South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-04-11
WINTER WHEAT CROP
OUTLOOK IN INDIANA
Is VERY FAVORABLE
Preliminary Survey Indicates
a Crop III Excess of 3d.
100000 Bushels.

INDIANAPoLIS April 10-A
wheat crop Of approximately 35.-
100000 bushels and a rye crop in
excess Of 5000 600 bushels are iu-
Gicated for this year by the report
Of the cooperative crop reporting
service Of Indiana. issued Monday
by Geo. C. Bryant agricultural sta
ris-ian Breeding sows show a Is
percent increase over last year and
the farm labor supply and demand
81 in much better condition than a
year ago The report follows
The condition Of winter wheat I'm
Indiana. April ] was go percent OK
normal which is points under the
December condition and indicates
q tota, production OF about $4,000
600 huushels for the state. Last
year Tie condition was SO percent
~ normal and the 10-year average
Is SO percent There was 2.O53. 900
acres seeded last fall and but little
.gIu DE abandoned This year s.
acreage WIZ be practically the same
as that harvested in 1921 which was
somewhat less than the average pre-
war acreage
Weather Conditions Favor
The weather conditions during
March have been exceptionally fav-
orable and fields that looked very
bad a month or so ago have come
out wonderfully. Heavy rains dur
ing the month has caused many
streams 20 over flow and some
damage occurred IN bottom lands.
I.-ss.an rs IS reported in some OF
The early sown fields but IS not gen
sraL Many reporters remarked
that the springs outlook for a good
crop has not been exceIled for
many years.
Rye shows somewhat bstter
condition than wheat being 90 per
cent OF normal. which is the same
as reported last year on April I.
The IO-year average IS IS percent
for this date. A slight increase in
acreage was shown last fall the
total amounting 20 $4,000 acres.
practically all OF which will be har-
vested for grain. The total indi-
Gated production aat this time is
somewhat in excess of 5000, 600
bushels.
sickness Among Hogs
The number Of breeding sOws in
Indiana. April L. Increased "A per
cent compared with asst year. II Is
estimated that there are about
5000 in the state at this time
The demand for good sows has been
very brisk for several months and
The quality OF the animals now on
farms is considered better than
heretofore. Many fatalities are re-
ported among spring pigs, the rea-
son for which IS not clear. Some
think IL is due 20 feed ing too much
moldy corn 20 sows before farrow-
ing time while others attribute IL
10 flu and pneumonia There Is
very little cholera ia the state a.
this time
Abundant Labor supply
The farm labor supply in Indiana
is now above normal for the first
time in several years. being 10 per
cent this year compared with "a
percent last wear. The demand for
farm labor IS also slightly greater
being 90 percent compared with SO
percent last year, while the percent
OF supply 20 demand for farm labor
IS 10 percent compared TO 1O6 per
cent last year and g. percent in
1920 Many farmers have changed
their methods of farming by which
means they can do a great deal MOI.
Of their own work. Improved farm
machinery has had a considerable
influence on the labor demand and
supply as we'll as the low prices be-
ing paid for farm products. In
ability 20 secure ready cash for the
payment of wages has also had a
tendency Co keep hired labor at a
-.w point
The 1922 Outlook
The agricultural outlook for 1922
is somewhat encouraging above last
year and the prices of the principal
articles farmers are required 20 pur-
chase are somewhat lower. The
equality has not vet been reached,
however. and the farmers viii not
80 70 any extra expense or effort 20
raise large crops. The acreage gen
'ta'Iy viii be what the farmers can
handle with the assistance Of their
immediate families. except on the
larger farms where help is hired by
.h- year
Much OF the spring work is vet
be done Until a few weeks ago.
Size soil was TOO dry 10 work adj