Alma record., 1921-11-17
REPORT SHOWS
4 CROP CONDITION
LATE CROPS IN GENERAL WERE
SOMEWHAT POORER THAN
WAS CASE LAST YEAR.

has prevailed during the fall season,
and, as result, wheat and rye have
made a satisfactory growth, seed
ings and pastures were in excellent
condition up to the end of the season,
and good progress has been made in
completing the harvesting of pota-
toes, sugar beets and other late crops.
There is considerable corn yet to be
husked and some threshng to be
dcne. Such is the substance Of the
November report issued by Verne II.
Church, agricultural statistician, u.
S. Bureau of Markets and Crop Es-
Inmates and Herman III. Halliday,
state commissioner of agriculture.
= Corn: The crop, including the acre
ago utilized for silage and forage,
represents grain production of 63,-
$4,000 bushels, or 80 bushels per
acre. II is estimated that 81 per
cent Of the. crop is Of merchantable
quality, and that seven per cent Of
the old crop still remains on farms.
About one-third of the total acreage
is cut for the silo, the average yield
this year Being 7.8 tons per acre.
This leavesis an actual grain produc-
tion Of about 100000 bushels.
Potatoes: The average yield Of po-
tatoes, based upon the reports of the
large corps Of correspondents, is 7S
bushels per acre. 1t varies widely
bftween different sections of the
state, and also from field to field in
The same locality. II was the larg-
est'in the upper peninsula with an
average Of 10S bushels, and lowest
IN the southwest district with an av-
erAge Of 68 bushels. A number of
southerf counties reported less than
so, bushels, and few fell below so
bushels per acre. The total crop for
TIE state is placed at 26,520,OOO
bushels. This is a decided increase
over the prospect on September 1,
But is less than the amount repre-
sehted by TIE condition figure of last
month, which was made before dig
SinS had h4come general. The quail
ity is 83 PR cent as compared with
An averagesof 81. The total crop for
tM United States is 356,O00OOO or
About 10,0aO,000 bushels more than
Estimated 9n October 1. Practically
all OF this Increase is in the state of
Maine, Eport from there showing
chat the e8imate. for that state had
been. raised from q 100000 to 37,-
600, 900 bur heIs. The statistician for
Maine stats further that with the
limited transportation facilities from
Afoostook. tSany, shipments will have
10 be kept pp,to the limit every day
in order to move the estimated ship
fnents Of, 44,5s0 cars by July 1. He
Also states that The Quality is excel
lent except for the large size.
( Buckwheat The crop was slightly
better than the average, the yield for
the state being 1876 bushels per acre
rs compared with ten-year average
Of f4.2 bushels The total produc-
tion is estimated at 631 900 bushels,
or. $4,000 bushels more than last
year. The quality is comparatively
good, averaging 90 per cent.
Clover Seed: The estimated pro-
duction is 1l4,00O bushels as compar-
ed with 10000 bushels last year. The
yield per acre averaged 1.5 bushels,
the same as that of last year. In
some localities the acreage and yield
were unusually good, while in some
others the crop did not fill well and
some Of the acreage was cut for hay
instead.
Beans: A special inquiry on beans
developed the information that 80
per cent OF the acreage was white va
rieties, nine per cent red kidneys, the
remaining one per cent made up of
soys, limas, and others. The average
yield is slightly higher than earlier
reports showed, being 11.3 bushels
per acre for white beans. 1l.5 bushels
for red kidneys, and 7.8 bushels for
soys. The average pick of white
beans is seven per cent. The total
production, based upon this late in
formation, is 1867 900 bushels.
Sugar Beets: The final condition
report is 81 per cent, the same as
one month ago. Harvesting is nearly
completed. The beets are fair in
size and yielding well in proportion
to the stand, which was poor in
some sections. Growers report low.
err sugar content than usual.
y, Apples: The crop was gathered
and marketed very closely and un.
usually early, at very good prices
The total production is estimated al
'40sper cent of a full crop. The cror
AZ mainly in the northern districts
and the commercial section of west
ern Michigan, the remainder Of the
state having only small percentage
Of crop. While apples were gener.
ally free from scab in sprayed or
chards, there was an unusually large
proportion of wormy fruit The quail
ity is 70 per cent as compared with
ten-year average Of rs per cent.
Pears: The total production prov
ed to be 81 per cent of a full crop
or slightly more than earlier esti
mates The quality was 30 per cent.
Grapes: The crop averaged light
est in the main commercial section
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