Show r I FA FAVORABLE FORECAST Wheat Crop To Hit New Peak WASHINGTON Despite the wet cold spring a shattering record-shattering wheat crop of bushels is Indicated this year according to the department of agriculture forecast forecast fore fore- cast based on conditions as of ot June 1 The inclement weather particularly particularly in May was unfavorable for planting of some feed grains but wheat the forecast pointed out The prospective wheat crop largest largest larg lang est on record compares with 1275 bushels forecast a month ago and bushels harvested last year a record up to that time The year 10 average production is bushels The government forecast show showed d the winter wheat prospect to be bushels and I bushels for spring wheat I The rie wet spring was responsible for a reduced acreage of oats the report said and a crop of only 1247 bushels is in prospect This compares with bushels harvested last year No estimate was made of the corn crop as it Is too early in the season fa fo- fo foa a reasonable degree of accuracy but the report said that the abnormally abnormally abnormally abnor abnor- mally cool wet weather of May I caused 20 to 25 per cent of the corns acreage to remain unplanted on June 1 I which is rather late An unequalled winter wheat crop cropis is in prospect for for all of the Great Plains area and Texas Oklahoma Kansas Nebraska and Colorado expect ex ex- record production the report said While growth and develop develop- I ment of the crop was delayed by a cold wet spring in all but the Pacific Pa Pa- coast states losses from wet weather have been slight to date In the earliest sections of Texas I and Oklahoma harvest got under underway underway underway way around June 1 I at least 10 days later than last year Major spring wheat states had fairly favorable weather conditions early in May which enabled growers growers grow grow- ers era to plant close to their intended acreage although seeding was somewhat later than usual The crop went Into the gro ground nd several weeks later than usual in the Dakotas Dakotas Da- Da Dakotas kotas and amI Minnesota where about three fourths s of the acreage is grown but the plantings were under favorable moisture conditions I I |