The Colorado statesman., 1921-08-20
CROPS DECLINE IN JULY
POTATO CROP IN COLORADO
THIS YEAR WILL BE PROF.
TABLE.
Report by U. S. Bureau Of Markets
Give Present Conditions in
Colorado.
tws.lsrn Ns..papsr Union Nss. ssrles.l

ures, n condition OF all crops OF the
state equnlfng 1914 per cent of the
ten.year average, decline of Is
point during July, and the second
largest production of potatoes In the
history of the state, are the salient
features of the regular state-federal
August / crop report released through
the Colorado Cooperative Crop Re
porting Service.
Though all the principal crops suf.
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 is 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 17.6 points since
the first of July, and on August L had
declined to figure of 65.S per cent
of normal with u forecast of only 316.-
100000 bushels, compared with 49,
100000 bushels last year. This is the
smallest prospect since 1908, except in
1911 and 1916, when the United States
potato production went below 3OO,OOO,'
600 bushels. The Colorado crop de-
clined only 1 point during July, and
on August l had condition of 93 per
cent of normal, or 2 points higher
than last year on August 1, points
above the ten-year average for this
date. Good growing conditions until
hnrvest may raise this estimate an
other 100000 bushels, with more
complete returns from assessors. 1t
now appears that the area growers
estimated would be planted is in eX-
cess of 100000 acres. The final esti-
mote for the crop last year was TO-
$4,000 bushels. In 1919 the Census
Bureau showed S,S75000 bushels har-
vested from about 1900 acres. The
largest crop in the history of the state
was in 1918, amounting to about TO-
$4,000 bushels. Usually about 20 to
75 per cent of the total production in
Colorado is considered commercial.
Winter wheat declined points
during July and had harvest time
figure of 81 per cent of normal. Based
on this condition the production IL
estimated at 24,500,000 bushels, COM
pared with about 19,S41,0O0 bushels,
tentatively revised estimate for last
year, and 13675,OO0 bushels in 1919.
The spring wheat crop declined Z
points during July and reached August
l with condition of 50 per cent, o
points lower than last year on August
l and points above the ten-year
average. This condition promises
production of 6,331 900 bushels, COM
pared with 5,626,0O0 bushels last year
The total production of both winter
and spring wheat in the state, as now
estimated, will amount to 3O,S31, ,OoO
bushels, compared with 2o,46I ,OOU
bushels last year and 1S,26l 900 bush
els the Census Bureau figure for
1919.
Colorado corn declined IL points
during July, and on August l was 81
per cent of normal, points below
August | last year and points high
er than the ten-year average. with
this condition figure, this years crops
of corn still promises to be the rec
ord crop for the state and amounts
to Approximately 19,026,OOO bushels,
as compared with revised estimate
of 1S,94O,000 bushels for last year.
These production figures are based on
the estimate that approximately SO
per cent of the acreage planted to
corn lost wear was harvested for grain
aud tbot tho parppntnnp for grain will
be about the same this year. In l9lS
the corn crop of the state amounted
to 1O,1O6OO0 bushels, as shown by the
Census Bureau and was produced on
about II per cent of the corn acreage
planted.
All of the other principal crops In
dicate production somewhat greater
than the ten-year average. oats,
$500 900 bushels; barley, 4,SSS,OOO
bushels: rye. 1,540,0OO bushels; all
hay, 3,214,OOO tons; alfalfa, 100000
tons; grain sorghums, 2,297O0O bush
els; beans, $4,000 bushels apples,
3,OO5, 900 bushels; peaches, 753,O0G
bushels; pears, 314,O0O bushels.
The cabbage and onion crops of the
state are both IN excellent condition,
being 04 per cent of normal, or about
points above the ten-year average
The condition of cantaloupes is 81 pei
cent. points higher than the ten
year average, and sugar beets have
condition of 96 per cent, compared
with n ten-year average condition on
August l of 50 per cent.