The Coconino sun., 1919-01-10
ARIZONA CROP REPORT
 FOR DECEMBER, 1916

1 PHOENIX, AriZ., Jan. 1.-The fol- ] lowing summary of Arizona crop pro-
 duction in 1918 was issued today by
 the Arizona Field Agent of the Bu-
 reau of Crop Estimates, United States
 Department Of Agriculture:
 Wheat-Of the 44,000 acres of
 wheat planted in the fall of 1917, about 38,000 were harvested. The abandonment was due to damage from
 the grain aphis in the upper Gila val
 ley and a shortage of water on some of the smaller irrigation projects. There was also heavy abandonment
 in the dryland areas, due to the drought. Notwithstanding these un- | favorable conditions, the farmers of Arizona raised a larger crop of wheat than last year. The extra good yield
 in the Salt River valley and few
 favored districts brought the state yield up to 26 bushels and the total
 production to 9S8,000 bushels, which
 compares with an average yield of 25
 bushels and total production of S25,-
 GOO bushels in 1917. For the 1913 crop, preliminary estimates place the
 acreage planted at 42,OOO. Paintings
 are still being made in some parts of
 the state and the total acreage may
 be slightly larger than this. Consid-
 ering the unfavorable conditions for
 planting, due to the drought and
 shortage of labor, this is an excellent
 record. The total value of the crop
 this year is estimated at $2,37l 900,
 compared with $1,732,800 last year. .
 COrn-The total production this year is estimated at 952,000 bushels
 compared with S64,O00 bushels last year and 770,000 two years ago.
 Drought in the eastern and southern
 dry-land acreage reduced the average
 yield for the state to 2S bushels, com
 pared with ten year average of 3l.6
 bushels. County estimates of the
 acreage planted in 1918 are as fol-
 lows: Apache, 2500; Navajo, 5000;
 Coconino, 500; Yavapai, 2700; Mari
 copa, 4OO0; Yuma, 300; Pinal, 5000;
 Pima, 2O0O; Gila, 2000; Graham,
 42OO; Greenlee, 600; Cochise, 5000;
 and Santa Cruz, 1900. The total
 value of the crop this year is estimat-
 ed at S1,999,000 compared with $l,- 642,000 last year.
 Oats-Whie much of this crop was harvested for hay, the acreage har- vested for grain this year IS estimat- ed at II ,00O acres and the total pro- duction at 444,000 bushels. This com pares with 10000 acres last year with a total production of 100000 bushels. The bulk of this crop is grown in the
 northern part of the state. Apache
 county leads with $500 acres. Coco
 nino reports 3200 acres; Navajo, 1900 acres; and the remainder of the state, 310O acres. The total value of | this years crop is estimated at $52S,- 900, compared with $384 ,000 last year 9 POtatoes-Of the 5000 acres plant ed in the state, CocOnino county re- s ports 5000 acres and Maricopa county e FOO acres. Conditions were unfavor' 2 able this season due to the extreme l: heat in June, which reduced the yielc q of the early crop, and the blight 1T q September, which damaged the late
 crop. The average yield was estimat
 ed at S5 bushels and the total pro e duction at 425, ,OOO bushels. Last year . the total production was 420,00( ,, bushels, based on an average yield oi k 105 bushels on the 40O0 acres planted h The total value of this years crop l: n estimated at $S71 ,00O, compared witt l. $630,000 in 1917. 0 Range Pasture-Due to the excel e lent rains during the past month, tho V outlook for early spring feed in tht ', lower attitudes is very good. Witt
 the present favorable prospects fol
 desert feed in Maricopa, Pinal, anC
 southern Yavapai counties, sheei {. owners are looking forward to mucf v better lambing season than last year 4 Lack of desert range in these coun " ties last year caused a heavy, los' 7 both in ewes and lambs. While th' ' recent rains have relieved the trough d in the eastern and southern counties e ee the large cattle ranges in. these .coun ' ties are still short of feed, and heav! losses. are expected.
 r.,...,, T., M HARRISON,