Mohave County miner and our mineral wealth., 1921-08-19
AUG. CROP REPORT FOR ARIZONA AND
 THE UNITED STATES

That Arizona crop conditions con tinued to improve during the past month, is shown by the Federal crop report just issued by the local office of the Bureau of Markets and Crop Estimates. There is a marked im- provement in the dry-lands areas where the drought has been relieved by excellent rains. Range pastures especially show a decided improve ment, the condition having increased 25 points since July 1. The bulk of small grain crops were harvested un- der favorable conditions. Yields of barley and wheat were below the av- craze, but the total production was larger than last year, due to the in- creased acreage.
 The average yield of winter wheat is estimated at q bushels and the total production at 882,00O bushels. Last year the average yield was about "A bushels and the total production 864,000 bushels. The low yields for this year were due to poor prepara- tion of seed bed, unseasonably warm weather in April, late pasturing, and lack of irrigation water in the upper and middle Gila valley. County es- inmates of the acreage this year are as follows:
 Maricopa, 23,000; Graham, 5000; Pinal, 4,000; Coconino, $500; Pima, 1,5O0; Apache, 1,2OO; Navajo and Yuma each 1000; Yavapai, 500; and the remainder of the State, 1900 acres. For the United States, the forecast August was for a combined winter and spring wheat crop of about 755 million bushels, decrease of 51 million bushels since the fore cast of July 1. This would be 29 million bushels less than was produc- ed last year and 72 million bushels less than the average production for the past five years.
 Arizona barley conditions at time of harvest were 80 per cent of normal, which indicates an average yield of SIP bushels, or a total production of 905,0 ,000 bushels. This is about 200,- 900 bushels more than was produced in 1920. Counties reporting the largest acreage this year are: Mari copa, 10000; Graham, 5000; Yuma, 2,O00; Pinal and Apache each, 1000; and Yavapai, 800 acres. For the United States, the forecast is for crop of I'll million bushels, a decline of 13 million bushels during the month. Last year the production was POP million bushels. The five-year average production is about POS mil lion bushels. ,-
 The condition of Arizona cotton was 89 per cent of normal, which forecasts a crop of about 47,000 bales. Of this amount 35,000 bales will be of the Pima variety of long staple. Last year the State produced S3,000 bales of Pima and 10000 bales of short staple. For the United States, the forecast is 8,203,0OO bales, a decline of 230,O0O bales during the month. Last years crop totaled 13,4O0,00o bales.
 The condition of corn in Arizona on
 
 August 1 was 85 per cent, compared with 82 one month ago. The present outlook is for a crop of about S13,0OO bushels as against 4,000 bushels in 1920. Detailed county estimates of this years acreage are as follows: Yavapai, $500; Maricopa, 5000; Nav ajo, 4,OO0; Graham, 2,50O; Gila, 2,2oo; Apache and Cochise each, 2,00o; Greenlee, 1,600; Pima, 1,500; Apache and Santa Cruz each, 1000; and the remainder of the State, 1,200 acres. For the entire country, the forecast is 3,033, 100000 bushels, a decline of 90 million bushels during the month. Last year the total production was B. 232,000,00O bushels. The five-year