No. 93 June  1,  1933
INDIANA
CROPS AND LIVESTOCK
U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
DIVISION OF CROP AND LIVESTOCK ESTIMATES
CO-OPERATING WITH
PURDUE UNIVERSITY
AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS
WEST LAFAYETTE, INDIANA
INDIANA
Rainfall for the state was nearly twice normal for the month of
May and for the second month in succession farm work was greatly
retarded. River bottoms have been flooded and considerable damage to
growing crops occurred on low ground. Plowing for and planting of corn
is very late.
Condition of winter wheat June 1st at 74 per cent of normal is 2
points below average. A production of 21,930,000 bushels is indicated
compared with 22,976,000 bushels last year and the average crop for the
past ten years of 28,700,000.
Rye condition at 78 per cent of normal is 3 points below average.
A total production of 1,020,000 bushels or 12 bushels per acre is indicated.    The production last year was 978,000 bushels.
The oats crop was sown late and under unfavorable seed bed conditions this year. The growth is small and the color rather yellow. Excessive rain damaged many fields. The reported condition of 66 per cent
of normal is 11 points below average. Condition was lowest in the
southwestern part of the state.
Condition of barley at 66 per cent of normal is 12 points below
average.
Due to ample rains, meadows and pastures made better than usual
growth during the month. Condition of tame hay at 80 is 5 points above
average. Condition of clover and timothy at 79 is 4 points above average and alfalfa condition at 82 is the same as the ten year average.
Alfalfa suffered more than other hay crops from drowning in low spots.
Condition of pasture at 88 per cent of normal is 8 points above average.
Although below average, prospects for tree fruits are better than
last year. Extreme low temperatures in December killed most of the
peach crop especially in the northern two-thirds of the state. The best
peach prospects are in the commercial section in the southwestern part
of the state. The reported condition for the state is 28 per cent of
normal compared with the ten year average of 46. A production of
364,000 bushels is indicated compared with 106,000 bushels last year.
Pear condition was reported 44 per cent of normal compared with
the ten year average of 55. A production for the state of 119,000 bushels
is indicated compared with 80,000 bushels last year.
Condition of apples is reported at 59 per cent of normal, 2 points
below the ten year average. Condition of cherries is 58 per cent of
normal compared with 48 a year ago.
On reporters' farms 75.6 per cent of the cows were being milked
compared with 73.8 last month and 76.7 a year ago. Production per
cow milked was 23.0 pounds compared with 22.9 pounds last year and
20.6 last month.
On farms having less than 355 hens and pullets of laying age, 52
per cent of the hens were laying June 1st, 49 a year ago and 58 last
month. The average number of birds per flock was 95, compared with
89 a year ago and 101 last month. The average number of young
chickens per farm was 226 compared with 202 last year and an average
of 217 for the past five years.