The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-07
INCREASED YIELD
IN VIRGINIA CROPS
Although Drought Reduced
Total, Production Per Acre
Has Grown.
FIGURES FOR YEAR OF 1911
Higher Prices and Better
Methods Compensate for
unfavorablc Conditions.
FIGURES FOR YEAR OF 1911

Although the drought OF tho carly
part of the last summer resulted in de-
/ creased crops In Virginia In nearly
every line. it Is apparent that the aver
age yield per acre for most productions
mas been materially inceased This is
regarded az vastly the more signiti-
cant fact. since droughts arc Incidental,
while Improved methods OF farming
arc likely to be permanent
The lrisa potato crop is OFF more
IMAM % per cent, yet the growers arc
receiving prices which Will net them
more money than did the crop of 1910.
Eiis is largely true of other yields.
ienr's Crop Hcports.
FROM statistics collected by the
southern Planter. it is found that Vir-
ginia has this year produced a yield OF
u bushels of wheat per acre as
against L. bushels IN 1910. and total
crop OF H,552,000 bushels. as against
lo,liG,0oo bushels in 1910 North Caro-
lima has produced a yield OF 100 bush
els OF wheat per acre. as against 95
bushels per acre in 1870 and a total
crop OF I.l5I,000 bushels. as against
'.i35.0oo In 1910. South Carolina has
produced yield of ia bushels per
acre. as against 81 bushels In 1910,
and total crop of 5.632.o00 bushels. as
against i,eo3000 bushels in 1910. Mary
land has produced d yield of 15.5 bush
els per acre, as against l4.6 bushels In
1910, and total crop of 12,322.O00
bushels. as against 13.5lGO0O bushels
In 1910.
OF oats. Virginia has produced a
yield Of 100000 bushels: North Caro-
lima has produced $1,000 bushels,
south Carolina has produced $500, 900
bushels. and Maryland has produced
100000 bushels
OF corn. Virginia has produced a
yield of "a bushels per acre, and n
total crop OF 3i,i0S. 900 bushels, as
against ai.G2 1000 bushels in 1910:
North Carolina has produced n yield
OF lS.2 bushels per acre. and Il total
crop or 55.al0.O00 bushels. as against
a..l39,o00 bushels in 1910: South Caro-
lima has produced yield of 1871 bush
els per acre. and a total crop OF 45.-
$4,000 bushels. as against i,732 OO5
bushels In 1910. and Maryland has pro-
duced YIELD of 800 bushels per aero
and total crop of 1881 5000 bushels,
as against 23,755.Ooo bushels in 1910
Tobncco Very short.
OF tobacco, Virginia has produced a
crop OF 99,si0.00o pounds. as against
l2is0O,O0o pounds last year. The yield
per acre is 500 pounds, as against $50
pounds last year. North Carolina has
produced l0i,299,o00 pounds. as against
l2?,oo0.0O0 pounds last year, the yield
per acre being COO pounds, as against
GO pounds last year. South Carolina
has produced crop of le.l50.o0o
pounds. as against 100000 pounds
last year. The yield per acre Is $40
pounds, as against $50 pounds last
year. Maryland has produced a crop
OF l6.i5S,000 pounds, as against lG,-
$4,000 pounds last year. The yield
per acre is i35 pounds. as against ego
pounds last year. The total tobacco
crop of the country is put at 100 663. 900
pounds. as against a total crop las,
year OF @Si,SiG,o0o pounds.
The Irish potato crop OF Virginia is
put al 3.ol5,0Go bushels, as against
100000 bushels last year North
Carolina produced l.i52. 900 bushels as
against s,3li.o00 last year. TIL, total
crop Of the country is put nj 2Sl.735OG0
bushels. as against a3S.SlI,OO bushels
last year
From the above figures, II will be
seen that all the staple crops arc ma
terially less than those of last year.
and this condition is reflected in the
market prices. which on November
were all substantially higher than OH
the same datA year ago. The tobacco
market has opened with much higher
prices than year ago, AMI the opin-
ion of the leading buyers is that these
prices are mere likely to advance than
recede. The quality of this crop is
generally very good and OF tyne
much desired by manufacturers.