Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-11-12
GOOD YIELDS Of
CROPS REPORTED
" IN NEW MEXICO
With the Exception Of IriSh
Potatoes, 1919 Has Been a
Productive Year. Stock and
Ranges in Good Condition

tTEciAL CORRESPONDENTS 70 MORNING JOURNAL
Las cruces, n. NJ, Nov. 1.-THE
bureau of crop estimates of the de-
partment Of agriculture issues the FOL
lowing report on crop production LOT
1919 in New Mexico through the fol-
lowing report on crop production Tor
1919 in New Mexico through K. f.
Hare, the field agent of this bureau.
Good yields reported on all crops
with the exception of Irish potatoes.
Livestock and ranges in good condi-
ton.
weather Conditions.
Very little cold weather in the state
during october No killing frost in
southern part OF the state, Where al
falfa and other immature crops are
still growing.
Some local showers over the state
during the month, but weather usually
favorable for harvesting and fall seed
ing.
Corn.
There were 10000 acres of corn
planted in the state. only 8 per cent
of this will be harvested for grain,
The average yield on the harvested
acreage was thirty bushels per acre,
making state production of 4,4lO,0OO
bushels of corn grown for grain.
Twenty per cent of the corn will be
fed as coarse forage and ) per cent
made into ensilage.
Only 21,250 bushels of last year S
crop was reported as remaining on
farms November /. About 1.6 per
cent of this years corn crop was dam :
aged by early frost No late frost
damage was reported.
The production for the Unted
. hat Of
S27,000,O0O bushels.
Potatoes.
The 10000 acres of this crop pro-
duced an average of only forty-tive
bushels per acre, or 100000 bushels
for the state The crop is of poor quail
lily.
A greater part of the potatoes Of
the state are in small patches fol-
home consumption Only 35 per cen
of the crop is grown for market. Gu
matte conditions are unsuited TO thl'
crop in New Mexico, except at higi
attitudes.
The United states production is As,
O00, 900 bushels less than that OF las
year.
Sweet Potatoes.
The 5000 acres grown in the stat
produced an average of 100 bushel
per acre or 450 coo bushels, winch i
equivalent to the Irish potato produc
ton. Eighty-two per cent was grow
for market. Roosevelt, Dona Ana ant
Eddy counties led in production Q
this crop in the state.
The United states produced 1900
600 more bushels in 1919 than in 1915
Grain Sorghums.
The 23S,000 acres planted to graz
sorghums in the state has produce
thirty bushels per acre. Much of thi
crop was harvested q coarse forage
some as silage, and some of it has bee
pastured. If the total acreage wer
thrashed for grain it would produc
7,140,O0O bushels. The estimated pro
duction for 1918 was $3.50 800 bush
els. The average yield per acre OF for
age is rs tons.
In the United States the production
this year has exceeded last years GRO.
by over 56o00000 bushels,
Sugar Beets for Sugar.
There were not to exceed 800
acres Of beets for sugar planted in tn
state Call Of which was in Cola
county,. The beets are shipped to Co
orado factories.
IT is interesting to note that tn
United states produced 100000 tor
of beets this year. or 1,47R40O ton
more than last years production |
as much as rs per cent Of the suga
of the country is produced from beet
this large increase in productio
should aid the sugar shortage in spit
of the poor condition of the Louisian
cane crop.
Apples.
The total apple production Is re
ported at So per cent of normal, an
will exceed 100000 bushels. Owe
one-half of the crop is grown in tn
Pecos valley, where the production
commercial apples is estimated at 80
cars Estimates for other counties al
as follows: Otero $50 cars, Rio Arr
ba and Santa Fe leo cars, san Jua
sixty cars, and De Raca twelve car
The estimated production of CONNER
cial apples for the state is $4,000
boxes.
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