The sun., 1918-12-17
RECORD AREA OF
WHEAT is PLANTED
1909, 1000 Acres Of Winter
Crop sown in United
States, Is Estimate.
CONDITION rs 9s.5 P. G.
crop Promise Estimated at
100000, 1000 Bushels; Spring
Seeding to Be Large.

n. Government report issued yester-
s,y, showed a record area Of wheat
,,sn,ed, I7.o2a,O 900 acres. compared with
record Of 42,S01 900 last year. and
aim a record condition OF ss,5. with
a allowances for average loss in area
md In condition the crop promise Is for
"a, 900. 600 bushels, compared with 6s5,-
Gao 900 bushels, the previous record, esq
t,blIshed in 1914.
REPORTS from Individual States by
ether authorities were equally optimis-
,Ic Kansas estimate wac for 200.-
900 900 bushels in that State. and Ne
brssea 100000 bushels. The private
,.norts hitherto issued have been ex-
,rsroely favorable, but did not show
mite 40 large an acreage as indicated
nv The Government The possibilities
S,r the total crop for next year nre tre-
r,ndous. The increase in acreage this
year is nearly 16 per cent. II the spring
wheat acreage increases only 10 per
cent there will be total acreage of
about 100000 acres OF spring and
900 acres of winter. or the larg-
est acreage ever planted. exceeding that
acres There is every reason for eX-
Meeting a liberal acreage of spring
wheat as the conditions for fall plough
ing. which have been very favorable,
hermit corresponding advance IN this
direction to the increase made in winter
wheat acreage.
An average spring wheat crop on this
acreage and there Is no reason now for
estimating a greater or less than aver
are yield, would point to a total outturn
OF approximately 325.000,0oo bushels, or
a grand total OF 1,0S5,00O, 900 bushels.
compared with the crop of e17.000,0OO
bushels Just harvested and the previous
record in 1915 of 1929, 900 900 bushels
On top OF this crop of wheat there is
the possibility Of zoe, 900 900 bushels of
rye, compared with 100000 bushels
the past year and a record previous to
last year Of $4,000, 900 bushels.
What can be done with this immense
crop under the conditions is the great
problem before the country. The Gov
eminent has guaranteed the price. the
same as for the past year. at $2,26 in
Chicago, and on a crop of I ,0sS. 900, 00e
bushels there would be a surplus over
normal home needs Of over 400, 900. 900
bushels. The worlds surplus next year
will determine largely whether the whole
basis OF the guaranteed price. or
whether the surplus for export will have
10 be sold 10 competition with other
countries ana In the meantime the broad
question will have to DO determined
whether the price OF wheat and flour
shall be maintained to the domestic
trads or whether tho price to the farmer
shah be maintained and the price to the
consumer be permitted to seek it's COM
petitive level, with the balance TO be
made UP by taxation. '
TIE percentage of increase and the
condition OF the crop on December
follow:
Pennsylvania. 1851. 900 acres increase
Spsr cent condition. sS.
Virginia, $4,000 acres: per cent /:
condition, 81.
North Carolina, 1,o25, 900 acres; I per
cent decrease condition, 81.
Ohio. 2,374,000 acres; / per cent; con-
dltion 1e4.
Indiana. s,ssI.ooo acres; ~ per cent
condition, 101.
Illinois, s,252,ooo acres; s2B per cent
condition, 100.
Missouri, 4,24s.ooo acres; % per cont
condition, 103.
Nebraska, $4,000 acres: II Per
cent. condition. e6.
Kansas. ll,1S4,O00 acres. 10 per cent.
condition, 9S.
Texas, 2.1Os, 900 acres; 80 per cent.
condition. 100.
Oklahoma. s5so.ooo acres; 10 per
cent. conditions 100.
OORS-There was q fevsrish market
ana after at one time showing gains oil
nearly cents bushel prices eased on
and closed i9iAc. net lower.
oATs-Local cash market was easier
standard quoted at s2es2ho;, No.
white seize. No. white. 81 u q SEE.
10 white, Sic; fancy clipped white
nee5e.; ordinary clipped white. 82G Ssc..
all elevator.
RYE-Market dull; No. . Western, Sill
cost and freight New York.
BARLEY-Market steady; feeding. sl.ot
eLOs; milling. Si.I29l.2o cost and
freight New York.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. dull: sound
York
HY-Msrkst steady; No. I. sieS; No
A.sQ gls5; No. 3, Sl.601l.7o
CHICAGO PRICES .