The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1925-07-16
GOVERNMENT
MAKES REPORT
Forecast for Wheat, Apples
Other Fruits of much
Interest to All

The July lst crop report for Wash
ington shows small increase in es-
timated winter wheat production and
a slight decrease in the spring wheat
crop as compared with June 1. APP
pie production is expected to be large
this year, the indicated crop on July
/ being exceeded only by the heavy
crop of 1928. The report, as issued
by G. s. Ray of the Federal Division
of Crop and Livestock Estimates,
further states that small increase
in potato acreage over last year is
noted and the prospects are for a
potato crop over 10 per cent larger
than the small crop Of 1924, but less
than the average for the past five
years.
Wheat-The July 1st forecast for
wheat in Washington indicates pro-
duction of 100000 bushels of win
ter wheat, slight increase over the
June forecast of S9,384,000 bushels.
The forecast for spring wheat is 28,-
483,000 bushels as compared with 3d.
$4,000 bushels, the estimate made on
June 1. Total indicated wheat pro-
duction is 3S,485,000 bushels this sea-
son against 27,300,000 in 1924 and
"A, 100000 bushels, the average pro-
duction for the past five years. The
average condition of winter wheat
was so and of spring wheat 86 COG
one month ago). Hot weather late
in June seems to have affected win
ter wheat very little but reduced the
spring wheat prospects to varying
degree in many localities. July con-
ditions indicated yield of 23.5 BUSH
els per acre for winter wheat, as COM
pared with 2S.l, the ten-year average,
and 17.2 bushels per acre of spring
wheat against 14.6, the ten-year aver
age.
Potatoes-Washingto is estimated
to have $1,000 acres of potatoes this
season, per cent increase over
the $4,000 acres in 1924. The crop on
July l was reported in good condition,
averaging SO per cent of normal, and
the forecast of production is 1859,
600 bushels. The 1924 potato crop
amounted to 6,615,0O0 bushels while
the average production for the past
five years was 8,083,000 bushels.
Hay Crops-The forecast for hay
crops on July was 2,110,000 tons Of
tame hay and $4,000 tons of wild hay,
or total of 2,114,000 tons, against
a June total forecast of 2,170,000
tons. Total hay production in 1924
was estimated to be 1,SS8,000 tons,
while the average of the past five
years was 2,l91, 900 tons. Condition
figures for various hay crops on July
and June 1, 1925, respectively, are
as follows: all tame hay S7-90, wild
hay S6-Ss, timothy 1898, clover SS-
80, timothy and clover mixed 91-92,
alfalfa S2-s6. The first estimate upon
grains cut for hay will be made in
August.
Washington is expected to
have a large crop of apples this sea-
son. The first forecast made by the
crop reporting board indicates COM
mercial crop of 27,366,O00 bushels
and a total crop of 3O,75O,O0O bushels.
This was exceeded only in 1923 when
the commercial crop was 28,800,000
bushels and the total crop was 3d.
100000 bushels. Teh average produc-
ton for the past five years was 22,-
$4,000 bushels commercially and 26,
468,000 bushels (total crop). The crop
in this state averaged rs per cent of
normal on July as compared with
Sc on July 1, 1924.
Peaches The July forecast for
Washington peaches is GIL GOO bush
els, based on a condition SO per cent
of normal. The June forecast was
618,000 bushels, the 1924 crop 1884,
600 bushels, while the average for the
past five years was 715,0OO bushels.
Pears-The Washington pear fore
cast of 1,9S7,0OO bushels, based on
a condition 64 per cent of normal,
shows small increase over the June
figure Of 1,786,000 bushels. The crop
in 1924 was estimated TO be 100000
bushels, while the average for the
past five years was 1,778,000.
Grapes-Grapes averaged SO per
cent of normal on July and are ex-
pected to produce crop of 2,125 tons
as compared with 1872 tons in 1924.