The Washington times., 1923-10-23
APPLE CROP IN
MI. ABOVE
AVERAGE
Conditions Of All Varieties Of
Agriculture on the Whole
Favorable, Says Report.
By TOM EvERRITT,
Cosmopolitan News service.

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Taking a mid-month swing around
the farming sections Of the coun-
try, the United States Department
OF Agriculture gives some crop
notes in a report just issued. 1t
says, in part:
Corn crop: Poor in New Eng
land States due to cold dry weather.
Yield viii he light. Ninety per cent
Of the crop in Wisconsin, Michigan,
Indiana, ana Illinois has matured
well. There has been some further
frost damage since the first Of the
month. Maturing slowly in Ne
braska and Kansas"
Wheat crop. 1T is reported to
be in good shape in New York. In
Wisconsin, Michigan, Indiana, and
Illinois the soil conditions are
favorable for seeding or wheat and
rye. Winter grains are in satisfac-
tory shape in Montana, North Da-
kota, and Minnesota. In Nebraska,
Iowa, Kansas, end Missouri rains
have delayed seeding"
Potato crop: 1.-THE New England
potato crop is turning out well. A
good crop Is generally reported for
Wisconsin, Michigan, Indiana, and
Illinois, and is Icing harvested un-
der favorabls conditions. Late po-
tatoes in northwestern section of
Maryland were hurt by the drought.
The harvest is Eearly completed in
North Dakota and is well along in
Minnesota. The movement in both
States has been fairly heavy
Tobacco crop: Tobacco Is cur
ing well in Connecticut and Massa-
|chusetts due to favorable weather
conditions. It is reported to be
suffering from house-burn inS Mary
land, Kentucky and West Virginia.
Considerable pole sweat is noted in
Maryland where exceptionally good
yields on a decreased acreage were
had
Cotton crop: "Crop practically all
out Of fields in Florida. South
Georgia, two-thirds picked in north
Georgia, S5 per cent picked in
South Carolina, nearly gathered
in southern Mississippi and south
ern Louisiana. Recent rains inter
fered with picking in Texas and
Oklahoma where quality has been
done in Oklahoma by floods"
Apple crop: Highly variable in
New England, but prospects are
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Above the average in Maryland
with quality good. In Wisconsin,
Michigan, Indiana and Illinois that
quality and color are generally
good. In Pennsylvania and New
Jersey, a good sized crop is being
harvested but quality is somewhat
low and apples understood"
Miscellaneous: Pastures are
short in New England causing de-
creased milk production. They
have improved, bur are still poor
in New York, and are still fur
nishing a fair amount of feed in
Pennsylvania and New Jersey, and
are said to be furnishing more feed
than usual in Wisconsin, Michigan,
Indiana and Illinois,"
"Cranberries in Massachusetts
are small in size but sound and
fair color with keeping qualities
excellent. In Illinois grapes are
not UP to former forecasts. Rains
in California have caused softening
of wine and table grapes and ship
ments have been slowed up due
to car shortage. The bean crop IN
Michigan is heavy and quality Of
late crop excellent. General rains
delayed been Nthrashing in Cali
fornia. In Michigan and Indiana
sugar beets are in good condition
in most sections, but the sugar
content seems to be smaller than
usual"