The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-09-21
CROP CONDITIONS
ABOVE IN MAINE
Run Below Average Is
Per Cent Sept. LIST
Some Recent Improvement In North
ern States.


bined ON September l, in the United
States, was approximately 1872 pei
cent below the average conditions or
that date, whereas on August l gen.
eral conditions were about 14.6 pei
cent below average, on July l about
1917 per cent below, and on June
l about rs per cent below average
conditions. Thus 1t appears, that the
present crop season has continued
unfavorable as it progressed toward
harvest. During the past month con-
ditions improved somewhat in most
northern states but declined in most
southern states.
A comparison of the condition of
various crops on September l Tor at
time of harvesD with their average
growing condition on September l of
recent years (past ten years for most
crops) is shown as follows 600 rep
resenting average condition and not
normally
Cranberries 1898; lima beans
1910; apples 1868; watermelons
1O5.1 lemons 1919; hops 1892; SUI
gar cane 1881; oranges o. can
taloupes 1918; grapes 1917; pears,
1902; sugar beets 1000.
Cotton 1916; rice 98.8; beans 96.3;
buckwheat 96.2; alfalfa 96.1; pea
nuts 94.5 sweet potatoes rs; to-
matoes 91.S; sorghum 91.2; kafir 90.2.
Corn SS7; onions SOS; tobacco
1914; clover S5.4; fax $50; cabbage
S2.8; millet S2.6; oats 81.1; peach
es SO.3.
Barley 1885, broom corn ISL: po-
tatoes 1913; hemp 72.7; spring wheat
40.
The above figures of growing con-
ditions do not take into account the
influence of changed acreages. FIX
ing into account both acreage and
condition, indications are that the
wheat crop will be 80 per cent less
than the average annual production
of the past five years, corn 20 per
cent less, oats 90 per cent less. bar
ley IA per cent less, buckwheat
IL per cent less, potatoes 10. 0
per cent less, tobacco 20.9 per cent
less, fax 10 per cent less, rice 5 5
per cent more and hay 26.0 per cent
less than the average production of
the past five years.
The average condition of all crops
combined by states, on September |,
was approximately as follows, 100
indicating the average (not normally
for recent years on September l.
Maine 1894; New Hampshire 98.1
Vermont 1901; Massachusetts ST.;
Rhode Island 91.7; Connecticut 80.7;
New York $50; New Jersey S9.4;
Pennsylvania 89.7; average for above
division 90.2.
Delaware ST.; Maryland $40;
Virginia 1915; West Virginia 72.7;
North Carolina 91.9; South Carolina
953; Georgia 1928; Florida 1912;
average for division 939.
Ohio 94.S; Indiana 94.S; Illinois
1885, Michigan 96.3; Wisconsin 961;
average for division 93.1
Minnesota 75.5; Iowa 8O.3; Mis-
souri, 79.4; North Dakota $50; South
Dakota SIP; Nebraska 60; Kansas
lis; average for division 70.
Kentucky S5.7; Tennessee 104.1;
Alabama 1915; Mississippi 9s.4;
Louisiana 96.9; Texas 500; Oklaho-
ma "a 2; Arkansas 101.6; average
for division S6.6.
Montana 1850; Wyoming $50; Col
orado 92.4; New Mexico lila; Arizo-
ma 1O4.4; Utah, 9S.4; Nevada $50;
Idaho 1906 8; Washington 1896; Ore
gon 99.3; California 104S; av-
erage for division 1922 l.
Clover seed acreage as compared
with last year is 60; number of
stock hogs as compared with last
year 1898.
Prices paid to farmers in the United
States on September /, compared with
September 1 last year, for potatoes
averaged So 0 per cent higher, barley
34.6 per cent higher, hay 23.1 per
cent higher, oats So per cent higher,
rye 3.S per cent higher, buckwheat
10 per cent higher; corn 0.6 per
cent lower, chickens 81 per cent
lower, fax rs per cent lower butter
8. 3 per cent lower, eggs 49, per cent
lower, wheat Ill per cent lower, and
cotton IS. L per cent lower.
Similarly prices on August Is, 1911,
compared with the same date last
year for cabbage averaged 30.7 per
cent higher, sweet potatoes 29.1 per
cent higher, cloveIseed 2S.2 per cent
higher, onions 1872 per cent higher,
honey OF per cent higher, milk 0 3
per cent higher, apples IL per cent
lower, milk cows IL per cent lower,
beans 3 / per cent lower, horses 10
per cent lower, beef cattle ga per
cent lower, veal calves ST. per cent
lower, lambs 10 per cent lower,
sheen 14,9 per cent lower, hogs 10 3