Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-06-12
BIC CROPS IN PROSPECT
FOR VIRGINIA this YEAR
Unusually Fine Returns Fore.
cas-, In June Report, Just
Made Public.
coon FRUIT ttefp il THE STATE
Wheat Hns Condition Of NJ Fer Gent.
ms Compared with ~ In tO2t--Tm-
rrovcnient. nccnu-r Of weather,
NOtsd Since Vim? l.

Unusually fine prospects for sl'
field crops IS the outstanding feature
Of the tune report Of the Virginia
crop Reporting Service. 3ust made
public.
The condition Of wheat. oats. rye.
hay and pastures Is considerably bet
ter than the tcu-ycar average. The
excellent fruit prospects Df early
spring were greatly diminished by
the April 'rrcze However. the pro
Gnct,on VIII he nearly two-thirds
of an average crop The nourom-
merc!al sections nf the Eastern and
Southern parts Of the state were not
rs severely dnmasct n tina com
merc!al districts The condition ~
the aprle crop - ~ pr r-n, W nor
mai, compared with PEI ren, last
wear and g. per cent The ,rn-rear
average. and ths total production -
estimated to hr sass non bushels
against SOS eco bushels last year. and
l5Ti+.e zoe huahels In 1920. The peach
crop T. reported ~ be ~ per cent
of normal compared with / Inst year,
and - the ten-yenr average. and the
production Is estimated - he Tan.000
bushels. against 52euo last year, and
)o9g,o o1 In ia2o. Blncktnrrles are
very promising in nj parts 20 the
Stato, ana the condition Is rerarted
I" I've "2 per cent pf n"rnai,
Whrn' Crop ~ Per Cent.
The Virginia wheat crup has n
condition AZ ~ rsr cent, cnmpnred
with - last year. hnd 81 the ten
wear average The weather during
May was quite fevurabls and there
has heeu nm IMPROVEMENT aver tn"
condition on May j The crop Is
heading out well In all sections. and
with favorable weather until harvest
viii make an excellent Yield BASED
rpon the june condition the produo-
ton VIII be it.ilS.ORO bushels.
against S,3Ol.00N bushels last year
END l3.25I,0o0. the average FOR tho
fv' years, i9ld-eo, Tho nvernno
farm price on June | was 81 III per
hush"l, which compares with si.6G
last year and $l.1d in December.
1921. The Juno rnrocae, OF tho PRO
duction az winter and spring wheat
IN tn. United States is Nh. OOO. 900
bushels, against Ic5.oOnU00 bushels
last year aud 7a9 OOo.OUu bushels. the
average for i?IG-20
The ont acreage is estimated Ia hc
per cent ervaicr than last year, or
10000 acres. Owing to tho short
corn crop last year many farmers
have sown oats thls spring to FUR
nish additional feed tor the work
stock. Approximately 20 per cent
OF tho total acreage was sowu 'hls
spring Hnd 80 p'r cent last fall, The
condition uc both tho winter and
spring crop IS very good being re-
ported at o. pcr cent compared with
n" tcn-yenr average az s. ,,"r cont
Hay crops were retarded ny IN,
coo! weather IN early May, and Acids
arc sonewha; wcedy. hut recently
the weather has been quite favor
able and the crop Is Improving rap
idly. The condition on June was
90 per cent, against % last year and
90 the tcn-ycHr average
Pastures Are Excellent.
Pastures are excellent In all parts
OF the State. except the Eastern Dis
trict The grazing lands OF South
west Virginia have been unusually
good this season
The condition Of the virginia cot
ton crop on May - WAS ~ per cent
Of normal, compared with - per cent
last year ana 80 per cent the ten
year average. The stand Is unusually
good, and the recent hot weather has
been very favorable for the cror
The condition .f other crops on
Jun" ! with The ter-y Year average In /
Is as follows
harley - ,S9l rye ct 900: pas
tnres. 81 $50; clover. y" ,7n alf,lifa. /
2. $50; deid peas. IS ,Sa, field |
beans - ESQ cahhaac s. ,SD; |
onions goo po4yA"s - $685. /
rears - O5@l nogEF. -r.,,,'H2 ,SrO !
EWaatermelonS 50 i7'p' ctutlloupes /