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Show GOVERNMENT ' CROP REPORT 5 I Serious D a mage to j Corn From Drought inland Other Conditions 8 Bumper Winter fWheat Crop Conditions Condi-tions of Crops on Aug- for oH 1 Is "Washington, Aug. 8 With preliminary prelim-inary estimate? of the bumper winter Wheat crop and the fit: of the crop Of rye, the department of agriculture's Crop -reporting board in its August report announced figures, giving also the indicated yields, interpreted from - .... a a 1 V L , A. I - Conditions, oi toe pronsuie toiai production pro-duction of corn, spring wheat, oats, parley,' buckwheat, potatoes, tobacco, Tits, rice and hay At the same time they announced the condition of these eropB on August 1 (or at time of har-restj har-restj ; stocks of oats and barley In firg, Tanners' hands on August 1 and the ' Indicated acre yield of the crops. fe Details of reports madp on each srop follow : Corn Condition 75 8 per cent of llrUtw normal, compared with Sfi 9 per rent Oatjjin Julv 1 1913: 8f' per cent on Au- ir average for the past ten years on htriL August 1 Area planted. 106,884,000 ty. 'teres, or 99 83 ier cent of last year's "'acreage. Indicated y if id Jo bushels Jper acre, compared with 29.2 bushels. I .! Mast year and 25. 6 bushels the average 'vXor the past five years. Estimated production, 2.672 000 'Wi bushels, ' compared with r..l24 74R.000 bushels last vear. 2.o21.488.00u bushels In ial911; 2.886. 2fi0 U00 bushels in 1910, :Hand 2.552.ooo,oon bushels In 1909. Winter Wheat It Is preliminarily wbatlmated the yield per acre of winter rbeat Is 16 5 bushels, compared with "ptl bushels last year and 15 2 bush-ell bush-ell the a-, erape for the last five years jOn the area planted. 30,938,000 acres. It la estimated preliminarily the total ; production of winter wheat is 611,-'000,000 611,-'000,000 bushel?, compared with 399. -lm. 919.000 bushels last year. 430.456.000 Y bushels in 1911. 434.142.ooii busheis in J 1910, and 418.000,000 bushels in 1909 t-The quality of winter wheat Is 93.7 , per cent, compared with 90 7 last year, 92 per cent in 1911 and 92 2 per Scent the five-year average spring w neat Lonaiuon iii pm I' fcent of a normal, compared with 73 8 I jper cent last month. 90 4 per cent last year, and 80 4 per cent the aver-ge aver-ge for the past ten years Indicated yield per acre. 12 5 bushels, compared Bwith 17.2 last year, 9 4 bushels in 1911 Inland 13-3 bushels the average yield rl acre for thP asl "Vl? ear3, a I the planted area, 18.663.00i) at res. n 5 is estimated the total production of j apring wheat, interpreted from con 'tidltion reports, will be 233,000,000 i bushel?, compared ith 330.348.000 'bushels last vear, 190.682.000 bushels fin 1911. 200.979000 bushels In 1910, and 265.oOOOnn in 1909. All Wheat Indicated yield. 1' bushels per acre, compared with 15.9 '"ifcuahels last year and 14 5 bushels the five-year average On the area plant-gKid, plant-gKid, 49,601,000 acres, or 108 3 per cent Jwkt last years acreage, it is estimated fr'ithe total production will be 744,000,-yf.000 744,000,-yf.000 bushels, compared with 730,267.- J 000 bushels las- year, 621,338,000 bushels In 1911. 63o l21.ooo bushels nflfin 1910 and 683.ooo.ooo bushels in 1909. MB- Oats Condition. 73 7 per cent of e 'normal, compared with 76.3 per cent wast month. 90 3 per cent Ia6f year. Bnd 81.5 per cent the average condition condi-tion for the past ten years Indicated Jyteld per acre. 26 8 bu6hels compared Britb 37. 4 bushels last year and 29 7 bushels the average for the past five ; years. On the planted area, 38,341 - 000 acres, it is estimated the total !' production of oats, interpreted from i condition reports, will be 1,028.000.000 '. bushels, compared with 34.872,000 bushels last year, 67.793,000 bushels in 1911 and 64.199.000 bushels In 1910. Barley Condition, 74 9 per cent of a normal, compared with 76 6 per cent last month, S9.1 per cent last year xnd S3 per cent the average for the -fVpast ten years. Indicated yield per facre, 23 1 bushels, compared with 29 7 ) bu6hel8 last year and 24 5 bushels the J average tor the past fl ? years. On the planted area. 7 255. oon .lores, it fls es'imafed 'he total production of jbarlev in erpreted trom condition re-, re-, ports, will b i6S.i'00 ooo bushels, JBcompared with 223.824.000 bushels Blast vear. 160.240.oo0 bushels In 1911. IBa73.832.000 bushels in 1910 and 173,-fS 173,-fS 321,ooo m 19Q9. 1 Rye The area planted to rye Is Bestimaied at about 2,134.000 acres, "compared with 2.097.000 acres last year. 2.127.000 acreB in 1611, 2,185.000 Spores in 1910 and 2,196.000 acres In) 1909. ft is preliminarily estimated 3Bthe yield per acre In 163 bushels compared with 16.8 bushels last year !