The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1922-12-28
CROP REPORT FOR
DECEMBER FIRST

A conuiIiOn DeloW thc teh yeai
average over an acreage somewhat
less than last year is the Oregon
| winter wheat situation as outlined
in the latest report of F. L. Kent.
| Statistician, U. S. Dept. of Agricul-
ture.
WINTER WHEAT Throughout the
principal winter wheat growing
counties the fall season was too dry
for satisfactory seeding. In some of
the counties about the usual winter
acreage has been seeded, but in 9TH
ers seeding has been below the av-
erage. A report from Union County
says in part, Every dry weather has
interfered with fall seeding, prevent
ed fall blowing and damaged wheat
that was sown. Fall wheat acreage
30 per cent of last year." Baker,
Wallowa and jefferson also report
acreage and condition much below
normal. Umatilla, Sherman. Wasco,
Morrow and Gillian counties. with
about 72 per cent of the total state
acreage of winter wheat report a.
bout the same acreage as last year,
but with a somewhat lower condition.
In the western part Of the state
fall seeding conditions were nearly
ideal and most growers had ample
opportunity to seed all the winter
wheat acreage they cared to with the
result that the western Oregon acre
age appears to be considerably in ex-
cess Of that of last year. But only
ten to fifteen per cent of the states
winter wheat crop is grown in this
western district.
The total Oregon acreage seeded
this fall is estimated at $4,000 acres
which compares with an estimate of
861, 900 acres seeded a year ago. Con-
dition reports indicated 81 per cent
of normal on Dec. l, which compares
with so per cent last year, 81 per
cent in 1920, and 92 per cent for the
ten year average.
The total u. S. acreage seeded this
fall is estimated at $4,000 900 which
is SO per cent less than the revised
estimate of 47,611,000 acres seeded
last fall. Condition of the U. 5. crop
is reported as 1915 per cent. De-
cember / condition last fall was 1855
per cent; 1920 was S7,9 per cent and
the 10 year average S7.9 per cent.
Acreage and December l condition
in some of the leading winter wheat
states are reported as follows:-Kan-
sas 12~,2S4,00O, and 73 per cent;
Oklahoma, 3,733,000, aad s. per cent
Nebraska 1913, 900, and SO per cent
Texas 1896, 900 and rs per cent; Col
orado, 1,57S, 900 and 68 per cent;
Washington 1,456, 900 and n per cent;
Oregon S52, 900 and 81 per cent;
California S1S, 900 and 90 per cent.
Condition of the Oregon crop has
improved somewhat since December
/. While the past week has been
unusually cold, most of the wheat
fields have a good sno covering
which fell on unfroZen ground. In
much of the wheat belt a good rain
preceded the snow, so that soil mois-
ture conditions have materially i'm
proved. On the strength Of this I'M
provement some growers who had en-
gagged seed for spring r~eseeding, have
cancelled their orders. 1t is pretty
generally expected that more than the
usual amount of reseeding will be
necessary, due to unfavorable fall
seeding and growing conditions, but
not much can be determined definite
ly until early spring.
Condition of the U. S, crop has
been somewhat impaired of late due
to severe cold and lack of snow cover
ing,
RYE:-The Oregon rye for grain
acreage seeded this fall is estimated
at $4,000 acres compared with $4,000
acres seeded last fall. Condition OF
the crop is placed at 90 per cent.
The Dec. / condition last year was
"a per cent, the 1920 condition was
90 per cent and the 10 year average
SO per cent.
The U. S. rye acreage seeded this
fall is placed at 5,508,000 acres, COM
pared with 6,210,00O acres in 1921.
The Dec. /, 1922, condition was s4.S
per cent; 1920, 90,5 per cent and
the 10 year average 90.8 per cent.
Foreign Crop Notes
Latest forecasts indicate a wheat
harvest in Argentina and Australia
for 1929 about 1000 900 bushels
greater than for the year preceding
In South Africa climatic conditions
are generally favorable, although
. rain has been much needed in some
sections.
Fall seding in Europe generally
has been delayed, but the condition
of the crop is good, Increased acre
T ages of winter grains are reported
for this year in Europe, Italy and
: Bulgaria. In Germany the acreage is
, about the same as last year with
Z, somewhat lower condition.
The Russian wheat production fol
k 1922 has been roughly estimated a
about 30 per cent increase over 1921
but it is not considered probable thai
:, there will be any of the crop for ex'
port. Condition Of the new wheat
crop is reported to be only fair, but il
: is estimated that there has been {
: marked increase wei the acreage Of
:, rcent years.
II 7 KENT Arr StatiSticinn