Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-11-16
New England Crops
Record Is Favorable

Wakefield, Mass, Nov. 15.-The
report of Statisticians Sanders and
Stevens includes the following sum-
mary:
The New England hay crop was
about . percent smaller than in 1925
but . percent above average while
the United States hay crop was /
percent less than a year ago. Both
hay and pasture land benefited ma
terially from the October rains and
enter the winter season in reason
ably good conditions. Oats in New
England yielded slightly above aver
age but considerably short of the
large 1925 crop. United States oats
at ], 2S2. 414,000 bushels are 49, per-
cent short of last year and 3f per-
cent below average. The production
of the minor grains, wheat, barley
and buckwheat, in New England
was moderate.
Corn, in New England, benefited
greatly during the late growing sea-
son. Yields of both grain and silage
corn except in Maine. were material
ly above average. Grain corn yields.
however, were lower than in 1925.
United States corn showed no ma
terial change during the past month
and now promises crop 7.3 percent
smaller than a year ago and Cd per-
cent below the five year average
Corn yields for the United States
are below both last year and aver
age.
All United States wheat Is esti-
mated at $40 million bushels and
shows a gain of &c percent over the
short crop of 1925 and Al percent
above the average production of the
past five years. The current esti-
mate for United States cotton Is for
a crop lib percent greater than the
heavy 1923 crop and 800 above the
five year average. Flaxseed produc-
| ton is materially less than a year
ago but somewhat above average.
The outlook for New England po-
! tatoes gained 81 percent during Oc-
! tober and now promises a total of
46,69O,0OO bushels compared with
42,l9oOO0 bushels a year ago and
40, $4,000 bushels the five year av-
erage. Potato yields were better in
all of the New England states than
seemed likely a month ago. With
the exception of some hollow heart,
quality of the crop Is generally
good. The Maine crop is forecasted
at o1,l70,OOO bushels or nearly 9 per-
cent more than in 1925. United
States potatoes at 800, 727 900 BUSH
els promise nearly percent more
than month ago and 1917 percent
above last year but are still 90 per-
cent below average. In spite of the
somewhat larger crop prospect q
strong market at good prices may be
expected to prevail for the crop.
The United States commercial ap-
pie forecast is 39,949,000 barrels or
nearly p percent more than in 1925
and about 33 percent above the av-
erage production. Favorable wealth.
er conditions aided the late varieties
in sizing up so that the crop is es-
mated at 81 percent higher than
d month ago. The gain over last
month Is distributed over most of
the barrel apple states. New Eng
land, outside of Maine, totalling 3
10000 barrels as estimated Novem.
Der / compared with 2,064,0OO bar
rels last year. Low prices are lead
ing to close grading and more of the
crop may be kept on the farm than
usual.
The forecast for Maine on Noyem.
Der l was 1000 barrels as com
pared with Gas, 900 in 1925. and q
o-year average of 534, 800. The 9TH
er New England states, with the ex-
ception of Vermont, showed a larger
crop than last year. New Hamp-
shire 1900, Massachusetts 225. 900
! Connecticut 10000 more barrels
than last year.