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Show CHOP PRDSPEGTS KHWIOIM Government Report Shows Larger Estimates for Wheat and Corn. WASHINGTON, Oct. P. General improvement im-provement in crop prospects on October 1 over a month ago was shown today by the department of agriculture monthly report. Corn improved to the extent of 46,-000,000 46,-000,000 bushels and now gic-es prospeci of a 2. 71 7,775.000 bushel crop. which would be 441.000,000 bushels smaller than laM year's, Spring wheat improved to the extent of about 20,000.000 bushels more than that produced last year. With this addition addi-tion to spring wheat the total wheat crop, including winter wheat now in prospect, will be 91?, 920, 000 bushels. That comes close to the billion bushel mark. Production forecast : AH wheat 91 S,-3:0.000 S,-3:0.000 bushels, corn 2.717.775,000. Estimates of production of other crops follow : Oats. 1. 5 So. 297, 000 bushels; barlev. 236.-505.000 236.-505.000 bushels; buckwheat. 1O.473.O0O bushels : white potatoes." "91 ,273.0"0 bushels bush-els ; sweet potatoes. So. 4 73.00 bushels ; flax. 15,606,000 bales: rice. 41. 918.00c bags; tobacco, 1,265, 4 62. OOfl pounds; pears, 10.-194,000 10.-194,000 bushele; apples, lfls, 3S9.00O bushels, bush-els, sugar beets. 6,4oS.Ono tons ; ka firs, 72.6S0.000 bushels; beans, 17,S02,OOJ bushels. Condil ion of corn October 1 and the forecast of production in thousands of bushels bv principal states follow Ohio. 76 per cent. 135.423; Indiana. 7S per cent, 192.224; Illinois, 76 per cent, 349, 44S; Iowa, R3 per cent, 402.147; Missouri, Mis-souri, 54 per cent, 1 49.221 ; Nebraska, 57 per cent, 147.470; Kansas, 2p per cent, 46.696. Condition of the various crooe on October Octo-ber 1 was announced as follows; Corn 6R.6 per cent of normal; buckwheat, buck-wheat, 75.6 per cent; white potatoes, 73.7 per cent; sweet potatoes, 77.4 "per cent; flax. 70. S per cent ; rice, S3. 4 per cent; tobacco, R7.45 per cent: sugar beets, 9.6 per cent; kafirs, 49 per cent. |