The Washington herald., 1920-08-10
WHEAT DROPS
IN CROP REPORT
August Forecast Shows Ma
terial Decrease Over
July Figures.

The wheat crop viii total 7s5 .oos.
900 bushels, the Agriculture Depart
ment's forecast yesterday as Of Au-
gust /. as compared with sos. 900 900
bushels for the July forecast.
Spring wheat will total 2s2. OOo-
600 bushels and winter wheat ssa-
100000 bushels. IL was estimated
The July forecast for winter wheat
was $4,000, 900 bushels. and spring
wheat 2sl.oOO.Ooo bushels.
The 1s14-Is average production OF
winter wheat is 100000 bushels
yearly. spring wheat. 25s. 900 900
bushels. and all wheat, $4,000 600
bushels.
1t is estimated that wheat will
yield l4S bushels per acre. The
estimated yield for winter wheat
is 1916 bushels per acre and spring
wheat 1874 bushels.
The average yield Of the wheat
crop is l2.S bushels per acre. The
is l47 bushels, and the spring crop
9 bushels.
The condition Of spring wheat
August ! was 73.4 per cent Of nor
NAL, as compared with IS per cent
July /.
There are now $685.. 900 acres
! planted in wheat. or 75.G per cent
of the 1913 acreage; Of this. IS,4E7.-
OoOacres are planted in spring
wheat.
/ Corn-Estimsted production Au-
gust l, 5.oO5. oOO. 900 bushels. as com
pared with q forecast Of 2.T7s 900
| 600 bushels on July !. and $50
100000 bushels average production
/ for the lsl4-lS period.
The condition OF the corn crop
on August was Ss.7 per cent OF
normal. as compared with S4s perl
cent on July ]. and rs per cent
| for a ten-year average.
II is estimated corn will yieIdI
- bushels per acre. a. compared
with 26.l bushels for q ten-year
average.
Oats-Estimated production. l.
4O2. .OOO. 900 bushels. a. compared With
1921, 100000 bushels forecast on
July l.
Yield per acre. 542 bushels. as
compared with 52l bushels for al
! hve-year average.
Condition on August I was sal
per cent Of normal as against SlI
per cent for a ten-yesr average
and S4.6 per cent estimated osl July l
Rye: Estimated production -
! 500. 900 bushels a. against a fore
cast OF So 0Oo.O bushels on July
Yield per acre lf2 bushels ss
ICompsred with 1875 bushels per acre
for a 5-year average.
| White potatoes. Estimated pro-
duction O2.oOO. 900 bushels as
against 5sS.OOO. 600 bushels fore
casted on July /.
Yield per acre lO45 bushels ssI
against So bushels last year
! Condition Of crop on August II
was s. per cent Of normal as com
nared with d forecast Of Se5 IN
,, July ! and 7ss for a lO-yesr
average.
Sweet Potstoes-Estimat pro-
duction. lO1 100000 bushels. &C com
pared with a forecast OF $500. .on1
bushels as OF July !.
Tobacco - Estimated prodUctior
as OF August !. l.54s.O .OOo. 600 pounds
yield per acre. S5O.5 pounds: cond
tion Of crop on August I. SCI Po
cent OF normal
Rice-Estimated production, s.
600. 900 bushels Yield per acre
/ 3S.6 bushels. and condition Of cro1
as Of August l SS.7 per cent Of
normal
Hay Estimated production O
wild hay as OF August ] was Is
500. 600 tons Tame hay, SS,soo.oc1
tons.
The estimated yield Of wild hs7
was l.l6 tons per acre, and tsmd
hay l.56 tons.
The condition Of the hay cro1
on August l was 9o5 per cent o
normal
Cotton - The estimated produc-
ton OF the cotton crop WAS Il
500 600 bales as Of August l. Ths
yield per acre was estimated Il
1905 bales. and the condition o1
the crop on July IS was 74i ped
cent Of normal.
Sugar Beets-Estimsted produc
ton Of sugar heetS on August
was S.sOO.OOO tons. as compared
with a forecast Of $4,000 tons o1
July l.
Apples-Estimated production %
the apple crop as OF August ! wa
$4,000. 900 bushels. as against
] forecast OF soO.ooo.ooo busho
/ July l.
! Oats-The amount Of oats 70
naming on farms August ! Is esti
mated at as per cent of last wear
/ crop or about 56.42o,OO0 bushels,
compared with s5.O45.OOO bushels
August l. 1919, and 722le.00o bush
: els for a five-yesr average.