Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1921-05-14
WHEAT GAINS TWO
MILLION BUSHELS
Ms Vs@E ~ -
In Kentucky Production This
Year, According to Govern
ment Estimates Now
WgSE SE W.


The condition of Kentucky's
wheat crop indicates a probable
production of about 1851 900
bushels this season, compared to
100000 bushels last year, &C
cording to the May crop report
issued today by the U. S. Bureau
of Crop Estimates in co-opera-
tion with State Commissioner Of
Agriculture w. c. Hanna. Pro-
bable rye production is estimated
at about 505,00 bushels, compared
to 100000 bushels last year; and
hay of all kinds about LOCI 900
tons, compared to 1,5OS,000 tons
grown last year. Actual produc
ton this season may prove great
er or less than these estimates,
depending on whether conditions
are particularly favorable or I'M
favorable between now and
threshing time and hay harvest.
Wheat and rye in most coun-
ties came through the winter in
good condition, but farmers in
most of the wheat growing coun-
ties report that wheat has been
injured some by the late frosts
and cold wet weather this spring
Kentucky's wheat acreage left
for harvest now is estimated at |
603,000 acres compared to 550,000l
finally harvested last year, but |
some farmers report an intention
TO "hog down wheat if the price |
should be very low or a poor
yield in prospect at harvest time. !
Condition this month is 90 per
cent of normal, compared to Il
per cent this time last year, and a |
10-year average of SO on May l..
Rye condition is % per cent. Of |
normal, compared to a 10-year
average of 90 per cent May l. |
The very early Spring was GER
orally favorable fo,\plowing and
other spring work, but the recent
rains and cold weather have been
general almost throughout the
state, so that blowing is only %
per cent complete, compared to
II per cent usually done by May
l. Fiftyper cent OF spring plant
ing was finished on May l. COM
pared to IS per cent usually done
by May l. Pasture is 90 per cent
of normal compared to the 10
year average. twenty-five per
cent of last years hay crop in
Kentucky, or $1,000 tons, is still
on farms. compared to about 49,
900 tons May l, 1920.
Livestock losses during the
winter were unusually light, eX-
cept in some localities. and the
spring condition of stock in gen
eral is above average. Losses
from each 1000 head during the
winter and spring were: Horses
and mules 10; sheep 80; cattle
b; lambs 48; swine 30 The
average losses during the last 10
years have been: Horses and
mules 10; cattle 33; sheep So!
lambs 70; swine @.
United States Averages
Winter Wheat-Acreage left
for harvest 1921, 37,721,OOO; 1920
37,773.OO0; condition May l, 1921,
SS.8; 10-year average 800; pro-
duction forecast from May l con-
dition 629,287,OOO bushels; pro-
duction 1920, 577,763,OO bushels.
Rye-May l forecast 72,007, 900
bushels; 1920 production 69,318,-
900 bushels.
Hay-(all kinds) production
forecast from May l condition,
10Y ,784,OO tons; 1920 production
1O8,233,000 tons; 1919 production
109,152,000 tons.
Stocks of Hay on Farms May
tons; Swear average
II, $4,000 tons.
Pasture - Condition May l,
79.8; 10-year average May l, "a.
= Spring Flowing Done May Il
done by May l, 69.3 per cent.
Spling Planting Done May II
63.5 per cent; 1O-year average
done by May l, SIS per cent.