The Holly chieftain., 1919-10-23
Corn Harvest Only @ Per
Cent Of Average.
SPRING WHEAT AVERAGE
Is 1s BUSHELS THIS YEAR
Winter Wheat Yield Is Still Lower,
Though the Total for Colorado
This Year Largest on Record
17,e94,000 Bushels.
Corn.

SOIu.
Favorable weather during the
month of September for maturing
corn improved the condition of
that crop in Colorado somewhat, it
being 70 per cent of normal on OctO-
ber as compared with 81 per cent
a month previous. Reports receiv-
cd by the Cooperative Crop Re-
porting Service indicate that but
66 per cent of the acreage devoted
to corn in the state this year will
be harvested for grain, the re-
mainder being harvested for silage
or fodder, fed In the field or aban-
doned. Reports of county assessors
showed q total area devoted to the
crop somewhat in excess OF 950,OOO,
of which amount apparently about
627,0OO acres will be harvested for
grain, with a total production OF
l0,972000 bushels.
The condition of the corn crop
for the United States on October !
was S1.3 per cent of normal, com
pared with 80 per cent on Septem-
Der /. The acreage reported as
planted is 102,977,O00 acres. on which
the estimated production is 2,9O0,
$1,000 bushels, which is consider
ably above the average crop for
the nation.
Reports indicate that the aver
age yield per acre of spring wheat
for Colorado this year will be about
l6 bushels, an exceptionally low
average for this state, while that of
winter wheat apparently is even
lower, the preliminary estimate be-
ing Is bushels. Even with an ex-
septionally unfavorable season,
however the production of wheat
in the state this year appears to be
the largest on record, the estimate
at this time being 1864, 600 bushels,
compared with a previous high
record of 13,536,O0O bushels.
The estimated production of all
what in the United States at this
time is 91S,471, 900 bushels. The sea.
son nationally, Just before harvest,
was exceptionally unfavOrable for
wheat, the average yield per acre of
winter wheat being placed at LAG
bushels and that of spring wheat
at only 8 bushels.
Oats.
Reports indicate an average yield
of 26 bushels per acre for oats in
Colorado this year. compared with
SO bushels in 1918 and 80 bushels in
1917. Assessors reports show
about $4,000 acres devoted to the
crop, on which the estimated pro-
duction is 5,642,O00 bushels This
is an exceptionally small crop Of
oats for Colorado, due partly to the
small acreage devoted to the crop,
but principally to the very low
average yield.
The average yield of oats per acre
for the United States is placed at
2S.8 bushels, compared with BAG in
1918 and 1856 in 1917 The total pro
duction is placed at 1,2l9,52l, 900
bushels.
The indicated average yield of
barley per acre in Colorado this
year is % bushels, compared with
28 bushels in 1918 and 80 bushels in
1917. On the 171,000 acres of barley
harvested for grain this means
total production of 3,762,OOO bush
els, compared with 4,92S,0O0 bush
els last year. and an average total
,.!Od"c:lOn TO. thu state Of 100000
bushels.
The average yield per acre of
barley for the United States is
placed at 22.3 bushels, compared
with 26.5 bushels in 1918. The esti-
mated total production is l9S29S,-
600 bushels.
Grain Sorghums.
The production of grain sorghum
in Colorado this year to be thresh-
ed or fed as grain is estimated at
6,210,0O0 bushels, the estimate be-
ing based upon reports that ap-
proximately IS per cent of the grain
sorghum planted in the state is
harvested for grain. This is much
the largest production of grain
sorghum ever reported for Colora-
do, but final reports probably will
indicate that less than SIS per cent
of the crop is harvested for grain.
The production of grain sorghum in
the United States is estimated at
127,05300O bushels, compared with
66,396,000 bushels in 1918.
Field Peas.
The condition of field peas in
Colorado on October ! was 95 per
cent of normal, the highest condi-
tion for any crop. This is due to
the fact that field peas are grown
largely in the San Luis valley,
where weather conditions have
been generally favorable through
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