Show AMERICAN FARMERS SURPASS OWN MARK TO PRODUCE ANOTHER RECORD FOOD CROP IN 1944 million ton grain harvest 25 billion pound output of second best meat All High americas soil and americas farmers are an unbeatable combination the belief of N E dodd chief of the agricultural adjustment agency of the U S department of agriculture as he points to the eighth successive record food production soon to be completed and the all time high for total farm production that is also being entered on the books for 1944 in all the history of the world says dodd no country has before provided from its own farms enough food for all I 1 its ts civilians and all its fighting men and had some to share with its allies proof ho he says can be found in a review of the record the 1844 1944 harvest according to department of agriculture figures Is estimated at 4 per cent more crops reaped and threshed than last year while food production Is up 5 per cent over record and 29 per cent over the pre pearl harbor average for 1937 41 beginning in 1939 when war engulfed the european continent and america began to receive calls for supplies of all kinds both food and total agricultural production have increased each year building up to tho the 1941 1944 records that top anything in th the nations history yield of crops appears generally excellent despite the hard uso use the soil has had of necessity during the war years it Is pointed out that only seven major crops show a lower yield than the average for which includes phenomenal yields these crops are buckwheat rice dry beans and peas peanuts soybeans and sweet potatoes leading crop this season Is wheat it Is the second brillon bushel harvest in U S history exceeding by 10 per cent the previous record set in 1915 estimates are for some bushels in 1944 33 per cent more than last season and 47 per cent more than the average for the 1933 42 decade yield per acre exceeds 1043 by 10 per cent and the earlier decade by 30 per cent biggest average acre yield for winter wheat is reported from nevada with 30 bushels per acre compared with the national average of bushels idaho Is next with 29 bushels followed by washington with bushels and utah with 27 bushels per acre idaho and utah lead in acre yield of spring wheat other than durum with an average of 33 bushels per acre compared with the national ave average rage of bushels bumper corn harvest if the anticipated corn harvest of bushels is realized it will top last year by about bushels and exceed the 1933 42 average age by bushels or nearly one third this Is only a little below the all time record set in 1 1942 tho the acre yield this year is slightly under 1943 but 23 percent more than the average for 1933 42 iowa heads the list for acre yield among the states with 52 bushels compared with the national overage average of bushels idaho takes second place with 47 bushels followed by illinois with 45 bushels and new hampshire vermont and wisconsin tied with mith 40 bushels per acre hybrid seed corn has played no small part in increasing corn production according to the department of 0 agriculture hybrids have been found to raise yield as much as 20 per cent and in 1943 1043 it was estimated that bushels more corn were produced than would have been possible without the hybrids nearly 52 per cent of the corn acreage a go last year was planted to hybrid habild varieties government figures show A third more sorghums sorg hums for grain than in any previous precious season Is anticipated with thi the harvest of about bushels compared with bushels in 1941 the highest production to date the ne acre yield is 15 per cent more than in 1943 and 33 per cent greater than the 1933 42 average california sets the pace for acre yield with 36 bushels per acre compared with a national average followed closely by arizona with 32 bushels with 26 bush els and missouri with 21 11 bushels pe per r acre the te oats crop is estimated at bu bushels shele 4 per cent more than last year and IS 10 per cent more than the 1933 42 average acre yield is only slightly higher than last season and about 5 per cent above the 1933 1033 42 average washington and wisconsin have the highest acre yield among the states probably influenced by the new vickland variety which is hardier and particularly adopted adapted to those areas 46 bushels per acre and wis conkins con sins bushels compare with the national average of 30 bushels utah with 41 bushels and nevada and idaho with 40 bushels per acre also report good years good crops of buckwheat and barley and a near record rice crop when added to the other grains indicate a total grain harvest at ton auns tuns 9 this would be slightly less than the r ake J V k Y W v busy with li harvest arvest on farm near trappe md william eason and am crew leave field with four bushels of tomatoes part of estl esti mated crop of tons peak year of 1042 1942 but tons more than in 1913 1943 and ranging from 12 to 28 per cent in excess of the harvest during the five years before 1912 1942 hay production of some tons in 1044 1944 would mean a harvest of this important feed greater than in any years but 1916 1927 1942 and 1943 acre yield of all tame hay Is estimated at tons with call cali for fornias rilas average reaching 2 84 tons per acre and Ari zonas 2 