Evening Republican, Volume 22, Number 162, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 July 1919 — BUMPER YIELD OF FARM CROPS IS FORECASTED. [ARTICLE]

BUMPER YIELD OF FARM CROPS IS FORECASTED.

’ July 9.—Bountiful farm crops this year Were indicated i today in the department of agriculture’s July forecasts based on conditions existing the first of the month. Winter wheat and rye, now being {/harvested, showed the largest pro- ' duction ever attained. Record crops of sweet potatoes, tobacco and rice . also were predicted and the production of spring wheat, corn, oats, barley,' white potatoes and hay is expected to be larger than the average for the five years, 1913-17. Value of the wheat, corn' and oats crops combined amounts j to $8,340,622,000, based on July 1 farm prices. The value of corn is $4,768,475,000; wheat, $2,577,420,000, and oats, $994,727,000. 'Diseases Make Inroads. Flint diseases and other conditions, however, made heavy inroads during June on prospective wheat and oats production. ‘The forecast -shows a loss of 75,000,000 bushels lof wheat -since the June -estimate 'and a reduction of 43 million bushI els in the prospective oats crop. High temperatures caused detoriration in the condition of the winter wheat in some sections, while plant disease increased in central districts. The heat also affected spring wheat in some parts of the belt where black rust has appeared and i somewhat damaged the crop. The area planted to corn, white potatoes, flax and rice is smaller than last year, while the acreage of sweet potatoes and tobacco is increased. Report on Production. Production forecasts of the country’s principal farm crops, estimated on the condition of the crops July ly were- announced as follows: (Figures in millions of bushels.) Winter wheat, 839; spring wheat,

322; all wheat, 1,161; corn, 2,815; oats, 1,405; barley, 231; rye, 103; white potatoes, 391; sweet potatoes, 102; tobacco, 1,453 pounds; flax, 13.2; rice, 42.5; hay, 116 tons; ajp-j pies, total, 156; apples (commercial) 24.5 bushels; peaches, 50. Condition on July 1. I Condition of the crops on July 1 and crop acreages not previously I announced follow: / Winter wheat, 89.0 per cent of a 'nonnal; spring wheat, 80.9; corn, !86.7 and 102,977,000 acres; oats, 87.0; barley, 87.4; rye, 85.7; white potatoes, 87.6 and 4,003,000 acres; sweet potatoes, 90.1 and 1,023,000 acres; tobacco, 83.6 and 1,774,300 acres; flax, 73.5 and 1,851,000 acres; rice, 89.£ and 1,091,300 acres; hay, '91.1; apples, 56.6; peaches, 69.0. V Comparison of Acreage. Wheat of last year’s crop rejmaining on farms July 1 amounted |to 19,644,000 bushels, compared with 8,063,000 last year and 37,413,300 the average July 1 stock for the 'five years, 1913-17. Corn acreage (in thousands), conJdition and production forecast (in thousands of bushels), in some ! states, follows: I Ohio, 3,626 acres; 89 per cent of a normal; 145,221 bushels. 1 Indiana, 4,881, 88 and 184,697. Illinois, 8,712, 89 and 314,024. lowa, 10,225, 87 and 364,726. i Condition and production forecast of winter wheat (in thousands of bushels), in some states, follows: Ohio, 102 per cent of a normal, and 54,470 bushels. - Indiana, 88 and 50,623. Illinois, 90 and 62,287.