Evening journal., 1911-05-15
CONDITION OF
The STATE CROPS
IS Per Cent. of Spring Plough
ing Done on
May |

The condition of Delaware crops on
May 1, 1911, compared with the ten
year average conditions on May 1, is:
Winter wheat, 81 per cent; rye, 100;
meadows, 81; pastures, 81; plowing
done, Sc: planting done, 80.
Crop conditions, Delaware, May I,
1911. Winter wheat: Area abandoned,
3 per cent remaining to be har-
vested. IT, res; condition, May
1. 1911, 81 per cent; May l, 1910, 9S
per cent; 10-year average, 80 per
cent April 1, 1911, S4 per cent.
Rye: May 1. 1911. 80; May 1. 1910,
90; 1O-year average, so; April 1, 1911,
S.
Meadows for moving hay, condition
May 1. 1911, so; May l. 1910, 80; 10
year average. SS. Spring pasture. con-
dition May /, 1911, rs; May /, 1910, SO;
10-year average, Sc.
Spring plowing. percentage done by
May 1, 1911. Go; by May /, 1910, so;
1O-year average, 76 Spring planting,
percentage done by May /, 1911, 33;
May /, 1910, As; 5-year average, sc.
Quantity of hay on farms May 1,
1911. IL 900 tons; May /, 1910, 5000
tons; May /, 1909. $4,000 tons. Per
cent. of hay fed to stock owned on pro-
ducing farm, 20.
Farms values, wheat. May 1, 1911,
so cents per bushel; April 1. 1911, SO
cents; May /. 1910, SO cents. Corn, on
these three dates, "a cents. 50 cents
and &C cents Oats, 3S cents, 3S cents
81 cents Potatoes, 67 cents, 65 cents,
AS cents. Loose hay. $3.50 ton, SIS
and S17 Rye. 65 cents. 6S cents and
40 cents. Butter, 26 cents per pound, 2S
cents and "a cents. Eggs, II cents a
dozen, 16 cents and 21 cents. Chick
ems. 1875 cents per pound, 1S cents and
1913 cents.
Cost of producing wheat in 1909
Cost per acre. Commercial fertilizer,
SAILS Preparation $3.50. Seed. S1.70
Planting. 65 cents Harvesting. S1.3O
Preparing for market. S1.40. Land rem
tai or interest on land value, $3.15
Total excluding rent. S1241, including
rent, S15.56. Yield of grain $40.
Cost per bushel, excluding rent, g.
eants. Including rent. 7S cents. Value
R9r bushel. SO cents.
Balue per acre, $500. Value less
SSst per acre, including rent, 1854;
excluding rent, S679. Value less cost
per bushel, including rent, 1S cents
excluding rent. "a cents. Per cent
of value 10 cost, including rent. 1923;
excluding rent, 155.
Value of by-products per acre
$3.50, Average size Of fields, II
acres. Value of wheat lands pei
acre, $50. Per cent. of rental or in
terest value TO land value, 6.3. Mum.
her of reports tabulated, 9.
Farm value per 100 pounds, o.
hogs. April is, 1911, $500; Marcel
Is, 1911, $3.50. Beef cattle on these
two dates, $3.50 and $500. Farm
value of clover seed per bushel, or
April is, 1911, $40. Timothy seed
same date, IS. Sweet potatoes, same
date, S105 per bushel. Bran, same
date, S2S.50 per ton.
Delaware temperature, April 1911
normal, 52.6 degrees; average daily
departure from normal, 2.S. From
January to April 80. normal AL
degrees, average daily departure, o.
Precipitation, April. 1911, normal
3.49 inches; total departure from
normal, 80. January 1. to April 80
14.42 inches; total departure. IA.
Crop values, 1910. Rank in value
as; value, s7,54s.OO0. 1909. Rank il
value. As; value. s7,654,O00. De
crease in value, 1909-1910, IA pc
cent. In 1899, rank in value, 43
value, S4,243,O 900; percentage of valu'
of ali crops In 1899, 20; increase il
---lra- 1S9a-191n- IS per cent.