The Democrat-sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1906-1935, 1907-10-10
The Condition or Prospect
of October 1, 1907.

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that returned by the township
assessors of the state, and tn
product in bushels is computed
from actual threshing reported
through the regular crop CORE
spondents Of the Department
The condition or prospect giver
for other crops named is obtained
by percentage comparison with 6
full average condition or prospect.
Wheat, estimated area harvest.
ed, 2,097, All acres.
Wheat, product per acre esti.
mated from thresbers' returns,
1913 bushels.
Wheat, total estimated product
for 1907, 32, 203, 1S1 bushels.
Wheat, quality compared with
an average, S9 per cent.
Wheat, crop of 1906 still in
producers hands, 8 per cent.
Oats, area as returned by town
ship assessors, 1, 456, SIS acres.
Oats, product per acre as esti-
mated from threshers' returns,
22.7 bushels.
Oats, total estimated product
for 1907, 50, 918, 2S4 bushels.
Oats, quality compared with an
average, IS per cent.
Barley-Fall and Spring:
Barley, area as returned by
township assessors, 1871 acres.
Barley, per acre estimated from
threshers' returns, $50 bushels.
Barley, total estimated product
for 1907, $40, S29 bushels,
Barley, quality compared with
an average, SO per cent.
Rye, area as returned by town
ship assessors, 3S, 965 acres.
Rye, product per acre estimated
from threshers' returns, J7I
bushels.
Rye, total estimated product
for 1907, SCI, 943 bushels.
Rye, quality compared with an
average, 80 per cent.
Corn, prospect compared with
an average, "A per cent.
Corn, cut up for fodder, n per
cent.
Corn, average date for cutting
sor fodder, September 25.
Alfalfa, number of cuttings
,his year, average 81.
Alfalfa, total produced per acre
rom cuttings, average 81.
Potatoes, total yield compared
With an average, IS per cent.
Tobacco, condition compared
With an average, 81 per cent.
Pastures, condition compared
With an average, 95 per cent.
Apples, product compared with
n average, 23 per cent.
The township assessors returns
how that the area seeded to wheat
or the harvest of 1907 was 2, ,087,-
II acres. The average yield per I
ere is etimated at 1914 bushels,
nd the total production for the +
tate at 32,204, 1S1 bushels. A +
OmparisOn of the above estima ties
18th the corresponding ones of +
Ist year shows that while the
rea seeded for 1907 was "a, 4,543
cres In excess of 1906 the total +
reduction is 1O,525, 9O6 bushels r.
1873 than in 1906, when the q
Verage product per acre reached h
lie record breaking point of 300 8
lshels.
Wheat was reported to be in !,
cry satisfactory condition at the a
oginning of spring, but the very
weather during a.
pril severely retarded it's ~
'owth, the estimated prospect 8
'cllning l3 per cent. during the =,
onth. Cold, wet weather con- :,
nued for more than another
onth, so that on July 1st, the q,
timated prospect was 20 per 9,
'nt,, having gained only five y
'ints since May reporter. ;,
Trough the entire season there
listed great Irregularities in the
ndition of this cropsin different "
ctions of the state, the north -
est counties seeming to suffer =,
Dst from unfavorable weather. al
ne quality of the grain is quite Il
tisfactory, being estimated at +
per cent. of an average quality. u
ne seeding for wheat is progress - -
e nicely, though it Is being re. n