The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-10
Less Flows


 In woodland .... 7,7O5,0O0 7,S1S,000 Total land farms 20,257, 900 20,369, ,OO0
 Less Flows The number of blows estimated last year was 450,00O, this, year 357, 900 { and the number of tenants working under direction of farm operators last year was 1S5,O00, and 1S7,0O0 this 4 year,
 The acreage planted to corn last year was revised downward from definite evidence gathered this spring and cot ton is still the. leading crop of the state, in area covered.
 Hay acreage figures are tentative as H yet and represent the intention of the farmers to cut grass, save pea and soy vines for hay and the probable saving of peanut vines from the harvest oi nuts :. the figures mays be materially changed at harvest time
 From 164,O00 acres of solid peanuts last year only 142,000 were Harvested for nuts what may be harvested this year from the 205,00O acres planted alone will depend upon the price of the peanuts at harvest time. The acreage pIanated is still confined chiefly to southeastern counties, though some has been planted in most other counties The commercial area remains the same
 Soy Beans Popular
 Soy beans seem to be growing in favor, especially in northern counties where they are taking the place of cbwpeasNfor hay and other purposes.
 The chief Irish potato increase shown is found in the southwestern counties, where the crop is grown-commercially forTearly marketing. The yield per acre bushels for the state.
 Figures on oats acreage includes oats for all purposes, spring and fall sowing. Of the acreage shown for this year 67 per cent was spring sown and SS per cent fall sown, the latter percentage falling very sharply from last year to the freezing out of fall oats. It is thought that only half of the total acre age has been cut for use as grain. The yield of spring oats is 17 bushels per acre and for fall sown 21 bushels per acre.
 The average yield of the small wheat acreage this year was 11.5 bushels per acre.. and the quality S6 per cent of normal. Only about two per cent of last years crop is still on the farms of this state.,
 Of: the n 900 acres planted to sugar cane, probably only, about 6O,00O will be made into syrup, the remainder be ing required for seed and for chewing
 Crop Condition
 The condition of fall crops in the state not yet harvested is shown in the following statement, expressed in per centage of normal:
 Corn S2; Hay S4; Sweet potatoes 80 sugar cane so; soy beans 86; ap- ples 72 pears 67; melons IS; clover hay SS; pastures 91; cotton 70; pea nuts S2; sorghum S2 :; cowpeas S2 velvet beans S4; grapes S3; berries S1.; oceans 76; alfalfa 80; gardens S5.
 For the crops already harvested and those for which it is practicable to make forecasts of production from con dition, the following statement shows the probable crop this year and the harvested crop last year
 Corn bushels ..4S, ,S96, 600 43,022, ,O0O Cotton, bales =, S61 ,O00 5S7,000 Hay, tons .... 751 ,OO0 636,00O Peanuts, .4,203,OO0 2,664,0OO Sweet potatoes l0.7OO.OOO 11,750, ,O0O Irish potatoes !. 4,786,000r 3,520, ,0OO Sorghum, gals. 4.369,O00 2,4OO, ,00O Sugar cane .. .10,8O0, GOO 9,904, GOO Oats grain ;, ;. 3,66O, O,000 A,792,OO0
 The only crop which shows a similar probable production than last year is oats, whose acreage was both smaller in sowing and loss from the winter freezes. On the whole, the prospects this year are brighter than the final out-turn of last season so far as pro d1ction can insure success with fair prices holding to harvest the farmer has a god porospect for the fall gath ering.