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Show Spring Wheat Will Average Aver-age Less Than Ten Bushels to Acre Washington, Sept. 8. Thc September Septem-ber crop report of tho United States department of agriculture crop reporting re-porting board, issued at 2:15 p. m., today, to-day, shows that condition on September Sep-tember 1 and the yield per acre, as Indicated by tho condition on that date, of tho principal farm crops of tho country, and the preliminary estimate es-timate of the total yield of hay, as follows: Corn Condition, 10.3 per cent of normal, compared with 6H.G por cent on Aug. 1, 7S.2 per cent on SopL 1, 1010, and 70 3 per cent, tho ten year Sept. 1 average. Indicated yield per acre, 23.G bushels, compared "with 27.1 bushels, tho 1910 final yield, and 27.1 bushels, thc average for the past five years. Spring wheat Condition, 30.7 per I cent of a normal at time of harvest, compared with HD.S per cent on Aug. 1, 03 1 per cent at time of harvest hist ynar, and 78.7 per cent at time of harvest "for the past ton years Indicated In-dicated yield per acre, 9 8 bushels, compared with 11.7 bushols, tho 1910 final yield, and 13.5 bushels, thc average aver-age for the past tlvo years All wheat Indicated ylold per acre 12 C bushels, compared with 14.1 bushels, bush-els, the 1910 final yield, and 14.7, tho average yield for the past five years. Oats Condition, fi4.5 per cent of a normal at time o fharvost, compared with C5.7 per cont on Aug, 1, S3.3 per cent at time of harvest in 1910, and 79 5 per cent, tho ten year average. Indicated yield per acre. 23 9 bushels, compared with $1.9 bushels, in 1910, and 28.4 bushojs, thc average yield for the past five years. Dm. lii Pnnllffnn fi! H rnr nnnt nf a normal at time of harvest, compared with G6.2 por cent, on Aug. 1, G9.S per cent, at time of harvpat In 1910, and S3.0 por cent, thc ten-year average. Indicated ield por acre, 20.3 bushels compared with 22.4 bUBhols, the 1910 final yield, and 24.8 bushels, the average aver-age yield for tho past live years. Buckwheat- Condition S3.3 per cent, of a normal, compared with S2.9 per cent, on Aug. 1, S2.3 per cent, In 1910, and S7.1 per cent, the ten-year average. aver-age. Indicated yield per acrefl 19. G bushels, compared with 20.9 bushels, tho 1910 final yield, and 19.G bushels, the average yield for the past five years. Potatoes. Condition ."9.R per cent, of a normal, compared with G2.3 per cent, on Aug 1, 70.5 per cent, in 1910, and 78 9 per cent, the ten-year average. Indicated yield per aero 71.2 bushels, compared with 94.1 bushels, tho 1910 final yield, and 9G.9 bushels, the avor-age avor-age yield for the past five years. Tobacco: Condition, 71.1 per cent, of a normal, compared with GS.O per cent, on Aug. 1. 77.7 per cent. In 1910 and S2.3 per cont, tho ten-year average. aver-age. Indicated ylold per aero 714.6 pounds, compared with 797.S pounds, thc 1910 tlnal yield, and 826.0 pounds, the a.erago yield for tho past fivo years. Flax: Condition, G8 1 per cent, of a normal, compared with 71.0 per cent, on Aug. 1. 48.3 per cent, in 1910, and Sl.S per cent the eight-year average. Indicated yield yer acre, 7.7 bushels, compared with 4.8 bushels, the 1910 final leld. and 9.9 bushels, the average aver-age yield for thc 'past four years. Rico: Condition, 87 2 per cent, of a normal, compared with 8S.3 per cont. on Aug. 1. SS.S per cent, in 1910, and SS.1 per cent, tho ten-year average. Indicated yield por acre 32.1 bushels, compared with 3R.9 bushels, thc 1910 final yield, and 32 4 bushels, the average aver-age vield for the past five years. Hay Prcliminarv returns indicate a total hav ylold of about 4G.9G9.000 tons, as compared with CO.978,000 tons finally estimated, last year, and G3,-507,000 G3,-507,000 tons, the aorage annual production pro-duction in the past live years. Tho preliminary estimated ylold pr acre is about 1.9 tons, compared with 1.33 tons, tho 1910 final lcld. and 1.41 tons, thc avernge lcld for the past five vears. The quality is 90.3 per cent compared with 92.5 per cent, last year and a ten-year average of 91.1 "per cent. Apples: Condition. 5G.2 per cont, of a normal, compared with 53.9 polecat, pol-ecat, on Aug. 1, 16-8 per cont In 1910, and 52 G per cent, thc ten-year average. |