Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-06-12
Virginia Crop Report
For June

Unusually fine prospects for all field
crops is the outstanding feature OF
the June report Of the Virginia crop
Reporting Service.
The condition of wheat, oats, rye,
hay and pastures is considerably bet
ter than the ten year average. Inc
excellent fruit prospects OF early
spring were greatly diminished by the
April freeze, however the production
will be nearly two-thlrds OF an aver
age crop. The non-commerclal Sec
tions of the Eastern and Southern
parts of the state were not as severely
damaged as the commercial districts
The condition OF the apple crop is IL
per cent of normal, compared with
per cent last year, and 62 per cent
the ten year average, and the total
production is estimated to be S,O63,OOO
bushels against 70S, 900 bushels, last
wear, and 13,744,000 bushels IN 192u.
The peach crop is reported to be 90
per cent of normal, compared with I
last year, and IS the 10 year average
and the production is estimated to be
100000 bushels against $4,000 last
wear and 1,092,000 in 1920. Black
berries are every promising in all
parts OF the state, and the condition
is reported to be ~ per cent OF nor
nal.
The Virginia wheat crop has a con-
dition of 90 per cent, compared with
rs last wear, and 81 the ten year over
are. The weather during May was
quite favorable and there has been an
Improvement over the condition on
Nav LIST. The crop is heading out well
in all sections and with favorable
weather until harvest will make an
excellent yield. Based upon the June
condition the production will be IL
$4,000 bushels against 1901 ,OOO
bushels last year and 1929 900 the
average for the five years 19l6-2O. The
average farm price on June lst was
S1.36 per bushel, which compares with
S1.56 last year, and $1.l6 IN Deem
her. 1921. The June forecast of the
production of winter and spring wheat
in the United States is 89o,0Oo,OCo
bushels, against 79o,OO0,0OO bushels
last wear and 799,000,00O bushels the
average for 19l6-20.
The oat acreage is estimated to be
2 per cent greater than last year OF
156. 900 acres. Owing to the short corn
CROP last year many farmers have
sown oats this spring to furnish adol-
t;onal feed for the work stock Ap-
proximately 10 per cent OF the total
acreage was sown this spring and 81
per cent last fall. The condition OF
both the winter and spring crop is very
good. being reported at 81 percen1
compared with the ten-year average
Of 81 per cent. 49,
HAY crops were retarded by the
cool weather in e]"ly May ana helas
are somewhat wcedy, but recently the
weather has been quite favorable and
the crop is improving rapidly. Inc
condition on June l was SO per cent
against 10 last year and rs the ten
year average.
Pastures are excellent IN all parts
of the state except the eastern dis
trict. The grazing lands of southwest:
/ VIRGINIA have been unusually gooc
/ this season.
The condition of the Virginia cotton
crop on May % was 81 per cent OIL
normal compared with II per cent last
J year and SO per cent the ten-year av,
erage. The stand is unusually good
and the recent hot weather has been
very favorable for the crop.
The condition Of other crops on June
LIST with the ten-year average III pa
renthesis is as follows:
Barley, 90 (89); rye, 81 (9Ol; pas
lures, 81 (S2l; clover, 50 90; al
falfa, 81 (S6J; field peas, IS (83) /;
field beans, SO (s5) cabbage, 50 t8D !;
onions, 50 COZ; peaches, SO (5Sl ;
pears, ~ (53(; biackberries, % (S9) !;
watermeions 81 (79); cantalOupes, 50
90.
HENRY NJ. TAYLOR,
Agricultural StatiStician.