Mohave County miner and our mineral wealth., 1922-05-19
ARIZONA CROP
 REPORT FOR MAY

CTOp OH Mdy Il dS lCPoieeo " >AoP reporters of the U. S. Bureau of Mar kets and Crop Estimates, was 92 per cent of normal. This compares with 95 per cent one month ago, 80 per cent one year ago, and 92 per cent, the ten-year average on May 1. The acreage remaining for harvest on May 1 is reported at 49,OOO acres, which compares with 10000 acres last year, and 36,OO0 acres two years ago. ! Based on a condition of 92 per cent, , the forecast is for total production of about 1,330,000 bushels. The condi- tion of the crop by counties is as fol- lows: Maricopa, 92; Graham, 90; Pima, 70; Yuma, 92; Greenlee, S5; Apache, 93; Navajo, 90; and Coconina, i91.
 For the United States, the condi- tion on May 1, is reported at S3.5, which compares with 88.8 one year ago, 87.1 the ten-year average on May 1. A condition of S8.S on May 1 is indicative of total yield of 1885, 100000 bushels which would be ap- proximately the same as the crop of last year. The average condition of rye in the United States on May 1 was 91.7 compared with S9 on April 1, 1922, 92.5 on May l, 1921, and 90,2 the average for the past ten years on May l. ".,
 | The condition of alfalfa and grain hay in Arizona on May l was 90, compared with 80 one year ago, 90, two years ago, and 94 the ten-year average condition on May 1. The to- tai acreage of tame hay is estimated at 180,000 as against 150,000 acres in 1921 and 123,000 acres in 1920. Counties reporting the largest acreage are as follows: Maricopa, 90,000; Yu- ma, 1S,000; Graham, 13,O00; Apache, 1000; Coconino, 3,200; Pinal, 12,00O; Yavapai, 5000; Pima, 5000; Cochise, 6,500 and Navajo, 4,300.
 For the entire country, the average i condition of hay lands on May l was 9O.1, compared with 91.5 on May 1, 1921, and ten-year average on May 1 of S9.S. The expected hay acreage is about 5S,753,00O acres of which 16,- 100000 acres is wild hay. The indi- cated production on May was 103,- 579,00O tons, compared with an esti- mated production of 96,S02,00O tons in 1921, and 105 5,315,00O tons in 1920. The ten-year average is 97,331 ,00O tons. Stocks of old hay on farms May | was placed at 100000 tons as against 18,771,00 tons one year ago; and 12,417,000 tons, the five-year av- craze.
 Arizona pasture conditions on May 1 were S7 per cent of normal, com pared with 55 per cent one year ago, 96 per cent two years ago, and 90 per cent, the ten-year, average con- dition on May 1. County estimates of the condition of livestock ranges and farm pastures on May 1 are as follows: (Fgures for May 1, 1921 are shown in parantheses) Maricopa, 93 (5O; Yavapai, 84 (57); Coconina, o4 (I4); Navajo, S6 (4O; Apache, 94 (60); Pinal, 97 (5O); Gila, 90 (sO); Graham, 70 (5O); Greenlee, s7 (50); Cochise, S4 (36); Santa Cruz, S9 (5S); 1 and Pima, 97 (52).
 For the United States, the average condition of pastures on May was S3.5 as against 91.s one year ago, and a ten-year average May condition of 1 85.6.
 Arizona farmers reports that 80 per 1 cent of the spring blowing was com pleted by May ! this season, compar- ed with 80 per cent last season, and 88 per cent, the ten-year average on May 1. Of spring planting, 70 per cent was completed by May 1, compar- ed with 70 per cent May 1, 1921, and a l ten-year average on May 1 of 70.
 For the entire country, 63.5 per cent of spring blowing was completed | by May l, compared with 77.S per cent
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