Judsonia weekly advance., 1921-07-14
OFFICIAL JULY REPORT lNDI- GATES YIELDS WILL BENEFIT
 ARKANSAS EXTENSIVELY.
LESS COTTON AND MORE CORN
Cotton Shows shrinkags of 900 oco Acres-Gain of 40t ooo Acres in Corn Crop. Making Total in
 Cultivation 2,761, GOO Acres.

 Crop Report just issued by Charles s. Bouton statistician, and Jim c. Fer guson, Commissioner of Agriculture, for the Arkansas Cooperative Crop Reporting Service. are CD the fine prospective corn crop. which promises to be next 10 the largest on record; (2) the increase in both Irish and sweet potatoes; @ the dec ease in rice acreage, amounting to 96 per cent. and (4) the fine prospects for cantaloupes and watermelons,
 It will be also noted that in com rarison with month ago there has been a slight improvement i'll the con- dition of most crops.
 Comments on individual crops:
 Partially offsetting the shrinkage of over 9O0,000 acres in the states cotton crop, there has been a gam of 4o1,000 acres in the corn crop. In oth- CT words Arkansas farmers have in creased inc corn acreage by IF per cent. making the total now in cultiva- ton 2,761 coo acres The condition of 90 is some seven points higher tnsn the ten year average and ten points above that of last year Ii indicates a yield of g bushels per acre and total production of 60746.o0o bushel-. If realized, it will be the second lale- est corn crop in inc history of the state. or next to that of 1957
 Acreage has increased 10 Ter cent over last year. making total of S4. 900 acres. The condition of 66 per cent forecasts a yield of only so bush els to the acre, or a total produeticn of 2040,000 bushels The freezes in April account largely for tfe compara- lively low yield.
 Thl state apparently has an in creasf cf 15 Ter cent in this crop, in which, SO much interest is being talk en. The approximate planted acreage is 57,500. While it is too early to make a reliable forecast of produc. ton, the reported condition of S9 per cent indicates theoretically a yield of l06' bushels per acre and total pro duction of cops 0oo bushels
 The acreage in this state is less than 1000. Present indication is for a yield of 667 pounds per acre.
 The cut in this crop is drastic, amounting to 36 per cent. The acre age in 1920 was the largest in the his tory of the industry in this sfatc, amounting to 1S9,O0o planted acres. This year the amount seeded is 121,- 900 acres. The condition figure indi- cates a yield of A 1-3 bushels to t acre and total production of 5,001,- 900 bushels.
 Wheat on farms amounts 10 1-2 per cent of last years crop, or prac tically 42,000 bushels yet in the hands of the farmers.
 Condition of 76 is ten points below the ten year average for the state and indicates yield of 10 IA bushe to the acre, and a forecast ol ,392, ,0C0 bushels.
 The oats condition of 75 per cent is six points below the ten wear average and indicates a yield per acre of 22 1-2 bushels
 The condition of 77 indicates a yield of only 1-2 bushels per acre.
 The state will have a three per cent crop. with a total production of 137,- 250 bushels Instead of being fifth in the list Of apple producing states. Arkansas this year may rank above thirty-ff!h
 The wool clip was slightly lighter than year ago, owing possibly to the mild winter and to lack of care due to low prices paid for wool The aver age weight of feeces was 43 pounds In 92O it was 4,5 pounds, ana in 1919, 49 pounds.
 The cantaloupe crop condition has improved remarkably, owing to sea sonable rains and good growing weather It now looks as if the 10 600 acres in the state would produce between 300 and 1,400 carloads, but this depends somewhat upon market ing conditions and the percentage of the crop that will be gathered. With good returns the crop will be picked close, but with low prices much may be left in the fields. Arkansas now ranks in second place in cantaloupes. California being first. Shipments are now moving.
 Peach crop for the state as a whole amounts to only 22 per cent of nor mal
 Peanut acreage is apparently --e same as last year, having increased in south and southeast Arkansas, but decreased in the southwest. The con dition of S5 per cent indicates a yield of 35.7 bushels per acre, but it is i'm possible to forecast the total produc. tion of grain at this time
 Sorghum for syrup has increased by six per cent, the acreage now being 44,500 The condition of 90 forecasts yield of 90 gallons per z-re and a production of 4,005000 gallons.
 This product should be gwen more attention in the state.