Daily Kennebec journal., 1922-09-12
NEW ENGLAND CROP REPORT

dpoiL ONCI Win JANUS
good, but quality lowered in many
places by much rain during harvest.
Late clover crop generally good; pas
lures holding up well. Small grains
fair to good Oats in Aroostook.
Maine, and some other sections fine
crop; but rather light. as whole
elsewhere: many cut for haE.
Beans and other truck crops about
average. Connecticut Valley Onions
done growing; being harvested and
yielding around 300 bushels per acre
and promise a total production OF
about 300 cars of 500 bushels. Rail
shipments will be considerably less
than that figure because of shrinkage.
movement and use of the crop other
wise. The United States Commercial
Onion Crop forecasts 40.207 cars
against 27,166 last year. These fig
ures cover the entire commercial pro-
duction, however disposed of. Rail-
roads report 20,777 cars moved from
the 1921 crop. Commercial Onions
divide into the Early, the Intermedi-
ate, and Late producing groups. The
Early group estimate is 6.S52 cars Of
$50 bushels against 5.s15 last year:
the intermediate 6.153 cars of 500
bushels against 4.472: the Late group
26,602 cars Of 500 bushels against
16.S79 last year.
Condition of Massachusetts, tobacco
70 per cent. of normal: in Connecticut
67 per cent. Some outlying areas in
these states and the small acreage
-, II
good crops. but majority of the crop
runs rather poor.
| Massachusetts cranberries promise
| 100000 barrels against $4,000 last
year: New Jersey $4,000 against
1Ss,00O: Wisconsin $4,000 against 49,
600. Peaches are good crop in New
England and abundant in New York
and the United States. Pears are a
good crop generally here and in the
United States. Grapes plentiful.
Blueberries very large crop in Maine.
The Sept. LIST forecast of New Eng
| land commercial applies is 1262, 900
barrels against 100000 last year.
| The outlook seems to have improved
somewhat during August, altho much
scab and other fungus is generally
reported. Fruit is coloring quite we'll
generally despite the bad weather,
and size is mostly good Names
crop will be light. but the Massa chu-
setts crop is proving much better
than early predictions for it: and the
same is true of parts OF New Hamp-
shire. Vermont and Connecticut.
Early fruit plentiful and prices low.
| The United States commercial ap-
pie crop is roughly. 60 per cent more
| than last years short crop and only
about per cent. less than that Of
1920. The gain Is mostly in Barrel
Apple states. Nova Scotia expects
| 1,62S,s00 barrels, or 80 per cent. of
last year. The Ontario crop about
equal to last year: Quebec about Is
per cent. more; New Brunswick 25
per cent. more.
Commercial Late Crop Potato Report
New England: Prospect for New
England potatoes declined from 35.-
$4,000 bushels. Aug. l to 34,o6S. 900
Sept. ]. This compares with last
years crop ot 49.191, 900 and 37.o92,-
600. the 1917-1921 average. Present
indication in Maine is o2,6sO.00o
against 37,152, 900 last year and 25,-
$4,000 the yr. av Crop in New
Hampshire and Rhode Island gener-
ally light: above average in Vermont
and Connecticut which excellent
yields from many, tho not all, sec
tions; in Massachusetts it is IA points
under yr. av. Season mostly un-
favorable in Maine, Rhode Island and
New Hampshire. too much rain
early, teaching of fertilizer. ineffec-
/ tive spraying, cloudy, humid: early
blight. Late blight general Sept i !;
majority of fields dead: growth over:
not much rot vet. Size and quality
mostly fair to excellent.
Outside States: Prospects, Sept. 1,
for potatoes considerably above aver
age in New York. New Jersey. Penn
sylvania. Michigan. Wisconsin, Mon
tana. Wyoming. Utah, Idaho. Cali
fornia: slightly above in the Dakotas
and United States: but somewhat un
der average in Minnesota, Colorado.
Washington and Oregon. Forecast.
Sept. ]. for United States is 43S.39s,-
600 bushels against the yr. av. of
3S5.39l 900 Each of these states
promises important gains over last
year: and only Washington and Or
cson fall under the yr. av. Barring
some destructive condition, a final
production close to 440 million BUSH
els seems probable. Potatoes in Cam
ada are about an average CROP: dam
ageu bE excessive rains in New