The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-05-18
SPRING TASKS
ION FARMS ARE
/ MUCH DELAYED
PbNing and Planting throughout
IIiinoIs Host Backward In Years
Ascending 10 Crop Reports.

Illinois are the most backward in
years, according to the monthly
crop report issued here today by A
il Surratt, federal agricultural
atistician for Illinois. Reports
Of correspondents" Mr.. ,Surratt;
staten 'ent says, "show only 35 pei
cent on. blowing for spring planting
con nleteA on May /, compared with
II ner CEN last year and the ter
year average Of so per cent"
~spring plan ing was only 81 pei
cerT comnIete,I a. May /, compared
with SIS per cent h'st year and the
ten year average o. ~ per cent
This has been enc OF & most pack,
ward planting seasons. on RECORD
for Illinois and the plowfA 9 acreage
is the smallest since 1914
4Fields are heavy, due to = ne ex-
cessive and prolonged rains, max.
! ing it very difficult to put theA SOIL
In good condition for planting"
Five per cent of the winter wheae
acreage has been abandoned, Mr..
Surratt's report says. Condition
of winter wheat is we'll above aver
age, and the rye, hay. pasture, and
fruit prospect is highly favorable;
annual live stock losses are mod
crate with the exception of hogs,
and the spring condition of live
stock Is above average. The re-
port in detail is partly as follows:
Winter Wheat.
sThe acreage OF winter wheat
abandoned in Illinois is estimated
+. 1f he fall N
acreage of 2,775, 900 acres or a loss
of 139 900 acres. This leaves q
$4,000 acres for harvest this sea
son compared with 1882 600 acres
harvested last season and the ten
year average of 2,33S, 900 acres. The
returns from our correspondents
show decline OF four points from
the April LIST condition of winter
wheat in this state.
Growth shows seasonable Ps'o-
gress but is somewhat rank ana off
color. This is particularly notice
able on low ground, due to excess
sive rainfall and cloudy weather.
The month closed with weather fay-
orable for crop development. A
continuation of seasonable weather
is needed to improve the color and
strengthen plant vitality quite gen.
orally. The May LIST condition OF
winter wheat is estimated to be SO
per cent compares, with SO per
cent last month, "a per cent year
ago and the ten year average of 81
per cent. The May LIST condition
indicates a crop outlook of 81 ,000,-
900 bushels as compared with A.
53S 900 bushels last year and the
ten year average of SO 100000 bush
els, For the United States the win
ter wheat acreage abandoned is es
timated to be 14.5 per cent, leaving
39,131, 900 acres for harvest. Th'
9ndition on May 1st was S3.5 pc
cent OF normal, indicating a pro
duction OF 5S4 1888 900 bushels com
pared with 5S7 ,032, 900, bushels las
year and the ten year average o
o69 ,233 900 bushels.
Rye Average.
Rye came through the winter il
Illinois with very little acreage los
and continues to show high aver
. age condition. The acreage remain
~ ing for harvest is estimated to b,
~ 100000 acres compared with 1877,
900 acres harvested last year ant
the ten year average of 11S,00
acres. The May LIST condition OF ry'
is placed at 50 per cent of norma
On April LIST, 50 per cent year agt
and the ten year average of lis,
900 acres. The May LIST condition
of rye is placed at SO per cent o
normal on April LIST. 95 per cent
year ago, and the ten year averag
OF 80 per cent. The indicated pro
duction is placed at 3,615, 900 bush
els, compared with 3,349 900 bushel
last year and the ten year averag
of 1895, 900 bushels. For the Unitet
States the indicated production o.
May list is 1882 900 bushels com
pared with 57,91S.o00 bushels las
year and $4,000 bushels, the tel
year average.
Good Hay Crop.
Reports show a favorable ha,
crop in prospect quite generally il
this state with per cent increas
in acreage over that of last year
Tame hay acreage is estimated L
be- 3 ,267 200 acres compared wit
2,I72,0 goo acres last year and tn
ten year average of asst 900 acres
Wild hay acreage is placed at 81,
900 acres of the same as last year
The May 1st condition for the stat,
is estimated to be SO per cent com
pared with 81 per cent last yea
and the ten year average of 81 pc
cent. Hay reserves on farms ar
mostly below the average. Pasture,
are reported in favorable condition
generally.
Livestock losses have been mod
crate as rule during the last year
being average or less with the ex
ception of hogs. Owing TO the un
usual severe cholera outbreak las
season, the loss OF hogs has beer
the heaviest since 1916. The loss
is estimated to be rs per cent Thi:
exceeds the five year average loss
of 416 per cent, but is less than the
ten year average 1912-192l) hog
loss of "a per cent. The condition
of stock is mostly favorable or
about average but spring pig losses
have been unusually large, due
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