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Show NEBRASKA WHEAT I IS INJURED BY I HEAT AND RUST I ,1 1 LINCOLN, Neb., July 11. Ne- B braskTa s wheat crop will not meet expectations ex-pectations on yield and quality, ac- I cording to the July crop report mad t H public today by the Nebraska board of agriculture Both winter and sprng wheat are adversely affected The average condition of spring wheat, th 1 report states, i reduced to 89 per cent, which forecasts 12.141,000 bushels. f Winter wheat a few days before har- H vest, had the appearance of a record-breaking record-breaking crop, but the latest returns 1 indicate that there would be 25 per I cent less wheat than expected. The decrease is attributed to premature ripening caused by 0 few days of high temperatures during the ripening J' period, weakened vitality due to rust. the peculiar situation in which wheat turned from green to white suddenly instead of assuming the golden jrej- I low. and ripening properly, lodging. Hands too heavy and rank, Insects, H blight Corn, the report states, is very un- even both in size and stand, but is im- proving, while the condition of barley, rye, oats, potatoes and hay is ery fav- IH orable. |