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Show CROP OUTPUT OF , IMEDJTATES WASHINGTON. Oct. S This year's wheat crop will be 918,920.000 bushels, bush-els, the department of agriculture announced an-nounced today in its preliminary estimate es-timate of production. Winter wheat production is 555,725,000 bushels and spring wheat production 363,195,000 bushels. A corn production of 2,717,775,000 bushels was forecast from the condition condi-tion of the crop October. 1. Estimate of production of olhor crops follow: Oats 1.513,277.000 bushels. Barley 23G,505,000. Buckwheat 19,473.000. White potatoes 391,279.000. Sweet potatoes 85,473,000. Flax 15,606.000 pounds. Rice -il.91S.000. Tobacco 1,265,362.000 pounds. Beans 10,191,000 bushels. Apples 198.389.000 bushels. Sugar beets 6.458,000. Kaffirs 72.650.000 bushels. Beans 17.S02.000 bushels. Corn Condition Condition of corn October 1 and the forecast of production (in thousands of bushels) by principal states follows: Ohio 76 per cent, 135,423 bushels. Indiana 78 and 192,224. Illinois 76 and 349.44S. Iowa S3 and 402,147. Missouri 54 and 149,221. j Nebraska 57 and 147.470. ' Kansas 20 and 46.696. Other Crops Condition of the various crops on October 1 was announced as follows: Corn S6.6 per cent of normal. Biicketwheat 75.6. White potatoes 73.6. Sweet potatoes 77.4. Flax 70.S. Rice 85.4. Tobacco S7.4. ' , Sugar beets 89.6. N" 7 ' Kaffirs 49.0. - oo |