Omaha daily bee., 1922-06-12
States Wheat Crop
TO Be Little Less
Than Last Years
Winter Wheat Drops 5000.
600, According to Forecast,
Oats Acreage Il Trifls ii.
~ Greater. e

OteAter. Isx
Lincoln, June ll.-Winter wheat
compares iavorably with the crop
averages OF the past three years. ae'
cording to the June crop report for
Nebraska, issued today by A. E
Anderson, federal statis.ician a.
,aehed to the bureau OF markets and
crops estimates, and Leo Stur, sec.
retsry Of the Nebraska department
Of agriculture.
Spring wheat and barley averages
are increased heavily aud their con-
di,ion is very good, the report states.
Oats acreage is decreased slightly
and the condition is below the av.
crage. The condition Of hay is
below the average. All fruit crops
are very promising, according TO the
report. the text OF which is given
below:
Winter Wheat II Pen Cent
The condition Of winter wheat is
- per cent as compared TO 82 per
cent last month and IS per cent a
year ago this date. The present con.
dititon forecasts q crop Of N,98<, 600
bushels, as compared to the final
estimate OF s7,s39,000 bushels last
year. Theaverage OF the past three
years is s6,862,O0O bushels. The
present crop grew under adverse
moisture conditions until the lat
ter p art Of May. This resulted not
only in large abandonment, but
also thin stands in considerable Of
the crop that was left for harvest.
The heads are Of average size and
the straw has attained good length
since the rains in May. Many fields
appear better than they really are
when one examines the stands care.
fully.
Spring wheat acreage shows an
increase Of 10 per cent. due largely
to seeding the crop in abandoned
winter wheat fields in west central
Nebraska and some in central and
southwest sections. The premili-
nary estimate is 2S7, 900 acres, COM
pared to 20S,000 acres last year. The
high condition Of q per cent indi-
Gates . crop Of 3,37S, 900 bushels. The
forecast Of all wheat is 58,3s9,O00
bushels, as compared to so,87S,000
bushels last year.
The preliminary estimate OF acre.
age OF oats is 2,507, 900 acres as com.
pared to 2,s8S,000 acres last year.
The present condition OF "a per cent
forecasts = crop of 70,547,0 600 bu-
shells, compared to 70,054,00O bu.
shells last year. The crop was
planted later than usual and slightly
injured by dry weather and the
chances for 4 good crop are re.
duced accordingly.
Barley Acreage Increased
The acreage of barley was in.
creased IS per cent, due to extensive
planting upon abandoned winter
wheat fields in central and western
Nebraska. The preliminary esti-
mate is 10000 acres, compared to
10000 acres last year. The pres
cnt high condition Of 90 per cent
indicates Z crop Of 6,4l0,000 bushels,
compared to 4,9ls,00O bushels last
year.
Rye has improved some since the
rainss Of the latter part Of May
but cannot recover fully from the
previous damage. The condition Of
S3 per cent forecasts l,948,O0O bu-
shells. Last years crop was l,7l4,-
600 bushels.
All hay condition is 88 per cent.
compared to 50 per cent last wear.
The lack Of moisture checked the
growth OF wild hay and also tame
hay, particularly in north central
and northeastern counties. Alfalfa
yields vary but are about the av-
erage.
All fruit crops are very promising.
The condition OF apples is 90 per
cent; pears, 80 per cent; blackberries
and raspberries, 81 per cent, and
peaches, % per cent. The set Of
iruitt OF part of the trees is extra
heavy.
The number Of bearing fruit trees
has been reduced very heavily dur
ing the past decade. In 1920 there
were l,46o,oo8 bearing fruit trees,
as compared to S.06l ,984 trees in
1910. Fungus diseases, insescts,
drouth, severe winters and lack Of
care are responsible for heavy losses.
A comparison Of the present number
OF fruit trees with the number 10
years ago is as follows: Apples,
N per cent; peaches, so per cent;
pears, 81 per cent; plums, "a per
cent; cherries, So per cent?: grape
viness, s. per cent; acreage Of all
small fruits, 81 per cent.
Beet Crop Damafed.
The condition of sugar beets Is
81 per cent. High winds did some
damage to the crop. The acreage
IS less than it was last year. The
condition OF minor crops is rs fol-
lows: Cabbages, 90 per cent; on
ioRs, 81 per cent; beans, 95 per cent;
watermelons, 90 per cent; musk
MELONS and santaloupes, S8 per
cent.
Estimates Of important crops for
the United States are as follows
Winter wheat. 500, $4,000 bushel
and SS7,052,000 bushels last year;
spring wheat, 18,63o,0O0 acres and
W.l7s000 bushels, ass compared to
lo,706,000 acres and 207. 1861 600 bu-
shells last year: oats, 41.822.OO0 acres
and l,3W,66+,00O bushels, as com.
pared to A.626,000 acres and 1850.
1900 bushels last year; barley,
$4,000 acres and 1911, ,246.OOO bu.
shells. as compared to 7.240.O0O
acres and lsl,l8l,00 bushels last
year; rye, ,@,SlS,000 bushels and ST..
$4,000 bushels year ago; all hay,
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