Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-05-11
WINTER WHEAT
GIVES PROMISE
OF FAIR YIELD
Small Acreage Abandoned in
Indiana, Statistician
Reports.
FARM WORK NORMAL

Due to the mild winter only 3 per
cent Of the winter wheat acreage seeded
last fall in Indiana has been abandoned
according to the report OF George
c. Bryant, staustieian for the CO.
operative crop reporting service for In
diana. issued today. What shows a de-
crease Of $1,000 acres compared with last
year but rye shows an increase Of 5000
acres and tame hay shows an increase
Of $4,000 acres. Farm work is about
I'D to normal and the mortality and con-
rdition Of live stock are about average.
Tie report follows:
"Of the 1 1853, 900 acres of winter wheat
sown in Indiana last fall only per
cent had been abandoned up to May 1,
leaving 1894. 900 acres for harvest, COM
pared with $4,000 acres last year and
2SOOOO0 acres in 1919 The principal
damage to the crop was attributed to
Hessian f1v last fall. There was no
winter killing in any part Of the State
but floods did slight damage in a few
southern counties. The condition OF the
crop May /. was 90 per cent Of normal,
compared with 65 per cent last year, and
indicates a total production Of ap-
proximately 80, 500 900 bushels, which is
about the average for the State.
FLY AND OTHER
INSECTS THREATEN.
MANY farmers are pessimistic regard
ing the final outturn Of the crop. There
is g peculiar yellOwness in many SECTIONS
that does not look good and many fields
are infested with Hessian fly and other
injurious insects.
eThe rye acreage for grain in Indiana
this year amounts to $4,000 acres and
is an increase OF 900 acres over last
year. The condition was % per cent Of
normal on May I. and indicates total
production Of 5,OO2, 600 bushels. compared
with 4,S40,0 bushels harvested last year,
and 500. coo bushels In 1919.
'aThe tame hay acreage increased 8 per
cent over last year and makes a total OF
2271. coo acres; the Wild hay acreage de-
creased slightly and now Sands at ap-
proximateIy q, 600 acres The condition
OF all hay on May 1 was % per cent Of
normal compared with 81 per cent on
the same date last year, and indicates
a total production Of 3.1s5,00O tons for
the State. There is 10 per cent Of last
years crop still on farms and amounts
10 $4,000 tons, which is considerably
greater than the hve-year average.
PLANTING AND
SOWING SLOW.
Up to the first OF May IS per cent OF
4the Flowing Tor spring planting ana SOW
Ping in the State had been completed and
40 per cent Of the planting and sowing
had been done, which is considerably
less than had been done on the same
date last year.
The condition Of pastures in Indiana
was % per cent of normal on May 1,
compared with - per cent last year.
The mortality OF live stock in Indiana
during the year ending May 1 was slight
" lower than the fve-year average and
was attributed to the unusually mild win
ter more than any OJner thing. For
horses and mules it was II per 1000 from
disease; for cattle it was is per 1000 from
disease and per 1000 from exposure;
for sheep 1t was 81 per 1000 from dis
ease and 10 per 1000 from exposure; Tor
lambs It was 50 per 1 600 from both dis
ease and exposure and the same for
swine.
THE condition Of live stock in the
State as compared with normal was 95
per cent for horses and cattle and Of
per cent for sheep and swine"