The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-06-08
WHEAT CROP
NEAR RECORD
931,O0O,0OO Bushels Pre-.
diCted This Year.
MAY YET REACH BILLION
Second Largest Harvest on Record ia
Forecast - Weather is Ideal For
Growing

! Washington, June S.-Production OF
! 931, 100000 bushels of wheat this year
! was forecast by the departm" M OF
! agriculture from June l conditions.
The winter wheat crop was estimat-
ed at 5S7,O00,0OO bushels and Spring
! production at 344,000,OOO bushels.
The second largest wheat crop in
! the history of the country is thus in
! prospect for this years harvest. The
! forecast is only 69OOo,0OO bushels less
! than the billion h".'nl crop the gov
! ernment had hoped for.
/ Continuation "f ,ur ideal growing
! conditions that long prevailed during
! the last month. might vet produce G
( harvest of 1,00O,0 900 bushels
/ The winter wheat condition was
/ S3.S per cent of normal
The spring wheat condition was 95.2
and the acreage 22,4S9,0O0.
| Production of oats was forecast at
| 1,50O000,000 bushels, the acreage A.
| $4,000 and the condition 49,
! Barley productions was put at 235,-
! 100000 bushels; acreage 9.1oS.000 and
! condition 905
Rye production was put at $1,000, ,00G
| bushels and condition $50
| Other production forecasts were:
| Hay, 107.0O0.OOO tons: condition
500; pastures condition. 925.
Apple-203, 100000 bushels; condi-
tion, COS. St
D,aob 40 600 600 L,Lo -. o.,, <a;.;.,,,
$40.
Chief interest in the June crop re-
| port centered in the production fore
cast of this years wheat That is an
essential factor in feeding the armies
of the United States and the allies,
and the civilian populations.
With the American people using the
least amount of wheat possible and
sending to Europe every bit they can
spare, the size of this years crop win
determine the extent to which wheat
will be available for home use until
the 1919 harvest
Almost ideal weather conditions
have prevailed during much of the
spring growing season. Winter wheat
is growing on the largest acreage eseT
planted to that crop.
A forecast of 572, 539, 900 bushels Of
winter wheat was made last month
from conditions existing May 1 when
per cent of a normal Last year on
June l it was 709 and the crop was
41S,OO0,OOO bushels. The ten-year aver
age condition is sos and the produc-
ton average 5S2,0OO.OOO bushels.
Spring wheat production last year
was 233,OOO.0O0 bushels and the con-
dition on June 1 was 976 The ten
year average is 257,OO0,OOO bushels
and the condition 93.7 Last years
acreage was 1881 1000 acres
Oat production last year was l 5S7.-
100000 bushels Il o the condition on
June ! was SS.S The ten-year aver
age is 1,296000.0O0 and the ten-year
average S94. Lest years acreage was
43.572,0O0 acres
Barley production last year was 209.-
100000 bushels and the June 1 condi.
tion 1913. The ten-year average is
202,000.OO0 bushels and the condition
90.4. Last years acreage was $685.. 900
acres
Rye production last year was 60,145.-
900 bushels and the June 1 condition
S4.3. The ten-year average is 44,5OO.-
600 bushels and the condition S96
The May forecast when the condition
was 500, indicated S2,629. 900 bushels
this year.
Hay production last year was 94,-
100000 tons and the June 1 condition
S5.1. The ten-year average is 95,40O,-
900 tons and the condition $50 The
May forecast when the condition was
1916 indicated 1O7, $4,000 tons. =,