The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-04-22
1922 TRUCK CROPS
BROUGHT FARME RS
OVER $3,000,000
Crops Damaged During Week
BY Cold and Rain-Pro-
duction Figures Given
STATE CAPITAL BUREAU
THE AGE-IERAID
Montgomery, Ala, April 2I

Alabama farmers planted 30,157
acres of truck in 1922 and obtained
production valued at s3,207,200, ae-
eording to a compilation made public
saturday by F. w. Gist, federal and
state agricultural statistician. Irish
potatoes produced the greatest
value. s1,395,S0O, and strawberries
anne second with value of $S01, 500
The greatest average was planted
n ,watermelons, 12,75S, but the total
salue Of the production was S348, 101.
N}',AGist's report did not include Gu
ufhieers and other small acreages of
rupk:8e
Ar.s@tiist's statement follows:
mother week of considerable in
cfference by rain with farm work
Las been experienced in Alabama,
i!d temperatures have been low
Gugh to retard the growth of veg
atom. The intention to plant. ex
lseSsed yesterday in a general re-
BORT from Washington and supple
neaset! by the focal office, may yet
De changed in some of It's aspects on
account of the delay to farm work.
falling on his feet like the proven
bial cat when he. is thrown up in
the air by bad weather and short
labor supply, and vet sometimes the
clements get too heavy for him to
turn over in his fall.
y ~ y
Production Shown.
The production of certain truck
crops in this state has just been
finally compiled for 1922, and the
acreage, production and value are
given below:
Cabbage-Acres. 1900; production, Is. I 90
tons; value. S420,S00
Observation-Disclosures, 12,75s; production,
Snap Beans-Acres. $50: production.
los 900 hampers; value, s174,7oO.
G an 900; production
Irish Potatoes-Acres. 11,749; produc-
ton. l,292,0OO bushels; value, s1,3s5,soo.
Observation-Disclosures. 2,4oo; production.
5,011,o00 quarts value, ss01,so0.
Total value s3.2o7 200
This does not include cucumbers
and some other small acreages
grown to truck stuff in CONNER
cial way. The acre values shown
from the above are: Cabbage, S191;
watermelons, $50; beans, s246; can
taloupes, s67 Irish potatoes, s119;
ures it appears that watermelons
We're not very profitable last year.
Phere will probably be a sharp de-
crease in the acreage for this sea
son.
o o o
Peanut Stocks Small.
The peanut situation is still sig
nificant. Market reports from the
Washington office indicate a very
light supply. The following quota
ton from those reports Is interest
ing al this time:
In the southeastern states it is
reported that stocks on hand are
less than half of those on hand L.
months ago, and every few days a
Smelling plant cleans up its stocks.
Practically no farmers goods now
remain ON hand In the southeast ex-
cept such as are in the hands of
shellers.' With a 10 per cent in
tended reduction in acreage in this
the leading commercial state, the
question arises whether it is wise
decision to cut down peanuts and
increase cotton.
In a tabulation showing the five
first states in Importance in num-
Der of scrops. just published by the
United States department of agricul
ture Alabama is mentioned as fol-
lows, referring to the year l922:
Cotton. fifth; peanuts. second Gust
behind North Carolina): sweet pota-
toes, first; and cowpeas and velvet
beans in which Alabama leads, are
not included.
Baldwin county is reported to
have reduced her cucumber acreage
to / 900 this year, against 2,o3l last
year, and Escambia county will
plant none this year against 465
creased her strawberry acreage TO
1856 against / 300 last year, and Es-
Gambia county has increased from
ITS to 335 The five counties OF
Baldwin, Conecuh, Monroe. Escambia
md Mobile have decreased their
early Irish potato acreage from
lo,s49 last year to $500 this year