The Carlisle independent., 1920-11-18


 reports from northwest Arkansas gave 34 lbs as the average in locali- ties there.
 WHITE POTATOES: Yield of Irish potatoes was IS bushels per acre, or 3 bushels less per acre than the aver age for the state year ago, but bushels in excess of the ten year av- craze. The quality was comparative ly good, being points ahead of last year and points ahead of the ten year average.
 SWEET POTATOES: Much of the crop remains to be dug and it is en- tirely possible that later returns may change the figures now reported. Present indications are for a yield of 112 bushels per acre, which indicates a total production of 4,793,000 bush els for the state. The quality of 91 is points above the ten year aver age, and the indicated yield some IS bushels higher than the average.
 APPLES: The shipping season is practically over, excet for the portion of the crop in cold storage. Present returns indicate the production at 63 per cent of last year, though it is be- lieved complete returns will raise this figure. 63 per cent indicates a total production of 2,961 1000 bushels and a commercial production of 592,O0O bar rels, or nearly 5000 carloads of 200 barrels each. The quality of 70 is only equal to the ten year average, and is 20 points behind the high mark of last year.
 While the crop is fairly free from fungous diseases, it has been much in- jured by worms.
 CLOVER SEED: Reports show an average of 1 12 bushel per acre of clover seed this year. Very little of this crop is threshed, though the amount threshed is increasing in the north and northwest districts.
 GRAIN SORGHUM: Grain sor- ghums are grown mostly in the west ern part of the state. Reports show the crop as equal but not superior to last year in grain production, but slightly ahead for forage production With an average yield ef IS bushels tor the former an.i 2.4 ltns per acre for the latter
 COWPEAS: This crop was much larger than expected, considering the high price and apparent shortage of seed in the spring. It developed, how ever, that many farmers had saved enough for their own use, though having no surplus for sale. Through the state as whole with the excep- tion of the central part, the crop is very good. Considering the poor quality of much of the seed used, quality of the grain yield of this crop this year is very good, being S3, in comparison with 50 for last year and 68 for the ten year average.
 Owing to the amount of labor re- quired on other crops and the com paratively higher wages paid for picking of cotton and harvesting of rice, it does not appear that over 75 per cent of the usual acreage will be harvested for grain. In other words present prospects are that there will not be much of surplus for sale, though probably the production will be sufficient for domestic use.
 The reports show that the field per acre for forage is 90 per cent of full crop, but that the acreage har- vested is only 4-5 of the usual aver afe. This later shortage is due to the same causes affecting the gathering of the pods, as well as to the large amount of other hay saved for seed.
 GRAPES: Grape production for the state as whole was less than year ago. The Easter freeze shortened the crop in all except the northern part of the state, where the production was equal to last year. The Tonti- town-Springdale district, the only car lot producing point in the state, has 15 carloads.
 PEARS: The pear crop, also much shortened by the Easter freeze, is only 30 per cent of normal, compared to 70 per cent last year and the ten year average of 53 per cent.
 SORGHUM FOR SYRUP: It has been an especially good year for this crop and the yields run all the way from 50 to 200 gallons per acre. The average yield is 90 gallons, which is s gallons in excess of the ten year average, and 20 gallons per acre in excess of last years yield.
 PEANUTS: Owing to the unfortu- r,afa oopJ,+.1nr l141.