The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-08-09
WHEAT CROP
FORECAST OUT
Agriculture Department. Looks fol
Yield of 7s5, 0oo, 600 Bushels
From 53,652,0 900
Acres

! UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.
! WASHINGTON, Aug. 9.-The whea
crop will total 795, 900, 900 bushels, the
agriculture department forecast today
rs OF August /, as compared with 500,
100000 bushels for the July forecast
Spring wheat will total 262 900, 00(
bushels and winter wheat 53S,000,00(
bushels, it was estimated. The July
| forecast for winter wheat was $4,000,
900 bushels and spring wheat 29l, 900,
! 600 bushels.
! The 1914-1S average production ot
winter wheat is 563.000,000 bushels
yearly, spring wheat $4,000 900 bush
+, els and all wheat $4,000, 900 bushels
1t is estimated that wheat will yield
las bushels per acre The estimated
| yield for winter wheat is 1916 per acre
and spring wheat 1874 bushels.
! The average yield of wheat crop is
1913 bushels per acre. The average
yield of winter crop it 14.7 bushels and
| the spring crop 8 bushels.
The condition of spring wheat Aug.
/ was 1874 per cent of normal as COM
ipared with SO per cent July /.
There is now 53,652,00O acres plant
ed in wheat or 1873 per cent of the
lvlo tClSdSt, VI ILLS 1910 ,VOO tICI GO
are planted in spring wheat.
Corn: Estimated production August
/, 3,0G3, 100000 bushels as compared
with forecast of 2,779,000,000 bushels.
on July l. and 2,76O,000,00O Bushels
aivrage production for the 1914-1S per-
iod
The condition of the corn crop on
August 1 was S6.7 per cent of normal
as compared with S4.6 per cent on
July / and 77.3 per cent foT ten
year average.
1t is estimated corn will yield 20
bushels per acre as compared with 26.1
bushels for ten year average.
Oats: Estimated production L.
402, 100000 bushels as compared with
1892, 100000 bushels forecast on July
l. Yield per acre 34.2 bushels as COM
pared with 32.1 bushels for five year
average
Condition on Aug. / was ST. per.
cent of normal as against 81 per cent
for a ten year average and SAG per
cent estimated on July l.
Barley: Estimated production 1885,
100000 bushels as compared with 1884,
100000 bushels fOreCasted on July l.
Yield per acre 1858 bushels as COM
pared with $50 for FIVE year average.
Condition on August l was S4.9 per
cent of normal as against S7.6 per cent
estimated on July l and 1913 per cent
for a ten year average.
Cotton: The estimated production
of the cotton crop was 1880, oOO.0ni
bales as of Aug. l. The yield per acre
was estimated at 1904 pounds of lint,
and the condition of the crop on July
25 was TAI per cent Of normal.
Hay: Estimated production of wild
hav as of Aug. l was 1S,6000,000 tons.
Tame hay, SS,6O0,O0O tons. The esti-
mated yield Of wild hay was Lis tons
per acre and tame hay 156 tons. The
condition of the hay crop on August
was 90.5 per cent of normal.
Rice Estimated production $4,000
900 bushels. Yield per acre 1856 bush
els and condition of crop as of Aug. l,
SS7 per cent of normal
Tobacco: Estimated production as
Of Aug. 1, 1,544,000,000 pounds.
Yield per acre S3O5 pounds. Condi.
ton of crop on Aug. 1, SAL per cent
OF normal.
Flax: Estimated production 14,3o0.-
900 bushels. Yield per acre 81 bush
els. Condition Aug. /, SOL per cent
Of normal.
Sweet potatoes: Estimated pro-
duction 1O1 100000 bushels, as com
pared with a forecast Of 9S,50o,o0O
bushels as Of July 1.
Yield per acre 9S.5 bushels as com
pared with 1907 bushels per acre
last year. Condition of the crop on
Aug. 1 was 500 per cent of normal,
as compared with ST. Aug l last
year and S31 for ten year average.
Sugar beets: Estimated production
of sugar beets on August 1 was g.
9OO. 900 tons as compared with
forecast of 8,920,o00 tons on July l.
The yield per acre is estimated at
1899 tons. Condition of the crop
compared with July 1, SO percent.
Apples: Estimated production of
the apple crop as of August 1 was
.13 600, 900 bushels as against fore
cast of 200 100000 bushels July l..
Peaches: Estimated production A. |
500 900 bushels.
Peanuts: Estimated production as
If August |, 3S, 900 bushels. Yield |
Der acre, BIT bushels.
Kaffirs: Estimated yield 126,0Oo'ooo
bushels. Yield per acre, 23.6 bushels.
Buckwheat: Estimated yield, IL
100 900 bushels. Yield per acre, 1877
bushels.
Oats: The amount of oats remain
ne on farms August l is estimated
It As percent of last years crop, Or
bout 56,420,000 bushels, as COM
Jared with 93O45,oo bushels on ]
august l, 1919. and 72,212, 900 bushels
or a five year average.
Rye: Estimated production 1880 {
90 bushels as against a forecast of :
1000, 900 bushels on July l. Yield
,er acre. 142 bushels, as compared
With 15.5 bushels per acre for five
ear average. ,
White potatoes: Estimated produc'
ion 4O2,0OO,00O bushels as against :
IS. 100000 bushels forecasted on 4
uly /. Yield per acre, 104.5 bushels !
$ against S92 bushels last year.
Condition of crop on August l was
7 percent of normal as COMPARED