The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-10-09

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TOBACCO IN VIRGINIA eaAeo1o9
POUNDS SHORT or Last rEAn,6 4
PRODUCTION, ssa III
LARGE CORN DECREASE
VIRGINIA YIELD WILL HE 4s.5oo,see
BUSHELS ACCORDING TO Es-
INMATES OF GOVERNMENT
CROP BUREAU.
LARGE CORN DECREASE

Virginia tobacco growers are harder
hit by the long drought this year than
any other class Of farmers. According
to the government crop estimate, the
total crop will yield a3,soe,oo0 pounds
as against the 1918 record of 154,ooo.o0o
pounds, showing a decrease OF more
than sixty millions Of pounds, This es-
innate is six million pounds better
than that made September ]. when the
forecast was for crop of s7.s4o.eoo
pohnds,
For the country at large the forecast
for the years crop Is about the. same
as last year. when It was s53734.ooe
pounds. &.
The weather conditions throughout
the Virginia tobacco belt have been
peculiarly unfavorable, while in the
rest OF the country the conditions
have been practically normal.
The bureau of crop estimates of the
United States department of agricul-
ture has given out, under date OF Oc-
tober Z. an interesting forecast OF this
crop situation in Virginia and tho
nation at large.
The crop out-turn is somewhat In
creased by estimates made october
over similar estimates made September
H. Corn, as an illustration. is esti-
mated to yield $4,000. 900 bushels. which
liz half million bushels better than
estimated last month. The crop will
show a marked decrease from the 1918
yield, owing to unfavorable growing
conditions. The final figures for 1913
showed yield of st,5s0,ooo bushels In
| this State. indicating Shrihkage Of
nearly eight millions OF bushels. The
corn crop for the country at large II
estimated tn be 1.sSh,oedopa nssshelss
against the 1913 yield of q 44s. sss. 600.
showing an increase OF 234.oee.o 900
bushels.
The preliminary estimate Of the 1914
wheat crop of 1o90s. 900 bushels show
ed some gain over the final figures OF
| 1919. and for the country at large the
| total Of s92,0o0,eQ bushels showed \
wonderful increase over 1913 when the
yield was 7s3,3so.ooo bushels.
The oat crop estimate this year 10
$3.50, 600 bushels. against a yield Of A.
| f92 coo bushels in 1918,
/ The Virginia Irish potato crop IL
nearly 1000 900 bushels short, the es-
innate being that the years total will
be 100000 bushels. against yield
last year OF s.s7o.ooo bushels.
The sweet potato crop is million
bushels short of the 1918 total. the
1914 estimate being 2 5000 bushels.
| against a yield OF 3,564.o0o bushels In
| 1913. For the country at large the
| sweet potato crop will be about 4.oa0,-
| o0e bushels short, the total crop this
| year being estimated at 5000 600 BUSH
els. against 100000 last year Tho
nations Irish potato crop. however. will
! show a marked increase. the present es-
| innate being for 3s2.0Q6.o00 bushels
against last years yield OF 31,525, GOO
| bushels gt ,ss
The Virginia hay crop is estimated
at about one half. the total for the year
being estimated at $4,000, tons, against
| $50 .000 tons in 1919.
Apples show total crop Of H.
100000 bushels, being a marked In
crease over the crop of 1913. which
was 100000 bushels. The country at
large. 1t is estimated. win produce AGO.
o0o.o00 bushels. against 145.4lo.000
last year
Tomatoes will show percentage OF
| 70 per cent of full crop: cabbage. 81
per cent, and onions, "a per cent.
The condition OF the peanut crop
October indicated = rs per cent yield.