Show u s. s CORN CROP TO i-a BE LARGEST I EVER Government Figures Show Substantial Increase Ov Over r Last Year w WASHINGTON ASHIl Nov No 8 The The corn crop this year ear amounts to bushels the department of agriculture announced today in its preliminary estimates estimates estimates esti esti- mates of production The quality is 7 77 7 per ier cent above average A month ago the crop was forecast at bushels while last wears ears production was 2917 bu bushels hels of which bushels or 49 41 per percent percent percent cent o of the tIle crop remained on en farms November November November No No- vember 1 I thi this year ear today's s report announced announced an an- compared with bushels a year car ago and bushels the aver average average av av- av- av er ge of the tile preceding four tour years rears ESTIMATES ANNOUNCED Preliminary estimates o of the tile year production of white oats barley rye re ha hal haj rice and peaches were announced last month I Production of other crops as shown by byth I I th preliminary estimates today follows Buckwheat H bushels com corn paled to lr bushels forecast lat last I month and bushels last year Potatoes bushels compared compared compared com com- pared with last month and last J year ear car POTATO CROP Sweet potatoes I bushels compared with last month montil and last year ear Tobacco pounds bounds compared with 1 la last t month and 1389 ioS last year vear 1 I Flaxseed bushels c compared with last month and last year ear Apples compared with wIlls last tast month and last ear vear SUGAR BEETS T Sugar beets tons compared with last month and last year ear Peanuts bushels compared with last month and last Year ear Weight per measured was announced announced announced an an- as all follows Wheat pounds compared with 56 5 last year ear Oats compared with 31 t Barley 46 16 compared with 43 2 Production of corn according to the preliminary estimate in the principal producing stat states s follows Ohio lr 4 bushels Indiana Illinois Minnesota 1150 Iowa Missouri 1 I II I South Dakota Nebraska Ne Ne- braska hraska Kansas 1 Kentucky 96 Texas |