The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1920-07-08
CROP CONDITIONS
SHOW IMPROVEMENT
KANSAS EXPECTS 111,OOO,OOO BU-
Shells OF WHEAT-REPORTS
FROM OTHER STATES

CHICAGO.-Marked improvement in
the principal food crops of the mid
die west has been reported in the last
few weeks, IN contrast to unfavOrabIe
prospects earlier in the east 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 re-
viewing the situation.
President Howard reported that the
corn prospect was now very fair and
that wheat was really better. Corn
production promised to be little un-
der normal, but it was well cultivated
and clean and would turn out we'll
with good weather in July and August.
While the wheat crop would not be
normal, the crop condition was very
fair. AS against lighter acreage
there was heavy carry over Mr.
Howard estimated that 80 per cent of
last years wheat remained on Kansas
farms today In Kansas and Oklahoma
a better wheat crop 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:
Women Work in Kansas Fields.
CONCORDIA, Kan. Shortage of !
manpower has prompted the organ
ization of peace-time counterpart of
the famous wartime "Waacs." The
.peace-time nomenclature, however, is
4'Women's Auxiliary Agricultural
Corps During the war the famous
British women's order was fWomen's
Army Auxiliary Corps"
1T is the only way to meet the :
crisis" said one OF the women leaders
in the movement "There is much
work that we can do and the work has
to be done. More applicants for work
are scarce and want too much mon
ey.'
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. !
Raise Kansas Estinates
TOPEKA, Kan.-Almost ideal condi- d
ti0ns the last few weeks have prevail
ed for crop planting and growth in Q
Kansas. The condition OF practically
6u crops uS 0cClaTCO .oXC0ii0ut Oy
both federal and state crop authorities. q
In the last two months official esti- Q
mates on the wheat crop now being t
have increased from 92,- t
100000 bushels to III, ,00O, ,0Oe.
North Dakota Crop Good.
FARGO, N. D-Crop conditions in o
North Dakota are better than they
lave been for several years. Small y
grains in the Red River valley are re- q
,orted in excellent condition, suffic- "
ent rains falling In that section to re- "
luce materially the grasshopped mem
,ce. In the western part of the state Y
mall grains also are in good condi-
ion, but the rainfall there has been
light and farmers are apprehensive on
sccount of the grasshoppers. The o,
800 small grain acreage in the state +.
) 20 per cent less than last years. Fl;
Better in Oklahoma. tt
OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLA Oklaho- Ii:
las growing crops generally are in
etter condition that year ago, ac gl
ording to federal and state agricul- fl
lral authorities here. Recent rains in
ave greatly benefited corn and cot of
IN, according to H. H. Schultz, fed sc
raj crop reporter and have interfered co
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