The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-07-13
NEARLY ALL CROPS
SHOW FALLING OFF
SINCE JUNE REPORT

Practically all crops show a falling
off in condition since the June report.
according to the monthly report issued
today by George G. Bryant, statistician
for the cooperative crop reporting
service for Indiana. Corn acreage
shows an increase of one per cent over
last year Potatoes and tobacco also
show an increase in acreage compared
to last year. but the condition is con-
siderably below the average The re-
port follows:
There is slight increase IN the
corn acreage in many Indiana count
les and is due principally to the fail
ure to get in the full acreage of oats,
although other factors entered into it.
The total for the state amounts to
4.765,000 acres and is an increase of
one per cent over last year.
The condition on July 1, was 90 per
cent of normal and indicates a total
production of 10, 749,000 bushels com
pared with 69,S48, 900 bushels har-
vested last year. The stand is fair
to good in most places. Plants are
OF good color and all fields ara we'll
cultivated with some of the early
planted laid by The need of rain is
very evident in most places and curl
ing has begun in a few localities.
Chinch bugs have done some damage
in few localities.
Wheat Crop Medium
Winter wheat threshine in Indiana
has shown the crop not to be as good
as indicated earlier in the season, the
condition on July being 81 per cent
of normal, from which a total produc-
ton of 31,273,000 bushels is forecast.
compared with 33,977, 900 bushels fore
cast for June and five-year average
of 33,688,000 bushels. Hessian fly.
chinch bugs, red rust and scab each
contributed to the deterioration and
some ripened prematurely. Wheat re-
naming on Indiana farms July from
last years crop amounted to 966 900
bushels.
The spring wheat crop in Indiana
showed a condition of rs per cent of
normal on July /, from which total
production of $1,000 bushels is indi-
Gated.
Oats in Indiana declined "a points
during the past month, showing a con-
dltion figure on July of SO per cent
OF normal from which a total produc-
ton of 34,027,000 bushels is forecast.
This is by far the smallest crop re-
ported for the state in many years
and compares with 47,9l2,00O bushels
estimated for June 1 and the five-year
average of 71,070,000 bushels. Ex-
tremely hot weather during June and
the late planting are the principal
factors causing the low condition.
Some chinch bug damage has been re-
ported.
so Per Cent Normal
The condition of barley in Indiana
July l was so per cent of normal
from which a total production of 998,
00O bushels is forecast compared with
1,294,000 bushels for June and L. 35 600
bushels harvested last year.
The condition of rye in Indiana on
July l was "a per cent of normal,
from which a total production of
4'4l9,OOO bushels is forecast, compared
with 4,845,000 bushels for June and
6'9Io,0O0 bushels harvested last year.
The white potato acreage in In
diana shows slight increase over
last year, being 10000 acres. The
condition on July 1 was II per cent of
normal from which total production
OF o,322,OOO bushels is forecast. com
pared with 100000 harvested last
year.
The sweet potato acreage in Indiana
is slightly greater than last wear
being 5000 acres. The condition JuIv
l was 81 per cent of normal and indi-
Gates total production of 321 ,0Oo
bushels compared with 1896 1000 bushels
harvested last year.
Tobacco Acreage Better.
The tobacco acreage of Indiana
shows an increase of rs per cent ovar
last year, and amounts to s18 o0o
acres The July l condition was re
per cent of normal, from which
total production of 1871 900 pounds
is forecast, compared with 1225O. 600
pounds harvested last year.
The condition of all hay in Indiana
on July 1, was go per cent of normal
and indicates total production of
1881, coo tons compared with 2.451 600
tons harvested last year.
The condition of the Indiana ample
crop was 20 per cent of normal on
July l, and indicates a total produc-
ton of 100000 bushels. compared
with 1,029,000 bushels harvested last
year
Peaches in Indiana showed a condi- |
ton on July 1, of 80 per cent of nor |
NAL. from which a total production
of 100000 bushels is indicated, COM |
pared with $4,000 bushels harvested
last year.
Truck crops are not in quite as good |
condition as month ago. Hot wealth |
er and insects are the principal causes
of the deterioration, although some !
diseases have manifested themselves. |
Melons, however, have kept up fairly
we'll
The hot weather cut the small fruit |
very materially and the quality was
not as good as usual
Sorghum cane shows slight de-
crease in acreage, but the condition !
Is fairly good.
strikers from interfering with railroad |
operations were granted to roads in
Los Angeles, Hannibal, Md, Spring /
.ield and East st. Louis, ILL.,, and in /
Iowa. The Northwest Pacific applied |