The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1918-12-26
AsRietlltRE DEPARTMENT
ISSUES Pull CROP RlHOgT

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The following is summary OF
the December crop report. as com
tpiled by the Bureau Of Crop Estim-
lmates United States Department Of
( Agriculture. and wired its field agent
showing the estimated acreages soWn
To wheat and rye this fall for the
United States, and the State Of
! Tennessee. together with a final es-
innate Of the year on the different
crops grown in the United States,
with comparisons
WINTER WHEAT
State Acreage l06 per cent as
compared with last year, represent
ing a total acreage for the State Of
$4,000 acres condition "a per cent.
United States-Acreage 1859 per
cent as compared with last year,
| representing a total acreage Of 49,
02G000 acres for the United States;
coadition 98.5 per cent.
This shows an increase in acreage
fer the United States Of 6,726,000
acres over last year when 42,301,-
600 acres were sown
RYE.
State-Acreage for grain 105 per
cent, as compared with that of last
year, representing an acreage af 81
600 acres last year; condition Sc per
cent.
United States-Acroage for grain
1917 per cent, compared with last
year, representing 6,822,000 acres,
against 6,708,000 acres last year;
condition SO per cent.
WAGES OF FARM LABOR.
The wages Of farm labor for the
State of Tennessee is given as fol-
lows: Per month with board, S25. no.;
without board, $3.50; per day in har-
vest with board, S195; without board.
S2.45; per day not in harvest, with
board, S135; without board, S176.
This represents an average wage in
crease of 30 per cent over the prices
paid in 1917.
The revised estimates for December
Of different crops for the United
States is as follows:
Corn 2,582,814 bushels, Weld per
acre "A bushels, compared with g.
900 233 bushels and yield of 26.3
bushels last year. All Wheat-917.-
100000 bushels yield per acre 1876
bushels compared with 636,655, 900
bushels and a yield Of l4.1 bushels
last year
Oats ST. 1913, 859,00O bushels. Weld
per acre 34.6 bushels compared with
.592,740,000 bushels and a yield Of
800 bushels lest year
Barley 256, $4,000 bushels and a
yield per acre Of 265 bushels, com
pared with 211,579,000 bushels end a
yield Of 237 bushels last year.
Rye 89,103,000 bushels and a
yield of 14.4 bushels per acre, com
pared with 629 $4,000 bushels and a
yield Of LAG bushels last year
Buekwheat-1718 $4,000 bushels and
q yield per acre Of 1865 bushels. com
pared with 100000 bushels and a
yield Of 1913 bushels last year.
Potatoes (White) -397 ,676, 600 bu-
shells and yield per acre of 94.7 bu-
shells, compared with 1855, 900 bu-
shells and yield Of 1908 bushels last
year.
Potatoes (sweet) 86,334.0 900 bu-
shells and yield Of 1876 bushels per
acre, compared with 8S,822,OOO bu-
shells and yield of 912 bushels last
year.
Hay (Tame)-75, 459,OoO tons. and
an average yield Of 1885 tons Der
acre, compared with S3,308,OO tons
and an average yield per acre Of Isl
tons last year.
Tobacco, S4O,019,O00, pounds and
an average yield per acre Of S6b1
pounds, compared with 1,249. sos 900
pounds and an average Weld per
acre Of 1882 pounds last year
Peanuts So ,497, 900 bushels and an
average yield per acre Of 23.3 bushels
compared with 49,2O1 900 bushels and
an average yield per acre of 26.7 bu-
shells last year.
Sorghum Syrup-29,224 900 gallons
and an average yield per acre Of
18,4 gallons, compared with 37.472.
WY gallons and an average yield Of
90.3 gallons last year.
Cotton - 11,70O,000 bales and an
average yield per acre of 155 q
pounds, compared with 1885,. 375
bales and an average yield Of 1897
pounds last year. The Tennessee
cotton crop is estimated at 800 900
bales, compared with 240,525 bales
last year.
Crops not grown, or only to a lin
tied extent in Tennessee, are not set
out above, but may be found in the
regular monthly crop report for De-
cember, issued by the United States
Department of Agriculture.
The total farm value of all FIELD
crops and the principal fruits of the
United States for 1918 is estimated
at S12.272,412,00O, as compared with
81 ,65S, 1000 last year, while MANY
of the principal crops are short Of
last year, the farm value is more than
$eO0,O00,000 above last season, ard
is the highest value on record for the
United States.
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