Milford chronicle., 1930-01-31
DELAWARE CROPS
SHOW $l,47O,OOO
INCREASE In 1929
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The ylelQ per acre was 234O quart
as compared with $3.50 quarts il
1928. The total production in 1872
was 11,302,000 quarts as compare,
with 12,719,000 quarts in 1929. TIL,
average price was IL cents pc
quart as compared with eight cent!
per quart in 1928 and the total farm
value in 1929 was $1,243,O0O as com
pared with $1,018,O0O in 1928.
The crop of apples in Delaware il
1929 was considerably less than il
1928. The total production in 1872!
was 100000 bushels, as compared
with 100000 bushels in the previ
GUS year. The average farm price
was $135 per bushel, as compared
with $1.10 per bushel in 1928, ant
the total farm value was $1,366,00O
Is compared with S1,672,000 in 1928
be value of the commercial apples
i4-1529 was $1,148,000, as compared
with $1,419,OO0 in 1928.
1000 Acres of Rye
Delaware produced 1000 acres ot
rye in 1929. The average yield was
IA IL bushels per acre. The total
production was $4,000 bushels, and
the total value S67 900.
The acreage devoted to the pro
duction of oats in Delaware in 1928
decreased to 5000 acres as compared
with 1000 acres in 1928, and the av-
erage yield per acre dropped to "a
bushels as compared with 80 bushels
per acre in 1928. The total farm
value of oats in Delaware in 1923
was $48,OOO.
There were 1000 acres of land de-
voted to the raising of buckwheat IN
1929. The average yield was Is bush
els per acre, and the total value
$4,000.
The acreage devoted to soy beans
in 1929 increased to 10000 as COM
pared with $4,000 in 1928. Due 10
the dry weather, the yield per acre
decreased to 10 1-2 bushels per acre
as compared with a yield of Is bush
els in 1928. The farm price as OF
December 1 is estimated at $2.15 per
bushel as compared with $1.5O per
bushel in 1928. The total farm value
in 1929 was $361,000 as compared
with $4O5,O0O in 1928.
1000 acres of cow peas were pro-
duced in Delaware in 1929. The yield
per acre was IL bushels, the farn
price as of December 1 was S2.4O'
and the total farm value $4,000.
Potatoes Valued at $4,000
The acreage of white potatoes In
Delaware in 1929 was 1000 which
was the same as in 1928. The total
production in 1929 was 546,000 bush
els as compared with $4,000 BUSH
els in 1928. The farm price in 1879
was S1.60 per bushel and the farm
value $874,000 as compared with
farm price of SIS per bushel and
total value of $494,000 in 1928.
The acreage of sweet potatoes IN
Delaware in 1929 was increased TO
5000 as compared with 1000 in 1928.
The average yield in 1929 was 145
bushels per acre. The total produc-
tion was 100000 bushels, the aver
age price as of December 1 was
$50 per bushel and a total farm
value of S1,O44,OOO. The total value
in 1928 was $7S4,OO0, or approx
mately $260,000 less than in 1929.
There were 37S,000 bushels OF
peaches produced in Delaware IN
1929 and the total farm value was
s416,OOO as compared to value OF
100000 in 1928.
About 248,000 bushels of pears
were produced in Delaware in 1879
and the farm value was $124,OOO as
compared with a production OF lO8'-
900 bushels and value of $65,OOO IN
1928.
171O Tons of Grapes
The grape production in Delaware
in 1929 was 1910 tons as compared
with a production of 1900 tons IN
1928. No figures are available as to
the farm value.
There were 1920 acres of aspara-
gus produced in Delaware in 1923.
This is the same acreage as in 1928.
The yield per acre, however, was
increased to 100 crates in 1929 as
compared with "a crates in 1928.
The total production in 1929 was
$4,000 crates as compared WIN
$4,000 in 1928. The average price
per crate in 1929 was $2.85 as COM
pared with $1.65 in 1928 and the to-
tai farm value in 1929 was $547,OOO
as compared with $266,000 in 1928.
One hundred and forty acres OF
snap beans for market were pre-
duced in Delaware in 1929, and the
total farm value was $28,OOO.
Two hundred and fifty acres OF
cabbage for market was planted III
Delaware in 1929, and the total farm
value was $4,000.
CantalOupe Crop
The cantaloupe acreage in Della
ware in 1929 was 5000 acres which
is the same as in 1872 however,
there has been an increase of 1900
acres devoted to this commodity
since 1927. The yield per acre IN
1929 was 85 crates compared with
116 crates in 1928. The total produc-
tion was 272,000 crates as compared
with 371,0O0 crates in 1928. The aV-
erage price was $1.50 per crate IN
1929 as compared with $1.O9 per
crate in 1928 and the total farm val
ue in 1929 was $10S,0O0 as compared
with S371,0O0 the previous year.
1850 acres of cucumbers were pro-
duced in Delaware in 1929 as COM
pared with 1910 acres in 1928. The
WELD in 1929 was 115 bushels per
acre as compared with 130 bushels
per acre in 1928. The average price
in 1929 was $1.37 per bushel as COM
pared with 40 cents in 1928. The TO-
9al farm value was $181,OOO in 1929
as compared with $4,000 the prev
ious year. n.,ooo
WatermeIOns Brought $4,000
There were 74O acres of land de-
voted to watermelons in 1929. The
average yield was 300 melons per
acre, the total production was 222,-
900 melons, and the total farm val