Evening journal., 1911-04-19
CONDITION OF
STATE CROPS
Government Agricultural De-
partment Makes Report
as of April
ALSO REPORT OF
DISEASE KILLED CATTLE

The Bureau Of Statistics of the
United States Agriculture Department
gives the condition of Delaware win
ter wheat on April /. 1911. at 81 per
cent; April l, 1910, SO per cent: ten
year average SS per cent. and Della
ware rye. on April /, 1911, S5 per
cent; on April /, 1910. "a per cent;
ten-year average, SO per cent.
Condition of Delaware farm ami
mails: Horses-Losses from disease,
per 1000 head, in 1911, 21; in 1910. 25;
ten-year average, 25. Condition April
1, 1911 95 per cent; in 1910. "a per
cent; ten-year average, SO per cent.
Cattle-Losses from disease, per
1000 head, in 1911, %; in 1910. 25;
ten-year average, 81. Losses from
exposure, in 1911, 10; in 1910, Is;
ten-year average II. Losses from dis
ease and exposure. I'm 1911, 33; in
1910, 40: ten-year average, 80. Con-
dition on April l.. 1911, 95 per cent;
in 1910, "a per cent; ten-year aver
age, SO.
Sheep-Losses from disease. per
1000 head, in 1911. 30; in 1910, 30;
ten-year average, 27. Losses from
exposure in 1911. 13; in 1910, Is; ten
year average, Is; Loses from disease
and exposure. in 1911, AZ; in 1910. As /;
10-year average, AZ. Condition on April
1. 1911, "a; in 1910, 90; ten-year
average, "a.
Swine--Losses from disease per
1000 head, in 1911, SO; in 1910, Sc;
ten-year average AZ. Condition on
April /, 1911. 81: in 1910, 95; ten
year average 95. Breeding sows
number compared with April 1. 1910,
107 per cent.
Farm value of Delaware crops.
Wheat-April 1. 1911. 80 cents; March
1, 1911, SO cents; April 1, 1910. s1.10.
Corn-April 1. 1911, 50 cents
March 1, 1911, 40 cents; April l. 1910
90 cents.
oats-April /, 1911. rs cents; March
1. 1911, 80 cents; April l, 1910, As
cents.
Potatoes-April l. 1911. 65 cents /;
March 1. 1911, 65 cents; April 1, 1910,
60 cents.
Loose Hay-April l 1911, SIS;
March 1. 1911. $3.50: April /, 1910,
SIS.
Rye-April 1. 1911. es cents March
1. 1911, 20 cents; April 1, 1910, 70
! cents.
Butter-All three dates, 2s cents
Eggs-April 1. 1911, 16 cents; March
/, 1911, 20 cents; April 1, 1910, "a
cents. Chickens-April 1, 1911 IL
cents pound; March 1. 1911, 1S cents
April /, 1911, 147 cents.
Value of farm value OF Delaware
hogs per 100 pounds March Is, 1911
$3.50; February Is. 1911, $3.50. Bee
cattle per 100 pounds March Is, 1911
$3.50. Sheep per 100 pounds Marcl
IS, 1911. $4.70. Sweet potatoes, Marcl
Is. 1911, 50 cents. Bran, March Is
1911, S27 per ton.
Temperature statistics March
1911. normal 4S6 degrees; faverag
daily departure, 81; January 1 Il
March 81. normal. 37.4 degrees; aver
age daily departure, 1T.
Precipitation--Ma 1911. normal
1893 inches; average daily departure
0.37; January / to March 81. normal
1898 inches; average total departure
1.04.
Cost of producing Delaware corr
in 1909 Cost per acre. Commercial
fertilizer. s2.75; preparation. s2.27
seed. "a cents; planting, 5S cents; cul
tivation, $3.50; gathering 1913; mis-
cellaneous, 65 cents land rental o
interest, $3.50. Total. excluding rent
s13.04; including rent, S16.54. Yiel'
of grain, Al bushels per acre.
Cost per bushel, excluding rent, g.
cents; including rent, 40 cents; valu
per bushel. 90 cents; value per acre
J $2S.29; value less cost per acre, ex
! cluding rent. s1525; including rent
s11.75. Value less cost per bushel
excluding rent, 81 cents; includinI
rent, 90 cents. per cent of value .
cost, excluding rent 217; includin
rent. III. Value Of by-products pc
. acre, s4 Average size of fields, l
acres. Value oornlands' per acre, So
) Per cent. rent or interest to Ian
/, value, 81. Number of reports tabu
lated. Is.