$and 16 2 buBhels the average for the opict five years. A preliminary csli-jMinate csli-jMinate of the total yield places it at jabout 35,000,000 bubbels. compared With 35,644.000 bushels last year. 3,119.000 bushelb in 1911. 34.897.000 3uihels In 1910 and 29.520.000 bushels n 1609. The quality of rye is 94 per J cent, compared with 91 6 per cent last : year and 92 the ten-year average Buckwheat Condition, 85 51 per 'Cent of a norm?.!, compared with 90.4 If per cent l&t year and 92.2 per cent the average lor the pa.-t ten years. WTbe area planted to buckwheat this Byaar is estimated at about 841.000 teres, compared wltb 835,000 acres 'last year. 833.000 acres in 1911. 860 -jlOoO acres In 1910 and 878,000 acres In Bl909 Indicated yield per acre. 20.1 2(hushelB, compared with 22.9 bushels Blaet year and 21 bushels the average tor the past five years. On the area W planted it is estimated the total pro-llduction pro-llduction of buckwheat, interpreted 1 from condition report, wil be 17,000,-jS'OOO 17,000,-jS'OOO bushels, compared with 19,249,000 'A bushels last vear, 17.549,000 bushelB JBln 1911. 17,598,000 bushels In 1910 and jj 14.849,000 bufchels in 1909. B. White Potatoes Londltlou, 78. 0 per cent of a normal, compared with i6 2 lper cent last month, 87.8 per cent last i jB year and 82.9 per cent the average 'j for the past ten years Indicated yield per acre. 92.0 bushels, compared wltb 4 113. 4 bushels last year, 80.9 bushels A In 1911 and 96.1 bushels the average for the paBt five years On the plant - e1 area, 3.685,000 acres. It is estimat-Cm estimat-Cm ed 'he total production of white jm potatoes, interpreted from condition reports, will be 389,000.000 bushei. compared with 420.647.000 bushels : Ust year, 292.737.00O busheis in 1911, ' 349,032,000 bushels in 1910 and 389.-1 389.-1 96 000 bushels In L909 Tobacco Condition 78 3 per cent of a normal, corhpared with 82 8 per ! cent last month, 82 8 per cent last year and 81.9 per cent the average for the past ten years. Indicated yield per .icre. 783 0 pounds, compared with 785. 5 pounds last year, 893 7 pounds In 111 and 822.3 pounds the average yield per acre for the past five years On the planted area. 1.144, 500 acres. It is estimated the total production interpreted from condition reports, will be 896,000.000 pounds, compared with 962.855,000 pounds last year, 905,109 000 pounds in 1911. 1,103,416,- 000 pounds In 1910 and ior.5 765.1 pounds in 1909. Flax ( ondition. 774 per cent of a normal, compared with 82 0 per cent last month. 87.5 per cent last year, and 82 9 per cent the average for the past nine yeRrs. Indicated yield per acre, 8.3 bushels, compared with 9 8 buabelfl last year. 7 0 bushels in 1911 and 8 2 bushels the average yield for the past five years. On the planted area, 2.425,000 acres, it is estimated the total production, interpreted from condition reports, will be 20 OOO.pOO bushels compared with 28,073,000 bushels last year, 19,370,000 bushels in JMil, J J., I IS, mill DUSIieiK III U'lu nuu 19.513.000 bushels In 1909. Rice Condition, 8S.7 per cent of a normal, compared with 88.4 per cent last month. 86 3 per cent last year and 88 8 per cent the average for the past ten years Indicated yield per acre, 33.1 bushels, compared with 34.7 bushels bush-els last year and 33 7 bushels the average av-erage yield for the past five, years On the planted area. 824,100 acres, It Is estimated the total production, Interpreted In-terpreted from condition reports, will be 27,000,000 bushels, compared with 25,054,000 bushels last year, 22,934,000 bushels in 1911 and 24,510,000 bushel-in bushel-in 1910. Hay (all tamel Condition. 88 0 per cent of a normal, compared with 80.6 per cent last month, 91 0 per cent last year and 84.3 per cent the averace j for the past five years. Indicated yield per acre, 1.33 tons, compared Wltb 147 tons last year. 114 tons in 1911 and 1 38 tons the average j leld for the past five years. The area! planted to hav this year is estimated ' to be 84 933,000 acres, compared with 49,530,000 acres last. year. 43.017,000 acres in 1911 and 45, 691.000 seres in 1910 On the planted area It is estimated esti-mated the total production, Interpreted Inter-preted from condition reports, will be J 64,000,000 tons, compared with 72.-691.000 72.-691.000 tons last year. 55,000,000 tons, In 1911 and 69. 000,000 tons In 1910. Apples Condition. 52.2 per cent of a normal, compared with 59 4 per cent last month, 65.8 per cent lat y:ar. 53 9 per cent in 1911 and 64 5 per cent the average for the psiet t:i years. or |