The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-03-13

The bureau of crop estimates, through Field Agent F. w. Gist at Auburn, an nounces it's annual estimate of grain reserves on the farm relating to corn. wheat and oats for the state of Alabama
 Approximately 34 4o5, 900 bushels of corn were held on the farm March l, which represented D. per cent of the crop gath cred a year ago, at which time there were 42, ,500.0Oe 13 per cent which was sh :pped from the crop of 1917. This is another result of the smaller crop, to- sother with the somewhat unsatisfac- tory nature of the price offered for the lilS crop.
 Eighty five per cent of the 1918 crop was of merchantable quality, compared with S6 per cent of the previous crop Seven per cent, or 96.000 bushels of the 1 191S wheat crop remained on farms March 1 l. compared with per cent, or about 65,- coo bushels on the first part of last March. The difference in the amount Of wheat held at home is reflection or l a larger crop harvested in the spring of the 1918, and also of the fact that the i increased interest in wheat growing has
 brought into operation more local mills.
 LITTLE WHEAT SHIPPED l Only one per cent of the 1918 wheat harvest was shipped out of the county in |
 of the 1917 harvest. This is a more posi- l tive reflection of the larger number of mills and increased home grinding. < Twelve per cent, or 915,000 bushels of the | 1918 oat harvest was found on the farms 1 on March l. compared with per cent 0. | ,000 bushels year ago. This refers | only to threshed oats and indicates tho
 shortage of grain feed induced the farmer
 to more carefully conserve his oats 10, | fam use
 | only 1G0,O0 bushels has been or will be shipped out of the counties where grown taeainst 252,O00 bushels shipped out of the l 1917 harvest. This further expresses the fac cmers inclination to keep his oats fo, home feed
 The Alabama field agent for the first time attempted to determine the surplus
 of other field crops remaining on the farm on March l. The figures giver for these crops, therefore, have no com parable data.
 Reports indicated that 229,000 bales O
 cotton or 2S per cent of the crop wa: still in the hands of the farmer unsold either on the farm or in storage. I'm: cotton is held in fairly uniform propor tion in the various sections of the state except in the mineral district. wher'
 only F per cent was found. The Ten
 nessee valley appears to be holding o9, l
 The northeast section of the state is als' holding 35 per cent. amounting to S,W
 bales The western part of the blac' belt is holding 15,0O0 bales, or 30 per cent while the eastern part of the black bel is holding 25,0O0 bales, or "A per cent. Tn east central section Is holding 90 pc cent, amounting to 36.0oe bales, while tn IS counties of south Alabama report 40, OOO bales, amounting to 27 per cent o their crop.
 LARGE HAY CROP
 Of the peanuts gathered last year an intended for sale there are still in tn : hands of the farmer unsold 3,352Ot bushels, or 19 per cent of the crop gath cred. Of this amount 2,496,00O bushel , are found in the great peanut t~sections c
 south Alabama; 435,000 bushels are foun in the east central counties: 355.00O bush ' els in the black belt counties, and tn ! remainder scattered in small quantitie , throughout north Alabama.
 1 Of the great hay crop of the stat 7 saved last year 5 per cent, or 439OOo ton ; remained in the hands of the farme . either for use or sale, on March 1. Sout . Alabama was holding 192.O00 tons; tf east central counties 63,0O0; the blac
 belt 79,0OO and north Alabama 16o.cOO ton I Alabama last year produced an aggrf : gate of a little more than 17.SO0OoO ga [ Ions of syrup, including ribbon cane an j. sorghum Of this amount A per cen
 or 7,904.000 gallons, remained Tn IT hands of the farmers on the tiF& March, either for sale or use. T.e Aot' ings were fairly evenly distributed o,' | the state in proportion to the amour
 produced.