The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1922-10-14
CITRUS CROPS OF FLORIDA
ARE IN SPLENDID SHAPE.
Other Crops this Year. Owing TO Bad Weather. Will Hardly be
Up to The Average

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are developing excellent sizes, the
condition of grapefruit and oranges
is higher than a month ago, and If
the season continues favorable the
commercial crop probably will ex-
ceed last months estimate of 15,000,-
900 boxes, the Federal Bureau of
Crop Estimates here declares in its
report on the condition of Florida's
crops on October /.
The Bureau states that reports in
dicate the production of staple crops
will fall under that of last year al
though several crops, notably Irish
potatoes and cotton, show heavy in
creases. The truck crops have suf-
fered from flooding rains, especially
in South Florida.
Some splitting of citrus fruits is
reported as a result of several weeks
Of heavy rains and the fruit is color
ing slowly in localities which have
had continuous cloudy, wet weather.
The condition as compared with last
month and last year, with estimated
of production for this season and final
production last season, follows:
Reports from the California head
quarters of the Bureau show the con-
dition of oranges 60 per cent of nor
NAL with a production of 100000
boxes forecast for the state this sea-
con.
AS harvesting advances and the
| growing season for late crops comes
to close, reports indicate that pro-
duction of field crops as a whole will
hardly come up to last year. A de-
creased acreage was planted to corn,
tobacco, rice peanuts and sugarcane
and, as none of these crops are show
ing exceptional yields, production will
be lower than for last year. Cotton,
on greatly increased acreage, has
turned out better than hoped for and
production will be easily double that
of last yearof last year. Last years
cotton crop was 10,905 bales Sweet
potatoes, sorghum for sirup and the
hay crops especially cowpeas, prom
ise to exceed last years production
although condition of late sweet pota.
toes is dropping and production may
be lower than that indicated by Octo.
ber 1 reports.
Crops harvested earlier in the yeal
have made the best showing. Irish
potatoes, on an increased acreage
producing almost a million bushel:
more than for last year and cast
with a very low yield, leading las
year in production because of largel
acreage cut for grain.
| A preliminary inquiry on the vel
vet bean crop shows slightly NOR
than ninety per cent of the usua
acreage grown this year with -abou
the usual yield of grain and forag
(per acre. in sight. Yield of grail
may run slightly less than usual.
Condition of pasture dropped dur
ing September partly as result o
natural causes attending the approac
of cold weather, and partly the resul
Of flooding rains in South Florida.
Because of flooding rains, Sout
Florida truckers have last part Q
their planted acreage. Replanting
! in progress, some sections reportin
II that the damaged acreage will be rese
fully, while others indicate that muc
Of the flooded acreage will not be Gu
tivated.
Farther up the state truck crop
making good progress and transplant
ing of lettuce, cabbage and celery
going forward. The movement {
g suap beans, cucumbers, squash ar
y other fall crops is increasing.