40 tons california also leads in acre yield of alfalfa hay with tons compared with the national figure of 2 21 tons per acre arizona is again second with tons per acre the state of washington tops california tor for clover and timothy hay with 2 10 tons per acre compared with the national acre yield of 1 32 tons and tons per acre in california peanut production may set a new record the anticipated 1944 1044 harvest is pounds picked packed and threshed 7 per cent more than in 1943 and 76 per cent more than the 1933 42 average production acre 11 2 1 W r kl X Z alk J fred marshall of blinne minnesota sota epitomizes the american farmer w chose hose estimated bushels of w wheat heat for 1944 represent an allt all time t me high for the U S yield is up 13 per cent ceni over 1943 although it is 6 per cent less than the average tor for 1933 42 dry beans dry peas and flaxseed are considerably below the large 1943 1043 production although compared with prewar harvests the production is of good size on all three crops production of white potatoes is s expected to be down substantially y below the 1943 record harvest although exceeding the 1933 42 average by about 4 per cent with a production of bushels acre yield is down about 11 per cent this year although some 4 per cent above the 1933 42 average yield per acre the crop of sweet potatoes is estimated at about 2 per cent above average although some 5 per cent below high banner vegetable output housewives interested in supplies of fresh fruits and vegetables are expected to look with favor upon the record or near record fruit and vegetable harvests indicated tor for 1914 1944 fruit supplies tor for the 1944 15 45 season are arc estimated to be lo 10 to IS 15 per cent greater than in 1943 44 tonnage of citrus from the 1944 bloom is expected to be as large or larger than the record 1943 44 production from the bloom of 1943 the eight major deciduous fruits including apples peaches pears and gropes grapes will probably be 21 per cent greater than last season and 10 per cent more than the 1933 42 average apples for example are expected to exceed the 1943 pick by 38 per cent with more bushels than last year or about the same as the average for 1933 42 the peach harvest probably will total bushels 71 per cent more than 1943 and 25 per cent above the 1933 42 average some 4 bushels more pears are indicated saied dica ted exceeding 1943 by 19 per cent and 1933 42 by 2 per cent the condition of most fruits Is ia reported greatly improved over the condition at the same period last year commercial vegetables tor for fresh market are up up over the 1943 tonnage by approximately 18 per cent and exceed 1933 42 by 22 per cent they are expected to top the 1942 record of 7 million tons by 11 per cent new highs are indicated tor for cabbage lettuce and onions with the harvest of the latter crop reported as some come 52 per cent greater than last year and 45 per cent more than the 1933 42 average tonnage of vegetables tor for processing is reported as about 10 per cent more than in 1943 and 51 per cent above the 1933 42 average these crops include snap beans green peas sweet corn tomatoes beets uma lima beans kraut cabbage and pl pi mien cientos tos the tomato harvest Is estimated as 19 per cent in excess of total of tons for a new high of tons high acre yield of cotton partly influenced by dry weather that held the boll weevil in check has resulted in the picking of slightly more than last years bales for a total of bales from a million and a half fewer cewe harvested acres tobacco production is expected to be the second largest on record with a total of 1 1 oo pounds all types combined compared with the 1939 record crop of pounds this years tobacco harvest Is estimated at 24 per cent in excess of 1943 another record egg production on f farms is indicated during the first eight months of 1944 total production Is reported as up 6 per cent over the same period last year and 48 per cent over the 1933 42 average although chickens for market dropped substantially below last years high about pounds of chicken meat or 42 per cent more than the 1933 42 average are expected to be produced in 1944 1044 an increase of some 4 per cent in the production of all meats is indicated for 1944 compared with the 1943 record A total of pounds is expected this year of which pounds will be beef and veal beef production is estimated at about 10 per cent more than in 1943 with veal possibly possible 20 per cent more an indicated 13 pounds of pork would be a little less than the large production in 1943 due to lighter market weights but lard production will probably total about pounds or 11 per cent more than last years peak lamb and mutton production of about DOO pounds compares favorably with prewar years although it would be 12 per cent below the 1943 1043 record SUM manpower shortages one of K A lq the farmers pressing problems dur 05 Z Z N with inythe war years many aun men drafted and others seeking employment as AW at higher wages in industry industry many manx hornen women took to the fields beside the to help in the production 5 of record food crops picture shows young women on farm near york pa assisting in hay bay harvest which was expected to approximate 98 million tons fifth largest on record |