Fruits, Dried 
The loss in fruit stocks intended for drying in 1952 is esti- 
mated at 5,000 tons. It includes losses en apples, apricots, 
dates, figs, peaches, pears, prunes, and réisins. 
Peanuts 
Most of the loss in farmers' stock peanuts in 1952 was in the 
1951 carryover, since there is nct mich loss to the new crop un- 
til the spring and summer follewing harvest. This loss is esti- 
mated at 13,454,000 pounds. 
Rice 
The loss in rough rice for 1952 is estimated at 1,069,000 bushels. 
This entire loss occurred in the first storsge season, since prac- 
tically all rough rice is milled in 6 to 9 months after harvest. 
Small Grains, Other Than Wheat 
The loss in oats in 1952 is estimated at 158,000 bushels, in 
barley at 5,650,000 bushels, and in rye st 201,000 bushels. 
Sorghum, Grain 
The less in grain sorghum in 1952 is estimated at 2,8)7,000 
bushels. Most of this crop is preduced in Texas. 
Tobacco 
The losses in tobacco in 1952 were due to the carryover from 
1951 or earlier of stocks that were being cured. The loss in 
flue-cured tobacco is estimated at 8,654,000 pounds, and in cigar 
types st 967,000 pounds. Only flue-cured, cigar, end imported 
oriental tobacces are subject te severe losses from insect attack. 
Burley and Maryland tobaccos are not appreciably injured by insects 
in storage. 
Wheat 
Wheat losses in 1952 due to insect attack in storage are estimated 
at. $8,211,000 bushels. Of this total 6,2h0,000 bushels were lost 
in wheat stored on the farm for the first season, 9,312,000 bushels 
in wheat in trade channels, and 12,629,000 bushels in wheat carried 
ever from the 1951 crep. This total was equivalent to the production 
frow },333,000 acres of wheat land, or more than all the wheat growm 
in Ohio. In value this loss amounted to $122,973,000. 
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