The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1920-08-19
HOT WEATHER
REDUCES CROPS
Government Estimates That
Washington Wheat Has Been
Cut Down 100000 Bushels.

Drought and hot weather have low
cred the July I estimate of wheat pro
duction in Washington by more thar
three million bushels, as indicated il
the August report Of G.. S. Ray of the
federal bureau of crop estimates. The
crop is now placed at SO, 24O, 900 bush.
els. Last year the production was
40, 100000 bushels.
The United States wheat crop also
suffered, dropping from the July ]
prospect of sO9,6OO,OOO bushels to
794, 147, 900 bushels.
The winter wheat crop of the state
is expected to be 100000 bushels,
based upon the preliminary estimate
of 24.5 bushels per acre. Tie 1918
crop amounted to 19,SOO,OOO bushels,
while the average for 1914-1918 is TO-
795, 900 bushels. Quality this year is
80 per cent.
The United States production of
winter wheat with 1876 bushel per
acre yield, amounts to 532, ga, 900
bushels, almost 2Oo,OOO,QOO bushels
less than last year. The average win
ter wheat crop of the county for
1914-1S is 563.498,O 900 bushels.
Heat and drouth lowered the condi-
ton of spring wheat from 70 per cent
on July l to 81 per cent on August 1,
leaving in sight crop of q, 233, 600
bushels. The 1919 production of
spring wheat was 10000, 900 bushels
and the average for 1914-1S is IT,
065,00O bushels.
The United States spring wheat
crop is placed at 261, 100000 bushels,
the condition on August l being 1874
per cent of normal. Last year the
production was 2O9, 351, 900 bushels,
while the average for 1914-18 is 258,-
74S, 900 bushels.
The corn crop of Washington i'm
proved during July, increasing from
10 per cent of normal on July / to "a
per- cent August 1. This predicts a
crop of 1,37S,OO0 bushels.
The corn crop of the United States
86.7 per cent of normal on August 1,
is now placed at 3,0O3, 1922 900 bushels.
The 1919 production was 2,917, $780,
600 bushels.
The state potato crop is now esti-
mated to be 1868, 900 bushels (condi-
ton &c per cent of normal on August
u against 7,250,000 bushels last year.
The crop for the United States was
81 per cent of normal on August :, In
dicating 402, $4,000 bushels, COM
pared with 357,9O1, 900 bushels in
1919.
The condition of all hay in the
state was So per cent Of normal on
August 1 compared with 90 per cent
on August 1, 1919. Both tame and
wild hay show a slight decrease. as
compared with the acreage harvested
last year. Clover hay is averaging
2.30 tons per acre, while last year
it yielded 200 tons. Alfalfa shows a
condition Sc per cent Of nominal,
practically the same as year ago.
Timothy condition is 80 per cent COM
pared with, SO per cent one nyear ago.
Washington apples were 20 per
cent of normal on nAugust 1, indicat-
ing crop of 1878, 900 bushels. The
crop Of the United States, 70.4 per
cent normal, is placed at 213,187, 900
bushels. The 1919 production for
Washington and the United States
were respectively, 23,190,000 bushels
and la, 49,, 900 bushels.
The peach crop shows little change
from last moneh. Production .ins ,ex-
pected to be $4,000 bushels or less
than half as much as the 1919 crop,
or 1889, 900 bushels. August 1 con-
ditions predict 45,521 900 bushels for
the United States as compared with
Sc, 434 900 bushels in 1919.
Washington is now expected to
produce $4,000 bushels of pears,
while the crop of the United States
is estimated to be 1885, 900 bushels.
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