Evening journal., 1910-04-14
CONDITION OF
STATE CROPS
Healthy Condition Shown and
Good Prices Rule Accord
lug to Crop Report

The Crop Reporting Board Of the
Bureau of Statistics OF the United
States Department Of Agriculture es-
Inmates that the average condition of
winter wheat on April / was sos per
cent Of a normal. against 1922 on April
/. 1903, 9l.3 on April ], 1908, and $40
the average condition for the past ten
years on April /. The decline I'm con-
ditiondition from December 1, 1909
to April !, 1910, was 100 points as
compared with an average decline in
the past ten years OF as points. The
average condition of rye on April
was 1913 per cent of a normal, against
S72 on April 1, 1909, S0.1 on April /.
1908, and S9.5 the average condition
for the past ten years on April 1.
Comparisons for winter wheat and
rye In Delaware follows:
Wheat-Condtion April /. 1910. 9G
per cent 1909, 9S per cent; the year
average, SS per cent; condition De-
cember /, 1909. SO per cent
Rye-Condition April /, 1910, "a per
cent; 1903. 90 per cent: ten year aver
age 90 per cent; condition December
1, 1903; 81 per cent.
Condition OF farm animals on April
/, and estimated losses during the
year ending March 81, 1910, with com
parisons in Delaware were:
Horses-Losses from disease. wear
ending March 81. 1910 25 per 1000
head; 1909, 20 per 1000 head; ten years
haverage %; number 1910. $50; con-
dition 1910, "a per cent 1909, 81 per
cent; 10 year average 96 per cent.
Cattle-Losses from disease 1910.
25 per 1000 head; 1909, IA per 1000
/ head; 10 year average 2l per 1000
| head Losses from exposure rs per
/ 1000 head; 1909, 10 per 1000 head; 10
/ year average, II per 1000 head. Losses
| from disease and exposure, year end
ing March 81, 1910, 240O. Condition
April J. % per cent; 1909. % per cent;
10 year average, 80 per cent
Sheep-Losses from disease 1910 30
per 1000 head; 1909. "A per 1000 head:
10 year average, 26 Losses from eX-
posurc, 1910, 10 per 1000 head; 1909.
q; 10 year average, IA per 1000 head.
Losses from disease and exposure
year ending March 81, 1910, $40. Con-
dition April l. 1910, 80 per cent April
1903, 96 per cent; 10 year average. 95
per cent
Swine-Losses from disease year ending
March 81, 1910 S6 per 900 head; 1909. 80 per
1000 head; ten year average. a per 900
head. Total number, 1910 / $50 Condition.
April T. 1910 % per cent: 1909. 90 per cent /:
ton year average, % per cent; breeding
sows 90 per cent as compared with pre-
vious year.
Farm value OF important products in
Delaware on tho dates indicated was.
Wheat-April 1, 1910, Sl1O; March /,
1870 Sill; April /, 1909, Sly.
Corn-April !, 1910. 60 cents: March 1.
1910, 20 cents; April 1909, Il cents.
oats-Apri /. 1910. As cents. March
1910, 52 cents; April i. 1909 50 cents
Potatocs-April 1 1910, GO cents: March
l. 1910 CS cents: Aprnl l. 1909, SO cents.
Hay doose)-April I. 1910 $500: March
u, 1910, $500; April /, 1909 Si2.75.
Rye-Aprll 1, 1910. 20 cents: March l.
1910, 20 cents; April l. 1909 rs cents
Buticr-Aprl J. 1910. 2s cents; March /
1870 y cents Aprnl J., 1910. 27 cents.
hggs-April !, 1910, 20 cents; March /,
1910 % cents; April l, 1909. Is cents.
Chickens-April 1. 1910. 147 cents; March
T. 1910, 1873 cents April 1, 1909. II cents.
/ Percentagoo land area I'm crops In Del
aware is:
Corn-l9oO-1909. 1874 per cent: 1ssO-isse. IL
per cent Wheat-190O-leO9 50 per cent;
lSS0-iSS9. &c per cent. Ooas-l9Oo-1e0s I
per cont; lSSO-i9o9. 1.6 per cent. Potatoes
-l9OO-l909, 6 per cent. Hay, 1899 census
60 per cent All crops. 1899 census s17
per cent