New-York tribune., 1920-07-10
Harvest Prospect
Brighter; Tobacco
And Rice a Record
June Improved Outlook of
Almost Every Important
Crop, Says Forecast by
Agriculture Department

WASHINGTON, July s.-Foree,,t,
OF heavy harvests for the countrv,s
principal farm crops marked the Ju,v
report Of the Department of Apricul.
ture to-day. The prospective Weld IN
most instances is larger than tba
average production for the five yean
1914-'1S, while tobacco and rice pro-
duction promises to be the largest on
record, tobacco with 112,000,00O pounds
more than the previous largest crop,
and rice with 100000 bushels more
than ever before produced.
throughout June better weather
conditions increased the prospects Of
the output Of every important CROP
Inc improvement was reflected in
forecast of 28,000,000 bushels more in
the combined winter and spring whea,
crop than estimated q month ago
1,OOO,0OO bushels moge oats, 100000
bushels more barley and 100000
bushels more rye.
Export Surplus of Wheat
Wheat of last years crop remaining
on farms July l was reported as A.
1oo,00O bushels, Or more than per
cent of the crop. That, added to this
years prospective production. makes
available about 856, 1000 900 bushels of
wheat, which, according to officials
Will be ample to meet domestic re-
quirements and leave q surplus foy
export.
- other forecasts of production were:
Winter wheat, 51S,0O0,000 bushels;
spring wheat, 291 900; oats. 1922
Ooo, goo; barley, 193,OOO,OOO rye, S2,-
100000; white potatoes, $4,000, 600;
sweet potatoes, 9S,500,OOO; tobacco
l.oOl 100000 pounds; fax, 14s40000o
bushels; bus rice, 52,100,Oo0; hay. S4,SoO,-
900 tons; apples, (totai) 2O0,OOO,0oo
bushels; apples, (commercial) S0,2O0,-
bushels.
Acreage OF crops not previously an
nounced is: White potatoes, S,84s000;
sweet gee potatoes, 1,022,0O0 tobacco,
l's5s.70o; flax, 1,7o6,ooo; rice, 1886, 100
Condition Of the crops on July was:
Winter wheat, 1877 per cent of nor
mai; spring wheat, SO; all wheat,
S2.6; corn, 84.6; oats, BAT; barley,
o1.6; rye, 1876; white potatoes, 1913;
sweet potatoes, 87.2; tobacco, 84.S;
max, 69.1; rice, 90; hay, 85.5; apples,
1O.1, and peaches, 61.8.
Percentages by States
Winter wheat production forecast
I'm thousands of bushels, j. e., 600
omltted) and condition July by prin-
clpaI states follow: Pennsylvania,
z6.22O bushels, 50 per cent; Ohio, 2,-
10 and 63 per cent; Indiana, 20.66s
and 80 per cent; Illinois, 28,392 and 81
per cent; Missouri, 1883 and 10 per
cent; Nebraska, 54,3S7 and 81 per cent;
Kansas, 110,813 and 81 per cent; Okla
homa, 34,518 and "a per cent.
Spring wheat forecast and condition
by principal states: Minnesota. BIZ
94S and 81 per cent; North Dakota
o1,l60 and 30 per cent; South Dakota,
39,906 and 80 per cent; Montana, 24,7Sl
and 88 per Cent; Washington, 20,oie
and 79 per cent.
Corn acreage and production forecas.
Gin thousands, i. e., 600 omitted) ana
condition in percentage Of normal.
by principal states, follow: Ohio, S,ozo
acres, 140,950 bushels and So per cent
Indiana, ATOP acres, 169,836 and "a per
cent; Illinois, 8,772 acres, 2S4,126 ana
- per cent; Minnesota, 3,06S acresn, an
1852 and SO per cent; Iowa, lo,zv'
acres. 385,560 and 90 per cent; mis-
souri,, 6,619 acres, 1910 and 81 PEI pr
cent; South Dakota, 1850 acres. sS,en
and 81 per cent; Nebraska, 1882 acres;
1924 and So per cent; Kansas. o,'ss
acres, 104.636 and 81 per cent; Texas
6,626 acres, 146,O81 and 80 per cent:
Oats production forecast lin tnQg.
sands of bushels, i. e., 900 omittea'
and condition by principal states Lcf'
low: Ohio, 51,731 and 81; Indiana, ~ ~
837 and 80; Illinois. 129,024 and ~
Wisconsin, 92,072 and 81; Minnescasea ae.
1l7,208 and 81; Iowa, 191, ,7S0 and ess
North Dakota, 5000 and 81. Sousa
Dakota, 60,606 and 81; Nebraska, ~
27O and 86; Kansas, 52,4l8 and IS,