Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-11-18
ILLINOIS CORN is
AVERAGING "a bU.
CROP REPORT SHOWS.
POTATOES AND APPLES FALL
BELOW NORMAL -- AGRiCuL.
TURAL BOARD GIVES REVIEW
or 1919 YIELDS or STATE

Springfield, ~ Nov lS.-Cofn pro-
duction in Illinois this year VIII fail
more than fifty million bushels short
OF that produced last year according
to Jolnt federal and state crop report
just issued by the state department or
agriculture II gives the quality or
the gram, however, better than last
years. The average yield per acre is
estimated at 81 bushels The detailed
report follows
There were many heavy raintalls
during the month of October ana the
temperature for the state az a whole
average at least TWO degrees above
the normal.
Grasses have revived and pastures
are furnishing good food Tor livestock.
Flowing has been practically nm
ished and the seeding OF fail gram
has ended except that in southern sec.
tions where conditions have prevent
ed the expected acreage from being
seeded. A small acreage may yet be
seeded II the weather permits. Some
SCCdihG h*hy Nl0o Nv dAiit NAAN' y, 80
a few cases, fields growing what have
been injured or destroyed BY hooding
"Winter wheat and rye are all up
In all sections, the growth is strong
and the plant IL looking well Hes
sian fly Is prevalent in a number OF
localities and a few fields have been
dried up and reseeded on this account
'Corn-The reported yield per acre
in Illinois this season is 81 bushels.
This indicates a probable crop OF
296,20S,0Q0 bushels as compared with
2SS, as6,00 bushels, the forecast on
September /. and a crop OF 35l 10000
bushels produced last year.
The quality Of the grain Is esti-
mated at IS per cent OF high medium
grade as compared with So per cent
OF the crop OF 1918 and SO per cent
the ten year average.
The central Illinois crop has done
excellently and good yields have been
general In northern Illinois also
good yields have resulted though IN
some counties they have run small IN
localities due to lack Of sufficient
moisture In southern Illinois the
crop has not done so wei: and many
partial or complete failures have re-
suited due 10 continued tiroughts
THE returns indicate that i4,05S, 0aaI
bushels OF last years crop remained
on the farms of the state on November
/. This compared with 1920 600 bush
els the farm stock on November /.
1918.
The filling OF the silos has been
finished and the Indications are that
a somewhat larger production OF the
crop has been put in than IN 1915
White potatoes The yield per acre
Of only 81 bushels is the estimate.
The production on this basis il estl-
mated at $3.50 900 bushels as compared
with 9,3G5,0G0 bushels, forecast Sep
TENDER and l1,520.003 bushels pro
duced in 1918. The quality is gen
orally poor being but Is per cent OF
high medium grade.
The returns show that 12 per cent |
Of the crop was produced for market. /
The early crop was almost tat |
IRE and late potatoes have suffered /
badly from adverse weather condi' /
tions and rot and insect pests.
Sweet potatoes-The average yield F.
OF this crop is estimated at 9S bushels I
per acre, indicating production OF
7S4 600 bushels, as compared with Il 4
crop OF 656 900 bushels last year. The
quality is good, being 80 per cent of
high medium grade
1t t. estimated that n per cent OF
this crop was produced for market.
ApplesIt Is estimated that the to.
tai crop Of apples IN Illinois is 40 per
cent OF 4 normal crop and that the
commercial crop raised this year
amounted to 10000 bushels.
High winds and other conditions /
caused heavy drop OF the fruit ana /
insect pests were troublesome. As a /
result the portion of hig grade fruit /
Is scarcer this year than last.
The number Of trees Of bearing I
age in the state are estimated TO have |
decreased "a per cent since 1910, the !
census year.
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