The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1916-10-13

canals by the allies, it was announced !
here today.
GOVERNMENT, CROP REPORT.
Washington, d. c., Oct "a sum
mary OF the October crop report for
the State OF North Carolina and for
the United States, as compiled by
the Bureau OF Crop Estimates (and
transmitted through the Weather Bu-
reau), United States Department of
Agriculture, is as follows:
Corn.
State: Oct. l forecast, 54,7OO,OOO
bushels; production last year (final
estimate), 64,O50,O0O bushels
United States: Oct. 1 forecast,
100000 bushels; production
last year (fnal estimate), 3,O54,-
535, 900 bushels
All Wheat.
State: Preliminary estimate TO-
342 900 bushels; production last year
(final estimate), 1885, coo bushels.
United States: Preliminary esti-
mate, COS, 100000 bushels; produc-
ton last year (fnal estimate), 1,O11,
sos, ,O0O bushels.
Oats.
State: Preliminary estimate, s.
$780, 900 bushels; production last year
(fnal estimate), S,050,0OO bushels.
United States: Preliminary esti-
-onpoId :sIeqsnq OOO'OOO'Oe9'L 'e4gu
ton last year final estimate) L,
$40, 1862, 600 bushels.
Rye.
State: Preliminary estimate, 495,-
600 bushels; production last year
(final estimate), $4,000 bushels.
United States: Preliminary esti-
mate, 4 1884 ,000 bushels; production
last year (final estimate), $780,
: 900 bushels
49,
Tobacco.
State: Oct. l forecast, 191 100000
pounds; production last year (final
estimate), 1913, 100000 pounds.
United States: Oct l forecast
1900, 100000 pounds; production
last year (nnal estimate), 1860
: $4,000 pounds
State: Oct. 1 forecast, 2,850,OOC
bushels; production last year (fina1
estimate), 3,15O,OQO bushels.
United States: Oct 1 forecast
100000 bushels; production last
year (fnal estimate), 359,1O3, ,OO(
/ bushels.
a Sweet Potatoes.
State: Oct. 1 forecast, S,4OO,OO(
: bushels; production last year Gina
I. estinlate), 1925, 900 bushels
! United States: Oct. / forecast
: 67,S00,000 bushels; production las
/ year (fnal estimate), 74,295,O
/ bushels.
State: Preliminary estimate, 1928,
q 600 tons; production last year Gina
t estimate), 64S,0O0 tons.
}. United States: Preliminary esti
} mate, 6,155, 900 tons, production
Q last year (final estimate), 1925,
e 900 tons.
Z Apples.
:. State: Oct. l forecast, 2,32O,OO'
II barrels; production last year Gina
l estimate), 1872, 900 barrels.
United States: Oct. 1 forecast
66,200,0 600 barrels; production las
II year (inal estimate), 76,670. 90
I, barrels.
IS Peaches.
Ct State: Estimated production 1917
IS S97, 600 bushels; estimated prOdut
q ton 1915, 1,955,0OO bushels.
I'd United States: Estimated produt
ld ton 1916, 36,911,OOO bushels; est
II mated production 1915, 63,46O,O
le bushels.
Cotton.
State: Sept. 25 forecast, 648,OO
bales; production last year Census
699,49A bales.
United States: Sept. 25 forecas
100000 bales; production la
ho year (census), II, ,191,S20 bales.
II Peanuts.
State: Oct. l condition 80 percel
"A compared with the ten-year avera;
-, Of 81 percent.
! United States: Oct. l conditi6
of 83.1 percent, compared with Il
=, ten-year average OF 1872 percent.
- Prices.
-. (The first price given below is Il
average on Oct. l this year, and t
,r second the average on Oct. la
I'd year):
- State: Wheat, 1876 cents and |
III cents per bushel. Corn, 103 cen
II and "a cents per bushel. Oats,
cents and ga cents per bushel. Pot
,no toes, 1O5 cents and 63 cents p
,,d bushel. Hay, $3.50 and $3.50 2
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