Crossville chronicle. [volume] (Crossville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1922-11-15
CROP CONDITIONS FOR THE
STATE AND NATION
Corn Yield of State Below Ten-Year
Average While Tobacco and
Sorghum Go Up.

Tennessee finished the season in the
second division, as shown in the pre-
liminary report OF the United States
Department OF Agriculture Try the
weighted figure for the per acre yield
OF all crops combined Twenty-one
states went above 100 and ~ fell be-
low. tennessee stopped at o2,3, and
North Dakota leads with I27 pc rcent
and Georgia is the tail-ender with COS
percent. The figure for the United
States as a whole is o6.0-which
means that the combined yield per
acre of all crops in the United States
tell this year 3.4 percent below the av-
erage Tor recent years. TenneSsee's
failure to make higher average was
due, mainly, 10 the drought of late
summer and fall somewhat to the ex-
cessive rains of spring and early sum-
mcr
Tcunessee'S corn yield per acre this
year is 20 buhsels against 258 last
year and ten-year average of esq.
The yield of tobacco is 7Io pounds
against 7o5 pounds as the average
for the past ten years. These are
erage is much greater in some of the
crops
Still, few things are really as bad
as they seem. While yields are low,
prices are relatively higher. For in
stance, the average price of corn per
bushel in Tennessee on Nov. 1, was
76 cents. On the corresponding date
last year it was 50 cents. An acre of
corn this years yield at thsi years
prices on Novebmcr was worth Sly
% cents. An acre of corn on last years
yield at last years prices on Nov. I,
was worth $I5.22 cents. Thus, while
the per acre yield fell off 28 bushels,
the per acre value went up $2.26 cents.
The price index on all Crops in the
United States on Nov. I, was I7.z
percent higher than a year ago.
In number of Individual crops,
Tennessee's per acre yield this year
IS considerably above the average for
the United States. The yield of
clover seed in this state was I.8 bush
els per acre while for the country as
a whole it was ~. Tennessee's pea
nut yield was 7I2 pounds against 66I
:or the United States. The Tennes-
see yield of sorghum sirup was 81
gallons against 8I.s gallons for the
country as a whole.
The production of tobacco in Ten
lessee this year totals Joo,82o ooofbs.
gainst 78,75o,ooo last year and ten
ear average of 10000, o,ooo-something
'ver 100000 pounds above the av-
rage vrop. The crop in the United
'tates, however, is nearly so,ooo,ooo
ounds below the average. Of the
tates that may be regarded as COM
etitors of Tennessee, Kentucky fell
rage, North Caroline about 100000
Glow and Ohio about 100000 below,
'hile Virginia rose above the average
y about 100000 pounds and South
arolina by about 100000.
The estimated production of corn in
ennessee is 74,4o5 900 bushels, COM
ared with 0o5I3ooo bushels last year
nd five year average of. 86,4oo,ooo
ushels. In the United States the es-
mated production is 2,8o6,o42, 900 bu.
ompared with $780, $4,000 bushels in
)2I and 2,83o,o42,ooo bushels, average
1e past five years.
The white potato crop of the state
estimated at 2S56,ooo bushels, COM
ared with 100000 bushels last year.
he United States crop is estimated
433,oo5 ,ooo bushels, compared with
100000 bushels in 1921.
The estimate Of sweet potato pro-
lction for Tennessee is 3,864,ooo bu.,
'mpared with 100000 bushels last
Ear. In the United States the pro-
lction is IIo,35oooo bushels. In 1921
was o866o,ooo bushels.
On account of dry weather, only
,out rs percent of the usual amount
fall blowing has been done.