The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1921-05-20
WHEAT CROP OF
STATE SHOWS A
SLIGHT DECLINE
COLD WET WEATHER FOLLOWED
BY RUST IN MANY FIELDS
DAMAGES THE PLANT.
MORTALITY LIVE STOCK LAW
Disease Has Been at the Minimum In
FIocks and Herds for tho Past
Twelve Months and Loss From Elk
posure Very Slight.
(From Mondays Daily Herald.)

tFrom Mondays Daily Herald.)
! Special to The Herald.
NASHVILLE, Tenn, May 16.-The
wheat crop of Tennessee shows de,
cline in cond ton in the past thirty
days as reported by G. l.. Morris, ag
ricultural statistician, bureau of crop
estimates, United States department
of agriculture, in reporting the condi
| ton as of May |. Much of the crop
| shows the effect of cold, wet weather,
and rust has appeared in many fields,
some to the extent of being badly
damaged already. The indicated aban
doned acreage on May ! was small,
but conditions may Increase this.
The acreage of rye for grain, never
large in this state, is slightly below
last season. More wheat and less rye
in some of the middle counties.
A slightly increased acreage over
last year is held down by the cool
weather. Many fields are heading low
and are becoming very foul.
The amount spring blowing and
planting Is below the usual Condi-
tions being very unfavorable for
spring work, the amount of blowing is
per cent and that of planting IS per
cent of the expected. Pastures are
held in check by the cool weather and
are being too closely pastured. Con-
dition SO per cent.
The mortality of live stock in the
state has been below the usual the
past twelve months. Disease has been
at the minimum and the loss from ex-
posture has been but little. The condi-
tion of live stock is good, though on
account of the mild winter, they have
been allowed to rough it" more than
usual.
"A special inquiry made regarding
honeybees shows the losses since last
fall to have been extremely heavy.
From reports received from all parts
Of the state, it seems that the losses
will approximate one-third of all the
| colonies. Nor does this represent the
total loss, as many thousands of colo
uie3 are in such weakened condition
that but little may be expected of
them this year. The past two years
have been very unfavorable for bees
The honey flow has been light and the
3cant stores laid away for the winter
were soon exhausted. Most of the
losses were caused by starvation, The
| lumber of colonies in the state is eS-
timated at $4,000 compared with 21S,-
900 last fall and 10000 May /, 1920
The condition of the wheat crop in
the state of May is 81 per cent com
pared with Is per cent same date last
year. The abandonment is per cent,
the indicated product ON IS 5,2i4,000
| bushels compared with 4,02S,00O bush
els last year
The acreage for rye is estimated at
22,000 condition 80 per cent, estimat-
cd production 100000 bushels.
The acreage of tame hay is estimat
ed at 7,4S5,0g0 acres and of wild al
10000 acres, with a condition on May
of SO per cent on all hay, would indi-
cate production of 2,050,000 tons.
The stock of old hay on farms in $780,
600 tons, compared with 277,000 tons
last year.
The mortality of live stock per 1000
for the. past twelve months is Horses
and mules. Is; cattle, disease. 10. OK
posure, s; sheep, disease %, exposure,
u; lambs, so; swine, 40.
The condition of live stock on May
l was: Horses and mules. "a per
cent cattle, 81 per cent; sheep, %
per cent, swine, 80 per cent.
The total acknowledgements of Win
ter wheat to be harvested in the Unit
ed States is 1921 900 acres. condition
SSS per cent and represents a produc-
ton of 9.2S7 900 bushels, compared
with 577GC3,00O bushels last year.
The acreage of tame hay is is S.
$4,000; estimated production 91,62S.-
coo tons. Wild hay 1i.963.000 acres;
production, 1000 tons; total all
hay 1O7,7S9.OO0 tons, compared with
10S. $4,000 tons last year; stocks Of
hay on farms, 19.4I0.000 tons. compar-
cd with 11,3i5,000 tons same date last
year