| Show WINTER WHEAT CROP CROPIS IS FAR ABOVE THE AVERAGE 4 Government Report Ma Made Je Today Shows Great Percentage Per er cen tage of Gain WASHINGTON SHI May 7 The The greatest crop of or w winter wheat ever grown one one- fifth again as large as tho the record crop grown n last year ear and more than halt half again as large as 08 that harvested in 1912 1912 Is In Indicated Indicated In- In b by statistics announced by the tho depal de- de pal of agriculture today I In all will wll bo be pro pro- ro- ro produced If It tho the highly favorable conditions conditions condi condi- dons existing since lInea the crop was planted last fall tall continue until harvest time The acreage abandoned through unfavorable conditions of at tho the winter amounted to only 31 per cent of ot the area arca planted an unusually unusually un un- un- un usually low area orea This makes the area remaining to be harvested a 8 record one oneat of at acres Indications are aro that Kansas will have havo havea a crop of or bushels or Oo bushels bushel more than last year and Oklahoma bushels la or bushels more than last year ear WASHINGTON May 7 The The first official oW- oW cial estimate of or the size of the crop of or winter inter is wheat heat was made toa today in the te Mo May crop report of the crop reporting board United St States t 6 department of agriculture Isue Issued at p. p m. m The report shows the condition on 10 Nay May 1 of winter wheat r rye e meadow lands and pastures the percentage per per- of or spring sprinG plowing and spring planting completed tho the acreage of ot winter winter win win- ter wheat to be harvested tho the estimated outturn of or the tho winter neat wheat heat crop and the stocks of or hay on farms arms May Moy 1 Tho The figures arc are Winter wheat The wheat The average crae a condition of ot I winter wheat on Ma May 1 was 9 9 percent per percent cent cant of ot a normal compared with per pcr percent percent cent on April Apri 1 1 per ver cent on 13 May 1 1 1913 and per cent the average for or the past ten years ears on May ay 1 The area of ot winter wheat remaining on onIa May Ia 1 to be harvested was about 35 acres or 11 acres acre les less than thon the ajea aea planted last autumn but acres moro morn than the area harvested last laft year jear ear acres acre The Tho condition on May 1 Is Indicative of oC a yield per acre aero of oC approximately ILS b bushels hels average variations to prevail thereafter On the tile estimated area to be harvested this would produce a n final crop of ot bushels compared with wih bushels harvested In 1913 2913 in 19 1912 bushels bushels bush bush- els Is In 1911 and 43 bushels In 1910 1920 Tho The outturn of oC tho the crop probably will willbe willbe wi be above or below the tho tj figures urel here given according to whether the condition from fromMa Ma May 1 to time of or harvest Is above or below the era a average e chan change e. e Rye The Rye The condition of ot rye ryo on May ta 1 was as per cent of a R normal compared with per cent on April 1 1 91 9 per peC percent percent cent on May Ja 1 1 1913 and 89 4 per cent the average for the past ten years ears on May a 1 Meadow or ha hay lands The lands Tho average condition con con- diton of ot meadow or hay lands on ln May 1 per cent of or a normal compared com corn pared parc with wIt per cent on May 1 1 1913 1013 and a year ten-year average on Nay May 1 of ot per vcr cen cent t. t Hay on farms The farms Tho Tho stocks of or hay on farms on May ay 1 were estimated to be he 7 tons compared with tons tonson tonson tonson on May 1 1 1913 and tons on May olay 1 I. I 1912 Pa Pasture The Pasture The average condition of ot pastures pastures pas pas- tures Lures on May Iy 1 was as per cent of ot a I normal compared compare with Sil p per r cent on May 1 1 1913 and a year ton average on onla May la 1 of per cent cent Spring plowing plowing plowing-Of Ot Of spring plowing per cent was com completed up to May 1 1 compared with 67 per per- percent cent on May fay I 1 1 1913 and a year ten average on May 1 i 1 of at per cent Spring planting planting planting-Of Ot Of spring planting per cent was waR completed up to May olay 1 1 compared with Ith 57 1 per cent on May fay 1 1 1913 and a a year six-year average overage on May ay 1 of ot 6 per cent cent I |
