Omaha daily bee., 1922-04-17
Winter Wheat Is
; Below Average,
Reports Show
Farm Labor supply Exceeds
Oemand-Substantial In.
crease in Number Of
Brood Sows.

4 winter wheat condition oi 80
per cent, which Is below the average
for this date. . rye condition OF rs
per cent. a substantial increase IN
number Of brood sows, and the farm
labor supply generally exceeding the
demand are the leading statements
IN the April crop report released by
the Nebraska department OF agfieui-
tufe and the bureau OF markets and
crop estimates.
The present wheat condition, no
per cent. which Is - per cent below
last year and below the l0.yeaf
average. forecasts . production OF
Od,lOl 900 bushels. The bulk OF the
crop has made better progress than
one would ordinarily expect under
the dry, uniayorable autumn and
winter weather. and further improve.
men, Is possible under favorable
conditions,
The condition of rye j. IS per
cent, a. compared 10 Ss per cent last
December and the l0-year average oi
~ per cent ior this date. A possible
production Of l92s,00O bushels IS
ioreeasted By this condition. The
final estimate last year was LIZA
900 bushels.
- Brood Sows Increase.
The number oi brood sows has in
creased 10 per cent over the previous
year. the number being placed at
$4,000 head as compared TO oo7 900
last year. The present corn re-
serves and the relative prices OF corn
and swine during the past winter
seems TO have given considerable
stimulus TO swine production. Re-
ports on the lltters 10 date vary
from severe losses TO highly salts
factory results.
County summary oi comments
from correspondent April !.
Northwest District-BoN Butte:
Increased number oil brood sows.
pig crop normal; wheat and rye ia
yorable; farmers trying TO avoid
hired help. Cherry: Livestock do
ing we'll Dawes: Wheat and rye
varies from fair to good: SOME re-
seeding; spring wheat seeding COM
pletcd, large increase OF brood sows.
Sheridan: Favorable weather and
everything in fair shape, grasses
starting.
Moisture Needed.
North Dis,rict-Blainc: Moisture
needed. Boyd: Large increase OF
brood sows; plenty farm labor; crops
backward, but winter wheat and rye
seem to be coming. Brown: Drouth
made farm crops backward. Gar
field: Drouth broken March "a;
farm help needed. but financial con-
ditions hinder. Holt: Some winter
killing Of wheat and rye, and rain
needed. otherwise promising; large
increase in brood sows: seeding OF
oats started. Keya Paha. Plenty
moisture for wheat and rye; no funds
for hired labor; heavy increase i'll
brood sows; cattle scarce and pas
.tvres advertised for rent. Rock: In
creased swine crop, brood sows will
be kept for second litter; grass start
ed; rye is replacing wheat. Wheel
or. Part of county dry. good rain
in other parts and wheat and rye
in fine shape; farmers cannot afford
to hire labor.
Northeast Distri ct-Antelope:
Brood sows scarce; farm work be-
ginning; wheat injured by drouth.
Boone: Farmers plan for larger
crops; plenty moisture. Burt: SOL
condition good; wheat dead in spots.
Cedar: Prospects for a larger pig
crop than a year ago. Cunning: La
Dor very scarce, pay $40 to SO. Da-
kota: Good rain; no seeding done
yet Dixon: Labor plentiful; in.
crease in brood sows. Knox: Good
help scarce. Madison: Conditions
GOOD. Thurston: Pig crop large.
Wayne: Short on brood sows.
Crop Conditions Excellent.
West District-Banner: Wheat and
rye in excellent condition; dry. Chey-
enne: Sowing spring wheat; will be
some reseeding OF wheat. deuel.:
Large acreage of spring wheat. Gar
den: Plenty of moisture; short on
brood sows. Kimball: Increase OF
hogs over last year; subsoil III good
shape: banks closing farmers out; no
money to hire help; small grain IN
6nc shape. Morrill,: Less beets and
more grains and alfalfa. Scottsbluff:
Wheat ranges from poor condition
to excellent, promise big yield; many
buying brood sows. Thomas: Plen-
ty idle men.
Central District-Buffalo: Wheat
improving after ram; parts OF county
wheat and rye failures. Custer: Dry
MI winter; heavy loss OF sows and
small littcrs. Dawson: Fifty per
cent of early pig crop lost on account
Of bad weather; need rain; no demand
for labor. Greeley: Too dry to do
planting. Howard: Increase in
brood sows with half crop pigs. Sher-
man: Hcssian fly reported in 40 per
cent carly sown fields; wheat outlook
improving. Valley: Not hiring help
account OF low prices.
Demand for Brood Sows.
East District-Butler: Big de-
mand for brood sows; plenty help
SIS to $50. Cass: Heavy loss OF
pigs; weather favorable for fruit
trees. Colfax: Wheat below normal.
Dodge: Hessian fly in early wheat;
soil good condition. Douglas: Wheat
fine. Hamilton: Wheat improving;
<nbsoil dry. Lancaster: Early sown
wheat looks dead. Merrick: Wheat
and rye good condition; plenty mois-
ture. Platte: Conditions excellent;
sufficient moisture; weather hard on
pigs. Polk: Ground fine shape; no
Hessian fly. Sarpy: Plenty rain;
wheat and rye fine condition. Saun-
ders: Fruit practically insured; 4O
per cent potatoes planted; wheat I'M
proved. Seward: Wheat fine; pigs