The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1917-09-20
Government Crop Report.
Washington, D. c., Sept. Is

port for the State of South Carolina,
and for the United States, as COM
piled by the Bureau of Crop Estl-
mates (and transmitted through the
Weather Bureau), U. S. Department
of Agriculture, is as follows:
Corn.-September 1 forecast, A.
100000 bushels; production last
year, December estimate, 32,00S,OOO
bushels.
All wheat. l forecast,
100000 bushels; production last
year, December estimate, 2,226,O0o
bushels.
Oats.-Septemb I forecast, 81
100000 bushels; production last
year, December estimate, 100000
bushels.
Tobacco September 1 forecast,
56,4OO,0OO pounds; production last
year, December estimate, 20,2SO,OOO
pounds.
Potatoes.-September 1 forecast,
1,122,OOO bushels; production last
year, December estimate, 100000
bushels.
Sweet potatoes.-Septe 1 FORE
cast, /, 100000 bushels; produc-
tion last year, December estimate, o.
$4,000 bushels.
All hay.-Preliminar estimate,
$4,000 tons, production last year,
| December estimate, $4,000 tons.
Apples agricultural crop).-Sep'
tember l forecast, 5000 barrels OF
3 bushels; production last year, De-
cember estimate, 10000 barrels.
Peaches.-Estimate production
1917, 100000 bushels; production
last year, December estimate, $4,000
bushels.
Cotton.-August 25 forecast, l.
$4,000 bales; production last year,
census, 931,S3O bales.
Prices.-The first price given be-
low is the average on September l.,
this year, and the second the aver
age on September last year.
Wheat, 247 and $50 cents per
bushel. Corn, 2.2S and 10S. Oats,
121 and So. Potatoes, 23O and 146.
Hay $3.50 and $3.50 per ton. Cot
ton 229 and 14.7 cents per pound.
Eggs, 80 and % cents per dozen.
UNITED STATES.
Corn.-September 1 forecast, g.
250,000,OOO; production last year,
December estimate, 2,5S3,241,OOO
bushels.
All wheat September 1 forecast,
100000 bushels; production last
year, December estimate, e39,Ss6'-
900 bushels.
Oats.-September 1 forecast, l.
$50, 100000 bushels; production last
wear, December estimate, 1851, ,992,-
900 bushels.
| Tobacco.-September forecast, l.
22O,0O0,O0O pounds; production last
year, December estimate, 1850, 1922
900 pounds.
| Potatoes 1 forecast
462, 100000 bushels; production last
year, December estimate, 2S5,437,-
600 bushels.
Sweet potatoes September 1 fore
cast, SS,20O,000 bushels; production
last year, December estimate, TO-
955, 900 bushels.
All. Preliminary estimate,
100000 tons; production last
year, December estimate, 109,7S6,-
600 tons.
Apples agricultural crop).-Sep-
tember l forecast, 59,100,0O0 bar
rels of bushels, production last
year, December estimate, 67, 200
barrels.
Peaches production
1917, 42,6OO,OOO bushels; produc-
ton last year, December estimate,
36,939, 900 bushels.
Oranges.-S 1 condition
4e.7, compared with the 10-year
condition of $50.
Cotton. 25 forecast, 12,-
100000 bales; production last year,
census, II ,449,93O bales.
Prices-The first price given be-
low is the average on September 1
this year, and the second the average
on September / last year.
Wheat, 209.7 and 1872 cents per
bushel. Corn, 1853 and S3.6 cents.
Oats, Sit and 43.1 cents. Potatoes,
1891 and 1898 cents. Hay, s13.6S
and s1O.42 per ton. Cotton, 23.4
and 14.6 cents per pound. Eggs,
1872 and 23.3 cents per dozen.
Transplanted Bone.