Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1925-11-12
HEAVY CROP YIELD
is SEEN FOR NATION

ana the SlXth IN the nations MS
tory, exceeding the three billion bush
ell mark, was announced today by the
department of agriculture in it's No
vember preliminary survey. Iowa, the
premier corn producing state, has
surpassed all its previous records
with an indicated productio nof ATT
$4,000 bushels.
with the progress of harvesting
the late crops, yields have been
found to be substantially better than
was expected earlier in the season."
the crop reporting board found. "The
final harvest of several late crops
such as potatoes, cotton and corn,
is still partially dependant upon the
weather conditions, but from the
present indications, yield per acre of
all crops combined will be only O.48
per cent below the average yield for
the last ten years. A month ago
yields were expected to, fall 3.9 per
cent below the ten year average.
The boards report disclosed that
the bulk of the corn crop throughout
the country matured without frost
damage and the quality is somewhat
above average.
Conditions in. the tobacco growing
regions of Virginia, Kentucky, and
Tennessee, in particular have been
the board said In Vir-
ginia the quality is the lowest in sew
eral years. Kentucky is low in yield
but has much tobacco of good color
texture and body, lacking only in
size. The crop in Kentucky was de-
scribed as mostly of good and low
grades, with relatively little medium.
The yield for the statement was pla-
ced at 780 pounds per acre, COM
pared with $50, the ten year average.
Tennessee yields are lower than u.s.
ual, estimated at 700 pounds for the
state; the leaf is small in size, gen.
orally good in quality, though thin,
the board found.
The ful-cured tobacco crop is effl
good quality in North Carolina but
low in, Virginia, South Carolina, and
Georgia. The yield and quality in
Florida are up to expectations. I'm
in the leaf delivered to
market in October, together with
an Improvement in the export di-
mand for this type, has raised the
price paid growers, according to the
board. North Carolina averages $50
pounds to the acre, Virginia $50,
South Carolina TAO pounds, and Geor
gia 671 pounds.
Although the acreage of sweet po-
.atoes was larger than ever before |,
except in 1921 and 1922, the yield
per acre of 80 bushels is considera-
bly, below the average on account of
he drought.
Peanut yields are proving heavier
than expected, but the proportion
Of the acreage that is being harves-
led for nuts this season is much less
than last year, the total crop being
placed at 5s6,59O,OOO pounds.
Or 10000 pounds less than last year.
Peanut production in Virginia and
North Carolina is about 80,00O,OOO
pounds greater than the small crop
in that area last year.
In the Georgia-Alabama-Flori
area the crop of 1872 million pounds
is about 1O0,OOO,OOO pounds less
than last year. The Texas crop is
about the same as last. North Caro-
ina reports 1880 pounds to the acre
Virginia 865 pounds, South Carolina
43O, Georgia Ats and Florida 600.
Preliminary estimates of produc-
tion Of the more important crops in
southern states follows:
Corn: North Carolina, 44,844,000
bushels; Georgia 43,153,OOO; Tenne-
see 64,64O,OOO.
Buckwhcat; Maryland, 100000
bushels; Virginia $4,000; N. Caro-
lima 10000.
Peanuts, Virginia 116,775,OOO
North Carolina 1S8,600,-
600 pounds; South Carolina 9,030,-y
900; Georgia, 61,750,OOO; Florida
44,4OO,000; Tennessee, 100000;
Alabama, 76,16O,OOO; Mississippi,
7,875,000; Louisiana, 11,220,0O0;
Texas, 44,4OO, 900; Oklahoma 1000
900; Arkansas 7,44O,OOO.
White potatoes: Virginia 12,-624,-
900 bushels; North Carolina APIS
900.
Sweet potatoes: Maryland 1,S00,-
900 bushels; Virginia 4,784,00O; N.
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