The Arvada enterprise., 1921-08-18
CROPS DECLINE N my
POTATO cRoe IN COLORADO
THIS YEAR WILL % pNoS.
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Marked declines In condition fer
corn and wheat from the July I fis.
ures. 4 condition Of an cro1s Of tAs
state eaualing l04.4 per cent Of tAs
tsn.year average. decline Of II
point during Jsiy. and the second
largest production Of potatoes 10 The
history Of the state, are the salient
features Of the regular state-fedsral
August crop report released through
the Colorado Cooperative Crop Re.
porting Service.
Though all the principal crops sui.
fered some declines In condition dur.
Ing July. the percentages Of decrease
were generally small compared with
the declines registered for the same
crops nationally.
The potato crop IL Of great interest
to the farmers and others at this time.
due to the facts that Colorado pOta-
toes continue to show prospects for
excellent production. while nationally
the crop deteriorated 17.8 points since
the first Of July. and on August had
declined to figure Of 85.S per cent
Of normal with forecast Of only $40.
100000 bushels. compared with 49,.
100000 bushels last year. This 10 the
smallest prospect since 1908, except In
1911 and 1915, when the United States
potato production went below 100000.
700 bushels. The Colorado crop de.
clined only point during July, and
on August had q condition Of 90 per
cent Of normal. or 2 points higher
than last year on August l, 8 points
above the ten-year average for this
date. Good growing conditions until
harvest may raise this estimate IN.
other 1900. 900 bushels, with more
complete returns from ASSESSOR. It
now appears that the AREA growers
estimated would be planted IL In OK.
cess Of 10000 acres. The final esd.
mote for the crop last year was TO-.
$4,000 bushels. In 1919 the Census
Bureau showed $3.50 bushels bar.
vested from about 1900 acres. The
largest crop In the history Of the stats
was In 1918. amounting to about L.
$4,000 bushels. Usually about 70 to
Is per cent Of the total prOductioa in
Colorado II considered commercial.
Winter wheat declined s points
during July and had 4 harvest time
figure Of "a per cent Of normal. BASED
on this condition the production u
estimated at 900 bushels, CON-
pared with about l0y84ly0 800 bushsls.
tentatively revised estimate for hast
year, and 1853 900 bushels In 1910.
The spring wheat crop declined z
points during July and reached August
with condition Of IS per cent, 8
points lower than last year ON August
and points above the ten.year
average. This condition promises Q
production of 6,83l 900 bushels, con.
pared with 5.6s8, 900 bushels last year.
The total production Of both winter
and spring wheat In the state. n now
estimated. will amount to 3O.s31 900
bushels, compared with q. 4s7 900
bushels last year and 1921 600 bush.
els the Census Bureau figure for
1919.
Colorado corn declined II points
during July. and on August l was "a
per cent VI normal. 8 points below
August L last year and I points high.
Or than the ten.ysar average. with
this condition figure, this years CROPS
Of corn still promises to be the rsc.
ord crop for the state and amounts
to approximately 100000 bushels,
ms compared with = revised estimate
Of 1s.SAOyO0O bushsls for last year.
These production figures are based on
tie estimate that approximately 80
per cent Of the acreage planted to
corn lost year ives harvested for grain
and that the percsatage for grain will
b aboat the saDs this year. In 1919
the corn crop Of ~ state amounted
to 1O.l08000 bushslA - shown By ths
Census Bureau and WAS produced o.
about II per cent e the corn acreage
planted.
All Of the other principal CROPS In
dictate productions somewhat greater
than the tea-year average. Oats,
S.StDyO00 bushels: harley, l.8ooyO00
bushels; rye. $4,000 bushels; all
hay. 3.:l4,00O tons: aifalfa. 100000
tons; grain sorghuns. 2.3o7 200 bssA.
els: beans. $4,000 bushels: apples,
zoos 900, bushels: peaches. 703, 900
bushels; pears. $4,000 bushels.
The cabbage aad eaioa crops Of ths
state are both In sxceilsat conditioa,
bsing ~ per cent Of normal Or abeut
Z points above the tsa.ysar average.
The condition Of Catalogues u q pss
esat. I points higher thaa The No.
year average. and sugar bssts have q
ceodition Of % per cent, co0paspl
with a ten.year average conditteo .
August I Of - per esnt.
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