The Elk Mountain pilot., 1917-08-16
U. S. 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 ,0oo, 900 Bushels.
Western Newspaper Union News Service

Western Newspaper Union News esrvicA
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 81
100000 bushels during July, indicat-
ing a total production OF 3,191 100000
bushels.
Wheat, however, shows a decrease
Of 25.OOO,OOO bushels. Spring wheat
had bad month and prospects de-
creased 10000, 1000 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,O00,00O bushels.
With more than $4,000 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-Preliminar es-
innate of yield ISL bushels per acre.
los nd
the 1915 average.
SPRING WHEAT-Condition 687
per cent. Of a normal. compared with
s3,6 last month. 63.4 last year and 1853
the ten-year average. Indicated acre
yield 124 bushels, compared with S.S
last year and 14.0 the 1911-15 aver
age.
ALL WHEAT-Indicated yield 14.0
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, 1873 last year and 1874 the ten
year average Indicated yield, 26.4
bushels per acre, compared with PA
last year and 26.O the 1911-15 aver
age.
OATS-Condition S7.2 per cent OF .
normal, compared with s9.4 last
month, S1.5 last year and s0.2 the ten
year average. Indicated yield BAT
bushels per acre. compared with 30.1
last year and 31.7 the 1915 aver
age.
OATS-Remaining on farms Aug. 1.
estimated at about 47.771 900 bushels.
compared with 11s.72s,0OO last year.
and 64.s2s.o00. the average Aug. !
stocks 1911-16.
OF a normal. compared with 1854 last
month, 500 last year and s1.z the ten.
year average. Indicated yield 34.3
bushels per acre, compared with 23.e
last year and PCS the 1911-15 average
RYE-Preliminary estimate Of the
yield 14.9 bushels per acre. compared
with 1873 last year and 165 the 1911.
IL average.
BUCKWHEAT-Are4 planted 965.
900 acres. compared with S46. 900 acres
last year. Condition 92.2 per cent OF
a normal, compared with S7.s last
year and 8S2 the ten-year aver
age Indicated yield 20.6 bushels Per
acre, compared with 140 last year
and 20.4 the 1915 average.
WHITE POTATOES-Condition 87.9
per cent OF a normal. compared with
9O.1 last month, sos last year and
s1.3 the ten-year average. Indicated
yield 1915 bushels per acre. compared
with sO.4 last year and 9S.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.S per cent Of a normal. compared
with S1.9 last month, S5.9 last year
and S4.2 the ten-year average. lndi-
Gated yield 95.6 bushels per acre. com.
pared with 91.7 last year and 95.4 the
1e11-15 average.
TOBACCO-Conditio ss.1 per cent
OF normal, compared with 86.S last
month, S4.4 last year and 1910 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 1851
bushels per acre, compared with SO
last year and SO the 1911-15 average
RICE-Condition $50 per cent Of a
normal, compared with S5.1 last
month, 922 last year and S8.s the ten
year average. Indicated yield 35.7
bushels per acre, compared with 40
last year and 1913 the 1911-15 aver
age.
SUGAR BEETS-Condition 90.3 per
cent of q normal. compared with 92.4
last month, 1854 last year and S9.3 the
ten-year average. Indicated yield
1866 tons per acre, compared with
9.36 last year and 1886 the 1911-1s
average.
ACREAGES-Above crops, exclud-
ing apples and peaches, total 337,716,-
600 acres, compared with 327.352 900