Jasper County Democrat, Volume 22, Number 12, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 May 1919 — GREAT WINTER WHEAT CROP [ARTICLE]

GREAT WINTER WHEAT CROP

All Records Broken and World’s Needs Are Satisfied. Washington, May 9. —A winter wheat crop of 900,000,000 bushels In round numbers is estimated by the department of agriculture in its report for May. The crop thus estimated sets a new record, and Its total yield Is within 1.7,000,000 bushels of the total winter and spring wheat crops of last year. With an estimate of 350,000,000 bushels of spring wheat, part of which has not been seeded, a total wheat crop of 1,250,000,000 bushels is possible for the United States. This Is enough to allow- for 600,000,000 bushels for bread and seed requirements, and 650,000,000 bushels for export, which is within 75,000,000 bushels of the outside estimate of European requirements, and exceeds many of the numerous forecasts as to the amounts that will be needed. Based on $2.26 per bushel, the government guaranteed price, the wheat crop Is valued at $2,034,000,000.