The Raymer enterprise., 1921-04-21
COLORADO CROP REPORT
WHEAT CROP SECOND LARogsr
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A forecast Of the second largest
winter wheat crop In the history Of
Colorado was released Saturday By w.
W. Putnam, agricultural statistician Of
the United States Bureau Of Crop E.
umatss, In cooperation with the Colo
RADIO State Board Of immigration. Tho
forecast Of production Is 1872, 900
bushels. compared with II, ,185. 900 bush.
els for 1920. Weather and moisture
conditions have been 30 favorable that
the crop declined only two points from
last December !, the April condition
being IS per ce1t Of normal compared
with IS per cent on April ! last year
and 81 per cent the ten year average.
The present crop was sown on 10000
acres, compared with 100000 acres
for the 1870 crop, or an acreage which
was only 92 per cent Of that Of last
year.
The winter wheat crop Of the Unit,
ed States had . condition Of VI per
cent Of normal compared with 15.6 per
cent last year at this time and $50 per
cent the ten-year average. The crop
improved 81 per cent from the last
December figure. The estimate indi.
Gates production Of 82l, ,O00, 900 BUSH
els, compared with 577,763.0OO bushels
last year and 729. 500, 900 bushels In
1919. The area sown last fall was 40,-
6O5, 900 acres. Indications are that the
abandonment 10 small. The 1920 crop
was sown on 4l.757 900 acres but only
N,773,0OO acres were harvested. The
record crop Of 1919 was harvested
from ~. 900 acres.
The production Of winter rye In Colo.
rado was forecasted at 1.448,000 bush.
els, compared with production Of l..
357 600 bushels for grain last year. The
condition Of rye on April was 90 per
cent of normal. compared with Is per
cent last year and 50 per cent the ten.
year average.
The production Of rye In the United
States for this year ID forecast at &C..
$4,000 bushels from q condition of
vO3 per cent Of normal, compared with
II condition Of S8.8 per cent 6S,318,00
bushels last year, compared with q
condition OF 500 per cent and SS,900,.
900 bushels In the record rye crop Of
1919 and the ten year average eondl-
tlOn Of ss.i per cent with an average
production Of J8,933.0O0 bushels for
the pre-war fiyeysar average.
The number Of brood sows In the
state on April / is estimated to be
about the same as a year ago, 5000
head. This figure Is subject to revi.
sion to compare with the preliminary
census figures Of January !, 1890.
which showed the number Of brood
sows as 1865 and all swine as about
$4,000 The estimates Of January 1,
1921. indicated that the number Of all
swine had decreased about Is per cent
during the year While there seems to
be some scarcity Of market hogs In
the state. indications are that the
farmers are again stocking up and In.
creasing their holdings In their effort
to find means Of marketing their
large supplies Of cheap feed.
The number Of brood sows In the
United States on April was $780, 900
head or 37.s per cent Of the number
on hand April /. 1920, which was s..
9S5,OOO head or 9O.1 per cent OF the
number on hand April 1. 1919. which
was 9.970.0OO. head.
In Colorado the farm labor supply
April is indicated az 1872 per cent of
last year on the same date, and lO5
per cent of normal on April /, com.
pared with 80 per cent Of normal a
year ago; at the same time the farm
labor requirements appear to be only
81 per cent Of normal, compared with
90 per cent year ago, making the
supply 12l per cent Of the demand,
compared with 81 per cent year ago
and 81 per cent April l. 1919.
Replies to preliminary inquiries on
the Intentions OF farmers TO plant to
potatoes indicate that the acreage to
BE- devoted to this crop In Colorado
this year will be about 103 per cent
Of last years acreage, which would
mean planting Of about $4,000 acres.
Reports indicate that seed potatoes
are ample and reasonable in price. Re.
ports from all parts Of the state also
show that there are ample supplies Of
all kinds Of grains and other seeds
available and usually At reasonable
figures.
Reports concerning wages Of male
farm labor In Colorado showed the av.
erage for the state to be, by the month