East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1922-01-12
ESTIMATES ARE THAT
WHEAT PRODUCTION IN
1922 TO EQUAL 1921
Government Reports Are That
Argentine Crop viii be Less
Than Last Year; Rice Heavy

WASHINGTON. ID. c., Jan. Ia
Growing conditions for the winter
wheat crop have continued Favorable
in Argentina. and general fce..E- %
confidence prevails concerning t.e
Yield Of the new crop. The official
estimate for the current season for
the wheat area is l3,92I,hha acres. .
compared with lt,a5I.p00 acres IN
l920-2t. Harvesting is now in pro-
gress. but no official estimate of pro-
duction has been isSucl. The condi-
ton of the linseed crop is poor, and =
low yield is expected.
Harvesting the wheat crop Is IN
progress in Australia. Some COM
plants of damage from excessive heat
are reported from various sections OF
the Commonwealth. and in New South
Wales bushfires and hailstorms have
caused some damage. The prelimin-
ary official estimate of production rs
1854 ,0hU bushels, compared win
ti6,T9g, 900 bushels in l920-2l. Quail
ity of grain is generally reported to be
very good. The latest estimates of the
wheat crop in the Union of South Al
r.ca are very favorable, giving the
yield for 1921-22 as s, $4,000 bushels,
compared with S.11S,000 in l92O-2l.
The area of wheat in New Zealand
shows considerable increase, being re-
ported as 1863, 900 acres, compared
with $4,000 acres in 1920-21.
outlook fer India's Crops
The fall crops of food grains have
yielded well in British India and the
outlook for the spring crops is favor
able. Prospects for the wheat crop IN
| the Punjah and Central Province,
which together produce nearly half OF
! Indias total wheat crop, are very
good. Rain is reported to be greatly
needed in parts Of East Deccan, but
| conditions are fair elsewhere in BON
! bav Rain il also needed in some see
tiona of Bengal. The second forecast
for rice as issued by the department oi
statistics, india gives the rice area foi
1921-a2 as 79,154,000 acres, or 1888
per cent of l920-2i and 1927 per cent
of the five year average.
The condition of the fall sown Ger
eals is variable throughout Europt
and in many sections a poor start has
been made. termination of white
wheat, rye, and oats has been good II
Greit Britain and strong HEALTHY
growth IL reported. The condition %
winter wheat and rye IS slightly below
average in Germany and slightly above
average in Austria and Poland. Th'
continuous drought hindcred scedin'
in Hungary and has curtalled I'M
acreage somewhat. Conditions have
been favorable in Roumania, and
fair acreage has been sown. Secdin-
and growing conditions have been
very unfavorable in France due to th'
long drought which has curtaile'
planting and hindered good germina
ton. Recent rains have been benefi
cial in Northern Africa, and large
acreage of wheat and other fail Ger
eals il being sown. Fall-sown Whea
il entering the winter in good cond'
ton in Canada, and the area SOW
shows an increase of 6 per cent com
pared with last year The winter
wheat crop of the United states hl
the very low December condition of Z
per cent of u normal, while the aver
age Of the preceding 10 years is \
per cent. The condition Of the winte
rye crop is better than the average.