The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-10-31


product ion Of. field beans IN the South
Is fairly large, particularly that Of
velvet beams In Florida and ad iotning
east gulf states where the acreage Of
this crop is Increasing rapidly.
Field Peas.
The condition OF field peas is very
varied. high and low aigures being re-
ported. The condition Of the Canadian
pea corn Of the North is considerably
below that Of last year, taken as q
whole, while the southern crop Of
cowpeas is reported as somewhat
higher than last year, being partcu-
larry high in South Carolina. Taken
as a whole, there was considerable
deterioration during September.
Grapes.
Grapes show an improved condition.
1913 per cent, as compared with the
l81.6 per cent reported on September
| i, due to an improvement OF seven
per cent in California where condi-
tons are now reported at ninety-two
per. cent. The low condition in New
York and Michigan on September.
was still further lowered during Sep
tember, and declines were registered
from practically all other grape pro-
lducing states.
Pears.
The condition Of pears is reported
as having very slightly improved dur
ling September to 67.S per cent, near
the average. Reports Of severe in
Jury from blight are coming from
practically all parts Of the country.
Cranberries.
The reported condition Of cranber-
Iries. 1872 per cent. registers slight
Improvement over the 72.2 reported
September 1. being better in Massa-
Ichusetts and not 80 good in Wiscon-
sin, with no change in New Jersey.
Hemp.
The yield Of hemp in Kentucky is
ESTIMATED at 1910 pounds, high fig
ure, and the total INDICATED produc-
ton is estimated at nearly eight mill
lion pounds compared with about L.
100000 pounds last year, and 6,420.000
in the census year 1909. The recent
extraordinary revival of interest in
the production Of this crop is indi-
Gated by these figures. In 1909 Ken
lucky produced nine-tenths of the to-
Ital United States crop of hemp on c.
S55 acres. This acreage diminished
from year to year until 1t had fallen
last year to 1875 acres. This year
the area planted to hemp in that
state was increased to over 1000
acres.
Sugar Cane.
The condition of sugar cane, which
was poor. 74.4 per cent, on Septem.
Der 4, continued to decline during
that month and on October was es-
timated at 67.4 per cent, compared
with an average Of $50 per cent, be-
ling sixty-ive per cent in Louisiana
against seventy-two per cent las,
month and eighty-seven per cent aver
age. The hurricane of September 20,
which swept the cane belt Of Louis
lana, did considerable apparent in
Jury, but the best Informed opinion
is that the benefit Of the heavy down
pour OF rain and the better weather
following the story, will compensate
for the damage and possibly more
than Offset the immediate loss to the
crop.
Sorghum.
Sorghum has about maintained its
condition at 86.1 per cent, several per
cent above the ten year average.
| Sugar Beets.
Sugar beets are estimated to have
fallen OF fraction, to ninety-one per
cent Of normal, very near the ten
year average. The crop Is good in
Michigan and adjoining states, except
for some leaf spot and rot, good in
Nebraska and Kansas, very good, in
Idaho and California, lowered by Leaf
spot in Colorado, and sugar conten,
lowered by late rains starting new
growth in Utah.
Hops.
The estimated yield of hops is 1,042
pounds per acre for the United States
against 9S5 pounds last year, and a
ten year average Of 1865 pounds
Hops in New York are given at $50
pounds, Washington 1850 pounds
Oregon 95 0and California 1900, an
increase over last year in all the
states except Oregon, where it re-
NAMED the same.
Peanuts.
The condition Of peanuts has slight
lily declined, the average being 1876
per cent, a little below last year, the
same as 1913. and a trife above the
ten year average.
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