Mohave County miner and our mineral wealth., 1921-06-17
GRAIN CROPS LARGER
 THAN LAST YEAR

That the total production of wheat,
 oats, and barley in Arizona promises
 to exceed that of last year by about
 one-third, is the prediction of the U.
 s. Bureau of Crop Estimates in it's June report just issued by L. M. liar rison, Agricultural Statitician for the
 Bureau in Arizona. While the aver age yields promise to be much small CT than last season, the increased acreage is responsible for the increas- ed production. Based on conditions June 1, the forecast for these three cereal crops is for a combined crop of 2,616,0O0 bushels, which compares with 1,895,000 bushels in 1920. For the United States, the forecast is for combined production of wheat, oats, barley, and rye of 2,496,O0O,OOO bush els, compared with 2,584, 100000 bushels last year. The wheat crop promises to exceed that of last season by about 43,000,OOO bushels, but the oats, barley and rye crops each indi- cate smaller crop than in 1920. The most striking feature of the report is the small fruit crop not only in Ari- zona, but in the entire country. Last season the total crop of apples, beach, es and pears totaled about 3O2,OOO,OOO bushels. This season the forecast is for crop of 148,O0O,OOO bushels. Arizona will contribute about 1O6,OOO bushels, compared with 162,O0O bush els in 1920.
 Arizona wheat conditions on June 1 were 75 per cent of normal, compared with 95 per cent one year ago and 91 per cent, the ten-year June average The forecast is for crop of about 945,O0O bushels as against S64,OOO bushels in 1920. Maicorpa county re- ports a condition of 75 per cent; Pima 70 per cent;a Graham, 50 per cent; Pima, 70 per cent; Yuma, 87 per cent; Navajo, 80 per cent; Apache, S5 per cent; Cconino, 95 per cent; and Yavapai, 83 per cent. These figures are based on the acreage for harvest and not on the planted acreage. For the United States, the outlook is for crop of, 830 million bushels, which compares with 787 million bushels in 1920, and S31 million bushels, the av- craze production for the past five years.
 Barley conditions in Arizona June 1 were 75 per cent of normal, com pared with 96 per cent one year ago and 93 per cent, the ten-year June average. The forecast is for crop of 191 million bushels, compared with POP million bushels in 1920, and POS million bushels, the 5-year average production.
 Oats conditions in Arizona June 1 were s3 per cent of normal, compared with 96 on June 1 last year, and 94, the ten-year average condition on June 1. Forecast 723,0O0 bushels as against, total production of 351, ,0O0 bushels in 1920. The aceage this year is estimated at 21,000, compared with 13,000 acres last year. For the United States, the June 1 condition forecasts probable poduction of 1,-1 45O,O0O,000 bushels, which compares. with 1,526,000,000 bushels in 1920, and 433,000,O0O bushels, the average production for the past five years. Hay conditions in Arizona were re- ported at 80 per cent, compared with 90 per cent one year ago and 93 per cent, the ten-year average June con- dition. The June estimate is for a crop of 422,000 tons as against 392,OO0 tons last year. For the United States the forecast is 1O1, 100000 tons, which