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Show Yt 1 1r _ oAMrftS AAAAM r rOTCNS.ONWOnK r OTCNS.ONWOnK OTCNSONWOnK n ni nS . i nf f S 1 1Tfli I . i TIMn TlMlELY Tfli | LY < T ECONOMIC rACTft FACTS FACTSTh Th TIt * . . < Pic Pig Cry Crap trop * Reyrt Itepori Report IteporiThe ReportThe I ITIt Trr The ' June J'une pif pig ' crop report points pointsto pointito to an Increase In hof hog producUon production productionThe productionTh The numfr number of pics pigs saved this last lastspring lastspring lastsprinr II producUonII IIThe spring Is 18 estimated . at 43 43.384.000 43384.000 43384000 43.384.000head < 3.3 33 . . 884.000 884000 884.000head 4,00 400 4,00head . . , < head as compared with M sa 38 424,000last 424,000 424000 424,000last , < 24OOClast , last tprtn spring an inoreasa Increase of 13 19 l3jri eJ per percrop r ' rcent cent . . This ThJa is la the th * larcest largest spring xprtorpil spring-pig spring pig springpigcrop - ' crop in the th last ftv five yeara years . , tit bUt still stili 17 1'7 ' per cent smaller muaUer than the th av- av average average av.er aver - . - erage C in 1)132 1132 1932 ) , and ' ' ' 33 The fr an-ea.t- anea.t an ea.t eat great- great anea.test greatest - at- at . - atest - est rains gains W'e1'e'in We1ein wereIn were- were ' wer ' - in the th West Northcentral NorthCentral North Central and South Central Stater StateS ' 17 and 15 per cent respectivelyThis respectively espeetlvely espeetlvelyThis This Thl June Jun report also Indicaw indicates indicatesthat Indicawthat * that - . praducera pr-.ducers pr.ducers pr .ducers ducers prsducera ara are ! pxpectlni jexpectlng expecting to toIncrease toIncrease t < increasa Increase the number of ot sow sows to far- far farrow farrow farrow - - row this fall about 9 per cent over overlaat overlast last laat fall Based Ba * d on the th * number of ofsows ofsows ojcows sows farrowed this sprinc sprIng and the theIndicated theIndicated thtindicated Indicated number to farrow thisfall this thistall fall tall total pig pl < r production for the theyear theyear year 1 1938 1038 3 is expected to be aboutCT about ! 6'9000,000 69000000 69000,000 ' 000,000 000000 , , head which to Is 12 19 per percent percent peicent : centfar cent larter 1arger larger than the th * total crop croptor croit0f [ tor far farlarger 193'1 1931 1037 l ' 37 . .w w . . . I Whee Nheat Wh . t & Proei Prl * c c4a c4aJuly II IIJuly I July 1 Indications point to a 1 131wheat 1938 1938wheat 1938wheat 31wheat wheat crop of 867412000 867 7412000 412000 bushelsWhJch bushelswhich bushels which WhJch . , If it materlxllaes mater1a1iJes materlalizes : will wtll be bethe bethe bethe the second larfest largest crop on record recordWinter recordWinter r cord Winter wheat production prod.uct1ou product1ou : . Is est- est esti- esti estI estimated esti estimated ! - - . mated at 715425 71.06000 7106000 715.425000 715425000 & . . 000 bushels com com- compared compared compared - I pared . with 6&5 65 683 & 5103000 102 000 last that year yearThe yearThe The Th 7-mlUion-bushaI 7 mlUion bushaI 96'7-m11Iion-bushel 96'7 967 m11Iion bushel 967-m111ion-bushel m111ion ' - - wheat wheatcrop wheatcrop wheatcrop crop this year Is due to both hl h1 high highseeded h hseeded hseeded seeded acraaf acreage and a fairly taIrly highyield highyield hich high yUld yield . . Tbe The Th yield la Is now nO\V nO V \ estimated estimatedat at 11.9 119 ll . . bushels bushel & per ceaded seeded acre and andl 81 l million mtUlon mWion acres seeded . . With about200 about 200 million bushels l left ft oTer over fromlast from fromlast fromlast last year our totcl total supply is now nowabout nowabout nowabout about . 