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Show iSPlE MI DECLINE SHOWN IN U: U EPOHTi ! Prospective Yield Reduced 17,000,000 Bushels Dur. ing August, Forecast Says Corn, However, Has Good Month and Crop Is 70,000,000 Bushels Larger W ASHING TON, Sept. 8. Further decline de-cline of the spring wheat crops reduced the prospective production 17,000,000 bushels bush-els during August, but corn had a good month and shows a prospective output of 70,000,000 bushels larger than Indicated last month, according to the govern- ment's September crop report Issued today. to-day. There were reductions ln the forecasts of oats, white potatoes, tobacco and hay, but an increase ln buckwheat and sugar beets. The condition of the corn crop was described as irregular, ranging from extremely ex-tremely good to extremely bad, but for the country as a whole a fair-sized crop of good quality is in prospect, totaling 2,858,000.000 bushels. The loss in the spring wheat crop was caused by blight, rust, scab and grasshoppers. grass-hoppers. The total crop of spring and winter wheat now is placed at 323,000,-600 323,000,-600 bushels, which Is more than 300,000,-000 300,000,-000 bushels below the crop as forecast from conditions prevailing in June. Forecast Detailed. Forecasts of crop production of the country's important crops, based on conditions con-ditions existing September 1, were announced an-nounced today by the department of agriculture agri-culture as follows: (Figures in millions, 1. e., ciphers omitted.) Winter wheat, 715. Spring wheat, 208. All wheat. 923. Corn, 2858. Oats, 1226. Barley, 15. Rye, 84.6. Buckwheat, 17.2. White potatoes, 319. Sweet potatoes, 100. Tobacco. 1279 (pounds). Flax, 10.2. Rice, 44.4. Hay, 102 (tons). Sugar beets, 7.26 (tons). Apples, total 163 (bushels). Apples, commercial, 23.1 (barrels). Peaches, 50.4 (bushels). Kaffirs, 130. Condition Given. Conditions of the crops on September 1 were: Spring wheat, 48.5 per cent of a normal. All wheat, 67. 3. Corn, 80.0. Oats, 73.1. Barley, 69.2. Buckwheat, 90.2. White potatoes, 69.5. Sweet potatoes, 86.0. . Tobacco, 71.8. Flax, 50.5. Rice, 91.9. Sugar beets, 79.0. Kaffirs, S8.0. Forecast by States. Condition and production forecasts of the principal crops by important states follow: . I (Production in thousands of bushels.) , Corn Illinois, 76 and 294,640; Mlnne- j sota, 93 and 111,865; Iowa, 89 and 409,611; Missouri, 70 and 157,139; South Dakota. 83 and 97,056; Nebraska, 71 and 172,402; Texas, 102 and 201,287. Spring wheat Minnesota. 48 and 33,971;! North Dakota, 45 and 63.246; South Dakota, Da-kota, 60 and 30,368; Montana, 21 and 7970; Washington, 63 and 23.343. Oats Iowa, 79 and 176.920; Nebraska, 85 and 74,387; Texas, 100 and 72,912. Progress of Ginning. Cotton ginned prior to September 1 amounted to 138,993 running bales, Including In-cluding 1129 round bales and 30 bales of sea island, compared with 1,038,078 running bales, including 53,178 round bales and 296 bales of sea island to that date last year, the census bureau announced today In Its first report of the season. Glnnlngs by states Include: California, 547; Texas, 34,417. |