The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1920-11-12
! AMERICAN FARMERS
f, BREAK ALL RECORDS
CORN, TOBACCO, RICE, PEAR
AND SWEET POTATO CROPS.
| Very Large Outputs in Other Pro.
| duc.s-South Carolina Pro-
| ducts Gain.

Washington, Nov. 8 (By the Asso-
ciated Press America farmers
broke production records of five
crops this year. Preliminary esti-
mates announced today by the de-
partment of agriculture show the
corn, tobacco, rice, sweet potatoes
and pear crops surpassed in size
those of any previous year in the
ccuntry's history.
In addition very large crops were
grown IN some instances closely ap-
preaching records, of oats, barley,
rye, potatoes, apples and hay. The
buckwheat production record, how
ever, has stood since 1866, with this
years crop more than 100000
bushels under it. Final crop procuc-
ton figures will be announced next
month.
Corn, king of all crops and OF
which the United States grows more
than 10 per cent. of the worlds out
nut. reached the enormous total OF
900 bushels. That IS 75,-
100000 bushels more than ever be-
fore grown in any year. This is the
third corn crop to exceed 3,Ooo,ooo'-
600 bushels, the previous record hav-
ing been made in 1912, while the
crop of 1917 was the second largest.
Huge Tobacco Output.
The tobacco crop this year, placed
at 1,476,444,00O pounds by the pre-
liminary estimate, is S7;0oo,oOo
pounds more than grown last year
when all previous records were brok-
en-. Virginia, North Carolina and
South Carolina exceeded their last
wears production, while Kentuckys
crop this year is 36,0oo,o0O pounds
less than a year ago.
Production Of rice this year ex-
ceeds by 100000 bushels the pre-
vious largest crop in 1917. The out
put this year is placed at 52,29S,ooo
bushels, almost half of which was
grown in Louisiana.
The sweet potato harvest Will
show 105,676,0O0 bushels which is
100000 bushels more than grown
last year, when the crop exceeded
all previous years production. Ala
bama's output is larger than any 9TH
er states.
The crop of pears this year. is plac-
ed at 15,55S,000 bushels. The pre-
vious largest crop was that of 1917
when13, ,2S1. GOO bushels were pro-
duced. California produced more
than 100000 bushels, while New
York's production is almost 2,25o''
900 bushels.
Preliminary estimates of tins
years production Of wheat, OATS
barley, rye, hay, rice and peaches
were announced last month.
Preliminary Estimates.
Production of other crops, as
shown by the preliminary estimates
today, follows:
Buckwheat 14,321,0O0 bushels,
compared with 15,532,00O bushels
forecast las; month and l6,301 600
bushels produced last year.
Potatoes 421, 1,252,ooo bushels
compared with 414,986,0oO last
month and s57,sO1,ooo last year.
Flaxseed 1o,s36,o0o bushels, COM
pared with 11,7O4,0o0 last month
and $4,000 last year.
Apples 36,1S7,ooO bushels, COM
nared with 227,e7s,Ooo last month
and 147,457,0o0 last year.
Sugar beets $4,000 tons, com,
pared with 100000 last month and
6,421,O0o last year.
Peanuts 37,4e9,ooo bushels, COM
pared with 39,217,000 last month
and S3,263,0oO last year.
The preliminary estimate OF the
production of corn in Southern states
follows:
Virginia, 45,eoo,ooo bushels;
North Carolina, 62,64O,O0o; Georgia,
69,4O5,000.
Tobacco, Virginia, 179,eo3,ooo
pounds; North Carolina, 383,9z2'ooo;
South Carolina, 87,750,oOo; Florida
4,620,0o0.
Another Big Game.
There will be football game on
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