| Show Abandonment of Winter Wheat Acreage Below 10 Year 10 Y ear Average Dep Department of Agriculture Comment on Crop Report Says Decrease Due to Bad Weather II The crop reporting board of ot the th United State department nt of agrIculture agriculture agri agrI- culture has hu made a a. tat statement nt giving InterpretatIve oo on Its report of ot the a crease e and production of winter wheat Issued May lay 5 8 The text tut of oC this statement together to together to to- gether with the details detail of tI the May S I crop report on OD winter wheat andrye and rye In this count county follows WINTER WHEAT Abandonment lit of ot winter wheat acreage to May 1 I estimated to be 68 L per pr cent 01 ot U. U acres of the M acres acre sown sewn last st tall fall is 1 b below tow the year ten-year aV average rage of ot 13 per pOl c cent nt On account of oC unfavorable weather last leat fall tall a fraction of the acreage was Wita late OwIng Ow Ow- ing to tu mild winter wittier th the abandonment was waa largely confined to this sown son a acreage cre ge Drought was a cause of or abandonment tn in the Northwest State with lu Urge larae e abandonment are South Dakota 2 25 per cent Montana 20 0 per cent and Colorado 14 1 per PH cent The estimated condition of or the winter wheat heet crop coror for May 1 1 8 84 8 per c cent nt compared with Uh the ten- ten Year average of or 83 per cent It In In- In a production of 0 bushel bushels The harvested winter wheat crop of or UG Wis bushels bush- bush cIa els of or 1914 It won was bush els cli aad ad the year ten jr ar average was bushels The condition of ot the crop basheM has bas been heM held below bMw the average ann on account ac Sc- count c. c if tt t the late te spring in in the states CaIN north of ef t North Carolina Caron andin and andIn andIn In most of tb the north central region east of the river and andon on oft account of drought in a portion of the Northwest Condition higher r than average Is J. reported from the Ike Southwest t from th tM the wheat witH state Kansas from frem the West Went la- la eluding the Pacific coast and from froma a a. large lante portion of ot the southeast of ut the Mississippi river The coR condition I. I In Texas 11 was 9 II 2 per pee er cent Oklahoma Okla OkJA- homa hom 94 U per petS Washington 91 n i per pet cent and Oregon OnIon on 97 tT per cent RYE Estimates ter Cr May 1 I Indicate J. J acres aeres of ot rye for harvest tarTest as grain Owing to th the mild winter a lar larger er acreage will b. b harvested than n expected last December The forecast of production J s bushels bushel The harvested Crop of at 1925 15 was wu bushels bUlhe of oC 1924 1224 It was bushels and the year ten a average e was bushels This crop is I. produced mostly in the north central states Pennsylvania and Montana It Its II condition on May 1 I was u per percent percent percent cent of ot a normal condition or an try 1 n- n crease over the rendition conditIon of ot per percent percent percent cent on April J J. J Detail of or winter wheat at by bT tt and tOl follow o Acreage 1121 Condition Production Mn tn Ia D'- D' I S 01 tb lI of bahl K 0 oa i E Z S a. a State ii and J I f z I D i F 1 r r r z i 1 N w York Tork i 10 0 2110 71 U tt U 17 n tito Ino New Ne Jersey lIry i SO 20 00 0 77 11 fl U II It IIII III US 2445 Pennsylvania 3 30 20 T. T II IL II 2120 nIn North AUntie 2 J. J Ls n. n ne 2427 n. n Ohio OhIo 4 44 40 II as Cl 10 0 6 2110 Indiana Indian 1 70 10 l. l StO 0 71 II 74 U 14 5 Illinois I CO 52 71 72 II n II IL O MichIgan 8 50 a J 00 71 II 11 IS 2 tl IS 1201 I WI 7 70 10 o tt II 7 71 If II 1110 ISlO 1007 1511 1151 UI II U II 11 It 12 Ito 1215 low Iowa io SO IS II 1 12 IS 1 