The Red Cloud chief., 1922-06-15
WINTER WHEAT UP TO
THREE YEAR AVERAGE

spring wheat and barley acreageS are
Increased heavily and the condition is
very good. The acreage of oats is
decreased slightly and the condi.i in
below the average. The condition Of
hay is below the average. All fruit
crops are ve:y promising. This is the
summary Of the monthly crop report
released today by A. L. Anderson,
federal statistician and Leo Stuhr,
secre: airy, Nebraska Department Of
Agriculture.
The condition of winter wheat is
1914 as compared to s2% last month
and 75% a year ago this date. The
present condition forecasts a crop of
54,9S4, 900 bu. as compared to the
final estimate of 57,559,O0O bu. last
year. The average of the past three
years is 56,862,00 bu. The present
crop grew under adverse moisture
conditions until the latter part of
May. This resulted not only in a
large abandonment, bu. also thin
stands in considerable Of the crop that
was left for harvest. The heads are
of average size and the straw has at
tanned good length since the rains in
May. Many fields appear better than
they really are when one examines the
stands carefully.
Spring wheat acreage shows an in
crease Of 4O% due largely to seed
ing the crop in abandoned winter
wheat fields in west central Nebraska
and SOM in central and southwest
sections. The preliminary estimate
is $4,000 acres compared to 205 900
acres last year. The high condition
Of S4% indicates a crop of 3,375,0 900
bu. The forecast of all wheat is
5S,359,00 bu. as compared to 3d.
875, 900 blu. last year.
The preliminary estimate Of acreage
of oats is 2,507,O0 acres as Compared
to ~2,58S5,000 acres last year. The
present condition of $40 forecasts a
crop of 70,547,O0O bu. compar,j to
70,054.O00 bu. last yea. Tie crop
was planted later than usual and
slightly injured by dry weather and
the chances for a good trcp are re-
duced accordingly.
The acreage of barley wa, in
creased $50 due to extensive plant
ing upon abandoned WHITE wheat
fields in central and western Nehras-
ka. The preliminary estimate is
269 900 acres compared - 10000
acres last year. The present high
condition of 900 indicates a crop of
6,410.000 Blu. compared TO 4,9,5,000
bu. last year.
Rye has improved some since the
rains of May but can not recover
fully from the previous damage. The
condition of $3.50 forecasts 1885, 900
bu. Last years crop was liza, 900
Blu.
All hay condition is $50 compared
to S9% last year. The lack of moist
ure checked the growth of wild hay
and also tame hay, particularly in
north central and northeastern coun-
ties. Alfalfa yields vary but are
about the average.
All fruit crops are very promising.
The condition of apples is 900
pears, 500, b~lackberries and rasp-
berries 91% and peaches $3.50. The
set of fruit part of the trees is ex-
ira heavy.
The number of bearing fruit trees
has been reduced very heavily dur
ing the past decade. In 1920 there
were 1,469,99S bearing fruit trees as
compared to 5,061,9S4 trees in 1910.
Fungous diseases, insects, drouth,
severe winters and lack of care are
responsible for heavy losses. A COM
parison of the present number of
fruit trees with the number 10 years
ago is as follows: apples, 1920;
peaches, 500; pears, 61R; plums, "a
e; cherries, $50; grape vines, $3.50;
acreage of all small fruits S1R.
The condition of sugar beets is $3.50
High winds did some damage to the
crop. The acreage is less than it was
last year. The condition Of minor
crops are as follows: cabbages, so;
onions, 81; beans, 95; watermelons,
80; muskmelons and cantaloupes, $50
Estimates Of important crops for the
United States are as follows: Winter
wheat, 607,333. 900 bu. and 5S7,032,-
900 bu. last year. Sring wheat, 49,
$50 900 acres and 247,175,000 bu. as
compared to 10, FOG, 900 acres and 207-
SCI 900 bu. last year. Oats, 41,822,-
900 acres and 1,304,664,0 900 bu. as
compared to 44,826 900 acres and l.
060, $4,000 blu. last year. Barley,
7,550,000 acres and 191, 246,000 bu. as