Jasper County Democrat, Volume 19, Number 21, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 June 1916 — Government Crop Report. [ARTICLE]

Government Crop Report.

Washington, D. C., June B.—A summary of the June crop report for the state of Indiana and for the United States, as compiled by the bureau of crop estimates (and transmitted through the weather bureau), U. S. department of agriculture, is as follows: • WHEAT —State: June 1 forecast, 18,500,000 bushels; production last year (final estimate), 47,300,000 bushels. United States: June 1 forecast, 715,000,000 production last

year (final, estimate), 1,011,505,000 bushels. OATS—State: June 1 forecast, 58,000,000 bushels; production last year (final estimate), 65,520,00 0 bushels. United States: June I forecast, 1,250,000,000 bushels; production last year (final estimate), 1,540,362,000 bushels. RYE—State: June 1 forecast, 1,840,000 bushels; production last year (final estimate), 2,400,000 bushels. United States: June 1 forecast, 4 3,500,000 bushels; production last year (final estimate), 49,190,000 bushels. HAY —State: June 1 condition, 90, compared with the eight-year average of 84. United States: June 1 condition, 90.3, compared with the eight-year average of 87.6. PASTURE——State: June 1 condition, 95, compared with the 10-year average of 88. United States: June 1 condition, 93.4, compared with the 10-year average of 89.0. APPLES—State: June 1 forecast, 2,24 0,000 barrels; production last year (final estimate), 3,883,000 barrels. United States: June 1 forecast. 72,200,000 barrels; production last year (final estimate), 76,670,000 barrels. PEACHES—State: June I forecast, 1,210,000 bushels; production last year (final estimate), 648,000 bushels. United States: June 1 forecast, 4 2300,00,0 bushels; production last year (Jlnal estimate), 64,218,000 bushels.

PRICES—The first price given below is the average on June 1 this year, and the second, the average on June 1 last year. State: Wheat, 105 and 139 cents per bushel. Corn, 69 and 72. Oats, 39 and 50. Potatoes, 89 and 56. Hay, $12.30 and $14.40 per ton. Eggs, 19 and 16 cents per dozen. United States: Wheat, 100.0 and 131.5 cents per bushel. Corn, 73.9 and 77.9 cents. Oats, 42.1 and 51.3 cents. Potatoes, 98.8 and 50.8 cents. Hay, $12.50 and $11.96 per ton. Cotton, 12.2 and 8.6 cents per pound. Eggs, 19.0 an d 16.6 cen ts per dqzen.