Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-06-27
BUMPER FRUIT CROP IS
s'F0RECAsTED BY EXPERTS
.Orchardlsts Are Finding That Light
~, Trucks Will Offset Labor
~ Shortage in Marketing.

81 For some tirc the daily press, A.
nanciai papers and the agricultural
papers have been anything but faV-
CRADLE with regard 10 agricultural
production during this year. We have
been repeatedly told about the smaller
paintings OF wheat rye. oats and
mates shaw that there has been
decided contraction In wheat plant
ipEs; The forecast for this year for
els of both spring and winter wheat.
ns compated 20 sio.ssI 900 for 1919.
Some OF us have been deceivirS our
that last years production was stu
abnormal. paintings having been
made under the stimulus OF war pres
sure, However. as 8 matter OF TACT.
the fivc-ycar average was S32. 100000
bushels. Therefore. this years esti-
mated production is at least 100000 600
bushels short OF the fve-year aver
The forecast for rye for this year
= Zig CROPS In wisconsin.
lone OF the most promising States
from IN agricultural standpoint this
ysar seems TO be Wisconsin rroduc-
year at 92.975.000 bushels, as COM
pared 10 iS.l23,000 last year. On the
whole Throughout, the United States
oats paintings this year are somewhat
duction is estimated 10 be about l2n,-
600. goo bushels short of the fiye-year
average. Barley production in Wis
consin this year is ottimated AT 49,
$4,000 bushels. as compared to 49,
$4,000 bushels last year.
The one big. outstanding feature in
all crop reports is that while grain
production is below normal, in almost
all of the fruit producing areas there
is every evidence OF a much greater
In fact, for the past several years.
For instance, This year IL is estimated
the apple orchards Of Wisconsin
would produce 3.27i.0OO bushels. as
2.Sl1.0o0 in 1915. report from Nir-
GINA indicates tina; while the pros
poets for ali fruit is not bumper
crop. still they, are above the aver.
age. The condition OF apples is 20
per cent compared with 60 per cent
last year and o. per cent for the
peaches is - per cent. compared with
90 per cent last year and 81 per
cent for the ten-year average. Pear
show condition OF G. per cent, a.
and 81 per cent for the ten-year
average.
Fruit Crop Generally Good.
REPORTS from ohio Indicate that
the prospects at this time are con-
Siderab,y better than an average crop
for practically all kinds Of fruit. The
condition of apples is reported ut 81
per cent OF normal as compared to IS
ten-year average Of 81 per cent The
condition of peaches is reported as
so per cent OF normal. as compared
to 80 per cent year ago. and a ten
year average OF - per cent Pears
are reported AT ~ per cent of nor
nal. as compared 10 &c per cent a
Year ago. and ten-year average Of
sd per cent.
Throughout the United States APP
ptc production will total sS.965. 900
bushels. as compared 10 li1457 900
bushels in 1919 and l6?.Sll.00 bushels
iit 1915. The condition OF apples
throughout the United States is esti-
mated a: i9.3 per cent, as compared
To 61.S per cent year ago. and a
te1-year average OF So per cent
Peaches throughout the United
states are estimated at 10 per cent
of normal. as compared TO IS per cent
last year, and pears at IS per cent
normal us compared to &c per cent
last year.
~ Cereals Somewhat or.
The crop reports generally seem
TO. indicate that while production of
cereals is somewhat OF this year.
fruit production is considerably above