The Idaho Springs siftings-news. (Idaho Springs, Colo.) 1905-19??, 1917-08-17
PRODUCTION THIS YEAR WILL
SHOW BIG GAIN OVER the
YlELoo IN 1915.
Government Crop RspoEt shows Corn
Prospects Materially Improved
and Indicate Q Yield of
3,1el ,0o0. 900 0usheis.


100000 bushels during July. indicat-
ing 4 total production OF 3.1S1. ooo. 900
bushels.
Wheat. however. shows . decrease
Of 100000 bushels Spring wheat
had . bad month and prospects do
creased 10000. 900 bushels. but winter
wheat returns indicated 100000
bushels more than forecast in July.
Wheat production-winter wheat and
spring wheat combined. now ID fore
cast at 653.0oo.ooo 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 NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. e.
innate of yield 1871 bushels per acre,
compared with 1873 last year and ISL
the 1e11-15 average.
/. SPRING WHEAT-Condition 68.7
per cent. of a normal. compared with
s3.6 last month, 63.4 last year and 7e.S
the ten-year average. Indicated acre
yield 12.4 bushels, compared with 50
last year and 14.0 the 1911-15 aver
age.
ALL WHEAT-Indicated yield 1l.o
bushels per acre, compared with i'll
last year and 1874 the 1911-15 aver
age.
. normal. compared with 91.1 last
month. 76.s last year and 1874 the ten
year average. Indicated yield, 26.l
last year and z6.0 the 1s11-1s aver
age.
OATs-Condition ST. per cent. Of .
normal. compared with 1914 last
month. SIS last year and 500 the ten
year average. Indicated yield 3A1
bushels per acre. compared with SOL
last year and ST. the 1915 ave.
aSe.
OATS-Remaining on farms AUG. 1.
estimated At about l7.771. 900 bushels.
compared with 11S.71S.000 last year.
and e4.s2S.000. the average Aug. ]
stocks 1S11-16.
BARLEY-Condition 77s per cent
Of . normal. compared with S6.4 last
month. 500 last year and SIS the ten
year average. Indicated yield 81
bushels per acre, compared with 33.o
last year and 26.S the 1s11-1S average
RYE-PreliminaFy estimate Of the
yield 14.S bushels peF ACRE. compared
with 1873 last year and 1875 ths 1911
IL average.
UCKWHEAT-Area planted Ss6.
900 acres. compared with s4s 900 aeses
last year. Condition Sz.3 per cent Of
. normal, compared with S7.s last
year and SIS the ten-year aver
age. Indicated yisld sos bushels pa
acre, compared with 40 last year
and 9o.4 the 1s11-16 average.
WHITE POTATOEs-Conditien SIS
per cent Of . normal. compared with
SOL last month, sos last year and
S1.3 the tsn-year average. Indicated
yield 1918 bushels per acre. compared
with S0.4 last year and 9S.3 the 1911.
Is average.
Condition S4s the eight-ysa,
average. Indicated yield Las tona
compared with 1.63 last year and ISL
the 1s11-15 average.
SWEET POTATOES - Conditioc
S4.s per cent Of . normal. compared
with SIS last month. $50 last ysai
and S4.2 the ten-ysar average. 1ndt
Gated Yield SIS bushels Per acre, com
pared with e1.7 last year and oS.l the
1915 average.
TOBACCO-Conditio ISL Per cent
Of q normal. compared with 86.S last
month, 8l.4 last year and 100 the ten
year average. Indicated yield 1854
pounds per acre, compared with S1S.o
last year and 1856 the 1s11-15 avse
age.
FLAx-Condition COS per cent OF .
normal, compared with $40 last
month. $40 last year and SIG the ton
year average. Indicated yield 3S.7
bushels per acre. compared with ~
last year and SO the 1s11-1s average
RICE-Condition $50 per cent OF
normal, compared with $751; last
month, 1922 last year and SIS the ten
year average. Indicated yield ~
bushels per acre, compared with 43.e
last year and 33.S the 1s11-1s aver
age.
SUGAR Condition sos Del
cent Of . normal. compared with S2.l
last month. s6.4 last year and 50 the
ten-yeAr average. Indicated yield
| 1906 tons per acre, compared with
S.36 last year and 1885 the l911.1l
average.
ACREAGES-Above crops. exclud
ing apples and peaches. total 337,71e,.
900 acres. compared with 81, So, 900
last year and 326.66o. 900 in 1915.
Condition Of spring wheat and corn
on Aug. 1, BY important states tel
lows: