Milford chronicle., 1927-10-07
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| FARM NEWS |

The editor of this column will be
pleased to receive questions and re-
quests for information about agri-
culture, marketing and related sub
jects as they touch the Del-Mar-Va
Peninsula. Such communications
should be addressed to the Del-Mar-
Va Eastern Shore Association,
Salisbury, Maryland.
The Canadian wheat crop is eSti-
mated on the basis of conditions ex-
listing August 31st, at 458,741, 900
bushels. The crop at Alberta is
the largest in the history of the
province. Threshing of The crop
will be late but conditions are pro-
missing.
Austrian wheat yields are expect
ed to be 1919 higher than those of
1926. fl
Illustrating the distribution of
Del-Mar-Va sweet potatoes, 1926:
New York used 1882 car loads of
sweets, 609o of which came from
Del-Mar-Va.
Boston used III car loads of
sweets, $3.50 of which came from
Del-Mar-Va.
Pittsburgh used SS4 car loads of
sweets, 6S9oOf which came from
Bel-Mar-Va.
Baltimore used 491 car loads of
sweets, $3.50 of which came from
Del-Mar-Va.
The crop was shipped into %
different states and Canada.
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improvement of the agricultural
situation has raised the purchasing
price index of farm products to 8S
as compared with SO at the same
time last year, according to the
October review of the agricultural
situation by the Bureau of Agri-
cultural Economics of the Depart
ment of Agricultural. Cotton pro-
ductiOn will drop to one third less
than last years crop, according to
the review. The condition of animal
industries is excellent while the
corn crop is still in a critical stage.
"The animal industries taken to-
gether, "says the Bureau" are in as
favorable position as they have held
for years. Cotton and fruit are ap-
parently in more moderate supply
than last year, and returns from
them are correspondingly better.
Wheat and potatoes are somewhat
larger crops than last year, but
their prices are still favorable"
Rapid movement of the large 1927
rye crop, with 100000 bushels
received at the principal markets
by the middle of September as COM
pared with 100000 for the same
period last year, was reported Sep
tember Goth, by the Bureau of Agri-
cultural Economics. Prices are
higher than those prevailing at the
same period in the last few years.
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1t is estimated by the Bureau of |
Economics that there |
will be an increase of SO in the
wheat crop of the Northern Hemi-
sphere.
The potato crop in Poland for 1927 |
is the largest in three years and |
will reach 1,072,354,00O bushels, |
says the Department of Agriculture |
according to advices cabled from the |
international Institute of Agricul-
ture at Rome.
A Kansas City dispatch to the |
press today reports that a load of |
fifteen choice Hereford steers |
brought an average price of $203.67 |
each on the livestock market there |
They sold at $3.50 a |
hundred pounds, setting a record |
high price since 1919.
Official export standards for |
apples boxed in northwestern
standard boxes have been establish
ed by the Departemnt Of Agrlcul-
ture, according to a statement by
the Department, September 21st. |
These standards provide for the in
spection and certificat:on of condi-
ton and pack Of apples at the time
Of packing.
Quality of product and cooper
ative marketing are primary factors
in farm relief, according to an oral
statement made September 21st, by
The Assistant Secretary of Agricul-
ture, Renwick w. Dunlap.
Standardization of the quality of
products that appeals to the con-
Sumer, the adjustment of production
to meet demands of the market and
4 reduction of the spread between
thep rice paid the producer and the
price paid by the consumer, are the
most important items in efficient
farm operation, Secretary Dunlap
said.
Claims for damaged fruit and
represent about pit per