Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-05-27
WHEAT ACREAGE
SHOWS DECREASE
Entire Crop of United States
SS.S Per Cent Normal.

Only 3 per cent Of the t,953.O00 acres
Of wheat sown in Indiana last fall were
abandoned up to May 1, according to the
last report made by the United States
Department of Agriculture. This leaves
,s94 eco acres for harvest this year com
pared with 100000 acres last year and
2, 5000 IN 1919.
The principal damage to the crop last
fall was caused by Hessian fly.
There was no winter killing In any
part OF the. State, but floods did slight
damage in Ia few southern counties.
The condition OF the wheat crop May
/ was 80 per cent of normal, according
to the report, compared with 90 per
cent last year, and indicates total pro
duction of approximately 81 500, 900
bushels. which is about the average for
For the United States. there is Ss,-
III. 600 acres Of winter wheat remaining
for harvest this year compared with
81, III, 900 acres last year and 49,1Oo,o0O
acres in 1919
The condition of the entire crop is
SIS per cent Of normal and indicates a
total production OF 629,2ST 600 bushels.
to or, T63 600 bushels and in 1919 it
was TO 500, 900 bushels.
Many farmers Of the State are said TO
be pessimistic regarding the mai out
turn of the crop, as there Is peculiar
yellowishness in many sections that does
not look good. and many fields are in
fected with Hessian fly and other IN
furious insects.
The rye acreage for grain in Indiana
this year amounts to 3l3,OoO acres, snow
ing an increase of 5000 acres over last
wear The condition was 95.2 per cent or
normal May l, and indicates total yleia
Of 5000 900 bushels. compared with a.
334 600 last year and 100000 for 1919.
For the entire United States the rye
harvest this year totals 4.544,0OO acres.
The condition May / was 30 per CEN
of normal and indicates a total produc-
ton Of T2,700000, compared with 3D.
$4,000 for last year and SS,9O9.oOO bush
els In 1919.
There was an increase of per cent in
the tame hay acreage this year over last
making a total CT 2,271.o0O The acre,
age of wild hay decreased slightly ana
now stands at approximately 1,OOo acres
THE condition OF all hay May was %
per cent of normal, compared with 81 pvr
cent on the same date last year, lnul-
eating a total production of 3,1S3,0OO
tons for the state. According to reports,
th4re is still 10 per cent of the last year
crop still on the farms and amounts TO
$4,000 tons, which is considerable great
err than the hve-year acreage
The acreage of tame hay Tor the entlre
limited States shows an increase OF II
ner cent over. that of last year, while
wild hay shows a decrease of per cent
for the same period The conditions or
all hav May / was e1.5 per cent OF nor
NAL and Indicates a total production OF
107, ss4 900 tons for the United states. VI
the total crop produced In. the United
States last year there Is Is per cent or
~ 440. 600 tons still remaining on the
farms.
ing for spring planting ana SOWING IN
10 pnmnlptA6 and AZ ner
cent of the planting and sowing had
haen done. which is considerably less
than had been done on the same date last
year. - 80
the blowing. and $50 per cent Oh tns
planting and sowing nad oeeh IepoH'eu
The condition of pastures in Indiana
was % per cent of normal May /, com
pared with Y per cent last year at the
For the United States the condition of
PASTURES was 91S per cent of normal.
tTba mortality of live stock in Indiana
during the year ending May l, was
SLIGHTLY lower than the five-year average
and was attributed to the unusually mild
AM an +e m" more than to any other thing. For
horses and mulesst was II per LOCO from
disease. for cattle 1t was 16 per 1000
from disease and per LOCO from ex,
nosure: for sheep 1t was = per l,oOo
from disease and 10 per louO from eX.
nosure: for lambs it was 80 per 1000
from both disease and exposure and the
came for swine
The condition of live stock in the State
as compared with normal was 50 for
horses and "a for sheep and swine.
For fine United States the mortality per
600 was 14.6 per cent for horses and
mules. II for cattle from disease, and 9.S
ner cent from exposure; for sheep it
was 229 from disease and las from ex-
posure; for lambs, all causes causes it Was 462
horses compared with normal was 96.2
ner cent. cattle. 95.S per cent; sheep,
95.4 per cent, and swine GA per cent.