Elbert County tribune and Elbert County banner., 1921-09-16

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10000 bushels. when reports indi-
Gated about II percent. of the acre
age was harvested for grain.
The potato crop OF the state con
tinues to rank high In Importance
due to the sharp advance in prices
that occurred early in August from
around s1.10 to over $500 per
hundred, The Colorado potato crop
reached September l with a good
showing OF SO percent, compared
with 93 percent. a month ago, 80
percent. year ago and rs percent.
the ten-year average for September
LIST. The crop still promises to be
the second largest in the history of
the state. indicating 12,1O4,OOO
bushels. compared with the final es-
innate OF 100000 bushels last
year, S.s75,00O bushels reported by
the Census Bureau in 1919. and 15.-
$4,000 bushels, the record crop of
1918. II favorable conditions pre-
vail through the digging season. II
nearly the entire 100000 acres re-
ported by the assessors is harvested.
approximately another 100000
bushels may be added to this years
estimate and may even make 1921
the record crop to date The Uni
ted States potato crop stands at
1923, 100000 bushels. compared with
42s. 900 bushels last year and
371. 900, 900 bushels the 1853
five-year average.
Spring wheat declined only one
point in condition during August
and reached September 1 at s4 per
cent. of normal, compared with SIS
percent. last year and so percent.
the ten-year average for September
L. The present prospects indicate
crop of 6.512,O00 bushels, which
added to the preliminary estimate
! for winter wheat of 24.g00.000 bush
els makes a total forecast of the
bushels--the record crop of wheat
to date-compared with revised
estimate of approximately 25,467,-
900 bushels last year and S,261. 900
bushels reported by the Census Bu-
reau.
The other principal crops with
tthe exception of all hay and beans
indicate production greater than
either last year of the ten-year aver
age. Oats, 8,712.000 bushels; bar
ley, 5,178.000 bushels: rye, 1,540.-
900 bushels; all hay, 100000 tons
(1s5, 900 less than last year); alfal-
ia. 2.167,0OO tons; grain sorghuns,
I 2.376.000 bushels; beans, '47S,00O
b 100000 last year, apples, 3,44S.-
900 bushels; peaches. 10000 bush
els; pears, 36s,000 bushels; sugar
beets, 2,532.O00 tons, compared with
I 2,325. 900 tons last year.
| The cabbage and onion crops of
the state are both in excellent con-
dition, being respectively 81 and 90
percent. of normal and about five
! points higher than the ten-year
I average. The total acreage devo-
J ted to late commercial cabbage in
the United States Is estimated to be
about $4,000 acres compared with
J $4,000 last year and the condition
on August / was only GO percent. of
normal compared with SO percent.
last year. The late cabbage pro-
duction last year was estimated to
be about 64,3S4 cars 1873 cars
shipped Colorado shipped 1857
/ cars of the 1920 late cabbage crop.
The total production of canta-
loupes is about ss percent. of nor
NAL or points better than the ten
year average.
| The number of stock hogs in the
state is estimated tol be about the
saame as last year or approximately
100000. The total number of
stock hogs in the United States ON
September is placed at 9S.9 per-
cent. of last year or 55,912,00o COM
pared with 56.534,Oo0 a year ago.
w. w. Putnam. Agricultural
Statistician U. S. Bureau of Markets
and Crop Estimates.
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