| Show AMERICAN FARMERS SURPASS OWN MARK TO PRODUCE ANOTHER RECORD FOOD CROP IN 1944 1 13 million ton grain harvest 25 billion pound output of second best meat all high americas soil and americas farmers are an unbeatable combination the belief of N E dodd chief of the agricultural adjustment agency of the U S department of agriculture as he points to the eighth successive re record cord food production soon to be oe completed and the all time high for total farm production that is ii also being entered on the books for 1944 in all the histo history i rk of the world says dodd no country has before provided from its own farms food for all its civilians and all its fighting men and had some to share with its allies proof he says can be found in a review of the record the IM 1944 harvest according ng to department of agriculture figurea Is estimated tit at 4 per cent more crops reaped rasped and threshed than list last year while tod food production Is up op 5 per cent over record and 29 per cent over ever the pre pearl harbor aver age for or beginning in 1939 when war enc the I 1 european continent and america b began eg an to receive calls for supplies a of f all kinds both food and total ugric agricultural production have increased e each ac ill year building up to the 1944 1044 records that top any anything thing 1 in the nations history yield of crops appears generally excellent despite the hard use the soil oil has bets had of necessity during the war years biars it is pointed out that only seven major crops show a lower yield than the average for 1033 1933 42 which includes phenomenal yields these crops are buckwheat rice dry beans and peas peanuts and sweet leading crop this season Is wheat it Is the second billion bushel harvest barvest in U S history exceeding by 10 per cent the previous record set in 1915 estimates are for some bushels in 1944 33 per cent more than last season and 47 per cent more than the average for the 1933 42 decade yield per acre exceeds 1843 1943 by 10 per cent and the earlier decade by 30 percent per cent biggest average acre yield tor for winter wheat is reported from nevada with 30 bushels per acre compared with the national average of bushels idaho is next with 29 bushels followed by washington with bushels and utah with 27 bushels per acre idaho and utah lead in acre k yield of f spring wheat other than durum with an average of 33 bushels per acre ac re compared with the national average ot of bushels bumper corn harvest if the anticipated corn com harvest of bushels Is realized it will top last year by about bushels and exceed the 1933 42 average by bushels or nearly one third this Is only a little below the all time record set in 1942 the acre yield this year Is slightly under 1943 2943 but 23 per cent more th anthe average for 1933 42 iowa heads the list tor for acre yield among the states J with 52 bushels compared with the nathonal nat fonal lonal average of bushels idaho takes second place with 47 bushels followed by illinois with 45 bushels and new Hamps hampshire bir e verj mont and wisconsin tied with 40 v bushels per acre hybrid seed corn com has played no small email part in increasing corn production according to the department of agriculture hybrids have been found to raise yield as much as 20 per cent and in 1943 it was estimated that bushels more corn com were produced than would have been possible without the hybrids nearly 52 per cent of the corn acreage last year was planted to chyb hybrid I 1 varieties government A third more sorghums sorg hums for grain than in any previous season Is anticipated anti c with the harvest of about bushels compared with bushels in 1941 the highest production to date the acre yield is 15 per cent more than in 1943 and 33 23 per cent greater than the 1933 42 average california sets the pace tor for acre yield with 38 36 bushels per acre compared with a national average followed closely by arizona with 32 bushels illinois with 28 26 bushels and missouri with 21 bushels per acre the oats cats crop is estimated at bushels 4 per cent more than last year and 16 per cent more than the 1933 42 average acre yield li Is only slightly higher than last sea son on and nd about 5 per cent above the 1933 42 average washington and wisconsin sin have the highest acre yield among the states probably influx aced by the new vickland variety var lety which is hardier and particularly adapted to those areas washing tons 48 46 bushels per acre and WIS y consiglo cons inlo bushels compare with the national average ot of 30 bushels utah with 41 bushels and nevada and idaho with 40 bushels per acre also report repart good years good chops crops of buckwheat and barley and a near record rice crop when added to the other emins indicate a total grain harvest at HO tons this 11 P would be slightly less lesi than the W 11 T AA A N I 1 I 1 Z as r P N I 1 E aw busy with harvest on farm near trappe md william eason and crew leave field with four bushels of tomatoes infinitesimal part of estl mit ted crop of tons peak year of 1942 but tons more than la in 1942 1943 and ranging from 12 to 28 per cent in excess of the harvest during the five years before 1942 hay production of 0 some tons in 1944 would mean a harvest ol of this important teed feed greater than in any years but 1916 1927 1942 and 1943 acre yield of