The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1912-10-18

Oato0
Area as returned by township asses.
sors--1 ,S65, ,449 acres.
Product per acre--44 bushels.
Total estimated product for 1872
S3,171,314 bushels.
Quality compared with an average
93 per cent.
Barley---Fali and Spring:
| Area as returned by township as
sessors--37,11 acres
Product per acre-29 bushels.
Total estimated product for 1912
1,O77,549 bushels.
Quality compared with ar average
SO per cent.
Rye
| Area as returned by township asses;
sors--S5,624 acres.
Product per acre--17 bushels.
Total estimated product for 1872
1,451 ,SS9 bushels.
Quality compared with an average
SO per cent.
Corn
Prospect compared with normal
yield--s6 per cent. b.
| Cup up for fodder--6S per cent
Average date for fodder cutting
September Is. *
Potatoes es
Probable total yield compared with
l... sssr--la4 Da,e per cent.
Tobacco az
Prospect compared with an average
yield-94 per cent ~
Pastures- e,.
Condition compared with an average
--lO7 per cent.
Apples
I Prospect compared with last year
SO per cent.
With the actual results Of harvest
} now definitely known Ohio's present
/ wheat production Is one of the poor
> est recorded by this Department. The
: harvest figures here presented arc
/. based on the area returned by town
3 ship assessors less the estimated ares
I plowed up as reported by our officia
, correspondence. No doubt the tota
production will show increase over th'
/. estimate now reported
Q The harvest is now estimated a
n O,454 ,425 bushels, an average produc
l. ton of but ten bushels per acre. Whil
this is somewhat better than earle
s reports indicated, 1t practically mean
+ failure. The wheat generally Is
8 poor quality. The State average Is Ell
r timated at 76 per cent. One year ag
n quality was reported at "a per cent
with a total estimated production
e 81, ,O92 1882 bushels. OF the crop OF l9ll
s It is estimated that 10 per cent sti
q remains in producers hands. Core!
pondents report that In some section
of State rains have retarded seedini
Many note the fact that the 1913 are
will not be as great as the one jus
harvesed. N
Oats show bumper production. Tn
harvest being estimated at SS,l7l'3l
bushels. This is an increase Of al
N proximately 37OOO,0OO bushels owe
y the estimated crop of 1911. The ave
age production per acre 70 reported
"A bushels, as against 81 bushels on
year ago. The quality Of the grain
excellent
" Rye and barley productions as
g. show healthy increases over last yea
%, Corn prospects are most fatterin
IT. The present prospect is estimated !
SO per cent based upon S5 bushels p'
acre representing 100 per cent On Il
pr corresponding date one year ago u
prospect was estimated at 81 per cer
NJ AS the area planted is much great
than in 1911 the harvest should
ly. most bountiful. The crop Is late
IN. maturing, due to cool wet weather
July and late planting
er Reports indicate that the yield OF
Tn. tatoes will be much greater than tn
'er of last year. Correspondence estima
the present yield at 1874 per cent
comparison with 1911. In the nor'
east section of state damage is repo
y. ed by rot and grub worm.
The crop of apples will fall far she
RS. of the excellent harvest of last ye
In comparison with that crop the pr
ent estimate is'6S per cent