Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-05
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
RICHMOND, Va, December S.
Composite condition figures for all crops
in Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia
and South Carolina increased between
October l and November J., but North
Cardinals average condition declined
the monthly review of.the Fifth District
Federal Reserve Bank released here to-
day showed.
The changes were slight, the review
said, varying from an increase of "a
three-tenths of point in North
Carolina.
Combined Yield Low.
Virginia farmers were securing yields
OF most crops slightly above earlier ex-
pectations, the review, compiled by Will
liam w. Hoxton, chairman and Federal
Reserve agent at the Bank OF Rich
mond, said. The review estimated that
the combined yield of all crops is the
lowest on record, being only 81 per
cent of the 10-year average. The
weather conditions Of October were
said to be favorable for harvest, but
unfavorable for preparing land and
seeding Fall grain.
wheat has terminated very poorly
and is expected to enter the Winter
with rather short growth" Mr. Hox-
ton said. THE corn crop yielded
somewhat better than was forecast on
October /. and production of 17,676.000
bushels compares favorably with 16,138,-
900 bushels forecast last month, but
shows drastic reduction from 44,138,-
600 bushels harvested last year.
Tobacco Crops.
preliminary estimates Of tobacco
I'll. a. rf,-1o felN 10 ma
those of october l. The Virginia crop
is now estimated to be 92,820,000
pounds, compared with 1885, 900
pounds grown in 1929. The quality OF
the crop is exceedingly low, being re-
ported at So per cent, compared with
IS per cent last year and rs. per cent
during the past 10 years.
although peanuts have been dug
they have not been threshed or picked,
and the yield is therefore still uncer-
tain. The present estimate Of produc-
with lac, OS0, 900 pounds last year
1.-The Virginia sweet potato crop suf-
fered severely from the drought and
crop of only .3,680,000 bushels is ex-
pected, compared with 6,705, 900 bushels
last year and flve-year production of
5,142 900 bushels Shipments from the
Eastern Shore to November l amounted
to 4,127 cars, while to the same date
last year 5,518 cars had been shipped
Late Irish potatoes yielded quite poorly
and total production of potatoes is now
estimated to be 14,896,000 bushels, H.
5000 bushels of early commercial
crop. Last year total production was
17,461 900 bushels, including 12,070,0 600
bushels of commercial early.
Apple Crop.
"The Virginia commercial apple crop
is estimated to be 1,350,000 barrels,
which is $4,000 barrels less than the
october l forecast and 1,750,00 below
the 1929 crop and only slightly more
than half the average production dur
ing the previous five years. Carlot ship
n1ents to November / of 1872 cars in
dictate that the total shipments for. the
season will amount to about 1000 cars
The short crop resulted chiefly from
the damaging effects of the prolonged
Summer drought. The quality of the
crop and the size Of the fruit are re-
ported by orchardistS to be much below
average, thus causing a larger percent
age to run to the lower grades. An I'M
usually large percentage of the crop
is being disposed of for by-product pur-
poses"
The review said that Maryland's
weather was not favorable for the ma
turing of late harvested crops, and that
West Virginia's prospective crop yields
Of November /, as a percentage of aver
age during the 10 years preceding, was
only $50 per cent, the poorest average
for any State in the country South
Carolina crops were better than those