all tame hay bay is estimated at tons with call cali fornias average reaching tons per acre and Ari zonas tons california also leads in acre yield of alfalfa hay with tons compared with the national figure 11 gare of tons per acre arizona is again second with tons per acre the state of washington tops california for clover and timothy hay with tons per acre compared with the national acre yield of tons and tons per acre in california peanut production may set a new record the anticipated 1944 harvest Is pounds picked and threshed 7 per cent more than in 1943 and 76 per cent more than the 1933 42 average production acre E 2 0 fred marshall of min minnesota desota epitomizes om izes the american farmer whose estimated bushels of at wheat for or 1914 1944 represent an all time high for the 17 S yield Is up 13 per pei cent over 1943 although it Is 6 per cent less thin than the average tor for 1933 42 dry beans dry peas and flaxseed are considerably below the large 1943 production although compared with prewar harvests the production is ot of good size on all three crops production of white potatoes is expected to be down substantially below belov the 1913 1943 record harvest at although exceeding the 1933 42 aver age by about 4 per a production of bushels acre yield Is down about 11 per cent this year although some 4 per cent above the 1933 42 average yield per acre the crop of sweet potatoes Is estimated at abbit 2 per cent above average although some 5 per cent below high banner vegetable output housewives interested in supplies ot of fresh fruits and vegetables are expected to look with favor upon the record or near record fruit and vegetable harvests indicated for 1944 fruit supplies for or the season are arc estimated to be 10 to 15 per cent greater than to in 1943 44 tonnage ot of citrus from the 1944 bloom Is expected to be as large or larger than the record 1943 44 production P 4 from the bloom of 1943 the eight major deciduous fruits including apples peaches pears and grapes will probably be 21 per cent greater than last season and 10 per cent more than the 1933 42 average apples for example are expected to exceed the 1943 pick by 38 per cent with more bushels than last year or about the same as the average tor for 1933 42 the peach harvest probably will total bushels 71 pei per cent more than 1943 and 25 per cent above the 1933 42 average some bushels more pears are indicated dica ted exceeding 1943 by 19 per cent and 1933 42 by 2 per cent the condition of most fruits Is reported greatly improved over the condition at the same period last year commercial vegetables for fresh market are up over the 1943 tonnage b by approximately 18 per cent and exceed 1933 42 by 22 per cent they are expected to top the 1942 record of 7 million tons by 11 per cent new highs are indicated tor for cabbage lettuce and onions with the harvest ot of the latter crop reported as some 52 per cent greater than last year and 45 per cent more than the 1933 42 average tonnage of vegetables for processing Is reported ported ic as about 10 per cent more than in 1943 and 51 per cent above the 1933 42 average these crops include snap beans greer green peas sweet corn tomatoes beets lima beans bean s kraut cabbage and pi cientos mien tos the tomato harvest Is estimated as 19 per cent in excess of 0 total of 2 tons tor for a new high of 3 tons high acre yield ot of cotton partly influenced by dry weather that held the boll weevil in check has resulted in the picking of 0 slightly more than last years bales lor for a total ot of bales from a million and a half fewer harvested acres tobacco production is expected to be the second largest on record with A a total of 0 pounds all types combined compared with the 1939 record crop of pounds this years tobacco harvest is estimated at 24 per cent in excess of 1943 another record egg production on fa farms is indicated during the first eight months of 1944 total production Is reported as up 6 per cent over the same period last year and 48 per cent cea over the 1933 42 average although chickens tor for market dropped substantially below last years high a bout about pounds of chicken meat or 42 per cent more than the 1933 42 average are expected to be produced in 1944 i an increase of some 4 per cent in the production of all meats Is indicated for 1944 compared with the 1943 record A total of pounds is expected this year of which pounds will be beet beef and veal beet beef production is estimated at about 10 per cent more than in 1943 with veal possibly 20 per cent more an indicated pounds of pork would be a little less than the large production in 1943 due to lighter mai ket weights but lard production will probably total about pounds or 11 per pei cent mare more than last years peak lamb and mutton production of about pounds compares favorably with prewar years although it would be 12 per cent below the 1943 record with manpower shortages one of the farmers pressing problems during ur the war years with many men en drafted and others seeking e employment oy at higher wages in in industry us ry in many any women took to the fields beside the me to help in the production of record food crops picture shows aws young women on farm neat york ork pa assisting la in hay bay harvest aich was expected to approximate pa 8 million tons fifth largest on an record |
