East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1922-06-12
MORE WINTER WHEAT
LESS SPRING WHEAT,
STATIST|C|AN SAYS
May Was Dry Month and Crops
Suffered Some From Lack
of Normal Moisture Supply

OF Normal MOlSbuIc supply
! PORTLAND, Ore, June 12.-Win-
| ter wheat fell off only slightly in
| Icondition during the month Of May,
over the state as d whole, aaccordlns
! TO n report from the office of F. H..
Kent. state agricultural statistician.
Reports from Sherman county state
that the crop is heading out with
much shorter straw than usual, and
THAT the May rainfall was only about
one-tenth .of the normal. Other por-
tions of the wheat belt appear TO
have Jared rather better for moisture
but all grain on the lighter lands Is
in need of rain State condition OF
the crop on June /. was estimated
at 90 percent of normal, indicating
la possible crop of 1S,533,000 bushels,
compared with final estimate OF
i20,862, 600 bushels produced in 1921.
The United States crop condition
on June /, was estimated at S1.9 per
tcent, indicating probable produce
tion of 607, ,333, 600 bushels, compar-
ed with Il June l, 1921 condition of
,77.9, and final production estimate
of 5S7032,000 bushels.
The Oregon spring wheat acreage
is estimated at 249,OOO acres with a
June 1 condition of SO per cent. in
dicating Il probable production of
about 3,715,0O0 bushels, compared
| with a June |, 1921, condition of 95
per centrand final production esti-
mate of 4,764,000 bushels. Much of
1.-THE crop was seeded later than usu-
al, owing to the lateness of the sea-
son, and the spring deficiency in rain
| fan has left the crop in a much be-
low normal condition.
| TheNUnted States spring wheat
condition on June l, was estamated
! at g0.7 per cent indicating a prob
able crop of 247,175,000 bushels.
compared with a June /, 1921 condi-
tion og 0S.4, and final production
estimate of 2O7 ,261, 900 bushels. The
United States spring wheat tcrop as
aa whole normally shows marked
falling off in condition during the
period from June 1 to August /.
The 10 year average condition on
June /, is 92.S per cent, and on Au-
gust l. is 73.2,
There appears to have been some
increase in the Oregon barley acre
,age this season, and the same is now
estimated at $4,000 acres with a June
1 condition of 81 per cent, indicat-
ing probable crop of 2,190,0O0
bushels. compared with final esti-
mate of 2,240,OOO bushels in 1921.
The United States Barley crop
condition on June /, was estimated
lat 90.l per cent, indicating a prob
able production of 191, 10000 bush
els, compared with final estimate
of l51,lSi,000 bushels in 1921 The
L. $. 1922 acreage is estimated at
155O,O00 compared with 100000
acres in 1921,
The condition of all hay, (Oregon)
is estimated at SIS per cent of nor
NAL condition on June /. Last year
the June condition was placed at
100, and the 10 year average June 1,
condition is 9S. The 1922 Oregon
hay acreage appears to be slightly
less than last year. aand with the
much lower Junly l condition, il !
seems probable that the total pro- |
duction viii be considerably under |
the 1927 estimate for all hay of ,
about 2.5O0.OO0 tons
y. special acreage inquiry covering
the principal crops Cexcept frui)
was mailed TO Il special list of about
i'auo n,tmcs The inquiry asked for
acres IN tue various crops on indi-
'iduHl farms in 1924 and 1872, and
was returnahle about June |, 1922
Naturally, not all persons addressed
replied Apparently good many
lid not consider the matter of suffi-
lent Importance to warrant filling
'pt the blank form supplied. Then
We realize that there are some who
consider such information. our own
business From some of the conn
les very satisfactory returns were
eeeived. but In n few counties the
eturns were too few to be a fair in
lcauon OF the acreage in that coun-
y From the Information contained
n these reports combined with our
ther sources Of information. we esti-
nate the 1899 acreage in the prin-
lnal crops as compared with that of
gsl, about as follows:
io2s Acreage Compared With 1927
winter wheat increase of to .
ef cent.
Spring wheat, decrease Of abop,
pei cent.
oatS decrease of about > per cent
Rarley.i increase Of about per
ant.
Fotatoes.' Increase OF about 5 per
mt.
Corn, decrease Of about 5 per cent.
Clover. increase OF about per
INT.
Alfalfa, increase OF about per
nt
VANCOUVER, Br1ish Columhia-