The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-06-09
WORLD SUPPLIES ARE
SHORT, ALTHOUGH i. s.
SPRING WHEAT'S GOOD

WASHINGTON, June @ Despite
an improvement of 10000 900 bushels
in the winter crop during May and an
indicated spring crop 6S.000,000 bush
els greater than that of last year. the
total wheat production for 1920 was
estimated Tuesday by the department
of agriculture at only 7S1, 100000 bush
els, or 160,0O0.000 bushels less than
the total for 1919.
From its condition on June I. the
spring crop was estimated at 277,00o.-
900 bushels, or $4,000, 900 bushels less
than the five-year average. A total
winter wheat production of 504 900 900
bushels was forecast. This Is 228,OOO,-
900 bushels less than that of last year
and 100000 bushels below the aver
age for the five years ending in 1913.
"All told the present outlook Is con-
siderably better than could reasonably
have been hoped earlier" said the de-
partments announcement. while al
most a fifth less than the great crop
Of last year, it is only about TWEEN
tieth less than the average crop Of the
FIVE years. 1914-1918, which included
the three largest crops in our history.
excepting last years crop"
Hessian Fly omnpresent.
ne department SdlU Iudl "uilc Tic
Hessian fly was present from North
Carolina to Kansas. no very serious
damage had been reported Some rust,
not serious, was reported in the South
ern Central belt. The late spring and
low temperatures were blamed for the
slow development of the plant, and 1t
was said there was possibility Of the
ronetition Of the grasshopper damage
OF last year in the Dakotas
simultaneously with the depart
ment's announcement of its produc-
ton forecast. a committee represent
ing farm organizations presented
memorial at the White House calling
President Wilson's attention to what
was described as "the critical situa-
ton existing on the farm and the re-
sulting menace to the pation's food
supply.
The memorial said that lack of farm
labor had cut down production one
third in some sections, and that many
millions of acres of land were being
"uncropped." The wheat crop, the
memorial said. was reported nearly
100000 bushels short. and the late
spring had seriously affected the corn
crop.
World Supplies Are Short.
World supplies are short" the me-
mortal continued, land higher food
prices seem inevitable. Bread lines
and food riots are not beyond the pos
sibilities ot.the next II months"
Lack of bank credit and high in
terest rates are causing thousands of
acres of good pasture land to go I'M
grazed. A later shortage of both beef
animals and dairy animals will be the
result"
The memorial was signed by the
American Farm Bureau Federation,
the National Grange and the Farmers
Union.
Production Of various crops forecast
in today's monthly report from their
June l condition follows:
Winter wheat, 100000 900 bushels;
spring wheat, 277,OOO,O0O bushels;
cats, 1915, 100000 bushels; barley,
1856 600 600 bushels; rye, 100000
bushels; hay, 10000 900 tons; apples,
199,000,000 bushels; peaches, $4,000,
600 bushels.
The spring wheat area this year is
19.487,000 acres, or S35 per cent Of
last years; condition 89.1 per cent of
a normal, compared with 91.2 a year
ago.