Deming graphic., 1919-11-18

The Bure4n OF Crop Estimates OF
the Department q Agriculture issues
the following report On crop prDdue-
ton for 1919 IN New Mexico through
r. y. Hare the Field Agent Of this
Bureau
Good yislds reported and all crops
with the exception Of Irish potatoes-
Livestock and znges In coed condi-
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
stiIl growing
some local showers over the State
during the month, but weather usual
ly favorable for harvesting and fall
seeding
There were $4,000 acres of corn
planted In the State. Only 70 per cent
Oi this viii be harvested for grain
The average yield on the harvested
acreage was 20 bu. per acre. making
State production Of 4.f10,0O0 bu. a
corn grown for grain. % per cent q
the corn win be fed as coarse forage.
and per cent made into ensilage.
Oaly p 30 bu. Of last years crop
was reported as remaining on farms
November !. About 1.6 per cent Of this
years corn crop was damaged by ear
ly frost. No R,e frost damage was
reported.
The production for the United
States exceeds that for last year by
32T, ,OOO,O bushels.
Potatoes
The 10000 acres Of this crop pro-
duced an average Of only As bu. per
acre. or 10000 bu. for the State.
The crop Is of poor quality.
A greater part Of the potatoes of
the State are In small patches for
hsIre consumption. Only 80 per cent
Of the crop is grown for market. Cli-
matte conditions are unsulted to this
crop In New Mexico. except at high
attitudes
The United States production Is 4s.-
CO., 600 bu less than that Of last year.
Sweet Potatoes
The 1900 acres grown In the State
produced an average of 80 bu. per
acre OF 10000 bp which IA equivalent
TO the Irish potato preiucti0n- So per
cent was grown for market. Roose-
Self. Dona Ana and Eddy counties led
IN production o. this crop In the State.
The United States produced 1900
600 bu more In 1919 than In 1918
Grain Sorghums
The 23S,OOO acres planted 10 grain
sorghums I'm the State has produced
30 bu. per acre. Much Of this crop
A..
as dlage, and some Of II has been pas
tured. II the total acreage were
lthreshed for grain II would prodnre
7.24O,OO0 bu. The estimated produc-
tion for 1918 was 3.5S2,9 900 bu. The
average yield per acre OF forage Is
l2s tons.
/ In the United States the production
this year has exceetled last years crop
BY over 100000 bu.
Sugar Beets For Sugar
There we're not TO exceed 5000 aci es
OF beets for sugar planted In the State.
fall of which was In Colfax county. }
The beets are shipped to Colorado fac
tories
II IL interesting 10 note that the
United States produced 100000 tons
of beets this year or 1.4T7.400 tons
more than last years production. In
ns much as 75 per cent Of the sugar
tOf the country Il produced from beets.
this large increase In production
should aid the sugar shortage In spite
los the poor condition Of the Louisiana
cane crop.
Apples
The total apple production is report
ed at IS per cent of normal, and win
Exceed 1.OO0OO0 bu. Over one-half OF
the crop Is grown In the F'9coa Valley
whore the production Of commercial
apples Is estimated at $50 cars. Esti-
mates for other counties arr as fol-
lows: Otero 80 cars. RIO Arriba and
Santa Fe 100 cars. San Juan 90 cars,
and De Baca u cars. The estimated
production Of commercial apples for
the State Is 10000 boxes.