, 1924-08-21

reporting a better crop than last
year. Weather conditions were most
favorable and the hay has been put
up in unusually good shape.
Sugar Beets
The Sugar Beet crop held its own
during July with every prospect of a
good crop. The Big Horn Basin
and North Central Districts showed
most favorable prospects with a
slight decline in the South East dis
trict. Stands are good, water supply
good, and the crop is overcoming a
late start. The condition is 81 per
cent ,one point below July I. On
August /, 1923 the condition was 100
per cent and the ten year average
is "a percent.
The bean crop suffered some in
dry land sections but shows. a condi-
ton of 80 per cent compared with
81 per cent July LIST.
Gardens and truck crops have done
well with favorable reports on the
Laramie head lettuce crop.
Unusually good crop prospects in
the Big Horn Basin and North Cen
trail section of Wyoming but a de-
cline in the condition of all crops in
the state except sugar beets are the
outstanding features of the August
l crop report issued by the U. S.
Division Of Crop and Livestock Els
Inmates from its Cheyenne office.
General
July was marked with little rain
and a resulting lack of moisture in
the dry land sections which cut down
crop conditions. Irrigation water be-
came short in mach Of the area west
of the Continental Divide, while
there was a good supply over the
remainder of the State but warm
weather necessitated heavy and con-
tinued irrigation. Crop conditions in
the Big Horn Basin and North Cen
trail District are unusually good. Lack
of moisture was generally most ap-
parent in the East Contra District
and Southern one third of the state.
Irrigated crops are generally good,
except where water is short.
Corn
TIL. corn crop is fully two to three
weeks late, with fair stands and some
need of moisture. Much of the crop
will not mature unless the season is
later than normal. The condition
of the crop is &C per cent. II points
below July /, compared with 81 per
cent n yea ago and 81 per cent
the ten year average on August /.
The crop is forecasted at 3,O96,O0O
bushels compared with 100000
bushels in 1923 and the five year
(1919-23) average of ~2,413,0O0
bushels.
Winter Wheat
The preliminary estimate on the
t-A-. -h@- ono T. = mn A---l-
compared with 225.0O0 bushels in
1923 and the five year G919-23)
average OF $4,000 bushels. The
Weld this year is placed at 16 bush
els against Is bushels last year.
Spring Wheat
Dry weather cut spring wheat
prospects during July. the August l
condition being rs per cent, Q points
below July /. compared with 90 per
cent last August and the ten year
average of "a per cent. The crop is
f%orecasted at 2~,211,O0O bushels
against 2.560.00O bushels in 1923.
and the five year average of 2.367,-
900 bushels.
The oat crop declined. with con-
siderable drought damage. and pros
poets Of . large acreage being cut
for hay The crop u ~forecasted At
5.597.0O0 bushels from a condition
OF IS per cent. z points below July
/. Last years crop was estimated
At ~6.95O.O00 bushels and the 1--WE
year average is 4.550,OO0 bushels.
On august i. 1928 the condition was
81 per cent and the ten year aver
age IL SO per cent.
barley
The barley crop u forecasted at
$4,000 bushels against last years
estimate OF 86S000 bushels and the
1--WE year average OF $4,000 bushels.
The crop declined s points in July
giving q condition of so per cent
against IS per e n year ago
and the ten year average OF So per
cent August /.
Potatoes
The potato crop which was late
showed u decline of Z points In July
giving n condition of rs percent COM
pared with SO per cen n year ago
and the ten year average of SO per
cent. The Big Horn Basin crop he'd
up well with decreased prospects In
the East Central and South East dis
tricts. The crop Is forecasted nj l.
6S5. 900 bushels against ~1,710.000
bushels last year, 2,420. 600 bushels
In 1872 and the Ave year average OF
l,96S,000 bushels.
Rye
The rye crop Indicates n yield OF
10 bushels the same as In 1928, CIV
ing n crop OF 2S6.0O0 buShels. last
years crop was 312,COq bushels cal