The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1922-09-09
1922 Crops
Worth More
Than 1921
Government Estimate. OH Sep.
iember | Place Total Value
at Sl,250.000. 200 Above
That Of Last Year.
Corn Damaged in August

Washington, sept g. tBy A. P.l--
This years important farm crops will
he worth approximately 81 10000
100 more than their value last year.
Production forecasts announced hy
the Department OF Agriculture indi-
cate that this years crops will be
worth approximately Sh,6OO,0G0000.
calculating thrir value on September
farm prices. Three crops-corn,
cotton aud hay-will exceed billion
dollars each in value, their aggregate
comprising more than onc-half oil
the value OF all the important crops.
August growing conditions were
especially detrimental 10 the bumper
crop and TO the cotton crop. Corn
suffered a loss during August OF l42,-
100000 bushels. worth at September
prices. Ss9,000U00. The govern
mrnts forecast placed the prospec-
tive production at 2S7S0OO, 900 BUSH
els. Cotton had an almost equally
bad August. an earlier report show
ing prospective production decreased
$4,000 bales during the month. That
amount OF cotton al September ]
prices would have been worth $685.
10000.
Values Above 1921.
Present indications are that prac-
tically all OF this years crops will
be worth more than last year, with
the exception OF wheat, rye and pea
nuts. Corn will be worth approxl-
matcly S496,OO00OO more, cotton
so000.O00, oats Ssj,00O,000, apples
S6i0O0,000, hay Uame) S47,0O0,00O
and peaches $50. 100000
This years indicated crops. will
have value, calculated unoffieially
and based OH September ] farm
prices, as follows
Wheat. S720,000.000: corn, Sl,S0l,-
100000; oats, s404, 100000; barley,
SsS 10000: buckwheat, $ll 100000;
rye. $50,300,000: potatoes, $685., 400
000i sweet potatoes, $llo, 200, 900; hay
uame). Sl,07 100000; hay wild,
SIP 600 900; cotton Exclusive OF
seed, Sl,06f4O0,000; apples, S227,-
100000; peaches, $8s 100000; pea
nuts, S50,400 600; flaxsced, So, l00,-
900. and beans, S49,o00,000
The production this year forecast
in thousands OF bushels, based on
September | conditions, follow:
Corn: Ohio, condition, 79; fore
cast, l5l.l6l; Indiana, condition, 81,
and l77,7S3; Illinois, 81 aud 325,42l ;
Minnesota rs and l08,9l6; Iowa, "a
and $4,000; Missouri, II and l7620l;
South Dakota, 7o and lll,8l7; Ne
braska, 68 and l7o,094; Kansas, 90
and 100, ,349; Kentucky 80 and SO, l55;
Texas, 70 and 120,834
Spring wheat: Minnesota, 80 and
5000: North Dakota. 81 and 49,
044; South Dakota, IS and N,l55;
Montana, so and 36002; Washington,
As and RIP. oo
Oats, Illinois, "a and 1899;
Wisconsin, % and l057S0; Mime
sofa, SO and 1909; Iowa, 81 and
22O,1l.
Nebraska Suffers Most.
Nebraska suffered heaviest in the
loss in corn during August, the pro
duction forecast indicating 3S,000O00
bushels less than a month ago. Other
important producing states showed
the following reductions; South Da-
kota. 100000 bushels; Kansas, 20
100000; Iowa, 100000; Kentucky,
l4000,000; Missouri, 100000; Ten
nessee, 100000; Minnesota, S,0O0,-
600; Illinois, 100000; Indiana, 6,500,-
900 and Ohio, 4,S00O,0O0
Condition OF the crops September
was;
Spring wheat, SOL; corn, 1876; oats,
749; barley, ST.; buckwheat, S57;
white potatoes, 1913; sweet potatoes,
S24; tobacco, 76.2: flax, S2.7; rice,
sS.5; sugar beets. $50; katirs, 65.S.