Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1944-10-27

from the bloom of 1913. The eight
major deciduous fruits, including ap-
Piles, peaches, pears and grapes, will
probably be 81 per cent greater than
last season, and 10 per cent more
than the l933-42 average. Apples,
for example, are expected to exceed
the 1913 pick by 38 per cent, with
1888 1000 more bushels than last
year, or about the same as the aver
age for 1933-42.
The peach harvest probably will
total 10000, 1000 bushels, II per cent
more than 1913, and Is per cent
above the 1933-42 average. Some
100000 bushels more pears are in
dictated, exceeding 1913 by 10 per
cent and 1933-42 by per cent. The
condition of most fruits is reported
greatly improved over the condi-
ton at the same period last year.
Commercial vegetables for fresh
market are up over the 1913 tonnage
by approximately 10 per cent, and
exceed l933-42 by % per cent. They
are expected to top the 1912 record
of million tons by II per cent. New
highs are indicated for cabbage, let
tuce and onions, with the harvest of
the latter crop reported as some So
per cent greater than last year and
As per cent more than the 1933-42
average.
Tonnage of vegetables for process
ing is reported as about 10 per cent
more than in 1913 and 81 per cent
above the 1933-42 average. These
crops include snap beans, green
peas, sweet corn, tomatoes, beets,
lima beans, kraut cabbage and pi-
mientos. The tomato harvest is es-
timated as 10 per cent in excess of
1943's total of 1859, 100 tons for a
new high of 3,173,8O0 tons.
High acre yield of cotton, partly
influenced by dry weather that held
the boil weevil in check, has resulted
in the picking of Slightly more than
last years 11,427, 1000 bales, for a
total of II ,483, 900 bales from a mil
lion and a half fewer harvested
acres.
Tobacco production is expected to
be the second largest on record, with
total of 1,730, $4,000 pounds, all
types combined, compared with the
1889 record crop of 1880, 793, 1000
pounds. This years tobacco harvest
is estimated at "a per cent in ex-
cess of 1913.
Another record egg production on
farms is indicated. During the first
eight months of 1914 total production
is reported as up per cent over
the same period last year, and 48 per
cent over the 1933-42 average. AL
though chickens for market dropped
substantially below last years high,
about $500, 900, 900 pounds of chicken
meat, or AZ per cent more than the
1933-42 average, are expected to be
produced in 1914.
An increase of some per cent in
the production of all meats is indi-
Gated for 1914, compared with the
1943 record. A total of Is, 900, 900, 900
pounds is expected this year, of
which 10,790, 10000 pounds will be
beef and veal. Beef production is
estimated at about 10 per cent more
than in 1913, with veal possibly 20
per cent more. An indicated
$3.50, 100000 pounds of pork would
be a little less than the large pro-
duction in 1913, due to lighter mar
ket weights, but lard production will
probably total about 3,390,000,0 900
pounds, or II per cent more than
last years peak. Lamb and mutton
production of about 100000, 900
pounds compares favorably with
prewar years, although it would be
IL per cent below the 1913 record.