The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-07-15
NATIONAL CROP
FORECAST By
GOVERNMENT
July Condition Better
Than the Five Year
Average Inereas-
ed Acreage in Some.
Crops


this. year than their average for
the last five years, forecasts OF the,
department Of agriculture based On
July I condition issued today indi-
cate. Bumper crops of white and
sweet potatoes and tobacco are
forecast and mos, of the crops are
larger, than last years With the
exception OF wheat, corn and oats
acreages this year range from a0
to % per cent. larger than those OF
1921.
Corn acreages are increased this
year in most OF the corn belt states
but in the cotton states decreases
are shown, while in Iowa. the lar
gest corn producing state, there IS
a per cent. decrease and in MIS-
souri a , per cent. decrease. The
crop in general made good progress
to July 1, except in the Southeast
where it has beer neglected for
cotton. Growth has been slow
east of the Mississippi, but stands
are good and fields fairly wei cul-
tivated. Farther west rapid growth
has been made. 80
Winter wheat production fore
casts show a decline Of SS.000, zoe
bushels, compared with June fore
casts. Severe damage has been re-
ported from heat waves and hal
storms in Kansas, from drought
high temperatures and winds
Nebraska and from shrivelzng Ia
Oklahoma and black chat and
take-aH in some sections. Wheat
remaining on farms July is 3Sass-s
GAL 600 bushels, or 25.a00. coo
bushels less than stocks a yeaE-age.:
Potatoes la West. sss
The large crop of white potatoes
forecast is due largely to Increased
acreages in Western and North
western states while all important
producing states show Increase of
from to 10 per cent.
IS A IS per cent increase in fobac-
Coz acreage. ip ksntucky, an in-s
crease 81 ygs per cent. in MARY
land, % per cent. In Virginia s.
per cent. in North caroiina. ss peg
cent. in Tennessee. "a per cent. iz
Ohio and 25 per cent. in Indiana.
account for the large tobacco crop
Wisconsin, Pennsylvania and New
England. however, reported de-
creased acreage.
The 10 leading crops have q totss
area of S4f,S63,e00 this year coma
pared with 345s140. GOO acres last
year, reduction of I per cent
principally to winter wheat and
oats.
This years total wheat: crop was
forecast at s1F; 900. 900 bushels and
the corn crop at 2,96o,ooo. 900:
bushels by the department. OF agrS-
culture in it's July crop reperts is
sued today
Winter wheat production was
forecast at 569,000,e0 bushelssana
the condition on July I was-1.ls0
per cent. of a normal.
Spring wheat production was
forecast at 24s.eoo. 200 bushelsaand
the condition s3.7 per cent.
All wheat condition was 7S;s per
cent. of q normal. sasAsss
Production OF Corn, 80
Corn production was forecast at
,, $50, 100000 bushels, based Oman
estimated area of 1e3.234, ,0gp .asres,
or ss.4 per cent. of last years
acreage. and a condition Of S5-1
per cent. of normal on July
Production forecasts and ~detais
of other crops were announced as
follows: g. s....sss
Oats, production. 1,1sT.ooeyoee..
bushels: condition 74.4a ssess
Barley. production. $500 ,o09
bushels: condition S2.6.
Rye. production, S2,ooeso0Q;
condition se.9.
White potatoes, production, ssss-
100000 bushels; conditions SIS;
acreage 4.22s.ooe. or 1la.S per
cent. Of liant years.
Sweet potatoes, production. Hltss
10000 bushels: condition sSsas
acreage l.13Ss0oe. or 1865 per
cent. of last years. -
Tobacco. production. 1,41s,aees-
600 pounds: condition 81. q: acre:
age 1.763,e00 or 1928 per cent. of
last years.
(. Flax, production. 1o,7ee,e8e
bushels: condition SIS; acreage
1.oeo. or 115.i per cent oflass
years.
Rice. production. ss.oeo,ooe
bushels; condition ss.e:: acreage
1.oos,o0o. or Ilo.s per cent. OF, last
years.
Hay. productien. 1e7,ooe,ooe
tons: condition ST..
Apples production. 190, S0o, 600
bushels; condition SIS.
Peaches. production. 54.Seo,eoa
bushels: condition 74.s.
Wheat remaining on farms July
/. is estimated at si641.e0o bush
els. or 40 per cent. Of last years
crop.