The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1935-08-01
SEASONS HAVE BEEN GOOD
FOR NORTH CAROLINA CROPS
Department of Agriculture Predicts
Bumper Crops for State
this Year

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.,;out their usual last of July start
- found by the Bureau of Economics
the Department of Agriculture
-'[orth Carolina farmers may expect
mper crops and an abundant life,
1 reality, survey of the Tar Heel
state reveals. The seasons have beer
cod, as. compared with other sections
- the country, and it may be said
at the farmers of the Old North
axe will this year come through as
\ land of plenty.
reports ;ca that nearly every one
% has planted will reap an abun-
1T harvest whether peanuts in the
,:st, cotton in the south or corn and
'leat in the central sections. All of
,fich may he taken as a token of
- Incoming reward Tor the industri-
gus.
axe for instance winter wheat:
,,.ere are in the State 443,O0O acres
cultivation as compared with 434,-
% in 1884, and the yield this year is
,stimated at 5,O94,OOO bushels as
,mpared with $4,000 last year
a N acreage Of 3,653,0OO the past
i've years.
-tbO:t the same acreage is in corn
IS year in the State, as the crop
cHorters found that 2,216,090 acres
ire in corn as compared with z, 440, 900
;:;st year, With the yield this year ex-
pected TO reach 45,904, 900 bushels, or
few hundred bushels lower than
est year, though far in excess of the
:,er..ga for the past year of 39,119,-
100 bushels.
IN abundant yield of oats is eX-
g ted this year, it is stated, in fact
stimated at A,642,OOO bushels as
::mrared with $4,000 bushels last
ar and 1896 900 as the average the
st five years, because the farmers
y the States this year have 211, 900
res in oats while last year they Gull
rated 100000 in this crop.
Slightly fewer acres were planted
II rye this year than last but even
ii that, the 63,OOOacres in this pro-
'rct' are expected to yield 144,000
bushels as compared with 100000
harvested last year. j
This year farmers have cut their
tame hay acreage slightly: but 675,-
go tons are expected to be produced
$ Compared with 100000 tons last
car, which will be about ten million
IONS over the average for the five
ear period, 1928-32, inclusive.
The same production of alfalfa hay
IS expected this year as last, though
it may be slightly reduced owing to
a reduction of acreage, though this
Sear's crops is estimated at 1900
tons.
The State has 10000 acres in pea
nuts this year as compared with H.
900 last year, with the crop this
month in five per cent better condi-
ton than at this time a year ago.
North Carolina, an early potato
State, cut the production this year
from 10,672,O0O bushels last year to
$685., 900, owing to low prices, while
South Carolina which last year had
two and half million bushels this
year cut the crop to a little over a
million and half bushels. This was
done by planting $4,000 acres in
North Carolina as compared with
$4,000 last year, with the acreage in
South Carolina reduced from 10000
to $4,000.
Indications are that the sweet po-
tato crop this year will be slightly
under last year, hut even with that
predictions are that the $1,000 acres
in sweet potatoes will yield 100000
bushels.
The liberalized policy as to tobacco
AS completely changed the situation
to ::':e Yield, as 1000 acres are
;loto- TOBACCO this year as compared
With A95.00 last year, with this years
"rop estimated at 496,458,OO0 pounds
.omrared with 417,975,00O last year,
when the AAA put an iron clad limit
on production.
In the line of fruit, a big apple
crop is predicted for the year, with
the total production estimated at
100000 bushels as compared with
$685. 900 last year and an average
of 3,411,OO0 for the five-year period,
1882, inclusive.