The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-10-31
the 1912 crop Of approximately -
100000 bushels.

OOU,OO0 bushels. -
Rice.
Rice condition is reported at sos
per cent, slightly lower than the es-
innate Of 1913 on September 1. owing
to fuller realization of the damage
done by the August storm in Texas,
and considerably below the ten yeaf
average Of 1855. There was some Inn
provement in both Louisiana and Ar
kansas, but not sufficient to Offset
the loss in Texas.
Apple.
Apple prospects, as reported. Inn
proved during September, increasing
the promised production $4,000 bar
rells. to a total present prospect Of
| a, 632, 900 barrels total production, in
;luding both the commercial and nom
commercial crop. compared with 49,
100000 barrels in 1914, 48,47O,000 In
1913, and an average of 5S,667 900 for
the five years 1909-1913. The produc-
| ton this year is unusual in that II
follows last years record crop; 9
good crop following a bumper crop.
The crop declined during the month
in New England, Pennsylvania, Me-
braska, Washington and slightly in
| Virginia, held its own in New York,
Michigan and Wisconsin. and i'm
proved in West Virginia, North Caro-
lima, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Iowa,
Missouri. Kansas. Kentucky, Mime
sofa, Arkansas and California. The
damage in New England and Penn
sylyania was due largely to high
winds blowing of the fruit. The early
crop seems to have been somewhat
better than the main crop.
Glover Seed.
! The reported condition, Of clover
seed is $50 per cent, lower than, the
jlow figure Of 6S.3 reported October
last year, and much below the es-
innate Of 1871 in 1913. The condi-
ltion is considerably poorer than last
year in the principal producing states
least Of the Mississippi. being particu-
larly poor in Ohio, Indiana, Illinois
and Michigan, but much better than
year In Missouri, Kansas, Kentucky
and Tennessee. The principai cause
give nfor low production is that the
constant rains, while beneficial to the
growth Of the plant, tended to wash
out the blooms and prevented proper
fertilization through the visits Of
bees and other insects. The western
crop is generally reported as very
good, excepting in Washington where
dry weather was harmful.
Alfalfa Seed.
The estimated yield per acre of al
falfa seed is 3.4 bushels against 81
bushels last year and AZ bushels In
1913. The yield is reported as ex,
tremely low Zone bushel per acre. II
Nebraska, and somewhat lower thar
last year in the far weastern states
Except Colorado, Nevada and Iowa
| The reported total production Of al.
falfa seed, 7O.4 per cent, is also con.
lsiderably below last years figure Of
77.3 per cent, Notwithstanding mater.
ial increase in the acreage of alfalts
due In part to the fact that consid.
Ierable alfalfa intended for seed was
cut for hay instead in view Of the
heavy growth Of the plant and the
poor yield of seed. The estimated
production Is much below the 191;
production Of 1914 per cent Of full
lcrop. The same conditions that les,
sened production of clover seed were
Operative in the case Of alfalfa seed
4 Millet Hay.
The production Of mil1et hay, like
all hays, is reported as comparative.
lily high, 1873 per cent, this year, ow-
ling to the generally abundant mos
Eture, in comparison with the estimates
of 80.4 and 61.8 in 1913 and 1914. The
Iproduction Of seed is also relatively
high, 1921 per cent, compared witt
I75.1 per cent and GIL per cent fol
1914 and 1913.
j Pastures.
/ Pastures have almost maintained
the exceptionally high figure reported
last month, being now estimated al
1865 per cent Of normal, due to the
abundant moisture and absence Of
serious frost damage. A limited mum.
Der OF reporters in widely separated
I. a!stricTs speak of local pastures a.
washy. but in general they are spok
Zen of as exceptionally good, save IN
portions OF the South and West where
dry weather during the season ha.
been unfavorable.
Grain Sorghums.
Il Grain sorghums continue to show
la high condition, sos per cent. com
pared with an average of s0.3 pei
cent. The figures reported for Kan
sas, Texas, Oklahoma and New Mexico
range from ninety to ninety-fve pei
cent. This is primarily dry lant