Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 201, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 September 1917 — Government Weather and Crop Report. [ARTICLE]

Government Weather and Crop Report.

The following is taken from the report of the government for the month of September: Corn, Sept. 1 forecast, 209,000,000 bushels; production last year 174,658,000 bushels, Wheat, Sept. 1 forecast 31,600,000 bushels; production last year 19,440,000 bushels. Oats, Sept. 1 forecast, 76,900,000 bushels; production last year, 52,500,000 bushels. Tobacco, Sept. 1 forecast, 13,100,000 lbs.; production last year 13,764,000 lbs. Potatoes, Sept. 1 forecast, 9,390,000 tons; production last year, 3,403,000 tons. Apples, Sept.l forecast, 1,920,000 barrels of three bushels each; production last year, 1,307,000 barrels. Peaches, estimated production in 1917, 592,000 bushels; production last year 888,000 bushels. Prices given is the average on Sept. 1 this year, and second on September 1 last year: , Wheat $2.02 and $1.38 per bushel Corn, $1.65 and 81c. Oats 57c and 41c. Potatoes $1.15 and $1.20. Hay $13.50 and $10.30 per ton. Eggs 33c and 22c per dozen.