Evening Republican, Volume 23, Number 139, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 June 1920 — WHEAT OUTLOOK OF THE COUNTRY IS ENCOURAGING [ARTICLE]

WHEAT OUTLOOK OF THE COUNTRY IS ENCOURAGING

Washington, June 8. —Despite an improvement of 19,000,000 bushels in the winter crop during May. and an indicated spring crop 68,000,000 greater than that of last year. £b e total wheat production for 192wjv£8 estimated today by the departoient of agriculture at only 781,00Q,00jQ. bushels, or 160,000,000 bushels less than the total for 1919. From its ? condition on June 1, the spring crop was estimated at 277,000,000 bushels, or 18,000,000 more than the five year average. A total winter wheat production of 505,000 r 000 bushels was forecast. is 228.000,000 bushels less than) that of last year and 59*000,000 below the average for the five years ending in 1918. , . I “All told, the present outlook is considerably better than could ’ reasonably have been. hoped earlier, said the department’s announcement.I “While almost a fifth less than the ‘great crop of last year, it is only about a twentieth less than the .average crop of the five year, 191 1918 ' which included the three largjest crops in our. history, excepting hast year’s crop.” • The department said that while -TV • nraconf TTOIYI

the Hesston fly was present irom North Carolina,to Kansas, no very serious'dtonage had been reported. Some rust, not serious, was reported in the southern central belt Sufibltaneously with the departments announcement of its production forecast, a committee representing ftfrm organizations presented a memorial at the White House calling President Wilson’s attention to what was described as the cnttical situation' existing on the farm and the * resulting menace to the nation’s food supply.” The memorial said that lack or fartoHabor had cut down one-third in some sections and that many millions of acres of land were being “uncropped.” The wheat crop, the memorial said, was nearly 300,000,000 bushels short and the tote spring had; seriously affected the corn crop. „ “World supplies are abort, memorial continued, and higher food-prices seem inevitable. B«*d lines and food riots are not beyond the possibilities of the next twelve of bank credit and high interest rates are causing thousands fGt acres of good pasture tend to } ungrazed. Alater shortage of, both beef animals will be the resultThe memorial was signed by the American Fam Bureau federation, I the National Grange and theFamiers’ union.—" 7