Show TIMELY ECONOMIC information rig pig crop report the june pig crop report points to an increase in hog production the number of pigs saved this basl spring is estimated at hea 1 as compared with last spring an increase of 13 p percent er this is the largest s spring pring pi pig crop in the last five years but still 17 per cent smaller than average in 1932 and 1933 the greatest gains were in the west north central and south central centra states 17 per cent and 15 per cent respectively this june report also indicates that producers are expecting to increase the number of sows bows to farrow this fall about 9 per cent cen over last fall based on the number of sows bows farrowed furrowed far rowed this spring and the indicated number to farrow this fall total pig production for the year 1938 is expected to be about head which is 12 per cent larger than the total crop for 1937 wheat prospects july 1 indications point to 1938 wheat crop of bushels which if it materializes will be the second largest crop on record winter wheat production is estimated at bushels compared with last year the million bushel wheat crop this year is due to both high seeded acreage and a fairly high yield the yield is now estimated at bushels per seeded acre and sl 91 million acres seeded with about million bushels left ovee from last year our total supply is now about bushels or million bushels in excess of 0 domestic requirements of this excess we may be able to export million bushels but we are almost certain to have a carry over at the end of the year of over million bushels I 1 corn prospects i on the basis of july 1 indi indications ca this years crop is forecast at bushels which is million bushels less than last gears ears crop but million greater than average i oats barley rye tile the indicated production of oats on july 1 was 52 million bushels less than last year but ol 01 million greater than the 10 year average indicated yield is bushels which is 19 bushels und under r last year but 37 bushels abo above v e average farm far stocks of oats on july 1 this bear ear were less than half normal but twice a great as a a year ago potatoes prospects on july I 1 were for a i potato crop of bush els nuiell is 2 per cent less than last gears crop but 5 per cont cent larger than the 10 year 19 1927 36 average acreage of potatoes potato for harvest this year is reported to be 4 per c cant at than last year and 9 per cent smaller than average tho the yield per acre is now forecast at 1265 bushels per acre tile the highest on record production in the 11 early states was a little in excess of 38 million rn illion bushels which was about the same as last year production in the 7 states is reported the same as last year ear w whereas 1 cereas production in tile the 30 latin states is estimated at 2 per cent less than in 1937 fruit crop indications are that the production of apples peaches pears grapes cherries plums prunes a nd apricots this year will be about 3 per cent larger than the 10 year average but 20 per cent less than last year prospects are for an apple crop one third less les than last year anil and 11 per cent oe low the 10 year average |