The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-08-10
; BILLION BUSHELS
of CORN; FORECAST
I@#.. OF U. s. EXPERTS

the third time in the history Of the
country was forecast Monday by the
United States department of agricul-
ture on the basis Of conditions exist
ling Aug. 1. Inasmuch as August is the
critical month for the crop in the
great corn belt of the middle west, it
is uncertain whether the promise of
a crop almost equal to the enormous
ones Of 1912 and 1917 will be fulfilled
Improvement was reported during
July in the important corn states
with the exception of Illinois, and as a
result, a crop forecast $4,000. 600
bushels larger than that predicted
July l was issued.
Spring wheat was adversely affected
during July, principally by rust, and
the production forecast Of the CROP
was reduced $4,000, 900 bushels from a
month ago, or total of 262.ooo,ooo
bushels.
The preliminary estimate of win
ter wheat production was $4,000 600
bushels larger than forecast in July.
making the combined crop of winter
and spring wheat only $4,000 600
bushels smaller than estimated a
month ago The total of $4,000. 900
bushels was predicted in Mondays re-
port.
There was an improvement in the
potato crop and Indications that the
crop will exceed 40o,o00,000 bushels
for the fourth time in the countrys
history.
Tobacco Improves.
The, tobacco crop, which has been
promising from the start has shown
additional improvement and probable
tiles are that it will exceed the record
crop produced in 1918, by about 20o.-
900 600 pounds. Total production is
forecast at 1,544,0G0,000 pounds.
Productions of crops forecast from
their condition on Aug. l was as FOL
lows:
Winter wheat, 533 5000 bushels
Spring wheat. 1852 .0OO,O 600 bushels.
All wheat. 795 100000 bushels.
Corn. 3, 0O3 900 COO bushels.
Oats, 1902 0O00 600 bushels.
Barley, 1876. 600, 900 bushels.
Rye. 100000 bushels.
Buckwheat, 1880, 900 bushels.
White potatoes, 400 100000 bushels.
Sweet potatoes 1O1 100000 bushels.
Tobacco, 100000 pounds.
Flax, 14.300 0G0 pounds.
Rice, 100000 pounds.
Hay (tame), 8S. 100000 tons.
Hay (wild), IS 100000 tons.
Sugar beets. 100000 tons.
Apples Uotan. 213 100000 bushels.
Peaches, As. 50O00 bushels.
Peanuts. $4,000 bushels.
Kafrs. 126 100000 bushels.
Conditions as Shown.
Condition CT the crops on Aug. l
was:
sprine wheat. 1914 per cent of nor
NAL; corn. SGT; oats. S72; barley
$40; buckwheat, 9o.5; white potatoes,
81: sweet potatoes S6.9; tobacco, SAL,
flax. sol; rice, S8.7; hay. 9O.5; sugar
beets, 91.9.
Tho preliminary estimate OF winter
wheat production by principal produc
ing states follows:
Pennsvlvania. % SCI 900 bushels.
Indiana, 27.04O.oc0 bushels.
Illinois, 20 $50 .OC0 bushels.
Missouri. 29.350 900 bushels.
Nebraska, 1886. goo.
Kansas, 1913 600. 900 bushels.
Oklahoma, 39,136, 600 bushels.
Condition and forecast of produc
ton of spring wheat by principa.
states follow:
Minnesota. 10 per cent OF normal,
and 42,546 600 bushels.
North Dakota, rs and n. $4,000
bushels. o, ooo
South Dakota, 10, and 32'2eoooo
bushels.
Washington, GA. and 2l,233,ooo
bushels.
Condition and production forecast
of corn by principal states:
Ohio. So per cent Of a normal, anc
147,7SS, 600 bushels.
indiana, Sc, and 177,974,oon bushels,
Illinois. rs, and 2s4.S71, 900 bushels
Minnesota, So, and 109,344,ooo bush
Iowa "a, and 412,2s4OOo bushels.
Missouri. 81, and 200,150,000 bucsE'
els. ~,
South Dakota, SO, and 1o3.169,oOo
Nebraska, 90, and 212,602, 900 bush
els.
kansas, So, and 12s.Ss2, 900 bushels.
Texas, 95, and 166,7S4,00O bushels
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