Omaha daily bee., 1921-06-26
Wheat Prospect
In Middle West
Reported Good
Oat Yield May Exceed Predic.
ton; Cotton Belt and AT.
lantic States Suffering
From Drought.

Last week shows no marked
changes in crop conditions. Through
out the winter wheat belt, where
harvesting is in pogress, no unfavor-
able conditions have developed ex-
cept continued showery weather in
districts. Southern Kansas and Okla
homa, where rain was not needed
for other crops, were inconvenienced
if not actually damaged by continu-
Gus showers, at some points
amounting to torrential rains. Much
of the territory, Missouri east, re-
ceived enough rain to benefit all
crops.
Very little ra;lfall is recorded in
Nebraska and Iowa, though all for
mer is now well supplied with mois-
ture in the wheat district of the
west where the grain is now "in
the making" and the crop prospect
very good. The showers in Iowa
were along the eastern border for
the most part. Harvesting made
good progress in eastern and north
ern Kansas and is well under way in
eastern Nebraska, where cooler
weather especially at night, has
added plumpness to the berry at the
finish and has improved conditions
slightly.
Weather conditions have been very
favorable for the oat crop, making
high quality grain. Extreme heat
the last half of May, when the oat
crop should have thickened UP by
stooling, was uhfavorable for the
stand" of oats and many fields show
a thin stand and are short in the
straw as we'll.
Conditions Good.
This was the basis for estimating
the prospective oat crop on June ]
much below last years kield, not
withstanding the increased acreage
this year. Undoubtedly the July l
estimate, which will be made on
crop practically matured in all the
southern oat growing territory, will
require revision upward. The condi-
tions for the crop in the northern
districts never were better, and it is
probable that the estimate to be
made this week will indicate a yield
fully equal to that Of last year.
The cotton belt had light showers
in the east, but not sufficient to re-
lieve the severe drouth prevalent
in large area. Further damage
has resulted to all crops in that dis
trict. The western part of the cot
ton belt had clear weather, which
was most favorable after the abund-
ant rains of the preceding week.
This begins to look like a Texas
year" in crop production, and as
far eastward as Georgia the south
ern farmers have good prospects
The first new crop cotton may be
expected from southern Texas in
about three weeks.
Drought in East.
New England and the middle
Atlantic states have had continued
cool and dry weather, and drouth
are beginning to be Sc
rious, especially on the pastures, the
source of the important milk supply
VI ldISC CitlCS, NCW Otk Stdtc lC-
ports a poor stand of potatoes, with
some replanting necessary. The
favorable conditions noted last week
in the spring wheat region continue,
although some black rust is reported
from boeh South Dakota and Mime
sofa. This is fully two weeks early
for black rust to appear in notice
able amount and in those districts
where the season has been wet the
situation may we'll cause anxiety.
In the western part of the spring
wheat belt The very heavy rains
noted last week, followed by clear,
cool weather, gives Montana and
North Dakota promise of very good
crops of small grain and fax.
Cool weather has prevailed in the
mountain states and on the north
west coast. Frosts occurred in a
few localities. Some rain has fallen
in the latter district, but more rain
is needed in the interior. California
reports some damage to both fruit
and grain by high Winds, and some
serious prairie fires. he drought
on the southwestern ranges con-
tinues. Il
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