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2 Th News-Review, Roieburg, Ore. Wed., July 13, 1949 Heavy Yields Of Corn, Wheat Forecast By Federal Agency; Oats. Barley Under Average WASHINGTON, July 11 CP) The Agricultural Department yesterday forecast this year's corn crop at 3,530,185,000 bushels and the wheat crop at 1,188,690,000 bushel on the basis of July 1 con ditions. This Is the first estimate of the year for corn. It compares with last year's record of 3,650,548,000 bushels and with a ten-year (1933 47) average of 2,787,628,000 bushels. The wheat estimate Is 148,286, 000 bushels less than 1,366,976,000 forecast a month ago. It compares with last year's big crop of 1,228, 406,000 bushels and with the ten year average of 991,950,000 bushels. The winter wheat crop was put t 932,095,000 bushels. This is 104, 646,000 bushels less than 1,036, 741,000 forecast a month tigo, 990,098,000 last year and 726,553, 000 for the ten-year average. All spring wheat was estimated at 256,595,000 bushels. This is 43, 640,000 less than 300,235,000 fore cast a month ago, 298,308,000 last year and 265,397,000 for the ten year average. Durum wheat was put at 48, 766,000 bushels in the first fore cast of the year for this type. Production last year was 44,742, 000 and for the ten-year average It was 36,256,000. Spring wheat other than durum was estimated at 207,829,000 bushels, compared with 253,566,. 000 last year and 229,141,000 for the ten-year average. Less Oats, Barley, Rye Oats production was forecast at 1,379,762,000 bushels. This Is 95, 262,000 less than 1,474,934,000 predicted a month ago. It com pares with 1,491,752,000 last year and 1,236,082,000 for the ten-year average. Rye production was Indicated at 19,735,000 bushls. This is 1,. 822,000 less than 21,557,000 fore cast a month ago. It compares with 26,388,000 last year and 35, 109,000 for the ten-year average. Estimates for other crops not previously forecast this year, com jared with last year and the ten year average, respectively, in ;luded: All hoy, 97,671,000 tons; 99,846, 000 and 99,539.000. Dry edible beans, 19,149,000 bags of 100 pounds; 20,833,000 and 16,855,000. Dry peas, 3,104,000 bags; 3,584,. 000 and 5.620.000. Potatoes, 368,696,000 bushels; 445.850.000 and 383,403.000. Sweet potatoes, 51,938.000 bushels; 49,806,000 and 63,626,000. Sugar beets, 9,585,000 tons; 9,. ) ' ;costs at out establishment are of i.L'K ' V:.1 - V! eur .4' '. - LA . . v ' , ' i j'.i i I 1 i " :- i"i' 1 , ;( J I x $ f' " rT '" ' - i I . ""' It T"i "V ' ' i 'J i.... - i I A i TREASON TRIAL BEGINS; Mrs. Iva Togurl D'Aqulno, better known as Tokyo Rose, and Dep. U. S. Marshal Herbert R. Cole leave the latter's office for Federal Court and the beginning of Mrs. D'Aquino's treason trial In San Francisco. The 33-year-old American of Japanese descent Is accused of betraying her native land by broadcasting radio , programs meant "to undermine the morale of Allied troops." She faces a possible maximum penalty of death and a minimum penalty of five years in prison plus a $10,000 fine if convicted. 422,000 and 10,145,000. Hops, 49,050,000 pounds; 49, 819,000 and 44,146,000. Apples (commercial), 121,081,- Beautify Your Grounds The beauty of your grounds en hances the beauty of your home. Arrange now to have our skilled gardeners do your landscape Job. Free cafijnates. L. H. McPherson Rt. 2, Box 15S Phone 715-J-1 000 bushels; 88,407,000 and 111, 114,000. Peaches, 76,250,000 bushels; 65, 352,000 and 68,947,000. Pears, 33,685,000 bushels; 26, 334,000 and 30,832,000. Grapes, 2,995,000 tons; 3,044,- 000 and 2,736,000. Cherries, 225,000 tons; 214,000 and 172,000. Apricots, 218,000 tons; 247,000 and 227,000. Milk production In June totaled 12,303,000,000 pounds, compared with 11.8S8,000,000 in May; 12,- 176,000,000 in June last year and 12,188,000,000 lor ten-year June averagei Major Production The acreage for harvest, the yield per acre and the production, respectively, of important crops by major-production states in cluded: Winter wheat: Washington, 2,187,000 ; 23 bush els per acre and production of 50,- 301,000 bushels. Oregon, 719,000; 22.5 and 16,- 178,000. Spring wheat other than "FIf ' J dressed un' - IS PI . w 3 iY TRY COMPARE with AMY BEER from ANYWHERE! Farm Legislation In State Of Confusion, With Various Proposals Being Discussed By FRANCIS M. LE MAY WASHINGTON, July 13 UP) All House Democrats were called to a caucus yesterday In a drive by administration leaders to bring order into congressional confusion over farm legislation. The party mass meeting con sidered a bill from the House Agriculture Committee. This bill, while repealing the Aiken bill enacted by the Republican-controlled 80th Congress, would per mit only a three-crop trial run next year for the Truman admin istration's farm subsidy plan. House Republicans, meanwhile, appeared to be organizing a drive to set aside the Aiken law in 1950 and continue the present farm program, with rigid price sup- durum: Washington, 58,000; 17 and 9,- 860,000. Barley: Oregon, 311,000; 30 and 9,330,- 000. Apples (commercial) (produc tion only): Washington, 30.340,000 bushels; Oregon, 2,800,000; California, 8,-512,000. Peaches (production only): Washington, 2,937,000. ports on major crops for another year. Chairman Cooley (D.-N. O'of the House Agriculture Committee and Rep. Pace (D.-Ga.), author of the farm bill the committee has approved, assailed the Aiken law set to take effect next year as a step to farm bank ruptcy. Moreover, Pace told the House Rules Committee "we could not accept" the Truman administra tion's entire "Brannan plan." Pace explained: Without a trial run, the committee cannot esti mate the cost, doesn't know whether it is practical adminis tratively, and it isn't sure that consumers would get any benefits through the production payment or subsidy idea. The administration's controver sial program was drawn up by Secretary of Agriculture Bran nan. He contends It would mean lower cost food for consumers and stable income for farmers. It proposes that many crops sell at what the market will pay, and then payments would be made in cash from the Treasury amounting to the difference be tween the average market price of a crop and the government's Sunday Liquor Sale Ban To Get Official Ruling cfatttf .Tulv 11. UP) Sun day ban on sale of liquor in Wash ington is going to get an official ruling by Attorney General Smith Troy. State Representative John L. 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