Manti Messenger | 1951-12-28 | Page 20 | Wheat, Corn Estimates below Last Year Yield

Wheat Corn Com Estimates Below Last Year Yield The nations nation's 1951 corn and wheat crops will fall short of 1950 production production production tion according to the latest U. U S. S Department of Agriculture report The corn crop for all purposes Is estimated at million bushels bushels bushels bush bush- els a decline of 26 million bushels from last years year's production but above the 49 1940 average of 2981 million bushels The indicated yield per acre of bushels is 09 bushels bush els above the average of bush bush- els Production of corn for grain this year is estimated at 2789 million bushels compared with 2845 million million million mil mil- lion bushels last year ear Total wheat production is estimated estimated estimated esti esti- mated at million bushels about 3 per cent smaller than the 1950 crop of 1027 million and 7 per percent percent percent cent smaller than the average of 1071 million bushels Corn and wheat production however however however how how- ever is expected to meet US U.S. needs