The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1920-07-16
GOVERNMENT
CROP REPORT FOR
JULY FIRST
APPLE CROP OF STATE OF
WASHINGTON 20 PER CENT
OF NORMAL JULY 1, ACCORD
ING TO THE REPORT.

ALL WHEAT-The 1920 wheat
crop Of Washington, based upon con.
ditions prevailing July /, is placed at
1861 900 bushels, or slightly less
than the June / estimate of 42.SSO.-
600 bushels. The report of G. s. Ray
of the Federal Bureau of Crop Esti-
mates states that the forecast for this
season exceeds the 1919 production of
40,l00,000 bushels and the average
production for 1914-191S, which was
37,S60,0 900 bushels.
The July forecast for the United
States wheat crop is O9,6OO,0OO
bushels. Last year the United States
crop amounted to 941 100000 bushels
while S22,000000 bushels was the av-
erage production for the fve-year
period, 1914-1918.
WINTER WHEAT - The winter
wheat crop Of the state, placed at H.
659, 200 bushels on July / Gan in
crease of 100000 bushels over the
June l forecast), indicates a produc-
ton somewhat less than the 19,800,-
600 bushels grown in 1919. This
years estimated production also falls
below the average of 20,795,000 busn-
els for the five-year period, 1911
1918. The condition of the winter
wheat crop increased from 7S per
cent of normal on June to 80 per
cent Of normal on July 1.
The average condition of winter
wheat in the United States on July
l was 1911 per cent of normal, indi-
eating a production of 51S,245,0 ,000
bushels, The crop of 1919 amount
ell to 731,636,O0O bushels, while the
average production for 1914-1918 was
563, ,f98,00O bushels.
SPRING WHEAT - The spring
wheat crop of Washington on July /
was placed at 25,01S,000 bushels
This is a decrease of over 100000
bushels from the June 1 estimate OF
26.541 900 bushels. The crop aver.
aged but 70 per cent of normal or
July as compared with SS per cent
on June 1. The 1919 spring wheat
crop of the state amounted to 2O,3O0,.
600 bushels while the average pro,
duction for 1914-191S was 17065 ,OO(
bushels.
The United States spring wheat
production on July 1 was estimated
at 291 ,355 900 bushels (the crop av.
eraging So per cent of normal)
against 209 ,351 900 bushels in 191!
and an average of 25S.74S.O00 bush
els for the fve-year period 1914
1918.
WHEAT ON FARMS - The am.
cunt of wheat remaining on farms o.
the state July l was estimated al
III per cent of the 1919 crop or about
li1,000 bushels, as compared witt
$4,000 bushels on July l, 1918.
Wheat remaining on all farms ot
the United States July |, amounted
to 17756O00 bushels (5.1 per cent ot
1919 crop, while 19,644,OOO bushel.
remained on farms one year ago.
OATS-The oat crop of the STATE
on July was 90 per cent Of norma
and gave promise of a production o
l3.9S0,000 bushels. The 1919 croy
amounted to 12.80O000 bushels while
the average production for 1917-1|
was 1924, 900 bushels.
The July average condition of "a
per cent for all oats of the United
states forecasts a production of 4,
222 .650.000 bushels as compared witt
1,24S,310,0O0 bushels in 1919 and /,
ll4,55S, 900 bushels, the average fol
the five-year period l914-191S.
BARLEY-With a condition 90 pc
cent of normal Ga decrease of point!
from the June i condition) promises
$4,000 bushels this year as com
pared with 4,140,OOO bushels il
1919.
The United States barley croI
condition S7.6 per cent of norma
July II is placed at 1913, 100000 bush
els against 65,719,00O bushels II
1919.
-Washington's corn acreag
shows a decrease of 10 per cent a
compared with 1919. The Al 90
acres planted this year are expecte,
to produce 100000 bushels. base
on a 70 per cent condition July J
The $1,000 acres planted in 1919 pro
duced 100000 bushels.
The corn acreage of the Unite
states has increased Is per cent a
compared with the 1919 planting. Av
eraging $40 per cent or normal D
July I, the 1O3.6iS.e0O acres plante
this year are expected to produce .
77S,903. 900 bushels. In 1919 a pro