Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-08-12
ALL CROPS SHOW
DETERIORATIONS
Corn Declines 25 Points
Potatoes Hardest Hit.

The deterioration Of all crops In the
State has been great during the past
month according to q report on crop
conditions released today by the United
States Department Of Agriculture which
Is cooperating with the Indiana legis-
latlve reference bureau.
Corn, the most important crop raised
in this State, shows decline OF % points
which amounts to a decrease Of more
than 100000 bushels from the July
forecast.
The potato crop shows the greatest
deterioration. being IS points from the
July report, and other important crops
show declines ranging from 10 to =
points
The report follows;
"The corn condition throughout the
State Is very spotted, wide variations
being noticeable, even in the same
county. with the average figure at IS
per cent OF normal on Aug /. This Is
q decrease OF Is points from the July
report and indicates a total production OF
1871 1892. 600 bushels. compared with lS5.-
ISL 900 bushels shown for July and
lS4.0T2,0U0 bushels harvested last year.
The hot weather. and insufficient rain
fall are the principal reasons Tor the
deterioration, although chinch bugs and
wind and hail storms have done some
damage In a few localities Rains since
the first OF the month have been very
beneficial to the crop.
Winter wheat shows an average yield
Of only II bushels per acre, which Is
the same as last year On this basis
a total production OF q, 12S0O0 bushels
Is Indicated. Last month the condition
figure Indicated total production OF
2G.64s,0OO bushels and last years harvest
amounted TO q, 10000 bushels The
quality Of the wheat this year Is not up
TO the average
The condition Of spring wheat made
further drop Of p points during the
dicates a total production Of approx
mately 5000 bushels at this time, COM
pared with 81, roo bushels shown for last
month and 14t 600 bushels harvested last
.'Tbe oats cr)p. for the State declined
70 points during the month, making the
condition 81 per cent OF normal on Aug /
On this figure total production OF
1880 600 bushels is forecasted, compared
with 361i9 oO0 bushels on July ! and TO-
ST. 0O0 bushels harvested last year Many
fields were not cut because of the short
straw and heads being poorly filled.
Hogs were turned onto some and other
fields were cut for hay. The carryoyer
from last year was exceptionally large
being u per cent OF the crop Of 9.22o,O0O
bushels.
'The condition Of barley in Indiana
Aug 1. was 5s per cent Of normal. from
which a total production Of 1.3Zl 900
bushels is indicated, compared with l.
TAO 900 bushels fOrecasted on the July
figure and 2.O25. coo bushels harvested
last year. The carryover was 4 per cent
and amounted to 81 900 bushels which is
larger than usual
'''The average yield Of rye in Indiana
was 1873 bushels per acre On this basis
the total crop will amount 10 4,220.Uo0
bushels, compared with 100000 bushels
harvested last year.
"The buckwheat acreage in Indiana is
per cent less than last year and amounts
to approximately 5000 acres. The condi-
ton Aug 1 was 70 per cent OF normal
and indicates a total production Of 143,
600 bushels compared with 100000 bushels
harvested last year.
THE condition of white potatoes in
Indiana dropped from so to 80 per cent
of normal during the month. On this
figure total production Of 2,996, 600 bush
els is forecasted, compared with 6,272,00O
bushels for July and 7,6S0000 bushels
harvested last year.
THE condition of sweet potatoes In
Indiana Aug l was IS per cent of nor
NAL On this figure q total production
Of approximately 285,000 bushels is fore
shown for July and 100000 bushels har
vested last year.
1.-THE tobacco crop in Indiana has gone
to 80 per cent OF normal. This will in
dictate a total production of $4,000
pounds compared with 10610.000 pounds
shown for July and 1S,000000 pounds har
vested last year
"The acreage of tame hay harvested
this year is 8 per cent less than In 1920
Wild hay also shows the same percent
age Of decrease. The acreage Of the for
mer is 2O95, 600 acres and the latter o..
900 acres. The condition Aug. 1 of all
hay was 70 per cent of normal. The in
dicnted production on this figure Is 2,
2S4, 0OO tons of tame hay and $4,000 tons
Of Wild hay.
For tree fruits in Indiana the condl-
ton figures Aug. 1 indicate a total pro
duction Of 1,7180OO bushels of apples
43 coo bushels Of peaches and 10000
bushels of pears. This Ia the smallest
forecast of production ever made for the
State. All truck crops, small fruits, pas
lures and forage crops show a consider
able decline in condition figures compared
with last month, both for the State and
the United States"