Show INCREASE IN WHEAT CROP Department of Agriculture Forecasts Harvest of Bushels Washington Americas America's Americas America's 1917 wheat crop as forecast June 8 by the de department dei de of agriculture will wUl fall far farbelow farbelow below normal despite a prospect for tor a n amore nm m more re than ordinary yield of spring wheat A total yield estimated at bushels will wUl give the countr country 10 10 bushels more than lust years year's crop but with the heavy demands from bro broad d and virtually no reserve store it will wUl not meet war needs unless th the country practices the tho most rigid economy econ econ- omy The department forecast a n spring sprIn crop of bushels a big yield but estimates of winter wheat production production production tion give a n crop of only bushels more marc than was forecast forecast fore fore- cast from the Ia 1 May 1 condition but still far from the normal yield Herbert C. C Hoover Hoovel who will be food administrator under the food control bill pending in congre congress estimates the allies allies' needs this year yem at bushels of grain most of It to come from the lie United States and Canada The short wheat crop means menns that this country will have to cut Its wheat consumption if it exports any wheat since Bince the United States Itself normally uses more than bushels At Atthe tho the beginning of 1910 there were t IG-t- bushels on hand carried over from the tho previous years year's record crop |