Show mw SLUMP IN CHOPS IS SHOWN ACHI 11 1 11 alls sa s1 lop f if alain ovo III tilt ix anes lii pilo top 0 o hint in lit d lit t kinli i alii libb farge 11 alca Aff clod 0 shortages in tho the principal 4 grain vegetable and corajo 4 crops ae as officially shown by the department nf n agriculture in ite its august report follo rth oata oats bushels 0 corn b bushels 4 T 4 wheat bushels 4 potatoes bushels hay ilay tona tons barley bushels bub liels alre bushel 4 buckwheat bush PIS 4 total ushel 8 hecq 4 ol 01 grain 1 anti potatoes 9 and 12 tons ot of hay 4 crops allowing in increase li f 4 last eara ears production in elude clude flaxseed with ij lioio 4 bushels 4 40 4 4 4 44 4 4 4 CHICAGO aug 11 ti tho great est decline in the arain crop during a single month since 1301 1901 a general slump throughout tho the countr due to drought droU fEht and intense heat la Is indicated in the tile government crop report for or august published by tho the department of agriculture eat esterday erday the report presents prea onta estimates of the deage done clone to ull all crops during july it la Is the most discouraging as to general conditions that the department has issued for any dinglo month in tit a decade it indicate indicates a yield par pr a nto ro r o smaller than any year during the ten year period at the same time it the total production N will ill lo 10 exceeded in only five yeara years in the history of the tile country the area moat seriously affected extends from new york and ienn penn I 1 sylvania a westward to the rocky mountains N embracing alt all of the great corn wheat and hay producing states in the country in the southern states with the exception of virginia and north carolina ample rains lemed to maintain generally favorable conditions throughout the past months 1 I hese conditions thus far continue to be favorable conditions in tho pacific northwest are regarded as excellent although during july that territory suffered f from rom a brief but excessively hot period 1 an analysis ana lyela of the report and comparisons wita those of previous loua years show that there probably never has been a month in the history of crof cro reporting when nhen the losses duriez any one month tu orith in ul nil crops have hare beefs aa an great as a during july until the latter part of the month the drought over the great part of the corn bolt belt waa was while intense heat added greatly to the dabaie the promise of the corn crop li is cut down don bushels according to the report the estima fed od crop on august let vae vas bushels athla comp irea fill a promise on july 1st of bushels bus liola and a final leli last boar ear of the spring wheat yield Is lon from front bushels to an indicated crop of 0 only bushels tho re waa was a burlous loa loss in condition ot of tho oita crop the tho suggested yield being bushels or otoo bushels lea ickis than the big crop of last ear in addition to tho tile deniage from front hiat and anti drought the northwestern airing siring heat country buffered suffered from froin the tile black ruit rust and anti blight the condition of tho the spring crop aas va placed lit at 59 8 compared to 73 8 a month ago ngo and gl 61 last year hen there ro waa was a practical fellure f of the north dakota crop the winter inter wheat estimate waa nas not much changed fron last month nion I 1 h the estimate being bu bushels 8 h making a total crop aromi pr omi with the bushela bushels spring wheat of 47 4 bushels compared to a final bield last e ir of C I huebeler |