Show FAVORABLE FORECAST wheat crop to hit new L I 1 peak washington despite the wet cold spring a record shattering wheat crop ot of bushels Is indicated this year according to the department of agriculture forecast based on conditions as of june 1 the inclement weather particularly in may was unfavorable for planting of some feed grains but wheat the forecast pointed out the prospective wheat crop largest on record compares with bushels forecast a month ago and bushels harvested last year a record up to that time the 10 year overage average production la is bushels the government forecast showed the winter wheat prospect to be bushels and WO bushels for spring wheat the wet spring was responsible for a reduced acreage of oats the report said and a crop of only bushels Is in prospect this compares with bushels harvested last year no estimate was made of the corn crop as it Is too early in the season foa to a reasonable degree of accuracy but the report said that the abnormally cool wet weather of may caused 20 to 25 per cent of the corn acreage to remain unplanted implanted on june 1 which Is rather late an unequalled unequal led winter wheat crop Is in prospect for all of the great plains area and texas oklahoma kansas nebraska and colorado expect record production the report said while growth and develop merit ment of the crop was delayed by a cold wet spring in all but the pacific coast states losses from wet weather have been slight to date in the earliest sections of te texas aas and oklahoma harvest got under way around june 1 at least 10 days later than last year major spring wheat states had fairly favorable weather conditions early in may which enabled growers to plant close to their intended acreage although seeding was somewhat later than usual the crop went into the tha ground several weeks later than usual in the dakotas and minnesota where about three fourths ot of the acreage is grown but the plantings were under favorable moisture conditions |