Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-11-09
V|RG|N|A'S TOBACCO CROP
LARGER THAN LAST YEAR
Yield Is 170,G53,O 900 Pounds-Oid
Dominion Grows 100000
Bushels of Corn.
FARMERS SMASH RECORDS
Corn. Tobacco, Rice, Sweet Pota-
toes and Pear Crops Exceed in
Size Those OF Any Previous Year
In COuntry's History.
INV Associated press I

WASHINGTON, Nov. s.-Aincrican
i've crops this ycar. Preliminary es-
partment of Agriculture show that
corn, tobacco, rice. sweet potatoes
and pear crops surpassed In size those
history.
In addition. ve,y large. crops were
grown, In some Instances closely ap-
rye, potatoes. apples and hay. The
buckwheat production record, how
ever. has stood since 1866. with his
els under It. Final crop production
figures viii be announced next month.
Corn. King OF oil crops and of which
re p erit e.n states grows more than
reached the enormous total or 3.i99.-
$4,000 bushels. That Is 5000. 900
Eushei more than ever before grown
crop to exceed 5000, 900, 600 bushels,
tho previous record having been made
IN 1917. while the crop OF 1917 was
In point OF value. this years crop
viii not equal that OF last year. when.
based on the December / price OF
Was worth ,s.as4,s54,Soo. T The cro n
OF 1912 was valued at 1880. 454. 900,
on the December l price of 4s.7 cents
s20,22S,0 900. with the December price
almost $3.50 a bushel.
the value OF this years crop.
based on the November price, which
was s7.3 cents u bushcl il estimated
at S2.7o2.s37. 900.
1owa's corn crop is the largest OF
inois ranks at sac s1;SSo'oo1 ou aan es, ~
bushels and Nebraska third. al $50
$4,000 bushels.
The tobaceo crop this year; placed
az l,4I6.4fi.0 900 pounds by the pre-
urinary estimate. Is $1,000, 900 pounds
more thar grown last year, when all
DEVIOUS records were broken. vir-
Einia. North Carolina and South Car
Dina exceeded their last years pro-
auction, while Kentucky's crop this
year is aG.o00.o0o pounds less than a
uIce Production ExceI..
OF rice this year ex-
r"Hds BY $4,000. 600 bushels the pre-
put this year is placed at 5a.2es. 900
bushels. almost half OF which was
Grnwn In louisiana.
me sweet potato harvest will show
Ioa.G7GG,ooo bushels. which is 1000. 900
~hushels moro than grown last wear.
when the crop exceeded all previous
ias pronuc,ion. Alahama.s output
The. crop OF pears this year Ia
niaced at l5.55s.O0o bushels. The
hrISS'oms largest crop was that of
produced. California produced more
than 10000 0 bushels, while New
fork.s production IL almost 2.25o,0oO
biSlelb-
Corn lost 100000 bushels dur
Ing tho month, tobacco was 100000
pounds less thar forecast a month
aga, n there was n loss OF 1000
bushels In the buckwhcat crop.
increases were shown for a num-
her OF crops. including potatoes. =
100000 bushels: sweet potatoes. g
epo. 1000 bushels. and apples. 5000, 900
Condition OF I~raIt Crops.
condition Of citrus fruit crops:
olanges. 50 per cent OF Il normal,
~ompared with 60 a year ago.
irape fruit tFlorida) IS, compared
Lines tF1orida) II. compared with
Tobacco. 1.47s.444,ooo pounds com.
pared with l.47s.7sS.0O last month
and 1.3s9.45s.00O last year.
FLAX seed. 0 .736. 900 bushels. COM
pared with 11,70i,0O0 last month and
S.9i9.00O last year. $500
Apples. ~236.1S7.0o0 bushels. com
pared with 227. s7S. 900 last month and
lil,t57.O00 last year.
Sugar beets. S,Sl2,00o tons. COM
pared with s.e7o.0oo last month and
Peanuts, 37.499.00o bushels. COM
nared With 3o.217.0o0 last month and
33.263.oo0 last year. ~
Tobacco -Virginia l7S,653. Doo
pounds; North Carolina, asa. 900 ooo.
south Carolina, S7.750. 900; Florida.