Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1945-09-14

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the previous record crop of 1914. 1t
is 40 per cent greater than the 10
year average for 1934-43. Winter
wheat production is up IA per cent
over last year. Estimated acreage
of all wheat for harvest is GA ,96l 900
acres, 9.5 per cent above 1914, with
winter wheat acreage substantially
above last year in nearly all impor-
tant producing states.
Oats-Oats production is expected
to be the largest since 1920, total
of 1,546, O32, 900 bushels. This is 80
per cent above the 1914 crop and As
per cent above the 10-year aver
age. Indicated yield per acre is 1863
bushels. The estimated planting of
As, 911 1000 acres in 1945 is the largest
of record. This is the sixth consecu-
tive year in which the oats acreage
shows an increase for the country as
a whole.
Corn - Marked improvement in
prospects during July has resulted
in an August l estimate of about
2,844, 900, 900 bushels of corn in 1915.
The current estimate, while below
three successive 5000, 900, 000-bushel
crops in 1912, 1913 and 1914, exceeds
production in any year except 1923
and 1882 of the two preceding dec
AIDES. The average yield of 1913 BUSH
els compares with 29.1 bushels esti-
mated month ago, 1872 bushels last
year and the average of 26.8 bushels
per acre. Most important corn grow
ing states had "corn weather" dur
ing the latter part of July, favoring
better than average progress -
called remarkable" in some Sec
tions-to bring an increase of 1884,
100000 bushels in prospect since
July l.
Rye-Indicated production of 27,-
1888, 1000 bushels is up slightly more
than $500, 900 bushels over last year,
the result of higher per acre yield
since the acreage for harvest is 7
per cent smaller. This is still only
two-thirds of the 1934-43 average pro-
duction.
Rice-If the indicated harvest of
76, 000,0 1000 bushels is realized, it will
be the largest rice crop on record,
and more than per cent above last
years record level. A prospective
yield of nearly so bushels an acre,
plus near-record seeding of 1,511,-
900 acres, is credited with the new
high. Acreage increases are re-
ported in each of the rice producing
states - California, Louisiana, Tex
as and Arkansas - with farmers in
the first two named exceeding re-
ported March intentions.
Barley - The expected harvest of
100000 900 bushels will be per cent
below the 1914 production and l
per cent less than the 10-year aver
age. Sharp declines are indicated in
all of the major barley producing
states, except California. The entire
acreage seeded, an estimated II, 922,-
900 acres, is about II per cent less
than 1914 and 10 per cent below av-
erage.
Dry Beans-The smallest produc-
ton since 1886 is anticipated for
1945, the indicated total of 14,7l4,-
900 bags of 100 pounds each Gun
cleaned) being more than one
fourth less than the record-breaking
crop harvested in 1913. Bean plant
ings in Michigan and New York
total I'll 900 acres, the smallest since
1899 and less than were planted in
Michigan alone in 1914. Farmers ap-
pear to be reducing their paintings
to about the level of the years before
the present war.
Lima bean production is expected
to be little larger than last year,
CALIFORNIA; $4,000 acres marking
an increase of 5000 acres over 1914.
Dry Peas - Although considera-
bly, less than last years big crop,
the 1915 production will probably be
about double the prewar average for
total of some $500, 900 100-pound
bags (uncleaned). Acreage this
year, also double the prewar aver
age, is concentrated mainly in the