Omaha daily bee., 1918-06-08
BUMPER WHEAT
CROP FORECAST
BY GOVERNMENT

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Of normal, or is per cent better than
the l0-year average. A production
of 344,000000 bushels was forecast.
That is III 100000 bushels more than
harvested last year and only about
100000 bushels less than the record
spring wheat harvest OF 1915.
Winter wheat, growing on the sec
ond largest acreage ever planted,
showed a condition 3 per cent better
than the l0-year average. with 1873
per cent OF normal. A production
OF 587,000,000 bushels was forecast,
which is 100000 bushels more than
forecast from conditions existing May
|. Such crop would be the third in
size grown in this country.
Oat Crop Also Promising.
The oat crop also promises to be
OF record proportions. On an
acreage FL per cent larger than last
year, when the record crop--l ,587,.
100000 bushcls--was grown. June II
conditions warrant forecast OF
l,s00000,000 bushels. Only last
years and the crop of 1915 exceeded
that quantity.
Rye production will be record.
the forecast being 100000 bushels,
which is slightly less than was FORE
cast in May. Last years crop was
60,i00,000 bushels, which was a
record.
Forecasts BY State.
Winter wheat condition and produc-
tion forecasts by principal states:
Ohio, condition, 81; production, 35,-
$4,000 bushels.
Indiana 81 and 5o,S0o, 900.
Illinois 95 and 5,5S3,000.
Missouri o6 and 1890, 1000.
Nebraska 70 and 43,049.000.
Kansas 78 and 97,1l4,000.
Oklahoma "a and 32,267,000.
Details of spring wheat by principal
states:
Minnesota acreage, 4,o38,000; con-
dition, SO. Production forecast. 65,-
$4,000 bushels.
North Dakota, acreage, 1850, 900;
condition, 93; forecast. 92,247,0 900
bushels.
South Dakota, acreage, 4,243,0O0:
condition, lo2; forecast. s6,262,0o0
bushels.
June Crop Forecast.
Washington, June 7.--Chief interest
in the June crop report OF the Depart
ment of Agriculture today centefed
in the production forecast Of this
years wheat crop. That is an essen
tial factor in the feeding OF 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
will determine the extent to which
wheat will be available for home use
until the 1919 harvest.
The government had hoped for L.
000, 900, ,000-bushel crop. and while
conditions for winter wheat have not
been the best, a crop of that size may
yet be realized.
Weather Is Ideal.
Almost ideal weather conditions
have prevailed during much of the
spring growing season and it was
felt today's forecast would show an
increase in the estimated production
Of winter wheat which is growing on
the largest acreage ever planted to
that crop. A large increase in the
acreage of spring wheat, announced
today for The first time. was looked
for and the condition Of that crop
was expected to be excellent.
A forecast Of s72,S3o,000 bushels
of winter wheat was made last month
from conditions existing May |, when
the report showed the plant to be
86.4 per cent Of a normal. Last year
on June | it was 700 and the cror
was 4ls,000,o00 bushels, while the
ten-year average condition is 80.s
900 bushels.
Spring Wheat Prospect.
Snrinu wheat nroductiou last war