Show record wheat crop Is seen winter wheat production for 1917 19 17 may ma y total more than at millon bushels lUE hels the department of agriculture forecasts this production would be about f ftc million bushels larger than the record 1944 19 au winter wheat crop and about a third larger than the 45 average winter wheat was seeded under favorable conditions and ample fall moisture resulted in generally satisfactory germination and excellent fall growth present conditions indicate an unusually low abandonment perhaps only one third of average Inci dated yield per seeded acre is bushels compared with ag bushels in and th 30 year average of cold weather after mid decem ber retarded growth of the rye crop but no unusual losses are apparent soil blowing however t hac caused some loss of acreage where snow covering coveri nr provided inadequate protection in local areas mainly in minnesota north a and nd south dakota and lu |