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Show WINTER WHEAT IS MAKING PROGRESS WASHINGTON. May 1. Winter wheat made good progress in growth during the last week in all parts of the coun try, although the crop was heading short in parts of California and rain was needed in Washington and Oregon, the national weather crop bulletin today announced. Conditions continued favorable In Nebraska. Ne-braska. Kansas, Oklahoma, Missouri and the Ohio valley. Under the good conditions that have prevailed the department of agriculture's production forecast to be issued May S and based on conditions existing today, is expected to show a larger quantity than 560,000,000 bushels, forecast from April 1 conditions. The report will give definite information informa-tion as to the acreage abandoned which likely will be much smaller than last year and below the ten-year average. |