The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-07-08
COUNTRY SAFE
FROM STARVING
FARM BUREAU REPORTS SHOW
WHEAT AND CORN CROPS
THROUGHOUT WEST ARE IN
FAIR CONDITION..

FAIR CONDITION.
Chicago, July MARKED improve
ment in the principal food crops OF
the middle west has been reported in
the last few weeks, in contract to I'M
favorable prospects earlier in the sea-
son which gave rise to some alarm.
There is no danger that the country
will starve this year is the comment
that J. R. Howard. president of the
American Farm Bureau Federation,
made on reviewing the situation.
President Howard reported that the
corn prospect was no very fair and
that wheat was really better Corn
production. promised to be little I'M
der normal, but it was we'll cultivated
and clean and would turn out well
with good weather in July and Au-
gust. a.
While the wheat crop would not be
normal, the crop condition was very
fair. AS against a lighter acreage
there was a heavy carry over. Mr..
Howard estimated that 80 per cent of
last years wheat remained on Kan
ksas farms today. In Kansas and Ok
lahoma a better wheat croy than last
| year is expected.
Oats were very short and showed
| no Improvement, Mr.. Howard added.
Crops are reported late.
North Dakota sends word of better
crop conditions than for several years.
Reports from various states in the
producing sections FOLLOW:
Concordia, Kans., July 7.-Short-
age of manpower in the harvest fields
has prompted the organization of
peace-time counterpart of the ia
nous war time "Waacs." The peace
time nomenclature, however, is
"Women's Auxiliary Corps" During
the war the famous British women's
order was "Women's Army Auxiliary
Corps"
'It is the only way" to meet the
crisis" said one of the women lead
ers in the movement There is much
work that we can do and the work
has to be done. Male applicants for
work are scarce and want too much
money"
The harvest 'Waacs" are working
in the harvest fields by the score,
driving headers" and binders, shock
ing wheat, raking hay and frequently
doing more strenuous labor.
Kansas City, Mo-, July Wheat
earnest in the wheat district south of
Wichita, Kans., according to A L.
Barkman, in charge of the United
States Free Employment service in
Kansas City. He says much
heavier yield will be. harvested than
was anticipated a few weeks ago and
adds that rains have improved wheat
conditions greatly in northwestern
Kansas. Other crops are in good
condition, according to his informa-
ton.
Topeka, Kans., July 7.-Almost ideal
conditions the last few weeks have
prevailed for crop planting and growth
lin Kansas. The condition of practi-
cally al crops is declared excellent"
by both federal and state crop au-
thorities. In the last two months Of
fetal estimates on the wheat crop
now being harvested, have Increased
from 80, 900, 900 bushels to Ill, 200, 900.
Fargo, N. D., July Crop condi-
tions in North Dakota are better
than they have been for several
years. Small grains in the Red river
valley are reported in excellent con-
dition, sufficient rains falling in that
section to reduce materially the grass
LII the western part
of the state small grains also are in
good condition, but the rainfall there
has been light and farmers are ap-
prehensive on account of the grass
hoppers. The 1920 small gain acreage
in the state is 20 per cent less than
last years.
/ Oklahoma City, Okla, July 7-Ok-
lahoma's growing crops generally are
in better condition than year ago,
according to federal and state agri-
cultural authorities here. Recent
rains have greatly benefited corn and
cotton, according to H. H. Schultz,
federal crop reporter and have inter-
ferred little with the harvesting of
wheat, oats and barley, now in prog
ress. Digging of potatoes is on in
full. The second cutting of alfalfa is
ready.
Jefferson City. Mo-. July Favor
able crop results are expected in
Missouri, according to the state
board of agriculture, despite the in
clement weather in May, which re-
duced wheat conditions to 60 per cent
of normal.
1t is estimated the state will yield
20, 162, 100 bushels of winter wheat,
1bI,Oou OF spring wheat and 39,775,750
of oats, although $4,000 acres are
idle.
Dallas, Tex, July Crop condi-
tons in Texas improved materially
during the three week period ending
June 20, according to the Texas In
dustrial Congress. All crops are re-
ported from 80 to 40 days late, how
ever, but with generally favorable
weather since June /. farmers are
said to have made wonderful prog
ress in planting. replainting and Gull