The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1915-12-14
REPORT
Of Condition Of Crops Up To
December |

Inc IOliOWlnB 1S Lne OHCtdl report
of the board of agriculture of Ohio or
the acreage and production Of corr
and the condition of other crops, De
cember /:
Wheat-Conditions compared with
an average--86 per cent.
Wheat-Same report one year age
81 per cent.
: Wheat-Amount of 1915 crop sold
as soon as threshed--41 per cent.
Wheat-same report one year ago
43 per cent.
Wheat-Damaged by Hessian fly
3 per cent.
wheat--Same report one year ago
s per cent.
Wheat Damaged by weather condi
tions-8 per cent.
Corn-Area planted in 1915, as re
turned by township ssessors-3,1 ,176,
600 acres.
Corn-Same report one year ago
2,901,070 acres.
Corn-Estimated average yield pei
acre--37 bushels.
Corn-Same report one year ago
81 bushels.
Corn-Total estimated production
liz ,379,750 bushels.
Corn-Same report one year ago
107, ,463, ,240 bushels.
Corn-Put into silo-10 per cent.
Corn-Same report one year ago, II
per cent.
Corn-Average date of cribbing be
gun-October 25.
Clover-Area gown in 1914 cut fol
seed--19 per cent.
Clover-Same report one year ago
33 per cent.
Clover-Average WELD of seed pei
acre-1.1 bushels.
Clover-Same report one year ago
1.59 bushels.
Apples-Probable total yield com
pared with last year-121 per cent.
Apples-Same report one year ago
101 per cent.
Tobacco-Probable average produc
per acre-S40 pounds.
Tobacco-Same report one yeal
ago. 875 pounds.
Cattle-Number being fed compar
ed with an average-83 per cent.
Cattle-Same report one year ago
~ per. cent.
Sheep-Numher fed for muttor
compared with an averege-76 pei
cent.
Sheep-same report one year ago
72 per cent
Hogs-Number estimated compar
ed with an average-92 per cent.
Hogs-Cholera cases compared
with last year-105 per cent.
The condition of wheat sown this
year shows a loss of IL per cent a.
compared with last year About the
same amount was sold when threshet
the difference being 2 per cent In fav
or of last year. Damage due to Hes
sian fly is 3 per cent compared will
5 per cent of last year.
Corn acreage for 1915 exceeded
that of 1914 by 275,530 acres. The av
erage yield per acre is estimated tt
be 81 bushels. The approximate in
crease In bushels Is estimated a
about 100000. The report show,
that slightly less corn was used fo
ensilage this year, the decrease beini
! per cent. The average date OF crib
bing corn this year was six days late
than last year.
Only 10 per cent OF the clover acre
age sown in 1914 was cut for seet
this year while last year 33 per cen
was cut. The estimate yield this yea
is IL bushels per acre as compared
with 1.59 bushels last year.
The apple crop is 30 per cent large
than last year.
Nine per cent more cattle and fou
per cent more sheep are being fe,
this year than last. The number O
hogs on hand shows slight decreas
from the average. The southwest an,
northwest sections show considerable
increase in the number OF cases o
hog cholera while the increase in tn
entire state is only s per cent owe
last year. Several counties report tn,
disease more prevalent than ever be
fore while few report no choier,
whatever. The counties that are fre
from cholera are In the northeast an,
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