The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1922-07-14
FORECAST | OW
" HEAT CROP
I HIS SEASON
Unofficial Reports Indi-
cate World Wide Short
age; Foreign Estimates
are Low.
Especial Dispatch.)

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PORTLAND-There is little doubt :
now that the governments July wheat
production forecast will show a ma
terial reduction from the June report
Private estimates run as much as 81
million below the June figure of 607
million bushels for winter wheat. A
severe heat wave lasting for two to
three weeks was responsible for most
of the trouble. Threshing returns of
the southern states have been disap-
pointing, revealing the full extent of
the damage, not only of the recent
heat wave, but of previous unfavor-
able conditions.
Winter wheat and rye harvest in
Illinois is largely completely in the
southern counties, and is now becom-
ing general over central portions Due
to the adverse effects of the mid June
heat wave during the filling stage and
to some extent to rust and insect inn
pairment, reports indicate spotted con-
ditions and less favorable prospects
for June l.
Winter wheat in Nebraska suffered
severely both in yield and quality as
.ayfasult of the recent heat and dry
@Ah er Many fields with straw for
= 80 Bushels will yield about 10 bushels
of shriveled wheat There is practic
ally no contracting of new wheat by
farmers.
The Missouri state board of agri-
culture estimates that the hot wealth
er reduced the total Yield for the state
8 million bushels, making the present
forecast Sc million bushels. Extern
sive shriveling of the berry resulted
from the recent heat wave in Kansas.
The extent of the damage has not been
determined. Harvesting is general in
the southern and middle counties.
In the Pacific northwest a hot, dry
spell of three to four weeks duration
in some places has been severely cut
ting the wheat prospects. Forecasts
of yields are being everywhere re-
duced, and in many places rains are
needed soon to save the crops.
Spring wheat is doing well in lead
ing producing states, although rust
udHdEC Has DCCh iSPoAtSo AAOAA $50
Red River valley of North Dakota,
one of the largest producing districts
of the state.
Foreign Conditions.
Ssftinued reports of poor progress
~ cereal crops in France are coming
in. A prominent French agricultural
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production will be u million bushels
below last years Yield. In Germany
crops are now more favorable, but
much below the average. The gov
eminent is said to be purchasing sup
plies of wheat and rye in anticipation
of short crops. In Hungary and Jugo-
Slavia cereal crops have deteriorated
due to lack of rain. The Roumanian
wheat crop is maintaining its high av-
erage, but under the best of conditions
between now and harvest it is not ex-
pected that the yield will permit ex-
ports during the coming year OF wheat
or rye. Barley and corn will be avail
able for export
In northern Tunis crops were re-
duced by drought to one-third norm
al: in the south they were completely
destroyed.
More general rams have fallen ir
India and prospects for the seeding Of
the new wheat are now more favor
able.
In the drouth areas of New South
Wales the recently seeded wheat Il
dead and re-plowing will be necessary
Other sections of the country are ia
yorable but need more rain.
Movement and Consumption.
@NSNheat and flour on ocean passas
are4o.7 million bushels compared witt
6o,4 millions for the corresponding
week last year. Last weeks worl
shipments were liz, an increase Q
about a million over the previou
week. Argentina again shipped hea,
iiy. but Australia put less than mi
lion bushels on vessels, which is tn
lowest figure since January Th'
country has less than 10 million bush
els left for export, while Argentina ha
about Is million bushels, if the go'
eminent estimate on production
correct.
Visible stocks of the leading Unite
States markets were placed at ~ mi
lion bushels last Monday. Large pr
mary receipts have kept the visib
supply at higher figure than expec
ed. Stocks at interior points are no
being cleaned up and it Is expectt
that the July government report