The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-10-31
STATE FEED CROPS
LESS THAN NORMAL
Agricultural Boards Figures
Show OklahOma's Produc-
ton Less Than Last Year.

While this is considered "A good feed
crop year the per cent of normal
crop in the grain and forage crops Is
lower than that Of last year accord
ing to preliminary estimates based on
the October | condition figures Is.
sued by the bureau Of market and
crop estimates, state beard OF agricul-
ture. Comparative figures on 1921 and
1920 crops in Oklahoma and the coun.
try as whole show that corn, oats,
barley, field pea crops and grain sor-
ghums are not up to the per cent of
normal crop at this time last year and
In most cases the total production of
each crop will not equal that of last
years crop although in many instanc-
es a larger acreage was devoted to
these crops this season. Alfalfa shows
an Improvement this season over that
Of last year and the seed crop is esti-
mated TO exceed the average made per
acre In 1920. The report on the va.
rious crops for October / are as fol-
lows:
CONSULTATIONS 1921 yield, SO, 790,.
900 bushels. S5 per cent normal 1920
normal United States, 1921, 3,l63,.
$4,000 bushels. S4.S per cent normal;
1920, 3,232, 367 900 bushels, S9.l per cent
normal.
Oat Yield Much Smaller
Oats-Oklahoma 1921. yield per acre
19 bushels, total production 81 $50 900
bushels, 20 per cent normal: 1920, 32
bushels per acre. 4S,0000 600 bushels, 81
pe< cent normal. United States, 1921,
"a bushels per acre, total yield, l075,-
s9c, 900 bushels 74.6 per cent normal
1920, 35,2 bushels per acre total yield
/ ,52G ,055 900. 93.3 per cent normal.
Barley Oklahoma, 1921, yield per
acre 20 bushels, total production o.,
10000, SO per cent normal; 1920, "A
bushels per acre, total yield 3,l2O,000
bushels. 90 per cent normal. United
States 2l,2 bushels per acre. total
yield 1898 bushels, 74.6 per cent
normal; 1920, 25 bushels per acre, total
yield 20202i bushels, Ss.2 per cent
normal,
White Potatoes OF 20 Per Cent
White Potatocs-Oklahoma 1921, so
per cent normal. total yield 2,554,O
bushels; 1920. 81 per cent normal to-
tai yield 3,31S,O00 bushels United
States, 1921, 665 per cent normal, to.
tai yield 345,5S7 900 1920, s2,7 nor
NAL. total production 4SO, ass 600 BUSH
els.
Sweet Potatoes-Oklahoma 1921, rs
per cent normal, total yield 2,709, 900
i h,,s h..Ic ~
tai yield 2.7sO,00O bushels. United
States, 1921, II per cent normal. total
yield los. 900 bushels; 1920, 81 per
cent normal; total yield, 112,30S 900
bushels.
Pastures-Oklahoma, 1921. 80 per
cent normal; 1920. 80 per cent normal.
United States, 1921, si.s; 1920, s6.2 per
cent normal.
Grain ADMINISTRATIONS, 1921, 81
per cent normal; 1920, 92 per cent
normal total production 40, 100000
bushels. United States. 1920. 947 per
cent normal, total production 143 $780,.
900.
Field pea crops in Oklahoma were
50 per cent normal in 1921 and 81 per
cent normal In 1920.
Alfalfa Shows Improvement
Alfalfa seed crops in Oklahoma. 1921,
3.5 bushels per acre: 1920, "a bushels
per acre.
Tomato crop in Oklahoma, 80 per
cent normal in 1921; 90 per cent nor
nal in 1920.
Broom corn-ls2l. $50 pounds per
acre. total production IS tons; 1920
324 pounds per acre, total production
Ill tons.
Coiton-oklahoma 1921, 32 per cent
normal, total production i05,0 bales
/ 1920. 10 per cent normal. total produc-
/ ton. l,336,0o0 bales. United States
1921, 42.2 per cent normal, total pro.
duction 6.5270 900 bales; 1920 i9.i per
cent normal, total production l2,4Ss, goo
bales