II 11 70 1111 2115 69 60 77 It 2 14 U un uon moth Dakota II 1 II to n 1131 I. I 11 io 0 10 77 If II sa 2 UI 10 70 0 SI U 71 tl It HIn North Central I. I 19 n. n 2 Ken 1 To 70 tl IS 71 tt tl It lene rr Delaware Maryland 10 30 27 n It 34 IT 77 II 21 tl 52 It 35 17 J 1111 1 1101 1750 Virginia SI 31 1 II IS It IS II U IIII 1011 2035 1141 1148 11 Wet Weal ViriInIa tl 36 1000 tt IS Tl 71 7 II U 1711 1721 1112 North worth C Catalina Carolina II 11 l It 5 to so til II IU Carolina ji 21 SI U 71 11 II St U. U 10 1432 a JO 30 17 57 7 It 75 tl II 1111 1040 1723 South Atlantic 25 1 no 20 14 48 1 e 2101 2112 acon Kentucky 40 cO 17 7 71 It 7 II 1 2111 11 1104 1308 1 JO 30 0 5 II IS II 5 It as CUl 41 1171 Alabama JO 20 IS 11 ISHI SO It 0 II IS IIII 72 12 77 ell 00 1000 HI III 5 II It II IS n 22 to 50 toItO Arkansas 60 10 0 2101 It II Its 2 11 51 17 n 7 2 22 U t ItO Oklahoma 10 20 s 24 11 II si uen 1111 Texas Tn 20 II 51 U 32 71 U 2 ue 1514 1711 South Central 11 Mil 40 0 10 08 TUn a II IS U 41 14 54 IU 1551 2011 on Idaho C 1 n 57 7 II AI 1 tl II 1014 un 1131 Wyoming 4 40 0 II 52 1 2 to 50 til IU He no Colorado Colordo II 1 tt II 17 If n. n Nut New Mexico 20 20 40 U 77 1104 Icee III lall 1311 Arizona AlIona 30 2000 n It 1 14 24 n IU 1 ac Utah 20 30 11 It n II 11 27 2 1011 Nevada Nua 10 1000 II 5 lie 54 4 U 52 2 41 CI tt II Washington 21 25 51 71 M U MOO 1100 2240 2101 Oregon OlIn 20 70 0 5 17 n to so tl II California 40 II Il II 12 tl 11 10 Western tern 73 72 lOa I 11 20 0 50 1731 17 u. S. S Total Iii ft 11 ii i 1 Ji i Detail of ry rh C by elates and nd divide n ne follow Condition Conditions Production In 0 o Majr lay Iy l 2 J 1121 1126 thousands o or 01 bushels buhela a K 2 t 11 1 e s a 11 E. E Q state M ft M H t and 04 I 2 2 55 p P. P 2 or r r r a N 0 4 M 1000 It II tl 54 Ie 54 4 II 51 6 U t II 11 Connecticut II 11 tl U tl IS 71 73 71 IK New Nw York Seek II U tl It to III HI IO 1111 1311 New J Jersey r y tl IS tt II St It 1 III 52 1022 Pennsylvania 11 II It tl tl It 1101 1 Ills 1114 1211 U Uh North Atlantic Q 1 ItI 14 37 2715 2277 1171 b. b I. I rJ n. n rT n Ohio h II 7 17 N 1053 t 1121 1331 n Indiana II 81 II 11 I It 1 2311 2111 1744 Illinois It II It 2 to 0 IU 1315 1242 2 Michigan 11 II II It U IU 2412 2700 I 1711 11 II 11 It IS tt St aln 1711 2705 IUS Minnesota II U II i 1 It II 71 Iowa low I It tt n 5 tl II 27 IH 14 U 14 ac 1 0 II It 5 21 12 en North Norb Dakota 71 n 1 II It II 1417 Hn Dakota II 51 II 1 M 04 1011 aou 2123 2112 2711 2721 Nebraska II It tl II 10 JO son 1011 2111 IU 2711 2733 North Norah Central BOI 1102 UI 13 2117 1521 I It 26 tl II tl sa It U tt II Maryland 14 04 0 0 It 2 2 au Ul nl II II 5 to 10 vet ril IA ft u II 11 tl 11 tt 55 H lit n lit III North Noth Carolina 0 II 11 I It 11 5 to 0 7 III 11 III UC tooth Carolina t I 17 71 U 5 0 II U 17 It 71 11 tl It tt It 14 U 4 17 n 21 I 25 III South huth Atlantic AtlantIa 11 It U. ISa 17 18 US 1101 1502 2011 fIU I. I Kentucky nHO tt 0 tt 14 t 50 11 In lit 31 ill 0 II U M sc II III 30 to 14 u. Alabama 1404 1900 SI 1 7 73 71 It II 11 II I 20 to Arkansas 1000 tl 1 7 1 II 10 30 11 1 U 34 Oklahoma St St. 2551 II 11 t It U U. U t UI Ta T 2000 t. t 2 tt II 71 73 Ul II 11 12 tl central J S II nt ill 12 I. I lm 1541 Montana II fi S It 10 tt 15 l. l leH 04 1411 1011 Idaho 10 If 57 r M 11 01 t 4 41 85 10 lit H Wyoming U. U M 1 2 tt n I I III It 11 u Color do II 17 U 1 U M 34 Il III ItO II 11 N. N New Mexico 1404 1141 5 tt U 11 3 IS U. U U ii 4 III tab run WI It 51 l 0 H K It U II 16 1 It II 31 III to 1900 H 10 41 1 II H. H 4 III 10 IN Or Oron ton II II 4 M 9 II tl lIe Ice In Western IU 2 K 34 HI t H. H l J. J JU 1141 2105 V t 5 total tot t i 11 i III 80 i im 11 m year ev art nae K ye re-ye r a f e. e |
