The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-07-12
Corn Acreage Short.

The corn acreage shows a consider
aple decline, long continued rains at
planting time caused a shortage in Mid
ole Tennessee counties and practically
all of West Tennessee; in many in
stances crops have BEEN abandoned or
OF the crop late. Conditions In the
eastern part Of the state, the upper
cumberland counties and a few Middle
tennessee counties are excellent, but
on the low lands Of the middle part Of
the state and practically all of the
western part the condition is low,
making the condition for the state con-
siderably below the ten-year average.
East Tennessee has a slightly increased
acreage, with splendid prospects.
A slight decline is noted in white
potatoes in acreage, while there has
been a decided increase in the sweet
potato crop; a few of the West Ten
nessee counties making heavy in
creases, the remainder Of the state re-
naming about the same as last year.
Tobacco Yield Large.
The acreage Of tobacco Is increased in
all parts of the state; heavily in the
western counties, n the hurley sec
tons; rains, the lateness of the season
and some shortage of plants interfered
with the paintings to some extent in
the dark tobacco counties in the middle
OF the state. Though much of the crop
Is late set. the condition Is fair,
There has been a heavy cut in the
acreage of peanuts in the five peanut
counties-Benton, Decatur, Hickman,
Humphreys and ~Perry-the acreage
being only about two-thirds of last
year, or about IL, 800 acres, Low prices
and rains prevented paintings, seed
rotted in the ground. and crop late,
There Is but a small per cent Of last
van 20 Hl1nnf nFnVN In thN farN,nryf
hands, The oat crop was damaged to
some extent by rains beating the plant
down, and becoming over-ripe.
Fruits Also Short.
Apples, peaches, pears and grapes are
poor, and will make but sorry yields;
the blackberry crop Is immense. one of
tie best on record.
Vegetables and melons are late and
conditions rather low, as are millet,
cowpeas and soy beans. Pastures gem
orally fine.
The preliminary estimated acreage of
corn, white potatoes, sweet potatoes,
tobacco and peanuts for Tennessee, is
given In percentage of last year, and
the estimated acreage as follows:
Corn, o. per cent, $3.50, 900 acres;
white potatoes, IS per cent, 1880
acres: sweets, 10S per cent, 81, 500
acres; tobacco, 1873 per cent, 107,36O
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For the United States the estimated
yield for 1919 compared with the final
estimates for 1918 IS as follows:
Corn, $50, 600, 900 bushels. compared
with 2,582, | $4,000 bushels last year;
potatoes, 819, 900, 900 bushels, compared
with 400, loo, 900 bushels; sweets, 102,-
900, 900 bushels, compared with S6,s34,-
pounds, compared with i's40'0iS,O 900
pounds; winter wheat, s39, 000, 600 bush
els. compared with b58,.449, 900 bushels;
spring wheat, S22. Oo0, 900 bushels, com
pared with 35S,651 900 bushels; oats,
400, 00O,00 bushels, compared with
1,5SS, ass, 900 bushels; barley, 23l ,000, 900
bushels, compared with 256, 375 900
bushels; rye, 1903 900, 900 bushels, COM
pared with so, 1903 900 bushels last year.
The condition of the different crops
reported on July |, for Tennessee, Is as
follows: Corn, SO per cent; potatoes, IS
per cent; sweets. 30 per cent; tobacco,
so per cent; winter wheat, rs per cent:
oats, 30 per cent; barley, 81 per cent:
rye, IS per cent; apples, 80 per cent
hay, all ~ per cent; weight of wool per
fleece, 4S pounds; alfalfa, 90 per cent;
millet, 30 per cent; pastures, 90 per
cent; field peas, cowpeas, etc, Sc per
cent; field beans, SS per cent; tomatoes,
90 per cent; ~cabbages, SO per cent;
onions, "a per cent; peaches, SO per
cent; grapes, IS per cent; pears, 2S per
cents; blackberries, 40 per cent; water
melons, rs per cent; muskmelons, can
teloupes, rs per cent; broom corn, So per
cent; peanuts, 65 per cent; sorghum for
syrup, 81 per cent.