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Show Barring rains during harvest and curing, both quality and tonnage should be good. Wheat and barley crops are in generally good condition as harvest approaches. Yields are expected to be a little below last season, but still above average. Winter wheat has turned color in over 80 percent of the fields, and 17 percent is ripe. Spring wheat and barley are between 90 and 95 percent headed, and nearly 60 percent has turned color. Corn is making good growth in the recent warm weather, but is still behind normal development. The state average height of this year's crop is 25 inches. A year ago, t,he crop was nearly 40 inches high by this date, and 32 inches two years ago. Reports indicate that range feed is in fair-to-good condition, but is generally dry at middle and lower elevations. Cattle are rated in good condition. |