The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1920-10-15

representing high medium grade,
is 90 per cent for winter wheat and
s. per cent for spring wheat. For
the United States, the quality figures
are 92.4 per cent for winter wheat
and S0.4 per cent for spring wheat.
OATS.-Thc oat crop of Washing
ton is estimated to be 1926 900
bushels against 12.S00,00 bushels
grown in 1919. This years produc-
ton averaged 10 bushels per acre and
exceeds the 40-bushel yield of 1919
and the l0-year average yield of AL
bushels per acre.
Dat production for the United
States is now placed at 1,44,362 900
bushels as compared with 1,24S,310.-
600 bushels in 1919, this years crop
averaging 35.2 bushels per acre
against 29.4 bushels last year.
Washington oats especially in many
of the western counties. have been
injured by rain, while still in the
shock, and the quality of this years
crop is but 81 per cent as compared
with 90 per cent last year. The quail
ity of the United States oat crop for
1920 is 93.3 per cent and for 1919,
SAT- per cent.
BARLEY.-Reports indicate that
Washington's barley will average &c
bushels per acre, giving a total crop
Of 4,572,0O bushels. The 1919 crop,
averaging 300 per acre. amounted
to 4.140.0O0 bushels.
The United States barley crop av-
erages 25.7 bushels per acre this year
as compared with 223 bushels last
year while the total crop is 191, 1885,
600 bushels against 65,719,0O0 bush
els in 1919
The quality of Washington barley
for 1920 and 1919 is, respectively, IS
per cent and 80 per cent while that
Of the United States is $50 per cent
and S4.8 per cent.
CORN.-Corn in Washington, with
condition 81 per cent of normal on
October /, promises 1,338,00O bushels
as compared with 100000 bushels
in 1919
The United States corn crop, with
condition increased from 1914 per
cent on September to S91 per cent
on October !, is placed at 3,216,192,-
600 bushels while the 1919 crop was
2,917,450000 bushels.
POTATOES.-W Washington is now
expected to produce 7,776,o00 bushels
of potatoes as compared with the Sep
TENDER estimate of 7,466.O00 bush
els. The 1919 crop amounted to =
100000 bushels.
October conditions indicate a po-
tato crop for the United States of
414,9S6.000 bushels or an increase of
more than 1000, 900 bushels over the
September | estimate In 1919 the
production was 1901 900 bushels.
APPLES-Tbe Washington apple
crop was s. per cent Of normal on
October /, forecasting a production Of
15,024,o00 bushels as compared with
the September ! forecast Of 15,7t9
900 bushels and 2319O,O0O bushels
last year
The total apple crop Of the coun-
try improved during the past month,
the prospect now being 27,97S. 900
bushels, while the September / csti-
mate was 223.241 900 bushels. Last
year the crop was 1i7,457.O0O bush
els
Commercial apples in the Unitol
states this year are expected to
amount to 34,287,00o barrel. wtlo
the 1919 commercial crop was %
$4,000 barrels.
PEARS-An increase from II per
cont on September 1 to - per cent
Of normal is noted in Washington
pears and the crop is now expected
'o be $4,000 bushels.
The United States pear crop also
improved during September and the
forecast is now 14.671.000 bushels a
compared with 14.6l1.o0O bushel, on
September /.
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