Evening journal., 1911-03-15
VALUE OF
STATE CROPS
$4,000 Bushels at SO Cents a
BuSheI, on Delaware
Farms, March |
REPORT SHOWS INCREASE
IN WAGES FOR LABORER

At AAOH ANfIRAAAilk hVoAN VI AA1
Bureau of Statistics, United States De-
partment Of Agriculture, estimates
that the quantity of wheat on Della
ware farms on March 1, 1911. was
5S1 900 bushels. or 2S per cent. Of the
1911 crop; as against 100000 bushels
on March 1. 1910, or 20 per cent. of the
1903 crop; and against the ten year
average Of 100000 bushels or "a per
cent. There will be 5s per cent. of
Delaware wheat shipped out Of the
county where grown in 1911. against
55 per cent. shipped out last year. and
81 per cent. the average Of the past
ten years so shipped.
The total stock OF oats on Della
ware farms on March /. 1911. was 35,-
600 bushels, or 26 per cent. Of the 1910
crop: against $4,000 bushels on March
1, 1910, or 25 per cent of the 1909,
crop; and against the ten year aver
age OF $4,000 bushels. or 2S per cent
! There will be ten per cent. of the
1910 crop shipped out Of the county
where grown, contrasted with IL per
cent. OF the 1909 crop shipped out last
year; and the ten year average Of 10
per cent. so shipped.
The total stock Of corn on Della
ware farms on March /. 1911. was D.
$40 900 bushels, OF 40 per cent Of the
1910 crop; against 2.294,O0O bushels,
OF 81 per cent OF the 1903 crop re-
naming on March /. 1910: and against
1853 900 bushels. OF 46 per cent. the
ten year average. There will be 36
per cent. OF the corn crop shipped out
Of the county where grown In 1911.
against 3S per cent. in 1910. and the
ten year average OF 3S per cent. so
shipped The per cent. Of the 1910
crop which is merchantable is SO per
cent. against So per cent. of the 1909
crop merchantable last year. and the
ten year average Of 81 per cent
More Wages Paid.
The average wages Of male farm
labor In Delaware during the past
} year, were S2475 month. without
board; against s17.35 in 1890. They
2 we're SIC a month with board, against
& s1115 with board in 1890 Day wages
at the harvest time last year. averaged
5 S155 without board. against S1.20 In
1890; and with board they averaged
r S1.35 against 95 cents I'm 1890. Day
1 wages at other than harvest time
averaged last year In this State, S1.2.
e without board. against So cents TWEEN
l. ty years ago: with board they aver
aged 9S cents against 63 cents twent,
Is years ago.
, The average wages paid farm labo
for the whole United States last yea
WAS S275O per month. without boar'
and S1e2l per month with board. tn
South Atlantic States are the loves
I'm wage average. paying S19.75 ps
n month without board. and Si4.15 pt
\ month with board. The far wester
y States give the highest average. S46.4
per month without board. and s34.5
with board The lowest figures ar
given by South Carolina. S16.50 pc
> month without board s12 per montl
with board: and the highest hgurel
. are given by Nevada, with S54 PEI
IT. month without board, and $35 pei
month with board.
{, Value Of the Crops.
y The farm value Of Delaware whea
, on March /. 1911 was so cents pei
= bushel. against 81 cents on Februar,
y 1, 1911, and against $114 per bushe
on March /. 1910. Delaware corn has
a farm value Of 40 cents per bushe
e on both March 1. 1911. and Februar.
u /, 1911, against 40 cents per bushel ol
March /, 1910. Delaware oats ha
D. a farm value Of 80 cents per bushe
Ie on March 1. 1911. against 40 cent
per bushel on February /, 1911, an
H. So cents on March /, 1910
81 The farm value Of potatoes in thi
State on March 1. 1911. was 65 cent
of per bushel the figure being the sam
u, for February /, 1911, and IS cents pc
et bushel on March ], 1910. Loose hal
in Delaware. had a farm value o
to March 1, 1911. OF s15.70 per tor
n against $3.50 per ton on February
T. 1911 and SIT per ton on March
r 1910.
n The farm value Of rye in this Stat
m was 20 cents per bushel on March
1911. against 60 cents per bushel o
February /, 1911. and 20 cents pc
J. bushel or March /. 1910 Butter re
h ceived a farm valuation in this Stat
of 2S cents per pound on March
m 1911, against 26 cents per pound o
February 1, 1911, and q cents pc
TO pound on March 1, 1910. The farI
X value Of Delaware eggs on March
th 1911 was 30 cents a dozen, compare
Win - Ntllio n uoacn OH ENhA udAe =
B. 1911. and 25 cents a dozen on Marc
/, 1910. Delaware chickens had
farm value Of 13 cents a pound G
March /, 1911. against III cents {
February 1. 1911, and 1873 cents {
March 1. 1910. Delaware hogs had
n farm value Of $3.50 on February /
+ 1911.
- Given in percentages, the sveral
stock Of wheat on Delaware farms
irt 1910 was 176 per cent. against the t.
,c- year average Of 1873 per cent. F
no corn in the State. the percentage
M 112 in 1910. against the ten year ave
er age of 80 per cent; and for oats {
~ percentage is 1876 in 1910 against t
Nv ten year average Of 80.
81 In April the department will 81
"a out statistics concerning the conc
en- ton and losses OF farm animals, al
,as the condition of winter wheat al
~ rye.
leI Lecture BY Mr.. Handy.
jim T. Trxfnp Handy will lecture in De