The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1912-12-24
CONDITION.
Of Wheat In Ohio Is Very
Satisfactory
As Shown By The December
Crop Report

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The following is the official report
OF the Ohio department of agriculture
for DECEMBER on the condition of
crops
Wheat
Condition compared with an aver.
age, % per cent.
Amount of crop of 1912 sold as soon
as threshed, AZ per cent.
Damage to growing crop by Hessian
fly. per cent.
Damage to growing crop by white
grub worm. per cent.
Corn
Area planted In 1912 as returned by
township assessors, 3,213,667 acres.
Estimated average yield per acre of
shelled corn, 40 bushels.
Total estimated produce for 1912,
1877 1858 ,S44 bushels.
Crop OF 1912 put into silo, 9 per
cent.
Average date cribbing began, Octo-
Der %.
Glover
Area sown in 1911 cut for seed. 20
per cent.
Average yield of seed per acre. 1873
bushels
Apples
Probable total yield compared with
last year, sc per cent.
Tobacco
Probable average product per acre,
1S9 pounds.
Number being fed for spring market
compared with an average. 68 per cent.
Sheep
Number fed for mutton compared
with an average, 70 per cent.
State Average Prices
Per Bushel--
Wheat-99c.
Corn-49c.
Barley, Csc.
Oats--34c.
Rye-77c.
Potatoes-54c.
Per Ton
Hay-$1291.
Alfalfa-$14.S1.
The growing condition of the wheat
plant over the state is quite satisfac.
tory. A greater part OF the wheat area
was sown late, and while now the
plant is small it Is thought to be well
rooted and in good condition to 90 in
to winter. During the month of No
vember wheat growth was retarded,
owing to the exceedingly dry weather.
Reports of damage by fly to early seed
ed wheat are very general. The state
average is estimated at 4 per cent. Ap-
proximately one-half of the harvest
was sold as soon as threshed. The
present condition of the growing plant
is estimated at 80 per cent compared
with an average. This Is a decline of
6 per cent since the issuance of the
November report. One year ago wheat
condition was estimated at SO per
cent.
The late open fall was most favora-
BILE to the corn crop and a bountiful
harvest has resulted. The estimated
1912 corn area as returned by town.
ship assessors was 3,213,667 acres.
From this the harvest has produced
127,86S,S44 bushels. an average Of 40
bushels per acre. This is the largest
production Ohio has harvested since
1911. In that year 1861 ,166 acres
yielded 143,161.675 bushels. The crop
generally is Of excellent quality and
was cribbed in fine condition. The
average market price is estimated at
40 cents per bushel.
Reports from correspondents show
that the apple crop Of the present year
was but sc per cent of the crop Of
1911, which was the largest crop har-
vested in the last decade. The gener-
al supposition was that this years
crop was fully as large as that of last
year, and with respect to commercial
orchards this is true. The difference is
due almost entirely to the full crop Of
the general farm orchard throughout
the state In 1911 and shows the i'm.
portant part these orchards play when
total production is considered. This
year there was no crop In these or
chards in many sections OF the state,
with the result that the total produc-
tion is but little more than two-thirds
of last years crop.
The number Of sheep and cattle be-
ing fed for market is far below an av-
erage. although the estimated number
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