The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1921-10-14
WASHINGTON CROP
REPORT, OCTOBER 1

/ The October crop report for Wash
ington, as issued by G.. S. Ray of the
Federal Bureau of Markets and Crop
Estimates, indicates decrease in the
spring wheat crop as compared with
| September |; total wheat and oat
crops considerably above the average;
tatoes show decrease as compared
with September 1, while apples prom
Use larger crop than was predicted
one month ago.
Wheat. - Preliminary estimates
place the spring wheat crop at 49,
100000 bushels as compared with the
September l estimate of 21,026,000
bushels, the 1920 crop of 17,S62,OOO
bushels, and the average for 1878
of 19,523,000 bushels. This year the
spring crop averaged $50 bushels per
acre preliminary figure) against
11.9 bushels in 1920 and Ill bushels,
the ten-year average. Quality of the
spring wheat crop is 81 per cent
against 81 per cent last year.
With the August | estimate of 30
$4,000 bushels of winter wheat, the
total wheat crop is placed at 1852
600 bushels against 1882 900 bushels
in 1920 and 42,1S6,OOO bushels, the
average for 1910-1919.
OF the total wheat crop, 81 per cent
or about 28,000,000 bushels, is esti-
mated to have been marketed by Oc-
tober 1, 1921.
Oats.-Oats averaged 500 bushels
per acre preliminary estimate) this
season, making total crop of 10000
900 bushels as compared with 15,O52,-
00C in 1920 and 1882 900 bushels, the
average for 1910-1919. Quality this
year averages 80 per cent against 81
per cent last year.
Barley The preliminary estimate
for barley is. 1897 900 bushels, based
on an average yield of 1868 bushels
per acre: Last year the crop averaged
1853 bushels per acre and amounted
to 3,SS3,OOO bushels. The average
production for 1910-1919 is 1902 900
bushels.
Potatoes.--Killing frosts injured
the potato crop in many localities and
the forecast is now 7,466,0OO bushels
as compared with the September / es-
innate of 7,832,000 bushels. The
1920 crop amounted to 8,680,OO0 bush
| els.
Apples.-With apple picking in
| progress, crops in some localities are
| over-running earlier estimates and
the total crop is now placed at 25,-
, 474, 900 bushels as compared with the
| September estimate of 24,538, 900
| bushels. On September 26 and 81 Sc
| we're wind storms which were quite
| general over the state caused some
| damage by increasing the number of
windfalls and thus produced higher
percentage of low grade apples than
was formerly expected.
Pears.-No change in the pear crop
| forecast occurred during September
and the estimate is still 1897, 900
| bushels against 2,246,000 bushels last
year.
Other Crops.-Condition figures for
October l and September /, 1921, are
respectively: Corn, 81 per cent and
80 per cent; Pastures, 81 and 85;
| Field Peas, Sc and SO; Grapes, 90 and
95
Field Beans averaged but " per
] cent OF normal yield of grain this
/ season.
Tomatoes gave but S5 per cent of
normal yield.
Cabbages, 1921, averaged 81 tons
per acre against SIS tons last year.
Onions, 1921, averaged FOG bushels
pei acre against 1856 bushels in 1920.
United States Crops Oct. 1.
Corn.-On October | gave promise
of 1854 100000 as compared with the
| September | estimate of 3,1S5, 876, 900
| bushels and the 1920 crop of $685.
367 900 bushels.
| Wheat.-Spring wheat for the
country averaged 1919 bushels per
acre preliminary estimate), fore
casting crop of 196,00O,OOO bushels
against the September / estimate of
209,979,O00 bushels and the 1920 crop
of 209, 1865, 900 bushels. Quality of the
spring wheat crop averaged 1922 per
cent as compared with S0.4 per cent
| last year.
With preliminary winter wheat
| figure of 543,879,000 bushels, the total
wheat crop is placed at 739,879,OO
| bushels as compared with 7S7,128,O00
| bushels in 1920.
Oats.-Averaging 24.O bushels per
acre, the oat crop is expected to
amount to 1,076,000,000 bushels (pre-
| llminary figure) as compared with
the September | estimate of $780,
$4,000 bushels and the 1920 crop of
,526,O55, 900 bushels. Quality of
crop: 1921, TAG per cent; 1920, 1913.
! Barley.-Averaging PIP bushels
per acre, the preliminary estimate Of
| liit pdIiey crop Is lOf,OuO,UUU DuSnelS
as compared with the September 1
estimate of 166,906,00O bushels. The
| 1920 crop averaged $50 bushels per
acre and amounted to 202,024 900
bushels. Quality of the crop this
season is S2.5 against SS.2 last year.
Potatoes.-The potato crop is now
placed at 346,000,000 bushels, and
shows a considerable increase over
| the September estimate of 200 oSb 600
bushels. Last years crop was 1885,
36S,000 bushels.
Apples.-October / conditions fore
cast total apple crop of 100000
bushels as compared with the Sep
TENDER estimate of 1909, 1860 bush
els. The total crop of 1920 was 244,-
OBJ 900 bushels.
| The commercial apple crop gives
nl.araisa of 1 q 900 QQQ ka,.,al-