The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-08-10
HEAT, DROUGHT CUT
FARM CROP FORECAST
100000 BUSHELS


Widespread heat and drought con-
ditions in July, made a total reduc.
ton in farm crops of 354 900, 900 bu-
shells according to government crop es-
on Tuesday afternoon. This is drop
of 6s per cent under the July / esti
mate.
Estimate total yields of wheat. corn,
oats, rye and barley, are 5.161 900, 900
bushels the smallest aggregate in
more than five years. showing loss
of 656, 100000 bushels or 11.3 per cent.
from last year.
Based on Aug. farm values, losses
on white potatoes aggregate $S3,5oo.-
| 600, oats $64 500 900, corn $56, ,00C,
and wheat $54,4oo,00o. total of $685.
100000.
Losses in small grains have been
sensational during the last two mon.
tbs. Wheat prospects have dropped
| 100000 bushels, and oats 26S,000,-
600 bushels from June returns while
! the decline in wheat in July was o.
100000 bushels, making a total crop
of 757,000,000 bushels, the smallest
since 1917. The reduction from last
year is 100000 bushels all in win
| ter wheat. The loss in the later last
month was 100000 bushels based
with a total crop of 544, 100000 bushels
based on thrashing returns, the aver
age being IA bushels or more than a
bushel per acre less than last year
and the five years average.
Losses in Southwest
L g
showing Of 119,000,000 bushels in tn.
four leading midwest states, or a drop
of 18,000,0 900 bushels last month, max
ing the yield practically the same as
last year. Kansas has 11S,000,0 900
bushels against 137,000.000 bushels
last year, the big loss being in that
state, Oklahoma is off 10000 bush
els, and Nebraska 100000 bushels.
The spring wheat crop If 213,00o,-
600 bushels is above the general esti-
I mates. 100000 bushels short OF the
July returns and 100000 bushels
more than harvested last year. Min
nesota and the Dakotas have 121, 0Oo.-
600 bushels or practically the same as
last year, with a loss for the month
of 100000 bushels.
Corn Over Three Billions
has only been exceeded two years in
the country's history. The crop is
further along than in any other year
. and is practically made in the south
; and southwest Unless frost comes
early in September the crop will be
past the danger point in the central
west The loss last month was s1-
100000 bushels and from last year
100000 bushels. A striking fea-
ture of the corn crop is that, while
. the loss for the entire country is 81
100000 bushels, there is a decline last
, month in the seven surplus states of
, 14o,000,000 bushels, mostly in Iowa
; and Indiana, and there are 237, 000, 900
bushels less than last year.
Corn Crop by States
The condition and forecast Of pro-
duction of corn by important produc-
ing states follow: Ohio condition "A
and production 125,941,000 bushels;
Indiana, 68 and production 1881
600 bushels; Illinois. 70 and produc-
/ ton 297 ,326,000 bushels; Minnesota,
i95 and productions 125,146.o0o bush
els; South Dakota, So and production
los, 100000 bushels; Nebraska, 81 and
: I'll, 900 bushels; Kansas, 70 and
los, 900 bushels; Texas, Sc and
, ia, 100000 bushels.
Rye, Barley and Oats
The oats crop showed a shrinkage
of 192N00,0o0 in July, and total OF
: 1,l37, 100000 bushels is indicated.
Rye lost 100000 bushels and barley
100000 bushels last month, and
f, both are short of the 1920 crop. Hay
: has been cut to 100000 tons, which
: is 100000 tons under last season.
The potato crop is estimates at 61,-
100000 bushels short of that of last
year.
? Indiana Yields
The condition of corn in Indiana on
r August l was given as So per cent,
with an estimated yield of 1881 900
I bushels. This showed a decline of
2 nearly 100000 in July. The esti-
4 mated production of winter wheat this
9 season is 22,728,000 bushels.
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