The Sauk Centre herald., 1926-08-12
CR0P CONDITION OF
COUNTRY IS NORMAL
GOVT. REPORTS AUG. 1 ESTI-
MATE WHEAT YIELD OF S39
MILLION BUSHELS
CORN OUTLOOK IS BETTER
CONDITION INDICATES 6s PER
CENT WHEAT CROP FOR
MINNESOTA

washington, Aug. lU-Pr0ductioE
forecasts of the country's important
crops, as indicated by their condition.
on August 1 and announced today by
the department of agriculture, placed
the corn crop at 2,576,936,OOO BUSH
els, as compared with 2,66O,7SO 900
bushels forecast a month ago and
2,905,0535,000 bushels harvested last
year.
A preliminary estimate placed the
winter wheat crop at 626,4S2,OOO
bushels, compared with SGT, 100000.
bushels forecast month ago and
395,610,0O0 bushels harvested last
lear.
The spring wheat crop was fore-
cast at 212,719,000 bushels, COM
pared with 199,595,00O forecast a
month ago and 27O,875,0OO bushels
harvested last year. The total fore
cast for all wheat totals 839, 9,2O1, ,OOd
bushels.
Forecasts Of other principal crops
follow:
Oats, 1911 100000 bushels, COM
pared with 1,512,000,000 last year,;
barley, 191, 100000, compared with
i217, 7,000,000; rye, 41,900,O00, COM
pared with 48,600,00; buckwteat, H..
10000, compared with 14,5OO,OOO;
faxseed, 10, 100000, compared with
100000; rice, 4,50O, 900, compared
with 34,300,O00; hay, 77,900,0OO,
compared with S6,70O,000; peanuts.
652,000,000 pounds compared with
694 ,000,000; apples, 219,00O,00d
bushels, compared with 72,OOO,0 O,0OO;:
peaches, 63,600,000, compared with
100000; white potatoes, 346,-
600, 900, compared with 326, 100000;
sweet potatoes, 73,100,000, compared
with 62,500,000; tobacco, 1908, ,000,-
900 pounds, compared with 1884,
600, 1000; oats, remaining on farms
August estimated at 109,933,0 900
bushels, compared with 81, sos, 1000
bushels year ago.
/ The condition of the various crops
on August / was reported as follows:
Corn, 72.5 per cent Of normal;
spring wheat, co.,; oats, TIA; bar
ley, 69.8; buckwheat, 80.8; f1axseed,
65. 2; rice, 86.2; hay, 1876; peanuts,
1871; apples, 1873; peaches, 74.4;
white potatoes, 1873; sweet potatoes,
76.1; tobacco, 75.0.
Pennsylvania Condition 78 per
cent and forecast 55,973 bushels;
Ohio, rs and 126,792; Indiana, IL
and 1f8,O72; Illinois, 72 and 301,-
|013; Michigan, 50 and 1896; Wis
consin, 73 and 69.0O7; Minnesota, 75
and 1873, $50; Iowa, 76 and 384,203;
Missouri, "a and 1884; South Da-
kota, SO and 103,605; Nebraska, So
and 160,21O; Kansas, 81 and 87,951.
The preliminary estimate Of winter
wheat production in principal produc-
ing states, follows:
Pennsylvania, 23,364,0OO; Ohio,
40, ,500,0 900; Indiana, 34,650,000; Il
linois, 36,77S,0O0; Michigan, 16,470,-
900; Missouri, 19,470,000; Nebraska,
3s,030,000; Kansas. 149,495,0oo
Oklahoma, 73,745,0G0; Texas, 34,-
238, 900; Colorado, 16,898,000; Wash
ington, 2O,70O,0 900; Oregon, 17,600,-
600; California, 12,015,000.
The condition on August and in
dicated production for other crops in
Spring Wheat: Minnesota-Condi-
ton 68 per cent; forecast "a, ,602 2,00d
bushels. North Dakota 55 and 3d.
765, 900.
South Dakota, 2s and 10,s59,000;
Montana, IS and 39,888, 900; Idaho,
80 and 1887, 900; Washington, 80
and 20,760,000.
Oats
Ohio, IS and 1887 900; Indiana,
70 and 71,031, 900; Illinois, 70 and
139, ,522,000; Michigan, 81 and 3d.
357, 900; Wisconsin, "a and 100, ,481-
900; Minnesota, 81 and 130,365, 900;
Iowa, "a and 203, $4,000.