Smyrna times., 1922-10-18
CROP STAT|STICIAN MAKES
REPORT CONCERNING STATE
CORN CROP Is 100000 BUSHELS
SHORT OF LAST YEARS YIELD
Wheat, However, Shows a Much Heav-
ier Yield-Apples Plentiful But
the Market Is Very Poor

SCI NdClOllS NOllOSAlliilS IllC N4OP OOS
look in Delaware as of October /:
The combined condition of all crops
on October l was 1.2 per cent. better
than the month preceding, being as
high as 1867 in comparison with an
average represented by 100. Corn is
running 100000 bushels behind pro-
duction of last year and about 100000 |
bushels behind the average of the pre-
vious five years. Wheat is about 600, |
600 better than 1921 production and
slightly better than the average of the
period 1916-1920.
Comparative figures of the crops
are given by the Statistician as fol-
lows.
Corn, 5,943,OOO bushels; last year,
6,549,0O0; 5-year average (1916-2O)
6,742,OOO bushels.
Wheat, 1,872,OOO bushels; last year,
100000; 5-year average Q916-2O,
1,847OOO bushels.
Oats, 144,O0O bushels; last year,
10000; 5-year average (1916-20)
15S,800 bushels.
Buckwheat, 100000 bushels; last
year, $4,000; 5-year average ,1916-2O)
94,800 bushels.
Inshs potatoes, 100000 bushels; last
year, 100000; 5-year average 1916-
I2O), 100000 bushels.
Sweet potatoes, 1,358,OOO bushels;
last year, 100000; 5-year average
(1916-2O), 887 900 bushels.
Hay, 10000 tons; last year, $4,000;
5-year average (1916-20), 100000
tons.
Apples, 100000 bushels; last year,
$4,000; 5-year average Q916-2O),
$4,000 bushels. Commercial crop
this year will fill about $4,000 bar
rels.
Peaches, $4,000 bushels; last year,
1000; 5-year average (1916-2O), 322,-
coo bushels.
Pears, $4,000 bushels; last year,
5000; 5-year average 1916-2O), POI
600 bushels.
Grapes, 100000 pounds; last year
1,678,000 pounds.
Tomatoes 70 per cent. of a normal
yield per acre.
Pastures condition, So per cent.
Vagaries of weather hampered the
farmers to no little extent. For the
most part the land has been too dry
! for favorable preparation. Seeding
: of fall crops is proceeding in a mod
. crate and desultory fashion.
| Better prices would go a long way!
1 | II 4o+ tho ~
| the farmers. Declining prices fol
| their products are eXerting a depress
| ing influence in the rural districts.
Discussing crop conditions by coun
| ties, the Department says:
| New Castle-Too dry for corn ant
| potatoes. Both crops short. Bligh
| affected the potato yield, too. A soak
ing rain is needed. A light frost OF
| the night of September 1926 but n
| damage. Pastures drying up. Mos
| all farmers holding wheat. Whea
badly affected by weevil. Hundred
| of baskets of apples rotting; freigh
| cost too high to ship. A particular
pessimistic report reads as follows
| 81 have been on my farm for nearl
go years, and this the worst year
have ever seen. The first part was S
wet that things were drowned out an
now it is so dry that everything
cut short. Where the ground was hig
| the wet weather did not hurt so mucl
Farmers can't get help now. Nobod
| will work on the farms. Farmers can
| pay the wages. Men can get 9th,
places. Everything is so low" Tan
hay is reported as weedy in SON
parts of this county due, it is though
to trashy" seed. Apples about
per cent. of crop; quality, rs. Mo
of the pears were destroyed by fros
last April.
Kent Weather favorable. Coz
Il will be conspicuously short crop {
- many farms because of the excessi'
rains. Oats light, due to late seedir
and an early dry period. Alfal,
made a big crop for forage. App
yields were good but a considerab
- portion of the crop was not dispose
of because of inadequate marketir
MT facilities.
Is. Sussex Weather conditions ha,
ill been exceptionally fine for all crop
lie Abundance of sunshine improving Co
ditions wonderfully. Late Irish pot
toes-those that survived the Augu
rains-give promise of good yield
re Sweets doing fine. Cowpeas for 70
- age making fine yields. Field beal
two to three times last years Gro
and the prospect is good. Some farT
,lo ers say there will not be much whe
~ seeded this fall because the farme
are short of money. Wheat badly a
:, fected by weevil. Pastures too dr.
ei' Late corn shows improvement and W
: give possibly 20 per cent. yiel
Buckwheat doing well on a small acr
aUa nplac ahout TX nor cant