Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-06-09
June Crop Report

Washington, June s.-The June
crop report of the Department OF
Agriculture, issued today. giving
production forecasts based on the
condition of the crops on June 1. the
condition on that date and acreages
planted follows:
Winter wheat-Production forecast
81 &, 900, 900 bushels. condition 17.9.
Spring NATURALIZATION 2o1,00e,-
900 condition 9S.4: acreage 1S,o23,o 900.
All wheat-Production S30.OoO,0o0;
condition, $50: acreage 56,744.000.
Oats-Production 1,405.00o,o0o; con-
dition, s5.7; acreage 44,S29.0O0.
Barley - Production 191,o0O,Oo0:
condition. ST.: acreage, 7,713,00o.
REPRODUCTION, 100000; condi-
ton, 90.S
Hay-production, 1o1,ooo,ooO; con-
dition, $50.
Apples - Production 1oS,ooo.Ooo;
condition 41.S.
Peaches - Production. s1,7o0, 900;
condition ass.
/ Winter wheat: A crop OF 629,Zof, =
600 bushels was forecast from May l
condition which was SS.S per cent.
of a normal Last years crop was
57S,000,000 bushels and the condi-
Mon on June l was 1872 per cent.
The average production of the pre-
vious five years was 572,OOO.O0O
bushels and the ten year June i
average condition is $685. Thissyear's
acreage is S,721 600 or 2.5 per cent
more than last year.
Spring wheat: A crop of 2O9,O O,
| 600 bushels was harvested last year
| and the condition on June / was S9.1.
| The average production of the prev
| ious five years was 100000 bush
| els and the ten year June ! average
condition is $50. Last years acre
age was 19,4S7 900.
All wheat: The total crop of win
| ter and spring wheat last year was
7S7.000,O00 bushels and the average
condition on June l was SIT The
average production of the previous
five years was S31. 100000 Bushels
and the ten year average condition
on June ] to ST.. Last years COM
bined acreage was 53,052.000.
Oats: Last years crop was L.
| 526,O00,0OO bushels and the June /
condition was SIS The average pro-
duction of the previous five years
was 1 ,433. 100000 bushels and the ten
, year average June l condition is
800. Last years acreage was A.
| O32, 900.
| Barley: Last years crop was 202,
! 100000 bushels and the June / con-
dition was S7.6. The average pro-
duction for the previous five years
was 20S,O00,O00 bsuhels and the ten
year June l average condition is
9O.4. Last years acreage was T.
49,, 900.
Rye: A crop { 12,077,000 bushels
this year was forecast from May 1
condition which was 92.5. Last
years crop was 69,3OO,00O bushels
and the June l condition S4.4 The
average crop of the previous five
years was 69,200OOO and the ten
year average condition on June / is
$50. This years acreage is 4,544.-
900 or go per cent. less than last
year.
Hay: A crop of 107,7S4,000 tons
was forecast from May / condition
which was O1.5 Last years crop
was 0S,000,000 tons and the June 1
condition was $50. The average crop
! of the previous five years was 1O3,-
{ 100000 tons and the ten year June l
average condition is $50. The acre
age this year is 1882, 900 or 90 per
cent. more than last year.
| Apples: A crop of 240,0O,0 900 bush
els was harvested last year when the
condition was 1913 on June 1. The
crops of the previous five years aver
aged 1893, 100000 bushels and the
ten year June l average condition is
IT'S.
Peaches: A crop Of 43,70O,O0O
bushels was harvested last year
when the condition was $40 on June
l. The crops of the previous five
years averaged 100000 bushels
and the ten year June l average
condition is 61.5.