No. 128 May  1,  1936
INDIANA
CROPS AND LIVESTOCK
U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
DIVISION OP CROP AND LIVESTOCK
CO-OPERATING WITH     
PURDUE UNIVERSITY 
AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURAL STATIS
WEST LAFAYETTE, INDIANA
INDIANA
Wheat was seeded on 1,929,000 acres in the fall of 1935. Abandonment on May 1,
1936, was estimated to be 11 percent, leaving 1,717,000 acres for harvest. Last year's
abandonment was 2 percent and the ten year (1923-32) average abandonment was 10.4
percent.
Winter killing caused most of the abandonment, the loss being general over the state
but more severe across the three northern districts. Spring floods also did considerable
damage. Some wheat land has been sewn to oats.
Condition of winter wheat on May 1 was reported as 68 percent of normal. This is 1
point below last month and 12 points below the ten year (1923-32) average. The crop
advanced less than usual during April, partly because of cold and dry weather. Hessian
fly injury was reported from the west central and southwestern districts.
A yield of 14 bushels per acre producing 24,038,000 bushels is the present forecast.
Last year's production was 28,458,000 bushels and the five year average (1928-32) production was 26,279,000 bushels.
Rye for all purposes was seeded on 211,000 acres last fall. Of this, 127,000 acres or
60 percent remained for harvest on May 1. This acreage is 78,000 less than was harvested
last year. Condition of the crop on May 1 was reported as 78 percent of normal; a year
ago, 87; ten year (1923-32) average, 84.
A yield of 11.5 bushels per acre producing 1,460,000 is forecast for rye.
Stocks of hay on farms were reported to be 28 percent of last year's crop which
would mean 445,000 tons. A year ago, the estimate of hay on farms was 217,000 tons.
The five year (1928-32) average carry over was 326,000 tons.
Condition of tame hay was reported as 76 percent of normal, the same condition as
a year ago, and 3 points below the ten year (1923-32) average. April weather which was
colder and drier than usual gave hay meadows a slow and late start. This is also true of
pastures whose condition was reported at 70 percent of normal, 8 points below last year
and 7 points below the nine year (1924-32) average.
On farms of reporters' having flocks of 375 or fewer hens and pullets of laying age,
the average number was 94; a year ago, 95. 62 percent were laying.
The average number of chicks and young chickens per farm was 149; a year ago, 146.
On reporters' farms, 72.2 percent of the cows were being milked; last month, 71.9; a
year ago, 72.3.
Daily production per cow milked was 19.5 pounds; last month, 18.1; a year ago, 18.5.
UNITED STATES
Winter wheat acreage remaining for harvest on May 1 is estimated as 35,932,000.
this represents an abandonment of 24.4 percent. Abandonment a year ago was 30.4 and
'he ten year (1923-32) average was 12.6 percent.
Prospective production as indicated by May 1 condition was 463,708,000 bushels.
wist year's production was 433,447,000 bushels and the five year (1928-32) average,
''1*.186,000 bushels.
Rye condition on May 1 indicates a United States crop of 35,253,000 bushels compared to 57,936,000 bushels in 1935 and the five year (1928-32) average production of
bushels