The Monmouth inquirer., 1921-09-15
BIG CORN YIELD
is NOW ASSURED
Department Of Agriculture Re-
ports Indicate Crop viii Be
3,186, 100000 Bushels.
WHEAT NOT so PROMISING
countrys Production of All Varieties
Is Estimated at 754 100000 Bushels.
Forecast Is s22, 100000 Bushels Com
pared With 42s, 100000 Last Year.

pared With 428,OOO,OOO Last Year.
Washington-Pre estimates
of this years production of winter
wheat and forecasts for corn and
spring wheat ON their condition Sep
tember L or at harvest were announced
by the department of agriculture, as
follows:
Winter wheat, 544,O00,OO0 bushels.
Spring wheat, 21O,000,000; all wheat,
754,00O,0OO.
Corn, 3,1S6,0O0,000.
The corn crop, which suffered loss
of about 100000 bushels in prospec-
tive production in July, made gain Of
154,000,000 bushels during August over
the forecast last month, the indicated
production from the September 1 con-
dition of the crop being 3,1S6,000,000
bushels.
The 1921 corn crop as forecast is
only 4S,000000 bushels les than the
crop of last year, which broke all rec
ords, and is 3SS,000,OO0 bushels above
the five-year average. The improve
ment made during August was ascribed
by the department to favorable tenn
peratures and rains which had been
lacking throughout a good portion of
the season.
The spring wheat prospects declined
100000 bushels since the August fore
cast, due largely to heat and drought.
The oats crop, on the basis of the fig
ures announced, was short one, 1885,
100000 bushels less than last year and
343000,00O bushels below the five-year
average.
Forecasts for other crops were
Oats, 1,090,0O0,000 bushels; barley,
167000,000 bushels; rye, 64,300,000
bushels; buckwheat, 100000 BUSH
els; white potatoes, 322000,000 BUSH
els; sweet potatoes, 110,000,000 bush
els; tobacco, 94S,0O0,000 pounds; flax,
100000 bushels; rice, 32700000 bush
els; hay (tame), 79SO0,000 tons; hay
(wild), 14,S00,O00 tons; sugar beets,
100000 tons apples, 107, 100000 bush
els; peaches, 100000 bushels kafirs,
127 100000 bushels; peanuts, 32,500,000
bushels; beans, S,800,000 bushels.
In a statement commenting on Sep
teinber crop conditions the depart
ment said [:
"Corn has been materially benefited
by the favoring temperatures and rains
of August. All told, the months
changes have increased the already ex-
cellent prospects by 154,000,000 BUSH
els, more than offsetting the July de-
cline. The total of 3,186,000,0O0 bush
els now indicated is only 4S,000,000
bushels less than the record crop Of
last year. 1t is 3SS000,000 bushels over
the five-year average.
''.The prospects are especially favor
able in the northern portions of the
corn belt from Vermont and New York
through to North Dakota, the growth
for silage being generally excellent,
while that intended for grain is prom
Using full maturity.
''In Minnesota and North Dakota the
largest part of the crop seems now to
be out of danger of frost. There Is
some question where the benefits of the
August rains which are so evident in
the foliage of the plant are in all cases
quite so great in the case of the grain.
"In Indiana and Illinois particularly
1t is noted that nubbins and barren
sGtasks are numerous. Hot winds and
dry weather during August in portions
of the plains states have done some
damage, but the main corn sections of
kI.<,ee ctofoe, bouo oood aronc
son the other hand, the other great
seed crop, oats, is a short crop. Oats
are threshing out less than expected,
showing loss of 47,000,000 bushels
from last months forecast, thus partly
neutralizing the months gain in corn,
The crop Indicated 436000,000 bushels
less than last year and 343,000,000
bushels less than the five-year average.
"Kafir corn also has declined 3,000,T
600 bushels, and the forecast is 17,000,
coo bushels less than laast year.
though 41,000.000 bushels above the
average.
"The spring wheat prospect has de-
clined 100000 bushels, and the. results
of the earlier heat and drought has be-
come more apparent.
.The prospects for other small
grais remain unchanged or are slightly
decreased
Late potatoes have benefited from
the rains with resulting Increase of
100000 bushels. The present fore.
cast Of 322,OO0,000 bushels remains ex-
tremely small compared to the five
year average of 81, 100000 bushels
Last year it was 428,O00.000 bushels.
The sweet potato crop is 100000
bushels less than last month"
w. c. HEcHT FOR y. s. MARSHAL