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The Rock Island Argus And Daily Union
Rock Island, Rock Island County County, Illinois
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U.S. Department of Agriculture announces record corn crop forecast of 3,131,000,000 bushels for 1913 on Sept. 8, surpassing 1912's record, with estimates for spring wheat, hay, sugar beets, and tobacco based on Sept. 1 conditions.
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Yield Expected to Exceed That of 1912, Largest in History, by Six Million Bushels.
Washington, Sept. 8.--Corn prospects improved during August and promised on Sept. 1, a crop of 3,131,000,000 bushels, the department of agriculture announced today. This was 128,000,000 more than indicated on Aug. 1, 6,000,000 bushels above that of 1912, the largest previous crop on record; more than two hundred million bushels above last year, and almost four hundred million bushels above the five-year average.
The indicated yield per acre of 30.2 bushels has been exceeded but twice and then only by a fraction of a bushel during the past 55 years.
Forecasts of production this year of the country's principal crops, estimated from their condition Sept. 1, or at time of harvest, were announced today by the department of agriculture as follows:
Spring wheat, 237,000,000 bushels, with condition 64.1 percent of a normal.
Hay (tame), 78,300,000 tons; (wild), 18,300,000 tons; sugar beets, 8,900,000 tons; tobacco, 554,000,000 pounds.
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Washington
Event Date
Sept. 8
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corn crop forecast: 3,131,000,000 bushels, exceeding 1912 by 6,000,000 bushels; yield per acre: 30.2 bushels. other crops: spring wheat 237,000,000 bushels (condition 64.1%); hay (tame) 78,300,000 tons, (wild) 18,300,000 tons; sugar beets 8,900,000 tons; tobacco 554,000,000 pounds.
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Corn prospects improved during August, promising a crop of 3,131,000,000 bushels on Sept. 1, 128,000,000 more than Aug. 1, 6,000,000 above 1912, over 200 million above last year, and nearly 400 million above five-year average. Indicated yield per acre of 30.2 bushels exceeded only twice in past 55 years. Department of agriculture announced forecasts for principal crops based on Sept. 1 conditions.