Evening journal., 1910-08-13
STATE CROPS IN GOOD
CONDITION ON AUGUST 1


shows the following condition OF /
Delaware farm products on August l +
With comparisons:
Corn-Condiion July I. SO. August /
1, so, August l. 1909, So; ten year /
average, 80.
Winter wheat-July I, II; 1909, IA;
ten year average. 16. Production 1910
zoos bushels; 1909, 1852; quality
1910. 90; 1909, a.
Oats-Condition July 1. 1910, %;
August 1, 80; August 1. 1909. 20 ten
year average. So per cent OF 1903
crop on farm August 1. 1.5; stock
In farmers banks August /. 1910,
1900 bushels: 1909. 1000 bushels;
ten year average, 1000 bushels
Rye-Acreage compared with 1909,
100; yield per acre, 1910, 10. ten
year average. l4.2; production 1910.
$4,000 bushels; quality, 50.
Buckwheat - Acreage compared
with last year. 90; preliminary acre
age. 1000; condition August 1. 1910,
so; August l, 1909. 90; ten year aver
age. 80.
Condition July /. 1910,
"a; August 1 1910. 81; August ,,
1909, rs; ten year average, 81.
Hay tall tame) compared
with last year. 100; acreage 1910.
/ $4,000: condition July /. 1910. So
August !, 1910. 81 August 1, 1909,
| a.
Glover hay production compared
with full crop, 1910, 81; 1909, 10,
ten year average, so; quality 1910. 80;
ten year average. 81.
Timothy-i910, "a; ten year aver
age, 81.
Pastures-is1O, 81; ten year aver
age, So.
Apples--19iO. &c; ten year average,
66.
Peaches-lslO. "a; eight year aver
age, 40.
Grapes-le1o, az eight year aver
age. so.
Pears-19lO. rs; 1909, 80.
Watormelons-1910, 20; four year
average, rs.
Cantaloupes--1sio, 7s; four yeal
average a.
Sweet potatoes-isiO, SO; ten yeai
average. IS.
Tomatoes--191O, 80; four year aver
age. IS.
cabbase-lsiO. So four year aver.
onions-lslO, 90; four year average
90.
Alfalfa-05; Canadian peas, as
cowpeas, IS; blackberries, so; rasp-
berries, 80; lima beans. 81.
The farm values OF important crops
on dates indicated, follow:
, Wheat-August /. 1910, 92 cents
July /, 1910, 90 cents; August J. 1903
, $t.O7.
Corn.-August 1. 1910. 6S cents
July 1, 1910, G7 cents; August l, 1908
: SO cents.
oats-August 1. 1910. 40 cents; Jul
/. 1910. 40 cents; August /, 1909, 6
cents.
Potatoes August !. 1910. as cents
D July 1, 1910, 60 cents; August J., 1870
40 cents.
Hay (loosel August 1. 1910, 81
July l., 1910, $16i August /, l9o
= S148O.
Ryes-August 1, 1910, 10 cents; Ju
/. 1910, 75 cents; August /, 1903,
cents.
sS Butter August i. 1910. "a cen
July /. 1910, 20 cents; August
1903. 2S cents.
,sq EEgs-August 1. 1910. 20 cents; J
fty I, 1910, 20 cents; August J.. 1909,
ur cents.
cts N'AAAhNHo AAAtAhN - ANANf Az ''l
80 July /. 1910, 1916 cents: August
40 1909, ~ cents.
ali The following estimates of aver
es value OF lands devoted TO wheat Z
Ms corn in Delaware, their rental or int
es est-baaring value. and the average s
OF wheat fields and corn fields.
to based upon estimates made by cor
IL spondcnts of the Bureau OF Statist
X. Of the United States Department
~ Agriculture IN the autumn OF 19
Id The estimates. although only approi
ar mate, are an index Of the relative v,
M ues and sizes of fields in the STA
10 Since these estimates were made @
general trend OF land values has be-
,d upward.
liz Wheat lands--Average value p
acre. Sf5; corn lands. S4S
Average rental or itnerest-beariI
value-Wheat lands, $3.15; corn land
ID S3.5S.
M Percentage, rental or interest-bea
he ing to land Wheat lands, s
3; corn lands, S7.05.
IS Average size Of---Wheat fields,
pr acres; corn fields. 10 acres.