South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-11-11
ACCORDING TO THE
REPORTS THIS WAS
POOR POTATO YEAR
Figures From L. S. Depart
ment of Agriculture Show
Tobacco Crop Good.

AObdNNO OAOP OOOd'
White potatoes did not turn out
as ysoil as antic. .,rsc,. carilcr IN the
scas6 n. although thc yield. 20 bush
els IeI acre. =cs somewhat better
thar last year The sofa, proJuc-
ton is estimated at 56SS.O00 bush
els for the state with the qualiey
s. percent OF hiEn medium grade.
compared with $4,000 bushels
shown for last month and 3.750,OOO
ushels estimated for last year.
Sweet potatoes made almost a
normal yield in the state this year,
teing 125 bushels per acre, which
indicates a total production of $780,
900 bushels. compared with $4,000
bushels shown for October and 1885,
900 bushels for last year. The quail
iJy this year is 90 percent.
Tobacco made about the average
this year. the yield being 900
pounds per acre. The total produc-
ton is estimated to be 5000, 600
POUNDS and the quality 90 percent.
For last month the estimate was
16,24O9. 900 pounds and for last
year 1t was Il, 250.000 pounds.
The total production of apples in
Indiana this year amounted TO 81
percent of a normal crop, or 4,14S,
600 bushels with the quality at &c
percent OF a high medium grade
Last years crop was estimated ia
be 1885, 900 bushels. There seems
TO be a slight increase in the num-
Der of bearing trees this year
The yield Of clover seed Call var
ieties) amounted TO II bushels per
acre in Indiana this year from which
it is estimated there were 12O. 200
bushels produced. compared with
10000 bushels last year.
Grain sorghum in indiana mare ar
average yield of % bushels per acre
where grown for grain and 3 tons
of forage where grown for that pur-
pose only. The acreage for both
is about the same as last year.
The total production of grapes il
Indiana was "a percent OF norma
and the quality SO percent Of a higf
medium grade The total produc-
ton of pears in Indiana was IS per
cent of normal with the quality a.
Sorghum cane for strip in In
diana yielded an average Of So gal
Ions per acre which is slightly abov,
the. average. Sugar beets in In.
diana showed a condition of so per
cent of normal.
Only 5S percent Of the usua
amount of fall blowing has beer
done because of dry soil conditions
TIE average yield of corn in In
diana is 80 bushels per acre thi:
year which is slightly in excess Of
the 10-year average. The crop ev.
ceeds last years production by s..
457 900 bushels according to the
monthly report of the co-opera tiv.
crop reporting service of Indiana
issued today. The potato production
exceeds last years by nearly two
million bushels and tobacco is nearly
four million pounds in excess Of las
year. The report follows:
The corn crop now being harvest
ed, from the standpoint of quality
Is one of the best ever produced II
the state, Notwithstanding some o.
II IS a little chaffp. Considering tbs
unfavorable conditions at planting
time. the result is very gratifying K
most farmers, the average yield FOL
the state being 81 bushels per acre
which is slightly in excess of tht
lO-yCar average. on this basis {
total production Of 176, sos, 600 bush
els Is estimated at this time o.
this amount 126,940, 600 bushels vii
7 be husked for grain. 1890 900 bush
els will be cut with the forage crop
l4,104O0O bushels will go into sill
age and 12.34l, 900 bushels will b.
I hOgged Off With the exception o
a few localities there was but little
insect damage and but little molC
developed Much Of the crop ha
already been cribbed and some hai
been shipped to market Eighty
eight percent of the crop IS of mer
charitable quality and approximately
10, 191. 900 bushels OF last years croI
is still on farms. The estimate pro
duction last month was 1891 .00t
bushels and for last year it was 169,
S4S. 900 bushels.
The average weights per measured
bushel OF small grains harvested il
Indiana this year was Somewha
lighter than the legal standard
Winter wheat made Sc pounds
spring wheat So pounds; oats. p
pounds and barley IS pounds
The average yield OF buckwhea
in Indiana was only II bushels pei
acre which indicates a total produc
ton of 102, 0OO bushels. compared
with $4,000 bushels shown for las
month and $4,000 bushels estimat
ed for last year. The quality is 81
percent Of a high medium grade.