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The People's Defender
West Union, Adams County, Ohio
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Ohio's June crop and livestock estimates indicate a wheat yield increase to 31.3 million bushels, two weeks later than usual harvest, unfavorable oats outlook, below-average hay, clover, barley, and pastures, average rye, and stable hog numbers averaging 6.4 pigs per litter.
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Harvest To Be Two Weeks Later Than Usual This Season; Oats Crop Short.
Columbus, Ohio.—Ohio crop and livestock estimates for June, made public this week by C. J. West, agricultural statistician, credits Ohio farmers with 2,000,000 more bushels of wheat than was estimated a month ago.
The estimate now is 31,300,000 bushels, as compared with last year's crop of 23,900,000.
The wheat harvest will be two weeks later than usual this year.
The outlook for oats is unfavorable, according to the crop reporter. The oats plants are of good color and the stand generally is thick, but the growth is small and only with the most favorable weather can Ohio expect even a fair-sized oats crop. The condition is general, according to reports from all the northern states.
Hay prospects are not up to average.
This is true especially of clover. Condition of the rye crop is average and barley is six percent below average. Due to dry weather pasture hardly is up to the average for the first of June.
There is no apparent falling off in number of hogs. A report from 300 farms just tabulated shows the average size for spring pig litters is 6.4 pigs. This is approximately the usual number.
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Ohio
Event Date
June
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wheat yield estimated at 31,300,000 bushels (up from 23,900,000 last year); oats crop unfavorable; hay below average especially clover; rye average; barley 6% below average; pastures below average due to dry weather; hog litters average 6.4 pigs.
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Ohio crop and livestock estimates for June credit farmers with 2,000,000 more bushels of wheat than estimated a month ago. Wheat harvest two weeks later than usual. Oats plants good color and thick stand but small growth, needing favorable weather for fair crop; similar in northern states. Hay prospects below average, especially clover. Rye average, barley six percent below. Pastures below average due to dry weather. No decrease in hogs; spring pig litters average 6.4 pigs.