The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1917-07-12
GOVERNMENT CROP REPORT


GOVERNMENT CROP REPORT
A summary of the July crop report
for the state of Tennessee and for the
United States, as compiled by the
Bureau of Crop Estimates land trans
mitted through the weather bureau,
u. s. Department Of Agriculture, Is
as follows;
Corn
State-July i forecast, 102,OOO,OO0
bushels; production last year (Decem-
Der estimate), 84,5O0,0OO bushels.
United States-July l forecast, A.
S12,0OO,00O bushels; production last
year December estimate), 2,583,24l,-
900 bushels.
All Wheat
State-July forecast, 5,560,000
bushels; production last year (Decem-
Der estimate), 7,958,OO0 bushels.
United States-July | forecast, 678,-
100000 bushels; production last year
December estimate), 639,8S6,OOO
bushels.
State-July forecast, 6,140OOO
bushels; production last year (Decem-
Der estimate). 100000 bushels.
United States-July forecast, l.
45O,000,0O0 bushels; production last
year December estimate), 1851 $685.
900 bushels.
Tobacco
State-July / forecast, II, 100000
pounds; production last year (Decem-
Der estimate), 1,76O,0O0 pounds.
United States-July ! forecast, L.
22O,OOO,OOO pounds; production last
year December estimate), 1,15O,622,-
900 pounds.
Potatoes
State-July / forecast, 100000
bushels; production last year (Decem-
United States7July / forecast,
452,0O0,000 bushels; production last
year December estimate), 285, 4S7,-
900 bushels.
Sweet Potatoes
State-July / forecast, 2,850,000
bushels; production last year (Decem-
Der estimate) 2,70O,OOO bushels.
United States-July / forecast, 3d.
100000 bushels; production last year
December estimate), 70,955,0OO
bushels.
All Hay
State-July forecast, 1,180,O00
tons; production last year December
estimate), 1,487,O0O tons.
United States-July / forecast,
103,0O0,000 tons; production last year
December estimate), 100, 786,OO0
tons.
Apples agricultural Crop
State-July / forecast, 1,770,000
barrels Of bushels; production last
year December estimate), 1,772,000
barrels.
United States-July estimate, &c.
100000 barrels of bushels; produc-
ton last year December estimate),
67,415,000 barrels.
"Last year about 10 per cent. Of the
total state crop and 38 per cent. of the
total United States crop were esti-
mated to be commercial lie, shipped
out Of the county where grown. This
year about IL per cent. Of the state
crop and 81 per cent. of the United
States crop are estimated tentatively
to be commercial"
Peaches
State-July / forecast, 100000
bushels; production last year (Decem-
Der estimate), 1,O80,OOO bushels.
United States-July forecast, 49,
100000 bushels; production last year
December estimate), S6,939, 1000
bushels.
Cotton
State-June 25 forecast, $4,000
bales; production last year (Census),
1872, 422 bales.
United States - July forecast,
IL 100000 bales; production last year
census, 11,449,930 bales.
The first price given below is the
on July of this year and the
second the average on July Of last
year:
State-Wheat, 248 and 104 cents
per bushel; corn, 178 and So; oats, IS |
and So; potatoes, 233 and 101; hay,
1880 and $3.50 per ton; cotton,
24.6 and 1873 cents per pound; eggs, |
% and 16 cents per dozen.
United States Wheat, 220.1 and
30 % cents per bushel; corn. 1915 and
75.4; oats, $50 and 40.4: potatoes,
247.9 and 1923; hay, $14.6g and s12.09 |
per ton; cotton, PAT and 1915 cents |
per pound: eggs, 2S.3 and 1917 cents |
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