The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-11-06
LITTLE WHEAT ii
HAS BEEN SOWN
BY Ohio Farmers For Next
VI Years Harvest.
THE STATE CROP REPORT

eAys the Acreage HAS Been Greatly Re-
duced, Although the Amount Of
b wheat Raised This Year
was Small.
Columbus, Nov. 6.-The state depart
snent Of agriculture has made the fol-
lowing crop report, based upon the re-
ports received from It's regular corr
xaspondents. 1t indicates scarcity OF
wheat, and. generally speaking, q bad
year for the farmers:
efWheat--Area sown last fall, as re-
turned by township assessors. 2,71S.513
acres; sown this fall, compared with
last year. 70 per cent; estimated area
seeded for the harvest of 1901, 2,165, 800
acres; condition, compared with an
average, 81 per cent; average date Of
seeding, October Q.
Winter barley-Area sown, compared
with last year. 76 per cent; condition,
compared with an average, S8 per cent.
Rye-Area sown, compared with last
year. 100 per cent; condition, compared
with an average, 9i per cent.
Corn-Prospect compared with an
Average, s6 per cent.
observation-disclosures compared with
IN average, n per cent.
Glover Seed-Prospect compared with
Ap average, 43 per cent. q
Potatoes-Area planted as returned
by township assessors, 111,7s9 acres;
product per acre, rs bushels; estimated
total product for 1900. S.466, ,250 bushels.
affected by rot. per cent. ~
Apples-Product compared with an
average, Al per cent.
EHogs-Condition compared with an
average, s5 per cent; number to be fat
tened compared with last year, 88 per
cent.
Commercial Fertilizers - Farmers
using on wheat, A per cent.
After the very disastrous wheat har-
vest 1t Is not surprising to find the
estimated wheat area seeded this fall,
for next years harvest, to be consider
ably reduced as compared with the
area put in last fall, the estimate being
but 20 per cent, or O shortage compared
with last falls seeding Of 562, ,593 acres,
md based on a fair average product
per acre, this would represent about
100000 bushels Of wheat. The long
continued dry, warm weather has been
very propitious for the preservation OF
fly, and farmers long delayed seeding
in the hope Of avoiding the pest. and
many finally abandoned wheat seeding
for fear Of destruction by this insect
that was being SO comfortably nursed
by the favorable weather conditions
Most of the wheat went in very much
later than usual. and at this date, No
vember 1, great portion is not up, and.
because of this fact. conditions cannot
be estimated on the total area seeded.
The earlier sown wheat that Is up is
being worked upon by the fly in many
localities to q very considerable ex-
tent. Reports indicate that in the late
sown wheat the plant is not being so
much affected by fly, and frost may
destroy the pest before 1t can get fairly
to work on this. The affected early
sown wheat and the>tender late sown
places the crop for the state in poor
condition for going into winter, and
with this condition severe winter
would work much damage. BY reason
of some Of the conditions here referred
to, low wheat estimate is reported.
The average Of winter barley is fair
as compared with an average. Very
much the greater portion OF the crop
In Ohio Is of spring seeding.
Rye shows an estimated area OF 109
per cent, as compared with an average.
In many counties the increase is above
rs per cent and as high rs 30 per cent,
which very great ircrcase is occasioned
by farmers sowing much less wheat
than usual. The plant shows O very
fair condition Mt this time a
Corn has maturei well and is beirg
husked and cribbed in fine, dry conIi
tion. The prosp,,t generally indi, att S
a. large product, though some few cor
respondents report the crop as not
husking out as well as was anticipated.
The potato crop will be small, as
indicated in former reports. In some
localities the crop is almost failure,
yet for the state the total estimate is
8,468,250 bushels on an area of 11,790
acres. as against 9,203,633 bushels for
crop of 1899, which was also very much
below a fair average one. Rot to a
greater or less extent Is reported from
II counties. There has not been a full
potato crop since 1885, when the area
was 153,362 acres and the product 49,
sOs.134 bushels. Since that year area
and product have declined, the present
showing the lowest since 1896.
Glover seed Is less than half q crop rs
compared with an average. Only 80
counties report above so per cent, while
many show below 20 per cent. The
crop is very uneavenly distributed.
Corn being plenty. hogs are fattening
nicely and the number compares favor
ably with last year.