Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-09-19
ILLINOIS YIELD OF.
SMALL GRAINS IS
REPORTED AS FAIR
THRESHlNG OF WHEAT, DAT !;
AND BARLEY HAS BEEN COM
PLETED-WHEAT CROP JUST
ORDINARY, WHILE OATS ARE
GIVEN AS POOR.

Crop conditions in Illinois, exclu
siye Of corn, are given in the weekly
crop report issued today by S. d
Fesenden. state agricultural statisti
clan, as follows:
Threnhing OF spring wheat, oats and
barley in Illinois has been completa I'D
Quality OF wheat and barley is fal,
on the average, but that Of oats aver
ages poor. Yields of these crops have
run low.
1t is estimated that the condition
of spring wheat In this stata at time
of harvest was 65 per cent normal
indicating crop of about 1866 ,00t
bushels as compared with 4,950.00(
bushels IN 1920 and 6,S77,0 900 bushels
the average production Of the five
years 1858.
For the United States, the condi
tion of spring wheat is estimated al
GIL per cent normal, or probable croT
OF 209,979 900 bushels. to be compared
with 1855 900 bushels In 1920 and
5S,495,0 900 bu3hels, the average pro
duction in 1920 and 25S,495, 900 bush
els, the average production Of th4
five years 1853
The condition of the oats crop in
Illinois on Sept. | is estimated at 10
per cent normal, or probable croT
of ia ,29S 900 bushels, compared with
161 10000 bushels in 1920. A CROP
of 1,O90,282 600 bushels is predicted
for the United States as against a
crop of 1892, ,697,0 900 in 1920
Late potatoes wcro benefited some
what by the rains, though the i'm
provement will be in quality rather
than in production. Tho crop will bC
small. Condition of tho crop Is esti
mated at 45 per cent normal, or d
crop Of about 6,754, 900 bushels, com
pared with S,755,000 bushels in 1925
and 1C,6S2 600 bushels average pro
duction Of the five years 1878. Ir
the United States a crop of 1872, 1885,
900 bushels is predicted IS compared
with 42S,36S 600 bushels in 1920.
Condition Of sweet potatoes is only
fair, though the carly digging is OF
good quality.
Tho average Of clover fcr scod is
considerably reduced from that of last
year and the condition of the crop
while improved of late, is rather low
The condition of buckwheat improved
slightly during the month, but is still
rather low, having suffered from ex
cessive heat and lack of moisture
Yields of hay have not been high, bul
tho quality averages at least good
Meadows and pastures improved con
siderably during AUGUST and stock Is
now obtaining considerable feed
thcrefrom.
Tree fruits have made practically
no crop this year. Grapes have made
but little more than half a normal
crop, The condition of the apple
crop is estimated at 10 per cent nor
NAL, indicating crop of 2,337 ,00C
bushels, compared with 6,175,0)0 bush
els in 1920. A crop of 1O7 .OCO,00(
bushels is forccastcd for the United
States as against 240,422,00O bushels
last year.
Broom corn and the sorghum0 have
all suffered injury from climatic con
in fall plowing this year.
Conditions of various other state
GIopS are tSllmGIcu rs fOIlOWS
Barley, Illinois rs, United States 6S.4;
buckwheat Illinois 80. United State;
S5.6; sweet potatos. Illinois As, Unit
cd States S0.7; tobacco, Illinois 81
United States 705. For Illinois only
Glover for seed. IS; millet, 81; pas
lures, 81; grain sorghum, ST; field
peas, "a; field beans, SO; tomatoes
as; cabbages, 6i; onions, 10; grapes
%; pears, IA; broom corn, 81; sors
hum cane for syrup, 80. sugar beet.
for sugar only, 81, and cherries, 10.
ditions and the chinch bugs and their
condition is no more than fair.
All growing vegetables have been
helped by the rain.
The number of hcgs in the state is
now slightly larger than on the same
GATE last year. Littcrs of spring pizs
are said to have average larger than
Tor several years and the mortality
among them hG3 been smell.