The Washington herald., 1922-10-16
GRAIN OUTPUT
Is Adequate for Home
And Export Re-
quirements.

CHICAGO. Oct. l5.-There Is an
abundance of grain for all domestic
and export requirem snts in the
United states, enough, indeed, to
furnish all the trafic that the rail-
roads are capable of handling for
the next ten months. The govern
ment report for October. issued last
Monday. forecasts 2,316.000, 900 bush
els of small grains. Adding to this
the corn crop of 2.s53.o00.O00 bush
els. we have a total grain yield af
5.16s.oo0.o00 bushels. a loss of 54.-
100000 bushels from the September
returns, but a gain of 23,0O0,00O
bushels over last years fnal figures
and a decrease OF 100000 bushels
for the five-year average of 1s16-2o.
The interesting feature of the gov
ernmsnt report was the forecast for
the corn crop. idicating 2.s53. 900, 900
bushels. This is a loss Of $4,000. 900
bushels from the previous month.
but trade expectations were for
losses of 100000 to 125,000. 900
bushels. but an incr.ase Of $4,000
900 bushels over the nve-year av-
erage.
Iowa Corn Crop.
In the nine big corn states the
estimated crop Is 1.752. 900. oo9 bush
els, of which Iowa and Illinois will
furnish 754.o00,oo0 bushels. Iowa
alone is credited with AL 900, 600
bushels. or 100000 bushels more
than indicted in September returns
and 100000 bushels under the nar-
vest last year. This compares with
five-year average of 404 900. 900
bushels. The condition OF 96 in that
state is the highest in the country,
while Illinois. with 5000, 900 bush
els, or a loss of 100000 bushels
from last month, the same as in
Nebraska, has a condition OF so. a
drop of 2 points. Nebraska, with
166.000.00O bushels. has a condition
of 64. a loss Of points from last
month. The condition for the coun-
try of 7s.4 compares with 1876 last
month and s4.S in October last year.
Spring wheat n Big Crop.
The spring wheat crop of 26s.314-
900 bushels was cut down 100000
bushels last month. but still exceeds
last years by 20s,000.O0O bushels,
while the indicated yield per acre is
IA bushels. compared with 14.S
bushels as estimated last month. and
10.5 bushels actually harvested last
year. The fve-year average is liz
bushels. The total estimated wheat
crop of Sl0.000.0 900 bushels is s.000.-
900 bushels less than last month,
but 100000 bushels more than
last year, and 100000 bushels
above the five-year average. In the
four Northwestern States-Minne-
sofa. the Dakotas, and Montana
there should be 2l4,4l5.oo0 bushels
of spring wheat. about SO per cent
of which Is durum. There was an
indicated loss of 100000 bushels
last month, but a gain OF 100000
bushels over last year.
There is enough wheat in the
United States. including both crop
and carry-over. to permit of an ex-
portable surplus of more than ESQ.,
000. 900 bushels. This Is regarded as
greater quantity than can be ex-
ported. The trade impression is
that congestion at the Lake ports
as a result of car shortage has ma
terially cut down the exports of
wheat and will make II impossible
to recover tbs loss during the re-
mainder OF the season.
The estimatedN crop Of 1.22s,-
774.OOo bushe< represents a de-
crease of 25.232.000 bushels from
last month but an increase OF TO-
100000 bushels over last year. Ap-
parently there Is plenty of oats for
all consumptive and export demands
as the country does not need as
much oats as II did hve or ten years
ago.
A potato crop forecast at 43.015.-
900 bushels means a decrease Of
10000 900 bushels from last month,
and compares with 1000. 900 bush
els last year, a fve-year average of
373.417.O00 bushels.