South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-07-16
JUNE IS POOR
FOR THE CROPS
0routh, Frost. Smut, WeeVil
and Rust All Fighting
for Kaiser.

By George {. Bryant. Field Agent.
The month OF June was unfavor-
able 20 practically all crops. Oats
and the fruit crops proba bly, suf-
fered more than the others, al
though corn and vegetables suffered
material y from drouth early in the
month and frost on the morning Of
the 23d The frost DAMAGE. how
ever. was only serious TO crops in
muck ground and extremely low
places Smut, weevil and other in
sects did some damage 20 the wheat
while smut and rust seem 10 be the
principal agencies in the oats de-
terioTation.
The corn acreage i'm Indiana is
slightly less than year ago. being
5.54S.0OO acres compared with o
651.000 acres last year. and shows
condition figure of 81 per cent: fore
castin Ga production Of 195, $4,000
bushels for the state compared with
last years production OF 203.456.-
600 bushels The July forecast for
the United states is 3,l60, 100000
bushels compa red with 3,15s.49f.-
goo bushels last year.
The winter wheat forecast for In
diana is 1925, 600 bushels for July
compared with 50.SO9, 900 bushels
for June and 33.39O.O9O bushels FOX
last year. For she United States the
July forecast is 557.O5O.OOO bushels
compared with 41S,O7O. 900 bushels
last year
The oats forecast for Indiana is
69.422. 900 bushels for July COM
pared with 6S.64O,0OO bushels for
June and 76.44O,0OO bushels for last
year. For the United States the
JULY forecast is ] .437O1S.000 BUSH
els compared with 1857, 1000
bushels last year.
The rye forecast for Indiana is
3.74O.O0O bushels for July COM
pared with 3.7S4.00O bushels for
June and 100000 bushels for last
year. For the United States the
July forecast is S1.6O4.0O0 bushels
compared with 6O.145,OOO bushels
last year
The hay forecast for Indiana is
$4,000 tons for July compared
with 3.3S9.O00 tons for June and
o.VVf.VVV tuiS loi la0i NVol- VI
the United States the July forecast
is 9S.790.OOO tons compared with
79.52S. 600 tons last year.
The barley forecast for Indiana
is $4,000 bushels for July COM
pared with S63 600 bushels for
June and $1,000 bushels last year.
For the United States the July fore
cast is 229.S5S.OO0 bushels com
pared with 20S.e75.O bushels FOR
last year.
The potato forecast for Indiana
fs 7.254.OOO bushels compared with
S.464.OOO bushels for last year. For
the United States it is 4o6.ooo.0oo
bushels compared with 442,5@6,0OO
bushels last year.
The sweet potato forecast for In
diana is $4,000 bushels compared
with $4,000 bushels for last year
For the United States il is 92.1O0.-
600 bushels compared with S'l4l,-
600 bushels last year.
The tobacco forecast for Indiana
is 13.SO5.O60 pounds compared with
1860. 600 pounds last year. For
the United States it is 1,452. 900 600
pounds compared with 1.196,451.-
600 pounds last year.
The condition figure FOR Indiana
crops upon which no production
forecast is made at this time, is as
follows. Timothy hay. 50 per cent:
clover hay. 100 per cent; alfalfa.
90 per cent: millet So per cent: pas
lures. 90 per cent; grain sorghum.
81 per cent: field peas 81 per cent
field beans 90 per cent; tomatoes.
S. per cent; cabbases. SIS per cent.
onions. 93 per cent: sorghum cane,
90 per cent; apples a per cent:
peaches. per cent: pears. 30 per
cent: grapes so per cent: black
berries 90 per cent. watermelons,
sc per cent. cantalOupeS, IS per
cent; sugar beets. So per cent;
broom corn So per cent. Wool