The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-11-09
Is Given Out by the Depart
ment of Agriculture.
ACREAGE is REDUCED
Less Wheat Sown This Year
Than Last.
Report Made Upon Late Crops Of
the Present Season are Better
Then was Expected.

ldle iohoWlnB report lndlcates the
acreage and condition of the crops
named, as computed from the return.
received from the official crop and
live stock correspondents Of the DE-.
partment..
W'heat-Area sown last fall as re.
turned by township assessors, 1886.
$50.
Wheat-Sown this fall compared
with last year, 76, per cent.
Wheat-Fstimate area seeded ~
the harvest of 1908 1,556,543 acres
Condition compared with
an average Sc per cent.
Wheat--Average date of seeding
October /.
Alfalfa-Area in 1907 as returne |
by township assessors, 1878 acre.
Alfalfa-Area compared with la ast
year, 96 per cent
Alfalfa-,Estimated area in 1908,
1922 acres.
Alfalfa-Total toms produced per
acre from all cuttings 3.
Alfalfa-Total estimated product
for 1908 S6,70O tons ''"
iAlfaIfa-Number Of cuttings this
year 3
Rye-Area sewn Last fall as re.
turned by township assessors 53,1S1
acre.
Rye-Sown this fall compared with
last year, 81 per cent
Rye-Estimated area seeded for
the harvest of 1909 53,2O1 acres.
Rye-Condition compared with IN
average 62 per cent.
Con-Prospeot compared with an
average n per cent
BUckwheat Prospect compared WITH
an average n per cent.
Cloverseed Prospects compared
with an average 10 per cent.
Potatoes Area planted as estimator
by township assessors 115,5S4 acres
Potatoes-Average product per acre
so bushels.
Potatoes estimated product f1r
1908 9,4S5,S10 bu.
Potatoes Affected by rot 1.5 per
cent.
Hogs Condition compared with an
average SO uer cent.
Hogs Number to be fattened com,
pared with 1907 SO per cent
Commercial Ferllizers-On wha.
per cent of wheat ground used 65 pc
cest.
From the official returns of the
Department 1t Is estimated that the
wheat area seeded this fall for tn
harvest of 1909 IS but 76 per cent.
in comparison with last years areN
or 1,446,543 acres. This is the low
est area reported in a number OF
years past, due principally TO the
drouth prevailing at proper seed
ing time, and owing to its long
continuance the final abandonment
eff many fields intended for wheat
The condition of the growing plan
is estimated at 56 per cent. COM
pared with ON average and the
general outlook is very discouraging,
AS stated In the October repori
there has net been sufficient mois
ture for proper termination and 10
doubt many fields will be plowe
up in the spring thereby further
reducing an alrealy short area
The figures on alfalfa are tha
most complete ever published by
the state and show that ON an aver
area of 1922 acres there was Pm
duced 36,70O tons. The averag'
number of cuttings this year was
three and the total production PEI
acre from all cuttings was three
tons. The area in 1907 as returne
by the townfhip assessors was 54l
acres greater than the estimated
area now reported
The corn prospect has advanced
three points since the issuance o.
the dast report being now estima'-
ed at 83 per cent. compared with
AN average. The corn area is appro
ximately the same as for 1907, while
the present prospect is 10 per cent
better than the corresponding month