The Red Cloud chief., 1922-08-17
SAYS CONDITIONS POINT
TO LARGE CORN CROP

wheat is slightly better than expect
ed. Oats and other small grain are
very poor. Other crops made more or
less improvement. This is the sum-
mary of the August report of A. +.
Anderson of the Bureau of Agricul-
tural Economics and Leo Sthur, of the
Nebraska Department of Agriculture.
Corn has "a chance to outdo the
other Nebraska crops this year. The
present high condition of $3.50 COM
pares favorably with 91G last year
and 900 two years ago. This condi-
ton forecasts a crop of 2~l7,3iO,OOO
bushels as compared to 2~O7,732,OOO
bushels last year. The condition has
generally been favorable throughout
the season with few exceptions. The
June drouth gave an opportunity to
kill weeds and cultivate properly.
Adequate moisture came in July 20
supply The increasing demand. OF the
rapidly growing crop which will soon
pass the critical period Of growth UNI
DC" favorable conditions and which if
continued throughout August, should
produce a crop that viii exceed last
years yield.
Winter ,h.ot ,..or,, ,., .,,,.,n
he ez1ocaati,rs Of g.. ,,r,.,,
most Of the e9st,,r tbf.l Of 10
The cran in tro lar,,no ~ 49, .l,t.
is Welding abort ,,o .,r.o o.. +L. r.i,.
condition Indicated Tho ,.l;,.,..,
innate Of yi,rd e. "a, D., ~
Dor nero MS r.mr,u.g4 A., Oh. .,..,.5.
vic.9 Of 15- tr.bo,. ,..,.,
1r.g bysro1, III, r.,,I o.,;.-.t. w.,
ycar. Tso nrc fv-,ir,r,, .,r,..,-
placed Of 10 ooo M L,-,l,.
narol "a -- --o noo -.
Sp~in~ wbast imnrovol sltobr.. in
northern counties and N, n.].o,r
cond ito, Of 791 irdf,otos , ar-,, 90
$500. 900 bushes. Tho total nroJ,,,.
ton Of all wneaf j. nov, n,,coI ~
55,sCG.Ooo bushels.
O.,s are doomed TO r.1-. ,.,,..
poor showing this ,rar. Tba.o WINS
O. Sigh. im9. ar. meas in some Of th.
northern cauua.as bg. the cr,, is
cons iderably below the average. The
condition Of Girt at the timc Of bar.
vest forecasts a crop Of 6O.97o0Oo
bushels as compared 20 the final osti-
mate Of 7O.O5i,OOO bushels last vea~.
The quality is poor and there has been
injury to the grain in theshock
from rains. The stocks of old oats on
farms is estimated to be zoos. 600
bushels, or 1919 of last years crop.
Last years crop of oats was fairly
good and the low prices discouraged
sales.
The preliminarv estimate If Weld
OF rye<is 1875 bushels per acre and
the production 1.738. 600 bushels as
compared to l,714.OO0 bushels lat
wear. The condition. OF bdrley is 81
ShiA ,andicatsxasdko p Of 5.506.T00 |
as compared to 4y9l5. OO8fka-
shtiS t6Ak year. The June drouth I'D
Nat injured barley severely throu4h.
out most Of the southern half Of ne
Observation-Disclosures. IL
PolxfEes sK3w marked Improvement. |
particularly in the northern half tof
the state which includes the late COM
mercial sections. The earliest plant
ings in the southern counties were
damaged by the June drouth and heat
wave but the later paintings have
improved somewhat. Potatoes in the
northern part of the state escaped in
jury and the present conditions indi-
cate one of the largest crops on record
The acreage of the early commercial
crop has been doubled and the late
commercial acreage was increased al
most 500. The present condition Of
S7% indicates a ron of 1O.3O5 600