Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-07-11
CROPS PROMISE BETTER
HARVESTS FOR THIS YEAR
Bumper Yields of White aud
Sweet PoiatoR Fore
cast.
TOBACCO ACREAGE LARGER
Anticipate Zig Decline In Winter
Wheat Production. Due Largely 10
Had Weather Conditions In Middle
West.

IRv Assnciated pressl

WASHINGTON. July i0.-Crops in
general promise better harvests this
year than their average for the last
tive years. forecasts of the Depart
ment OF Agriculture. based on July
| conditions. issued today. Indicate
bumper crops Of white and sweet po-
tatoes and tobacco are forecast and
most Of the crops are larger than
last year's. with the exception or
wheat. corn and oats. acreage this
year range from to 22 per cent
larger than those OF 1921
Corn acreage ahe Increased this
ye1I In most OF the corn belt states
5vt In the cotton states decreases
arc shown. while in Iowa. largest
corn producing State. there Is
per cent decrease. and In Missouri a
per cent decrease. The crop in gen
eral made good progress TO July !,
except in the southeast where 1t ha.
been neglected for cotton Growth
has been slow east OF the Mississippi.
but stands are good and fields fairly
we'll cultivated. Farther West rapid
growth has been made.
Decline In Winner wheat.
Winter wheat production forecasts
show "a decline OF $4,000. 900 bushels.
compared with june forecasts. Severe
damage has been reported from heat
3,
from drought. high temperatures and
winds in Nebraska and from shrivel-
ing in Oklahoma, and black chan and
take-all in some sections. Wheatre-
naming on farms. July !. Is 31,sil.-
900 bushels, or 100000 bushels less
than stocks a year ago
The large crop OF white potatoes
forecast is due largely 10 Increased
acrcaEes in Western and Northwest-
/.
ducinS States show increases OF from
> to 10 per cent.
40 per cent increase in tobacco
acreage In Kentucky. and Increases
Of rs per cent in Maryland. % per
cent In Virginia. 10 per cent In North
Carolina. rs per cent in Tennessee
"a per cent in Ohio. and 25 per cent
in Indiana, account for the large to-
bacco crop. Wisconsin. Pennsylvania
and New England, however, reported
decreased acreages.
Whrnt Acreage Decreases.
The nineteen leading crops have
total area OF 3+1,I63,O0O acres thi.
year compared with 345.1f0.oOo acre.
| last year. a reduction OF | per cent
due. principally. TO winter whea. and
! oats
Corn production was forecast at
1850. 100000 bushels based on an es.
-
99.i per cent OF last years acreage
and a condition OF S5.l per cent Or
a normal on July L.
! Production forecasts and details o.
| other crops were announced as fol-
| lows
Oats production. LIST. oOO. 900 bush
els: condition, "a.
| Bariyy production. 1000. 900 bush
oils; condition, $40.
Rye production. S2.00O,0o0 bushels,
condition, $40.
| Potatoes Increase 100 Per Cent
White potatoes production. 42a. 900.
600 bushels condition. S7.3: acreage
| t.22S.OO0. or HOS per cent OF last
| years.
sweet potatoes production, M
100000 bushels condition. SIS
acreage. 1,l2S.oOO. or 1865 per cent
OF last years.
Tobacco production. l,l5.OoO. 900
pounds; condition. s24; acreage.
100000, or 1919 per cent of las,
| years
Flax production. 100000 bush
| els: condition, S7s; acreage. 1871
| 600. or 1851 per cent OF last years
Rice production. 100000 bush
els: condition, $50: acreage. zoos. :
600. or HOS per cent of last wears
Hay production. l07,O0o.oOO tons:
! condition. ST.
Apple production, 10000 oon
bushels; condition. 66S
| Peach production. 54SOO.o0O bush
| els: condition. 74.3.
wheat remaining on farms July I
Is estimated at 3l,64l,0o0 bushels. or
~ per cent of last years crop.