Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1920-08-12
TEXAS CORN CROP GOOD
RECENT ESTIMATE SHOWS

'Nfrial o. TIE News
lipl SrpN Aug 1.-The crop o..
porting board ~ the bureau ~ crop 80
Inmates Washington u e.. makes M"
following estimate from reports ,i its
,"Irr~r Hui,ui~ ana agents
CuIn-Cmn is estimated no pi p.
cent uf normal crop which is indi,i.
tive ui yield ut 2tl5 bushels poT ACRE,
ana forecasts a production ~ it6.-Nt..
0Un bushels when hls,d uu tho ts,ias.
estimate ~ 1.e2i.ou0 a,r,-
W have au exceedingly promising
prospect iu most SECTIONS uf the state
With 90" crop practically assured Tho
unlv troubles reported hnse been q poor
stand in some Instances some ifrcrl.
laritN caused hv rvuhnung made u',,~-
sary hy the Aptil frost damage, and dry
weather and bot winds over 20 lew ,uun.
ties ~ the south plains
Wh,at-Thc Yield has been ESTABLISH.
81 90 49, bushels pet ser, which wuIId.
give l pruiu,tinu uf % o. 600 bushels
fnr the state The quality b. rated 80
- per cent whore 100 per cent r,pr,.
srnts a high medium grade
bais-Tho Yield psr acre Tor oats ~
-iN3 bushels which. haad on an acre.
axe 81 l.jss.OOO acres gives prudu,.
ton of 4o.sN2 O00 bushels Generally
speaking this crop has h,-n unsaiis.
factory aud In large part ~ tho most
important producing territory Yields
have been very low
That part ui N, 1919 crop still o..
mining un farms b. estimated 90 be-
az 500 bushels ur p,r cent II thy pro.
duCtiun II that year
Earlvy-Frum e condition ~ 90 per
cent 81 normal. with q Yield Il a3Its
bushels per acre. barley production n
placed 40 $4,000 bushels from 90 o01
acres
IIye-The Weld per acre for rye -
placed at ~ bushels. which gives a
production If 81 .Uun bushels from th.
1900 acres on which the crup is grown.
lac'-rhe average rice condition q
the state Is placed al - per cent ~ a
normal Based on this condition
Yield Il 323l bushels per acre u IN
prospect and forecasts probable pfo.
duvtiun ~ sea- 900 bushels from IA.
~ zoo acres under the crop.
HnN-rhe tame has acrelg. this y,1r
l. estimated o. h. 600 oOa acres. or %
per cent ~ last years acreage.
The Wild hay acreage T. - per cent
~ that for 1919 The condition II an
hay h. - per cent uf normal
Grain Sorghum-Therc are 2.020 600
acres planted this year OF an increase
Of . per cent over 1919 The present
condition u Ss per cent Of normal and
from this a production 81 s-32s nOp
bushels i In prospect with an averag,
yield % 2N3s bushels per acre.
Sweet Potatoes-Prvs.nt conditions
are - per cent - normal al indicate
, production ~ 9i35.on bushels frnnl
$50 600 acres ur 1925 90 bushels yield p,i
acre.
Potatoes drsht-Th, condition Of IA
growing crop t. s. per cent n normal
Production u ..u23 soc bushels from g.
'"o acres 0r a yield u $50 bushels pee
acre.
franuis-peanut conditions has fal.
On points during the month. A, Isl
per cent az this date a yield 81 q - |
per acre ard 70 production II i.g-s 600 |
bushels l. expected from iS4. 600 acres |
The stand J. poor but the condition ~ |
the growing plants H. uuiie satisfactory
uro0ncurn-With this years acreage.
reduced o. $4,000 acres and e condition |
81 - per cent 81 normal but 4SlGl
pounds ~ brush per acre l. dictated |
ana makes the production Tor tho state
5.e1s tons II 5000 pounds
Tho condition In percent II normal
or 100 pet cent obtain Tor the following
crops Apples -: Alfalfa -. Nille' :,
Pasture %. Field Peas -. Field Beans |
~; Tomatoes ~. Cal,hages -. Onions
". Peaches 20. Grapes So. Pears a.
Watermelon = Muskmelons ~. Snr.
ghum tor s.rup -: Blackberries. total
ur0dueflon 20