Show FAVORABLE FA FORECAST Wheat Crop To Hit New P Peak eal WASHINGTON Despite 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- forecast cast based on conditions as of June 1 The inclement weather particularly particularly particularly in May was unfavorable for II planting of some feed grains but wheat the forecast pointed out The prospective wheat crop largest largest largest larg larg- est on record compares with 1275 bushels forecast a month ago and bushels harvested last year a record up to that time tune The year 10 average production is bushels The government forecast showed the winter wheat prospect to be bushels and bushels for spring wheat The 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 for a reasonable degree of accuracy but the report said that the abnormally abnormally abnormally abnor abnor- mally cool wet weather of May caused 20 to 25 per cent of the corn acreage to remain implanted unplanted on June 1 which is rather late An unequalled winter wheat crop is in prospect for all of the Great Plains area and Texas Oklahoma Kansas ansas Nebraska and Colorado expect ex cx- record production the report laid caid While growth and develop ment of the crop was delayed by a a a. cold wet spring in all aU but the Pacific Pacific Pa Pa- coast states losses from wet weather have been slight to date In Se the earliest sections of Texas and Oklahoma harvest got under way around June 1 at least 10 days later than last year Major spring wheat states had I fairly favorable weather conditions early in May which enabled growers grow grow- ers ens to plant close to their intended acreage although seeding was somewhat later than usual The crop went into the ground several weeks later than usual in the Dakotas Dakotas Dakotas Da- Da kotas and Minnesota where about three-fourths three of the acreage Is grown but the plantings were under favorable f moisture conditions |