Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-07-15
STATE ACREAGE
FOR CORN LESS
YEAR AGO
Crop Destroyed and Growth Re-
tarded in Fields Which Have
Suffered From Floods.

~@-~S ANROA tSO W tuS ACuCA al Jul eau
OF crop estimates last year and is
now growing On S.712,0O0 acres, &C
cording to the joint crop report
issued from Springfield by Charles
Adkins, director state department
OF agriculture, and S. D. Fessen-
den, field agent for the bureau of
crop estimates. For the United
States as whole, corn has been
planted on 102 ,977 900 acres, a re-
duction of AZ per cent from last
years acreage. The condition of
corn in Illinois on July 1, 1919, was
50 per cent of the normal indicat-
ing a crop of 314 ,024, 900 bushels
as compared with a condition Of
e5.8 per cent for the United States
and an indicated crop of 2,S15,430,-
900 bushels.
A remarkable feature of the
month of June was the excessive
TFinfall in many sections of the
state running as high as nine
inches in Christian, Logan and
Richland counties and 10 inches in
Washington county. AS a result of
flooding of fields, corn in a num-
Der Of sections was damaged, looks
yellow, growth has been retarded
and some fields have been de-
stroyed.
At the present time there is very
little trouble from insects and che
army worm, which a short time ago
was threatening injury over quite
a large territory, has been practi-
cally eliminated by the rains.
The stand is somewhat uneven
but on the whole is an excellent
one. The recent hot weather has
caused rapid growth and only
small per cent is at all late in de-
velopment.
- Winter wheat-The condition of
MQter wheat in Illinois on July
waSa0 per cent of the normal, indi-
eating a crop Of 81 ,287 900 bushels.
The amount of last years crop re-
manning on the farms in Illinois is
$40, $50 bushels or 1 per cent OF
last years production.
The crops have come to harvest
with an unusual growth of straw
but threshing returns are showing
a somewhat disappointing yield in
many places. There is some scab
reported and in many cases heads
are short or not well filled. Con-
siderfng the larg acreage it seems
60 tain,' however, that the largest
crop ever raised in Illinois will be
harvested TAKE all" and flag
smut, diseases new to this country,
are present in some of the fields
this year. The damage resulting
therefrom has not been extensive
but the threat for the future caused
iG EnTi0uG
Spring wheat in this state has
deteriorated during June and is
suffering severely from scab over
much of its acreage which has
caused a large number of poorly
filled heads. The condition of the
crop on July 1 was 81 per cent of
the normal and the forecast of pro-
duction is I4,355,000 bushels. De-
terioration has continued since the
list and the condition is lower now
than at that time.
The condition of oats in Illinois
is So per cent of the normal, fall
of eight points since June 1, 1919.
They have suffered ! ON blight
SEd rust and have quite generally
headed short. A crop of Isl ,507 ,0G0
bushels is forecast from the pres
ent condition. Harvesting is pro
crossing rapidly in the southern
half of the state and in the north
the grain is ripening fast.
Condition figures for various
other crops on July 1 were as fol-
lows: Barley, So. rye SO, apples |
SO, all hay 80. timothy 95, clover go, !
alfalfa "a, milIet So, grain sorghum |
"a, field peas 81, field beans Sc, |
tomatoes 81, cabbages 80, onions !
90, peaches 81. grapes so, pears So,
berries SO, watermelons 70, musk |
melons 80, broom corn 85. sugar |
beets IS and sorghum for syrup 80. !
The acreage Of timothy is 80 !
per cent of last year and Of sorgh-
UNI for syrup, SO.
Pastures are in excellent shape |
as a rule and show a condition of /
SO per cent of the normal
The average weight of the fleece
clipped this year in the state is
eight pounds.
The following shows the acreage
planted to corn by districts and
counties:
NNorthwest district: Bureau 49,
65N Carroll, 81 ,667; Henry, 60,050; !,
10 Daviess, $1,000; Lee, 136,413;
Mercer. 101, 205; OgIe. 1862; Put
nam, 21,S60; Rock Island, 60,162;
Stephenson, 1883; Whiteside,
Ill, 40; Winebago, 1898. District
total, 1,167 900.
Northeast district: Boone, 81
$50; Cook, S6,984; DeKaIb, 49,,
929; DuPage, 39,54S; Grundy, 1OO,-
OIL; Kane, 1921; Kendall, 49,
556; Lake, 1859; LaSalle, 1885,
09O; McHenry. 1884; Will, 1885,
COZ; district total, 1,045,000
West District: Adams, 1o2,3SS;
Brown, 33,413; Fulton, 1859;
122, SGT: Henderson, S.
S54; Knox. 1913 1886; McDonough,
los, 1886; Schuyler, 52.461; Warren.
121 .9s6; district total, 844 .O0O
West southwest district: Bond,
BASIS; Calhoun, 1927; Cass, ST.
277; Christian, 1851; Greene,
II ,933; Jersey, 5000; Madison,
1O4 ,944; Macoupin, S4,S5S; Mont
gomery, 1O3 1904; Morgan, 1O5,502; Il
Pike, los, 523; Sangamon, 1S6,S2S;
Scott, 1926; district total, 1854 i
BOO.
Central district: Dewitt, 92,322;
Logan, 122, 1916; Mclean, 302 ,033;
Macon, 1861; Marshall, 1889;
Mason, S1,172; Menard, 81 .651
Peoria, S6,4I3; Stark, 58,153; Taze-
well, 121, 81; Woodford, 10O,1S9; II
district total, 1920 900.