Show INCREASE IN WHEAT CROP department of agriculture forecasts harvest of bushels washington neton Allier americas leals 1917 wheat clop as forecast june S by the department part ment of agriculture will fall far below normal despite a prospect for a more than ordinary yield of spring wheat A total yield estimated at Gr GWO bushels bu slices will give the country bushels more inore than lat last years crop but with the heavy demands dem anZIS from abroad and virtually no reserve store it will not meet war needs unless the country practices the most rigid economy omy the department forecast a spring crop of bushels a big beld but estimates of winter wheat production give it a crop of only bushels more than was forecast from the may 1 condition but still far from tile normal yield herber t C hoover who will be foo food d administrator a dinini under tile the food control bill pending in congress estimates the allies needs this year at bushels of grain most of it to come from the united states and canada the wheat crop means that this ills country will have to cut its wheat consumption if it exports any wheat since the united states itself normally uses more than bushels at the beginning of there then were 14 IG t bub bushels liels on hand carr carried ed over from the previous years record crop |