Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1921-09-15
BIG CORN YIELD
IS NOW ASSURED
Department of Agriculture Re-
ports Indicate Crop WIN Be
3,l86, 900, 900 Bushels.
WHEAT NOT so PROMISING
Countrys Production Of All Varieties
10 Estimated at 7s4, ooo, 900 Bushels.
Forecast Is 22.ooo. 900 Bushels CON-
pared With 42s. ooo, 600 Las. Year.

MISUNDERSTANDING estimates
OF this years production OF winter
wheat and forecasts for corn and
spring wheat ON their condition Sep
TENDER or at harvest were announced
by the department of agriculture, as
follows:
Winter wheat, 544,OOO,OOO bushels.
Spring wheat. 2l0.OO0.OOO; all wheat.
754, 100000.
Corn, 3.1SG,OOO,OO0.
The corn crop, which suffered loss
of about 100000 bushels in prospec-
tive production in July. made a gain Of
l54.OOO.OO0 bushels during August over
the forecast last month, the indicated
production from the September 1 con-
dition OF the crop being 3,1s6,OO0OO0
! bushels.
The 1921 corn crop as forecast Is
only 4SOOO,OOO bushels IS than the
crop of last year, which .roke all rec
ords, and is 3SS,O0O,OO0 bushels above
the five-year average. The improve
ment made during August was ascribed
by the department to favorable tenn
peratures and rains which had been
lacking throughout a good portion OF
the season.
The spring wheat prospects declined
100000 bushels since the August fore
cast, due largely to heat and drought.
The oats crop, on the basis OF the fig
ures announced, was n short one, 49,
100000 bushels less than last year and
i3,00O.0O0 bushels below the five-year
average.
Forecasts for other crops were !:
Oats, 1,O9O,OO0,OOO bushels: barley.
167.0OO,OOO bushels Frye, 64,3OOOOO
bushels; buckwheat, 100000 bush
! els; white potatoes, 322, 100000 BUSH
els; sweet potatoes, 100000 bush
els; tobacco. 94S,0OO.OO0 pounds: fax,
100000 bushels rice. -. 100000 bush
! els; hay (tame), T9.S00,0O0 tons hay
(wild), 14,S00,0O0 tons: sugar beets,
100000 tons: apples, 107 GOO, 900 BUSH
els; peaches, 100000 bushels kafirs,
127,O00,0OO bushels: peanuts. 100000
bushels; beans, S,S0O.OOO bushels.
In statement commenting on Sep
TENDER l crop conditions the depart
ment said:
Corn has been materially benefited
by the favOring temperatures and rains
Of August. All told, Che months
changes have Increased the already ex-
cellent prospects by 15I,OOOOOO bush
! els, more than ofTsetting the July de-
cline. The total of 3,1SGOOO, 600 bush
ole N
bushels less than the record crop of
last year II Is 3SS,OOO,OOO bushels over
the five-year average.
THE prospects are especially favor
, able In the northern portions OF the
corn belt from Vermont and New York
through to North Dakota, the growth
for silage being generally excellent,
Using full maturity.
"In Minnesota and North Dakota the
largest part of the crop seems now TO
be out Of danger Of frost. There Is
some question where the benefits of the
| August rains which are so evident In
the foliage of the plant are in all cases
quite so great in the case OF the grain
"In Indiana and Illinois particularly
Il is noted that nubbins and barren
stalks are numerous Hot winds and
dry weather during August IN portions
of the plains states have done some
damage, but the main corn sections Of
these states have good crops.
"On the other hand, the other great
seed crop. oats, is a short crop. Oats
are threshing out less than expected,
showing n loss of 100000 bushels
from last months forecast, thus partly
neutraliZinG the months gain In corn
The crop indicated 43G,OOO,OOO bushels
less than last year and 3i3,OO0,OO0
bushels less than the five-year average
"Kafir corn also has declined 1000
900 bushels, and the forecast Is 17,0OO,-
coo bushels less than laast year.
though 100000 bushels above the
average.
1.-The spring wheat prospect has de-
cIlned 3.OOO,O 600 bushels, and the results
Of the earlier heat and drought has be-
come more apparent.
1.-THE prospects for other small
grais remain unchanged or are slightly
decreased.
Late potatoes have benefited from
the rains with a resulting increase Of
100000 bushels. The present fore
cast Of 322, 100000 bushels remains ex-
tremely small compared to the FIVE
year average of 371 100000 bushels
Last year it was 42s.OOO.OOO bushels
The sweet potato crop IS 100000
bushels less than last month"