The Dolores star., 1917-08-17
US. GRAIN CROPS
PRODUCTIONS THls vgAR WILL
SHOW 0lo GAIN Oven THg
WEIDS IN Ists.
Government Crop Report shevss Cen
prsspssts Materially Improved
end indicate . Yield q
3,fSf, 10000 Bushels.
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Washington.-The largest crop &
corn eveR grown In the United States
- In prospect for the coming harvest
The Department OF Agriculture's Ar
gust crop report showed corn pros
poets improved to the extent Of ST.
100000 bushels during July. indieat-
ing total production Of 3.lSl. .Ooo. 900
bushels.
Wheat. however. shows Q decrease
Of 25.00o.000 bushels Spring wheat
had . bad month and prospects de-
creased 10000. 900 bushels. but winter
wheat returns indicated $4,000. 900
bushels more than forecast in July.
Wheat production-winter wheat and
spring wheat combined. now In fore
cast at 653.000. 900 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
tng In foo0 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-Preliminary 60
innate Of yield ISL bushels per acre.
compared with 13.8 last year and 1s.S
the 1s1l-1S average.
SPRING Condition SS.7
per cent. of Q normal. compared with
s3.6 last month. ga last year and 76.S
the ten-year average. Indicated acre
yield 12.4 bushels. compared with 80
last year and 14.o the 1s11-15 aver.
age.
ALL WHEAT-lndicated yisld 1l.o
bushels per acre. compared with III
last year and 16.4 the 1911-15 aver.
age.
CoRN-Condition 7s.s per cent. Of
. normal. compared with 81.1 last
year average. Indicated yield. 26.4
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last year and 26.0 the 1911-15 aver
age.
OATs-Condition s7.2 per cent Of Q
normal, compared with 1914 last
month, 81.5 last year and 8O.2 the ten.
bushels per acre. compared with 30.1
last year and 31.7 the 1s11.15 aver
age.
OATs-Remaining on farms Aug. 1.
estimated at about 47,771, 900 bushels,
compared with 113.72s.00O last year.
and 64.928,000. the average Aug.
stocks 1911-16.
Condition 77.s Per cent
Of q normal. compared with s5.4 last
month. 500 last year and S1.2 the ten
year average. Indicated yield 24.s
bushels per acre. compared with 23e
last year and 26.5 the 1911-16 average
RYE-Prelimfnary estimate Of the
yield 14.9 bushels per acre. compared
with 1873 last year and 1876 the 1911
Is average.
BUCKWHEAT-Area planted se6.
900 acres. compared with S45. 900 acres
last year. Condition 9z.2 Der cent Of
Q normal. compared with s7.s last
year and $50 the tsn-year aver
age. Indicated yield 20.6 bushels pei
acre, compared with 14.O last yeal
and 20.4 the 1911-15 average.
WHITE POTATOES-Cond 07s
90.1 last month, 80.s last year and
yield 1918 bushels per acre. compared
Is average. r.. ~.
Condition s4.e tho eight-yes1
average. Indicated yield Las tons
the 1911-15 average.
SWEET POTATOES - Condition
S4.S per cent of a normal. compared
with S1.9 last month. $50 last year
and 84.2 the ten-year average. Indi.
Gated yield 95.6. bushels per acre. com
pared with 91.7 last year and 954 the
1911-15 average.
Condition Ss.1 per cent
Of normal. compared with Se.s last
month, s4.4 last year and 79.0 the ten
year average. Indicated Yield 1864
pounds per acre. compared with $50
Last year and 1856 the 1911-15 aver
age. .r.
FLAx-Condition COS per cent Of q
normal, compared with $40 last
month. $40 last year and SIG the ten.
year average. Indicated yield 35.7
bushels per acre, compared with 90
last year and SO the 1911-15 average.
RICE-Condition $50 per cent of q
normal, compared with 85.1 last
month. 92.2. last year and S8.8 the ten
year average. Indicated yield. 35.7
bushels per acre. compared with 47.0
last year and SIS the 1911-15 aver.
age.
SUGAR Condition 90.s per
cent OF q normal. compared with 92.4
last month. 86.4 Last year and 89.3 the
ten-year average. Indicated yield
1886 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. 49,
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