The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-12-18
Value of Farm
ated at Five Bill
lars This Year
8 BRING
LITTLE MONEY
)ment of Agriculture Is
n Revised Estimate of
bp Production and Market

We countrys farm crops mas
1ed their total worth this year at
noet $1,000 900. .Oo0 less than last
~. although the 1920 harvest was
y OF the most abundant i'm the ma
ME- history with half a dozen crop
<okinE records.
The Important farm crops which
mbrisc about 90 pes cent. OF the
Ne OF all farm crops. were valued
|<zD year at ss.14s.s19.o00 by the de-
E<mtslt of agriculture today i'm it's
M0k estimates. Last year these
49, were valued at .0S7.995. 900.
t0use devoted to the important
~ also decreased. the total being
|{es2, sos this year as compared
lSA ySs1S2.122 last year.
tE<he extraordinary character of
harvests. which have proven to
9uBohG the most abundant In the
Utrys history Notwithstanding
INNINGS about as unpromising as
~ Known. Is emphasized by the
ember revisions OF estimates"
~ 1ep1rtrhent mid I'm a statement
amenfine on today's report '"The
~ oulcorne OF the 1920 wheat har-
~ winter and spring combined. Is
~ ItImated at 7ss.S7S.000 bushels,
Uparsd with s3+.365.o0o bu,,hels In
II(v. this being an increase over the
Ter tstimates for 1920 Of 1890
IN b1nlsesA
\ The 1880 acreage abandoned from
ut kuiinR was less than was ex-
1)ed and Indicated BY tho very bad
uhpfonisinG conditions en- May
ane the increasingly favorable
1cfer Of the later season per-
~ much wheat then considered
~ to. develop and come 30 har-
The report OF increase over ex-
lions Of winter wheat produced
Qom almost every important
~ wheat state. The greatest
||D ,l3.too.000. is in Kansas. the
kaos producer of winter wheat.
>has state the increase waH help
~ AN area OF over 1000. 900 acres
tvolunteer wnea. sprouted from
1ntterec grain i'm the autumn OF
/4le which despite It's unprcmising
1Uanntng and doubtful prospects in
1Re spring OF 1920. came finally to
nArtept.
~tIu general IL appears that the re-
low 1919 In less than was thought
1nd reported ut the beginning OF the
crop season. notwithstanding the
early unfavorabie condition 70. farm
work the efforts OF the farmers 10
osliy seed their fields assisted by
0voring days that came late in the
painting period. resulted In paintings
Gr@hrcr than anticipated"
81 increases I'm almost every croa were
r-orted In tho revised production
h-ures. as compared with the pre-
uninary estimate announced in No
tember. Corn, with "a record crop.
s~ows An Increase OF about 5000, 900
baDehels: winter wheat. an increase OF
almost 4s.000.000 bushels; spring
vneat. decrease OF 2.00o,o 900 bush
els; oats. an increase OF almost TO-
10000 bushels; barley. an Increase
~ almost 1900. 900 bushels: potatoes.
increasc OF 5000. 900 bushels. and to-
Upcco, increase OF $4,000, 900 pounds.
The yield OF corn per acre set "a
record With an average production OF
sos bushels. Only once before has
the average yield per acre exceeded
~ bushels. and that was In 1906.
when so.3 bushels was made.
While the corn crop is "a record one.
III value this year IN S1.66g.000, 900
ircs than last years crop, which was
smaller by 37t. 900. 900 bushels. The
price being paid To farmers for corn
on December was announced by
the department as 61.7 cents a bush
ei as compared with S1.349 a year
sso.
Final estimates of crop production
and value for this year were an
nounced as follows:
Corn. s.2s2,3s7,eoO bushels and ST.
1Ss. .sof 200.
Winter wheat. 5SO.51s,OoO and
>ess. $4,000.
sprins wheat 2os.ssB.OoO. and
)e73.ts5.o 900.
Oats. i.Sso,oSS.ooo. and ,7Is,ss2..
Barley. so2.o24.ooO. and ,142.sst.-
600.
Rye. ss.3is.ooo. and Sss.soo. 100.
bvckwheat i5.7so,o0O. and sl7,-
$4,000.
Flax seed. io.eso. 900, and sis.41s.-
200.
Rice. 52,2iO.000 and s63,S37,OOo.
Beet sugar. 2.219.2o0.OO pounds.
value not given.
Cane sugar. $4,000. 900. value not
Jiven.
sorghum syrup. 43.S7G.O0O. and
)ts. .i3s.000.
Peanuts. s5.osO.OOo bushels. and
J tS.s29. 900.
Beans. s.o75.ooo. and Sg7,ll4.oOO.
Apples 2tOsas OoO harra1o oh
Peaches. 43,s97.0oo bushels. and
|s1. $4,000.
0mnges. 27.20O.O 900 boxes. and s7o.-
$4,000.
Potatoes. i3o.45s.O 900 bushels. AMI
|5oGs74. 900.
Swese potatoes. 112.36S,OoO, ami
'i2s.sss.oOo.