Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-09-11
CROP REPORTS
SHOW INCREASE
over LAST YEAR
Spring Wheat and Potatoes
Only Nebraska Products to
Fall Below Last Years
Harvest.

Lincoln, Sept. l0-Nebraska's
1919 corn crop will yield l72,402, 900
bushels. it is predicted in an esti-
mate made in the September crop
report issued today by the United
States bureau of crop estimates
and the state bureau of markets
and marketing. In 1918 the produc-
ton of corn wa. l23,086,000 bushels,
but hot, dry weather greatly reduc-
ed the yield that year.
During August, this year, says the
report, the crop deteriorated 10 per
cent, making the September con-
dition II per cent of normal, with
an indicated yield of 25.5 bushels
per acre.
Corn is very uneven" says the
report, ranging from failure to
an excellent condition. Parts of
south central, central and most Of
northeastern Nebraska have good
corn. The southeastern quarter of
the state, with few exceptions,
has = very poor crop"
Spring Wheat Light. q.
George A. Williams of Fairmont,
recently appointed as chief of the
states bureau of markets and mar
keting, helped for the first time in
preparing the report in conjunction
with A. E. Anderson of the United
States crop estimate bureau. The
report, which reviews conditions of
the states other crops besides corn,
is a. follows:
"The condition of spring wheat
at the time of harvest was AZ per
cent, which promises yield of 8,5
bushels and production of 6,870,000
bushels compared to 9,66i,000 bush
els last year. The yield ranges from
a failure to a fair crop. Some west
ern and central counties have fairly
good yields and with a comparative
ly larger acreage makes higher
state average than one might ex-
pect. Spring wheat ripened too fast
in eastern half of the state and
black rust was also a factor in re-
ducing yields. The total produc-
ton of both spring and winter wheat
is s5,870,000 bushels compared to
1914, 900 bushels last year.
"The condition of oats at the
time of harvest was IS per cent,
which should make a yield of 1928
bushels compared to 22.2 bushels
last year. The production will ap-
proximate 74,3S7000 bushels COM
pared to 56,1S8,000 bushels last year.
The southeastern quarter of the
state has better oat crop than
northeastern Nebraska, which is
rather unusual.
Potato Acreage Small.
"The condition of barley at the
time of harvest was SO per cent
from which a yield of ISL bushels
may be expected, and a production
of 1881 900 bushels compared to
s,660,000 bushels last year. Barley
and oats are nearer normal than
other grain crops this year. Barley
is gaining favor as grain crop and
the acreage has increased consid-
erably.
"The potato crop will be very
short this year. The condition which
was generally very promising pre-
vious to July has now been reduced
TO 81 per cent of a crop. The COM
mercial potato crop of western Ne
braska, while slightly better than
a half crop, may turn out less than
half of last years production as the
acreage is smaller. September l
condition indicates total crop of
6,458,000 bushels compared to TO-
100000 bushels last year. The west
ern Nebraska crop was very good
last year, while the general farm
crop of potatoes was very small.
The average yield of the first
three cuttings of alfalfa Is 90 tons
per acre compared to 81 tons last
year.
"The average yield Of wild hay
is IL tons per acre compared to
.Ss tons last year. The weather was
generally very favorable for har-
vest and the quality Of hay is
good. The production should be
nearly 2,98o,000 tons, compared to
2,285,000 tons last year.
Sugar Beets Improve.
Sugar beets have improved de-
spite previous unfavorable condi-
tons and insects and promise a
satisfactory crop on an abnormally
large acreage.
There are IS per cent less swine
than a year ago. Last years swine
crop was very large. However,
Nebraska probably has as many
swine as the short crop of corn will
feed this year.
Estimates of important crops for
the United States are as follows
Corn, 2,SS3,356,000 bushels, COM
pared to 2,5S28l4,000 bushels last
year. Oats, 1,232,55o.0O0 bushels,
compared to l,53s,35o,000 bushels a
year ago, Spring wheat, 204,eO7,-
600 bushels, compared to 35S,65l,
600 bushels last year. All wheat,
920, 208,000 bushels. compared to
9l7,l00,000 bushels a year ago."