Elbert County tribune and Elbert County banner., 1921-04-22
COLORADO CROP REPORT
WHEAT CROP SECOND LARGEST
IN HISTORY OF STATE-RYE
ABOVE AvERAGE-LAsoR
PLENTIFUL


Colorado was released Saturday by w.
w. Putnam, agricultural statistician OF
the United States Bureau of Crop Els
Inmates, In cooperation with the Colo
RADIO State Board of Immigration. The
forecast of production Is 10, 422 900
bushels, compared with II, 195, 900 BUSH
els for 1920. Weather and moisture
conditions have been SO favorable that
the crop declined only two points from
last December l, the April l condition
being So per cent of normal compared
with rs per cent on April / last year
and 90 per cent the ten year average.
The present crop was sown on 10000
acres, compared with 100000 acres
for the 1920 crop, or an acreage which
was only 81 per cent of that of last
year.
The winter wheat crop of the Unit
ed States had a condition of Oh per
cent of normal compared with 1856 per
cent last year at this time and 1916 per
cent the ten-year average The crop
improved 81 per cent from the last
December l figure. The estimate indi-
Gates a production of 621 ,0O0, 900 BUSH
els. compared with 577,763. 900 bushels
last year and 729 $685. 600 bushels in
1919. The area sown last fall was 49,
605,OO0 acres. Indications are that the
abandonment IL small. The 1920 crop
was sown on 1857, 600 acres but only
H.TT3,O00 acres were harvested. The
record crop of 1919 was harvested
from 40, 105, 900 acres
The production of winter rye in Colo
RADIO was forecasted at LAS 600 bush
els, compared with a production of l.
357, 900 bushels for grain last year. The
condition of rye on April 1 was 80 per
cent of normal, compared with rs per
cent last year and SO per cent the ten
year average.
The production of rye in the United
States for this year is forecast at &C.
$4,000 bushels from d condition of
9O.3 per cent OF normal, compared with
a condition of 1913 per cent, 63,318, 900
bushels last year, compared with u
condition of 900 per cent and $780,
600 bushels in the record rye crop of
1919 and the ten year average condl-
ton of SS.4 per cent with an average
production of 59,933,OO0 bushels for
the pre-war dve-year average.
The number of brood sows In the
state on April l is estimated to be
80, ~ 60, '-'oo'
a,a. ., a.s ,,,..
- ~ .ns.o
LII, 1891 ~ - 80,
- 70 90 ~, -,
40 600 IN -. " % aDo1'
90, 80. &c VI =,
during the year. While there seems to
be some scarcity of market hogs in
the state, indications are that the
farmers are again stocking up and IN
creas'hs their mornings III their ef1ort
~ iihu h'eahs Vi nihrheuhs ,he'r
inise suppiies vi che"p ieeu-
Inc hummer oi proou so"s IN tne
ohieeu suites On April was o'foo'ooV
menu Vi go per cent oi the NUMBER
on manu- Aprii l. io@o WHICH was o.
9oo'ooo mead OF WI per cent OF the
huiiioer On manu- April l. i'A'' winch
was o,o.o'ooo heau-
last wear on the same date and 1O5
per cent of normal on April 1. COM
pared with so per cent of normal a
year ago; at the same time the farm
labor requirements appear to be only
" per cent OF normal, compared with
~ per cent year ago, making the
supply III per cent OF the demand,
compared with 81 per cent year ago
and " per cent April 1, 1919.
Replies to preliminary induiries on
the intentions of farmers To miami tn
nots,o.s Indicate ,bot ,h. ocr.a. -