The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-08-10
FOOD CROP
Estimates
ANNOUNCED
Wheat This Year Expected
to Total 795,00O.000
Bushels; Less Than 1919

WASHINGTON, Aug. 10. - The
wheat crop viii total ssS,ooo.o oo
bushels. the agricultural department
forecast today. as OF Aus. 1. as com
pared with 100000. 900 bushels for
the July forecast
Spring wheat viii total e6e 900,
900 bushels and winter Wheat SIS,
600. 600 bushels. Il was estimated
The July forecast for winter wheat
was SIS. 1000. 600 bushels and sprlng
wheat s9t. GOO. 900 bushels. The 1914
1918 average production OF winter
wheat was 5000 900 bushels year
~. spring wheat. s5s. ooo. coo bushels.
and all wheat sse .0oo zoo bushels.
The average yield OF wheat crop Is
i1.x bushels per acre. The average
yield OF tho winter crop Ia is.s bush
elz and the spring crop 90 bushels.
Tho condition OF spring wheat
Aug. was 7s.a per cent OF normal
~ compared with IS per cent July l.
SxeSs. 100 ACRES
o. WHEAT PLANTED.
There arc now ss.sSe 900 acres
planted In wheat. or 1873 per cent Of
the 1919 acreage. or this. is.sS7 900
acres are planted In spring wheat
Corn-Estimated production Aug
I. 3.ces. 900 900 bushels. as compared
with q forecast OF s.sTs 600 .Qog bush
els on July l and s.Ts0. goo 200 bush
els average production for the 1914
1918 period.
The condition OF the corn crop on
August I was s6.7 per cent OF nor
nal. As compared with S4.s per cent
On July I and 7T.s per cent for a
1eyear average.
IL h estimated corn win yield e
bunhels per acre as compared with
al bushels for io-year average.
Oats - Estimated due 9 o n
1.los. 900 900 bushels. as compared
with Lac 900. 600 bushels forccas,
on July l. Yield per acre. ss.s bush
Oh. As compared with s2.oi bushels
Tor = five-year average.
Condition on Aug. l was ST2 per
cent OF normal. as against 81 per
cant for q io.year average and ssf
pr cent estimated on July 1.
Barley Estimated production
19e. 200. 900 bushels. as compared
with $4,000. 900 bushels forecast OF
July 1. Yield per acre. sea bushels
- compared with ESQ for a fiv~ycai
average. Condition on Aug. was
ol9 per cent OF normal. as against
~ 49, r~rs nmstv-nt.-i -. f..t.. ,
and ss-3 per cent for ioyear aver
Age.
Costou-The estimated production
- the cotton crop was i2.5oo. oos
oa3en. ~ Of Aug. /. The yield pei
ocro was estimated At 1904 pound,
- lint. and tho condition Of tho croy
q July IS was TAI per cent Of nor
nal
Hay - Estimated production ol
Wa hay. ~ OF Aug. /. was $500.
80 tons. Tame hay. ss.soo. 900 tons
.1he estimated yield Of Wild hay !,
LIS tons per aero and tame hay i.5'
tons The condition OF the hay croI
a Aug was 9o.5 per cent OF nor
nnaL
Rice-Estimaied production. So.
~. 900 busheis- Yield per acre 3s.;
buHhels and condition OF crop as Of
August /. ss.7 per cent Of normal.
Sweet potatoes-Estimated produc
ION. ioI. 900. 900 bushels. as com
pared with 1907 bushels per acre
1Ast year. Condition Of crop on Aug
was $50 per cent Of normal al
<os~c.~~I .~ftk aTf Aa~ H.. 49,.
and sal for ioyear average.
REPORT SUGAR BEETS
IN GOOD CONDITION.
Sugar beets - Estimated produc
don Of sugar beets on Aug. l wa
$4,000 tons as compared with 1
forecast OF $4,000 tons on July /
= The yield per acre Is estimated a
1919 tons. Condition Of the croI
compared with July /. was si.s pc
cent.
Apples-Estimated production o
the apple crops as OF Aug. l wa.
2i3.ooo.o 900 bushels as against a fore
cast Of zoo. ooo. 900 bushels July 1.
Peaches Estimated production
$500. 900 bushels.
Of AugSl was 's $500 St 900 bushels /,
Yield per acre. 81 bushels.
Kaffirs-Estimated yield 1875. 900.
- bushels. Yield per acre. 23.'
Bushels.
Observation-Disclosures yield. ~.
100000 bushels. Yield per acre. 49,
bushels.
Oats-The amount of oats remain
ing on farms Aug. is estimated Al
IS per cent OF last years crop. Of
about 5s.42o.0o0 bushels. as com
pared with 93.045. 900 bushels or
Aug. /. 1919. and 72.2i2 900 busheli
for fiveyear average.
Rye--Estimated production IT 900.
900 bushels. AZ against a forecast o
$1,000 900 bushels on July 1. Yiel,
per acre. 14.2 bushels. as compare,
with 1876 bushels per acre for a five
year average.
White potatoes - Estimated pro
duction. 400. 000.0 bushels, a
against 3ss.00O 900 bushels forecas
on July 1. Yield per acre. 10f.
bushels as against s9.2 bushels las
year.
Condition OF crop on Aug. was 2
per cent OF normal az compared will
a forecase Of 1913 on July and 10.
for f0.year average.
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