The Lincoln times., 1955-08-15


Based on reports from growers
as of August /. production from
the 1855 "All Hay" crop is fore
cast at 1,162,00O tons - $1,000
tons more than was produced in
1854 but 100000 tons below the
l944-53 average. The estimated
production in tons for Alfalfa is
$4,000, Clover-Timothy 100000.
and Lespedeza $4,000.
Alfalfa yield per acre is estimat-
ed at 2.l5 tons compared with 80
in 1854 and 2.1l for the 10-year
average. Lespedeza yield per acre
is indicated at .95 tons compared
With .85 in 1854 and LOS for the
10-year average. The "All Hay"
yield is estimated at LOS tons COM
pared with 90 last year and l02
for the average.
OATS YIELD DOWN
Based on yield reports fr m
growers as of August |, the 1855
oats crop is estimated at 18,480, 900
bushels. This is about "a percent
below 1854 production and 6.746.-
900 bushels above the 1944-53 av-
erage. Harvested acreage was es-
timated at $4,000 acres compared
with $4,000 acres in 1854.
Yield per acre at 35 bushels is 4
bushels below the 1854 yield but is
SO bushels above the ten-year ay-
erage yield
SORGHUM GRAIN ACREAGE
UP
The 1855 sorghum grain crop is
estimated at 10000 acres. This is
34.8 percent above the 1854 acre
age of $4,000 acres. Production as
of August l, is estimated to be g.
$4,000 bushels. based on an eX-
pected average yield per acre of
80 bushels. If this production and
yield is realized. it will be 1915
600 bushels above the 1854 crop
and 3.250,000 bushels above the
short term average of 100000
bushels.
WHEAT CROP SIX PERCENT
BELOW LAST YEAR
The 1855 Tar Heel wheat crop
is estimated at 6,966,000 bushels.
This is 6 percent below the 1854
crop of 7.436,000 bushels and 3
percent below 194453 production.
Tar Heel growers had an eSti-
mated average yield per acre of
21.5 bushels. which is only half
bushel below the 1854 yield per
acre.
The U. S. wheat crop is esti-
mated at 689 .403 900 bushels. This
compares with the 1854 crop of
! 100. 1877 900 bushels and the 1914
| So average production of 867 800 =
! 900 bushels.
PEANUT ACREAGE UP
The N. C. 1855 peanut crop for
picking and threshing is estimated
at 10000 acres - an increase of
| 10000 acres over last year, but 29
/ percent below the 10-year average
acreage. Based on condition reports
| from growers as of August l. the
yield per acre is estimated at l.
525 pounds. This compares with l.
465 pounds last year and the 1914
SO average yield per acre of l.
100 pounds.
IRISH POTATO PRODUCTION
UP
An Irish potato crop OF $780,
600 bushels for 1855 is in prospect
for the Tar Heel State, according
to the North Carolina Crop Re-
porting Service. If current pros
poets materialize, the 1855 crop
will be about Is percent above the
5.889,OO0 bushels produced in 1854.
Growers are expected to harvest
l69 bushels per acre in 1855 COM
pared to ISL for 1854. The higher
yields reflect favorable weather
during the maturing season and
during the peak harvest season.
SWEET POTATO PRODUCTION
EXPECTED TO BE UP
Based on reports from growers,
as of August l, sweet potato crop
of 4,95000O bushels is estimated
for NJrth Carolina. This produc-
tior would be "a percent above the
1874 crop of 100000 bushels. Cur
vent prospects point to an aver
age yield of ITO bushels per acre:
if realized, this would be II BUSH
els above the yield for 1854 and 3
bushels above average.