The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-08-12
FOR AUGUST
SGovernment Forecast Was
Issued Today
DECREASE IN THE WHEAT
Total Production Placed At 757,-
!" 100000 Bushels; Corn
1852, 100000
ASSOCIATED Press DispatchJ

washington, August 9.-The Aug
ust crop rep.rt OF the department of
agriculture issued today forecasts
the productions OF the country prin-
cipl farm crops and estimates their
CO, dItion on August 1 as follows:
Winter wheat preliminary estimate
of production, 544.OOO.oOO bushels.
Spring wheat production forecast.
21S,O00,000 bushls; condition 66.6
per cent of norman.
All wheat production, forecast
757,000,000 bushels.
Corn production. 1000, 5000
bushels; condition, S4.3.
i Oats production. 1.137, 100000 bush
els. condition, 64.5.
Barley production, 171,000,000
bushels; condition TIA.
Rye preliminary production esti-
nate, 64,3OO,O00 bushels.
( Buckwheat production, 10000
bushels; condition, S7.2; acreage,
$1,000.
| White potatoes production, 316,-
10000 bushels; condition, 65.S.
Sweet potatoes, production. 114,-
100000 bushels; condition, S4.5.
,ou 0Gscee eond RlSGue sss 'S''OOO0'0
Flax production, 100000 bushels;
sondition, 70.5.
- Rice production, 33,5oO,o00 bush
lis = cohditions s6.5.
Hay (tame) production, $1,000, 900
ons; (wild), 15,500.000, tons; condi-
ion. (alD S25.
Sugar beets production, 100000
tons: condition. 500.
Apples production. los. 100000 bush
els.
Peaches production, $4,000 bush
= els.
Peanuts production, 81, 900 900 bush
els.
Grain sorghums. productions, $780,
)e' 900 bushels.
All Crops Show Decrease
Practically every important farm
,rop showed loss in prospective pro
iuction as a result of adverse con
iitions during July. The department,
Of agriculture's monthly report fore
cast 100000 bushels less wheat than
estimated a month ago. 100000
bushels less corn, 192.000,000 bushels
less oats; and 100000 bushels less
potatoes. The preliminary estimate Of
production of winter wheat by pr1n-
,ial producing states follows:
Pennsylvania, 25,S22,oo0 bushels.
Indiana, 22,728, 900.
Illinois, 38, sos, 900.
Missouri, 30,12S,000.
Nebraska 81, 730, 900
Kansas, III $4,000
Oklahoma, 37,200.O0o.
Washington, 30,922,00
The condition and forecast of pro.
tuction of spring wheat by important
TOT
Minnesota condition 60 and produc.
ion 27,174,000 bushels.
North Dakota, 81 and SO.
North Dakota, 662 and 6S,342, 900.
South Dakota, Sc and 2,42S,000
Montana, 81 and 19,123,000.
Washington rs and 20,O92,000.
The condition and forecast of pro-
iuction of corn by important produc.
ing states follows:
bushels.
Indiana, SO and 1881 900
Illinois 70 and 297 $4,000
Minnesota IS and Us, 146,000
South Dakota, SO and 108,490, 900.
Nebraska, 81 and 217,934 900.
Kansas, 70 and los, 157 900.
Texas, Sc and 74070,000.
- The condition and forecast Of pro.
idction of oats by principal produc-
ng states follows:
Illinois condition 63 and produc-
don 122,047 900 bushels.
Wisconsin, So and 65.127.0OO.
Minnesota, 63 and 88 855, 900.
Iowa, SO and 162551 900.
Nebraska, 78 and 71,S47 900.
Cats remaining on farms August ]
estimated at 61,199,000 bushels
or 106 per cent of last years crop
compared with 56,12S,000. bushels
on August ! last year.
Iowa condition 90; production
1929 600 bushels.