1167 1 11 167 < 7 412.000 412000 . . bushels bu.sbel busbel . $ or 4If1 467 4If1m1Won 467million 4C7million m1Won million bushels in tn excacs excess of domes dorni-tlo dorni tlo - . t10 tic ' requaremen'te requaremente requb'ementB requbementB requirement ' Of this ex sa omess sawe omesswe excesiwe we may be ah1e able aid * to export 100 mll- mll mO- mO nip- nip - mOUon niplion - lion Uon bushels but w we ara are almoetcwrtain almost almostcertain almostcertain certain to have a carry-over carry over - - at theend theend the end of this year of over 300 m1Uion million m1Uionbushels millionbushels millionbushels bushels . . . I I . CTTI CcM'n CcMn Corn ' PnlsPft Prospect Pr iMctn iMctnOn ' " On th the * basis bM1a of ot July 1 indtoa- indtoa indica- indica Indlca- Indlca indtoalions indications Indlcalions - - lions tions this vear's vears veer's veers ' ' ' corn crop is fnT'f- fnT'f fnTf Tore- Tore fnT'fcdt Torecat ' " - - caAt cdt cdta.t cat . at a.t 2 . 2.U3 2U3 2.482 2482 . tm 103 102 000 bushels bush ls whichIs which whichla la 18 Is 1(3 13 163 ( million mtnJon bushels lees less than thanlast thanlast : last year's years ' ' ' crop crap but 176 17 < m million milliongreater lton ltongreater areater greater than averageOat averace average . . . . Oat Oatw Oabc " Barlev Barley Ry Rye n RyeThe , . . The indicated production ol of ofoatil ofoats I oats oatil on Julv July 1 I was 52 million milJlon bu- bu bn- bn bushels bnahels biishels - shels ahels less Ie & ! than last year , . but 51 51mUlion 51million 51million I mUlion million . rreater grea.ter greater than the th 10yearaverage to-vear to vear 10-year 10 year tovearaverage 10-veaiaveraic 10 veaiaveraic - - average Indicated Indieated ylald yield Is 30S 308 oalrela bn- bn bll- bll o- o bnshels bllshels - shels alrela which Is 19 1 I 9 bushels bushf'ls bushfls ' under underlast underlast undrlajEt * last year but 37 3 7 bushels above abovenormal abovenormal abov abovnormal normal but twice as treat great as a ayear ayear ayear year ago agoPotato { . . . . . . f Potato- Potato t .t t . .ti . - < -i i - iProspects PotatoProspects Prospects on Julv July 1 were f fcrr for R a apotato RI Rpotato I potato crop of 388660000 386 3 660 C60000 000 bushelll bushels bushelllwh1ch bushelswhich I which wh1ch Is 18 3 2 per cent less than 1ast last 1astyears lastyears lastyears years crop but 5 per cent ce"t cet " lanrer larger largerthan lartcerthan I Ithan lanrerIthan than the 10 year 1927-36) 1927 36) 36 (1927-36) (1927 (1 1 < ( 27-3 27 3 - > ) aver- aver average average aver-a aver a - age e Acreage Acreafre of potatoes potatoe for harvest har harvest bar- bar har- har barvest - vest this yea year ye r is reported to be b 4 4per 4per 4per per cent tmaller smaller than last year yearand yearand yearand and 9 per cent . smaller than aver- aver average average aver-aee aver aee averaeeThe - age I ageThe The yield per acre is now for forecast forecastat forecastat 8 & . at 13C 126 5 busheic bushels per acre the highst high- high highest hlfh-eart hlfh eart - est st . on record reeord Production In the theII the11 11 II earv early ) 8t.ate 8tate states . was p little Jlttle In 10 Ox ex excess Oxcess ( excess cess of 38 S million mUUon bushels which whichi whichwas whichwas whichwas i was about the same as last year yearProduction yearroduction yearProduction Production roduction ? in the 7 Intermediate Intermediatefates IntermediateStates 818 ; fates tes Is reported the same as last lastvear lastear lastyear vear ear v , whereat whereas hereas production In the 30Late 30 30Late 30Late Late States is a estimated at 2 pereat per percent percent cent eat less than In 1137 1937 1937rr . . . . Fro Fr'tit Frtit rr + ' rit ' It 'ro.1MIndications ( ' . ( Owns 'ro.1M ro.1M ro1M 'reps reps OwnsIndications 'repsIndications ' Indications are that the produc production producdon production tion don of apples peaches pears apricots aprt apri aprteots apriIts eots ; Its rrapos grapes cherries plums and andprunes andprunes prunes > runes thim thiR this year w will l be about 3 3per 3ser 3pw per ser cent larfKr larger than the l-year l year 10-year 10 lyearaverage 10yeariverage ( 10-yearaverate 10 yearaverate ) - - average iverage but 20 per cent less leas than thanlast thanart thanlast last art year Prospects Pro pect are for an .p p ap . appi .ppie pie > le * crop one onl ' third lees If'S IfS less ' ! than lastyear last lastyear lastrear year rear and 11 per cent below the the0year tha10- tha10 tha10e 100ear 0-year 0 year - > } e r averare average - theI I |