The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1903-10-09
CROP YIELD
FALLS SHORT
DiscouTagiug Report Made by the
State Board Of AgTiCul-
lure.
FRUIT And VEGETABLES NOT GOOD.
Staff Correspondence.

Staff Correspondence.
Columbus, o., Oct. THE October
report of the state board of agriculture,
considered the most important of the
year, because it deals in results and not
prospects, recently issued, shows a big
shortage in the yield of wheat, oats,
corn and other products this year, as
compared with the output of last year.
The wheat crop amounted to almost
30,000,000 bushels, from little more
Than 100000 acres, a decrease Of
s.7D0,000 bushels. The estimated crop
of oats was S6,000,000 bushels, a de-
crease of 100000 bushels. The corn
crop shows a shortage of about 50,-
600 900 bushels, as compared with the
product Of last year, which was 1922
100000 bushels. Regarding the condi-
tion of crops, the report said: The
area Of wheat does not vary greatly
from the harvest of 1902, but the aver
age product per acre is "a bushels less
than last year and the total product
100000 bushels less.
The greatest shortage is in the GEN.
trail, southern and southwestern coun-
ties, it being the good yields of the
northern and eastern counties that
pulled up the crop to nearly 30,OO0,OOO
bushels. A fair product for the state
would reach 10000, 900 bushels. Consid-
ering that the product in many coun-
ties is less than IL bushels per acre
the total result is better than many
expected. Cats showed no great differ
ence in area as compared with last
year. but there are about 100000
bushels less in total product and near
ly 10 bushels less in average product
per acre. Last year tie oats crop was
abnormally large and while there
seems a vast difference between tina.
product and the yield for 1903, the
yield for this year is about 10 per
cent short of full average per acre
The crop in many localities was af-
fected by rust. The grain is light in
weight and estimated at 81 per cent
of good average quality. The area of
rye was about 20 per cent less than
that of last year and there is a loss
of about three bushels per acre in the
total product
The area of barley is not quite equal
that of last year and the product shows
about the same comparative reduction
as other grain products. Quality is not
up to full average.
Corn, except that planted very late
and on poor ground, has matured fair
ly well and a great amount is in shock.
Many fields are late and the corn is
still green, but as yet there has been
no serious injury by frost and the pres
ent prospects for maturing are good,
although there will be great deal of
chaffy and understandable corn that
must be consumed on the farm While
in some localities and in favored fields
there are good and excellent corn
crops. There is so much that falls
short that the general prospect Is |
pulled down to GO per cent Of an aver
age. While there are varied reports
concerning the potato crop, many cor
respondents report good yield and good
quality, while others report light crops
and affected by rot. 1t is evident that
the crop will not produce fair aver
age for the state. Apples will result
in less than one-half an average crop.
The fruit is falling from the trees. The
best results are shown where orchards
have been given proper attention and
proper mothed of spraying have been
resorted to.