
FARMERS
MAKE GOOD
Crop Report Shows Big
Increases Over
Last Year

WASHINGTON, July lO,--Amer-
ica's farms have responded to the
call OF war
According 10 estimates compiled
Monday by the bureau OF crop esti-
mates, the winter and spring wheat
crops will total 67s, 900 900 bushels
or 3s 200, 900 bushels more than 1916
yielded
Corn will reach 3.l24 900 900 bush
els. far over the 1915 yield OF 1885,
100000 bushels.
White potatoes promise 1000
900 bushels against 2S5 900. 900 in
1916 and there will be 10000, 900
bushels more sweet potatoes this
year than last.
Thus. department Of agriculture
officials 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 was CSC a bushel and
corn Toe. while today what is s2.20
bushel and corn 1855
The farmers. holding for rise In
| prices year ago retained 74,73l 900
bushels on their farms while today's
report shows only about 1870 900
bushels held
Cotton was selling for Csc pound
on July / as 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 will
| total 402. 900 900 bushels against 49,
oco.oo0 bushels in 1916: the sprins
c!s against 1873. 900 900 in 1915, and ths
total wheat crop will total s7s, 600, 0ot
bushels against sac. 900 900 In 1915. the
bureau Of crop estimates forcasted to-
Estimates OF other principal crop,
are: Corn. 3.124.o0o 600 bushels
against 25S5.0oo, 900 in 1916; oats J..
$4,000 900 bushels against i2sl. 600;
against 100000 In 1916. rye
Ek.ioo 900 bushels against Al
400 900 In 1916; white potatoes t52.-
coo. 600 bushels against 2sb.ooo.ooo n
against 1900, 900 in 1915 tobacco J.
US 900 900 pounds against l,iHooo;
coo in 1915 fax 100000 bushels
AGAINST 100000 In 1915: rice -.
400 900 bushes against <o.7oo,roo in
1916 hay 100. 900. 900 tons agains,
10 900 900 In 1916: cotton 100000
bales against 100000 in 1915: APP
pies 200. 900. 400 bushels against 2o2,-
900. oon in 1916. and peaches ~, 800. ooo
bushels against $500, 900 in 1915.
Conditions OF crops July ! was.
Winter wheat 1873 against 1877 July
I. 1916: spring wheat s3s against 50
Int year; all wheat 1919 against 79s
last year: corn Si.l against so las,
year; oats S94 against $50 last year
barley s6.4 against s7e last year; rye
7e4 against 81 last year; white pota-
toes COL against SIS last year: sweet
potatoes $40 against 904 last year
tobacco s6s against s7,6 last year
fax 81 against 90.3 last year; rice IS
against 917 last year; hay -
against 9s5 last year and cotton 703
against Sill last year
The acreage OF principal crops not
already reported was: Corn 12l, 049,
roo acres or HAP per cent OF 1916;
white rotatoes 4 1854 000 acres or 1872 :
por cent Of 1916; sweet potatoes eo4
400 acres or 1853 per cent OF 1916; to-
bncco 100000 acres or 1908 per cent
Of 1915 max a3e 900 acres or 1905
per cent Of 1915. and rice s6s. sou acres
or Ills per cent OF last year