Tombstone epitaph., 1921-05-22
MAY CROP REPORT FOR
 ARIZONA AND UNITED STATES


 was so per cent of normal. according to the Federal crop report just issued by l.. Nj. Harrison. Arizona statistician for the Bureau of Crop Estimates in cooperation with the University Of Arizona Extension Service. Last year on May l the condition was si per cent of normal The poor condition of the crop this year is due to late planting and heavy pasturing in some sections Maricopa county reports a condition of S2 per cent; Graham, so; Pinal. 65 Pima. .5: and Cochise. 70. While an increased acreage is report ed in some of the cotton counties. the heavy abandonment has reduced the acreage for harvest to about 42.000 Based on conditions May 1. the fore cast is for crop of about one million bushels.which is about the same as last year.
 For the United States. the condition on May 1 was SS.S. compared to 19.1 in 1920 and S7.i. the tt&l-year May average The forecast is for a crop of 629 .2S7 900 bushels. which would he about g per cent more than was pro- duced last year.
 {. The Arizona hay acreage for 1921 Is estimated at 1S5.O00. which com rares with 123.0Oo acres last year Maricopa county reports 63.000 acres; Yuma. I2.50O; Graham. 11.000: Pima. 5000: Pinal. 7.5O0: Cochise 1000: Ya- Xapai 6.20o Apache. 5000: Navajo. i.O00: Coconino. $500; Greenlee. 2.- loo: Gila. 2.o00; Mohave. 1.2o0; and Santa Cruz. 2.oO0. Owing to unseason. able weather during April and over pasturing i'll some sections. the conGi- ton of the crop on May was not very good being reported at so per cent of normal This compares with 90 per cent one year ago and 94, the ten-year average condition on May |
 For the United States. the condition of hay was 9l5 per cent of normal. compared with sS.4 per cent on May l. 1920, and q ten year May average Of S9.1 per cent. The forecast is for crop of about 107.7si. .0Oo tons as against I0s. .23S. GOO tons last year and lo9.1j2.oO tons in 1919
 : Spring blowing in Arizona was 50 ! per cent completed by May l and spring planting 70 per cent. Last year s5 per cent of spring blowing and .5 per cent of spring planting was com pleted by May |
 For the United States farm work on May l was well in advance of last year. 71.S per cent of spring blowing and G3.5 per cent of spring planting was completed by May this year as against col per cent of spring blow ing and 502 per cent of spring plant ing completed by May l las, year.
 Spring pastures in Arizona on May ] were 55 per cent of normal. com. pared with S6 per cent last year and sS. the ten-year average condition on May !
 The poor condition this year is due to the drought which has prevailed over the principal grazing areas since last fall. On May 1 the condition -e. ported by the principal counties in the state was as follows: Yavapai. 57 per cent: Coconino, .5; Apache, 72; Ma. vajo. 70: Maricopa. 50; PinaI. 45; Gila. 72: Graham. 70: Greenlee. 50; Santa Cruz. 52; and Cochise. 10. For the United States. the average condition Of spring pasture on May was SIS per cent of normal, compar sd with .s.S one year ago and Si.6, the ten-year average May condition.
 In consequence of the poor condition of range pastures in Arizona during the past six months, cattle and sheer come through the winter with greater losses and in porrer condition thar usual. The mortality of cattle is re ported at 100 per thousand. compared with 8 per thousand last year and sl per thousad. the ten-year average The mortality of lambs was particu larly heavy. being estimated at 100 pel thousand. This compares with a los: of 90 per thousand last year and sl per thousand. the ten-year average
 Swine losses were 20 per thousand