The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1913-10-16
CONDITION OF CROPS
On October |, as Shown by Re.
port of State Agricul.
tural Commission.

Ohio's estimated wheat production
for harvest Just passed was 27,297, ,467
bushels, which is approximately IT,
10000 more bushels than the esti-
mated production of one year ago but
the crop harvested in 1912 was practi-
cally failure, many counties not har'
vestiDg enough wheat to supply seed
for the next crop. Compared with
estimated production Of 1911 and 1910,
the 1918 crop falls below them about
4, 900, 600 bushels. The average pro-
duction per acre is II bushels as against
Is bushels in 1911 and l6 bushels in
1910 the 1912 crop being nil cannot be
used for comparison. Quality COM
pared with an average Is estimated at
96 per cent as against rs per cent. In
1912, "a in 1911 and SO in 1910. These
facts man be construed to show that
farmers are improving the fertility or
their soil and seed sown. If acreage
would be brought up to that harvested
in 1911 or 1910, or better, Ohio would
harvest her quote of wheat. or the
crop Of 1912 it is estimated that 10 per
cent. still remains in producers hands.
Oats show low production, due to
extreme dry weather during latter part
Of May and June, heads being very
short and not well filled. Harvest be-
ing estimated at A, 950,S05 bushels !;
this is approximately 80, 900, 900 bushels
less than 1912 production; 1000, 900 less
than in 1911 and 100000 less than in
1910. The 1912 acreage was the greatest
In years, due to so much wheat being
winter-killed and sown to oats. Favor
able weather made 1912 average pro-
duction per rcre "A bushels, while 1913
average production was estimated at
28 bushels per acre.
Barley also shows decrease in esti-
mated production per acre, due to dry
weather, the 1913 estimated production
per acre being % bushels as against "
bushels in 1912. Estimated 1913 acre
age was 1000 acres more than in 1872,
but decrease in production per acre
makes estimated total production.less
Acreage of barley has been steadily
increasing for past four years, having
been about II, 900 acres in 1910 to A, 399
acres in 1912.
Rye shows decrease in production
per acre as compared with 1912, being
l6 bushels in 1913 as against II bushels
in 1912, but in 1913 the acreage was
100000 more than In 1912. The total
estimated production for 1913 is 2,97l, :
076 bushels as against l, ,45l, 389 In 1912.
Like barley, the acreage has been
steadily increasing for the past four
years. In 1910 the acreage was "a, 600.
Corn prospects are not fiattering.
The present prospect is estimated at
S3 per cent, blsed upon 80 bushels per
acre representing 100 per cent. On
the corresponding date one year ago,
prospect was estimated at SO per cent.
The low prospect this year was caused
by extreme dry weather when corn
was earring. The 1913 estimated acre
age is l50, 900 less than 1912. This with
the low prospects will bring the total
production lower than in 1912.
Reports indicate that the potato
crop will be short. The probable total
yield as compared with last year is so
per cent. The 1912 estimate was 124
per cent as compared with previous
year
Apple prospects as compared with
last year is 80 per cent. The 1912 pros
pect as compared with 1911 yieldi was
63 per cent.