, 1923-05-13
WINTER GRAIN
CROPS IMPROVE
DURING MONTH
Condition Is Still Low,
Federal Report for
May | Reveals.

Improvement in the condition Of
winter wheat and rye is reported in
Wyoming during April by the month
" crop report OF tho United States
Department of Agriculture. division
Of crop and livestock estimates.
Losses from winter killing have been
higher.
Conditions are reported good
throughout the state for spri ig piow-
ing and seeding. The report follows
in fuli.
WINTER wHEAT--The condition
OF the winter wheat crop on May /
was 81 per cent a gain of 6 points
owe April 1. the condition one yeai
ago was Q per cent and the ten year
average "a per cont Dry conditions
last fall resulted in IT per cent OF
the acreage being abandoned com.
pared to IL per cent last year. s per
cent W. years ago and the ten year
average of Z per cent. It is estimat-
ed that 81 900 acres remain for har-
vest against $4,000 acres in 1929,
80 600 acres in 1921 and 40. 900 acres
in 1890. Tho crop wal greatly i'm
proved by the moisture during April.
The heaviest loss OF acreage is in
Goshen. Platte and Laramie coun
ties where about 75 per cent OF tho
crop is produced.
RYE-Tho acreage or rye remain.
ing for harvest Ia placed at $4,000
acres or Sc per cent OF last years
acreage which was estimated at 2i,-
600 acres compared to $4,000 acres
in 1921 and e2. 1000 acres in 1890.
The condition of tho y crop Is so
e sent a gain of 4 points during
April. The condition OF the crop one
year ago was 93 per cest n the ten
year average condition on April 1 is
9e per cent. Considerable spring rye
has been sown to replace hat lost
from dry conditions last fall. Most
of the rye is grown in Converse,
Niobrara, Goshen, Platte and Lara-
mic counties.
be about s per cent greater than asst
year and Is estimated al 1855 900
acres. while the wild hay acreage will
DO about the same as last year. Tho
condition of al hay is o. per cent
compared to 96 per cen last year. oi
per cent two years ago and the ten
year average OF OF per cent. Meadows
r reported in good shape and mois-
ture conditions are good. but tho
crop has been n little late in start
ing. There Is much interest in grow
ing feed crops and indication are
that the hay and forage crops will
be much larger than last year.
PLOwING-The amount OF pillow.
ing (spring and falD completed for
spring seeding is ~ per cent of the
total amount that will be used for
spring crops. asst year 40 per cent
was completed May /. two years ago
10 per ent and the s year average
for May 1 Is 81 per cent. The dry
conditions last fall reduced the acre.
age of fall pioying and weather con.
ditions during April delayed spring
blowing.
PLANTING-Spring work has
been considerably delayed by weather
conditions and on May / It was esti-
riated that but 35 per cent OF the
spring Planting had been completed.
as compared to 81 per cent last year.
90 per cen two years ago and the
s year average of AZ per cent TN May
/.
STOCKS OF HAY-The ruppiy OF
hay on farms and ranches May ! ,s
estimated ut s per cent Of the 1922
crop or 1873 900 tons MS the 1922 crop
was estimated at 1909 900 ons. last
year 10 per cent was carried over
two years g SO per cont anu three
years ago Q per cent. Tho north cen.
trail and northeastern sections have
considerable hay btu the remainder
OF the state has only a few localities
where any considerable srnoun IA
left over.
GENERAL-Several sections OF
the state will make a considerable
nhift in the kinds Of crops gr,wn
the potato acreage will be reduced
considerably and there is consider.
able interest in sugar beets with
prospects OF an increased acreage.
Beans will be grown on a comm erciai
bass in the Big Horn Basin and in
Goshen county. Albany county will
greatly increase II lettuce acreage.
Much interest is show In corn and
other crops that will produce feed and
forage.