News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1921-09-14
BIC CORN YIELD
is NOW ASSURED
Department of Agriculture Re-
ports Indicate Crop Will Be
3,186,OOO,OO0 Bushels.
WHEAT NOT so PROMISING
Country's Production Of All Varietie.
Is Estimated at 754,0oo,000 Bushels.
Forecast Is a22, 100000 Bushels Com
pared With 42s 100000 Last Year.

Washngton.-Pre estimates
of this years production of winter
wheat and forecasts for corn and
spring wheat on their condition Sep
TENDER or at harvest were announced
by the department of agriculture, as
follows: N
Winter wheat, 544,000,000 bushels.
Spring wheat, 210,O0O,000; all wheat,
754,0OO000.
Corn, 3,1S6,000,0 1000.
The corn crop, which suffered a loss
IF about 100000 bushels in prospec-
| tive production in July, made a gain of
! 100000 bushels during August over
| the forecast last month, the indicated
production from the September l con-
ditiOn of the crop being 3, lS6,OOO,OOO
| bushels.
The 1921 corn crop as forecast Is
only 4S,00000O bushels les than the
crop of last year, which broke all rec
Ords, and is 3SS,00O,000 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.
mi. +I,, ncyi- off
ures announced, was short one, 1885,
| 100000 bushels less than last year and
| 343,OOO.OOO bushels below the five-year
average.
Forecasts for other crops were:
| Oats, 1,O9O,000,0O0 bushels; barley,
167, 100000 bushels; rye, 64,300,000
| bushels; buckWheat, 100000 BUSH
els; white potatoes, 322,000,00O bush
els; sweet potatoes, 110,0OO,00O bush
els; tobacco, 94S,OO0,0O0 pounds; fax,
100000 bushels rice, 32700000 bush
els; hay (tame), 79,S0O,00O tons; hay
(wild, 14,SOO0O0 tons; sugar beets,
100000 tons; apples, 107, 100000 bush
els; peaches, 33,00O,000 bushels; kafirs,
127 100000 bushels; peanuts, 32,oOO,OOO
bushels beans, S,S0G,000 bushels.
In a statement commenting on Sep
TENDER / 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,OOOOOO bush
els, more than offsetting the July de-
cline. The total of 3,1S60OO,OO0 bush
els now indicated is only 100000
bushels less than the record crop OF
last year. 1t is 3SS,00000O bushels over
the fve-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 IdluS Will tit ~ ~ A''~iiS 80
the foliage of the plant are in all cases
quite so great in the case of the grain.
ain Indiana and Illinois particularly
it IS noted that nubbins and barren
stalks are numerous. Hot winds ana
dry weather during August in portions
of the plains states have done some
damage, but the main corn sections of
these states have good crops.
son the other hand, the other great
seed cror cots, is a short crop. oats
are thres.du out less than expected,
showing a loss of 47,000,0OO bushels
from last months forecast, thus partly
neutralizing the months gain in corn.
The crop indicated 436,000,0OO bushels
less than last year and 343,OOO,OOO
bushels less than the five-year average
'Kafir corn also has declined 5000
600 bushels, and the forecast is 1900
600 bushels less than laast year,
though 100000 bushels above the
average.
1.-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 100000 bushels remains ex-
tremely small compared to the five
year average of 371,0OO,OOO bushels.
Last year it was 42S,000,0OO bushels.
The sweet potato crop is 4,OOo'OOo
bushels less than last month"
w. C. HEIGHT FOR U. S. MARSHAL |