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fruits, including apples, apricots, blackberries and raspberries, canta- 

 loupes, cherries, cranberries, figs, grapefruit, grapes, lemons, limes, 

 olives, oranges, peaches, pears, pineapples, plimis, prunes, and water- 

 melons; vegetables, including lima beans, cabbage, cauliflower, cel- 

 ery, onions, potatoes, sweet potatoes, and tomatoes; miscellaneous, 

 including ahnonds, broom corn, cotton, flaxseed, hemp, hops, pea- 

 nuts, percentage of ])lanting done, percentage of plowing done, 

 sorghum cane, sugar beets, sugar cane, tobacco, EngUsh walnuts, 

 and wool. 



Yield per acre was estimated in December for all principal crops for 

 which acreage estimates were made. During the growing season the 

 condition reports, expressed as a percentage of normal for all crops 

 for which acreage is estimated, were interpreted in yield per acre as 

 a forecast of production. 



The percentage of a full crop produced was estimated in April for 

 celery in California; in May for cauUfiower in California; in July for 

 cherries in California; in August for clover hay, blackberries and 

 raspberries, pineapples (Florida) ; in September for alfalfa hay, blue- 

 grass seed, timothy hay, apricots (California), cantaloupes, peaches, 

 plums (California), watermelons and wool; in October for alfalfa seed, 

 millet (hay and seed), prunes (Cahfornia), field beans (gi'ain and 

 forage), lima beans (California), cabbage, onions, tomatoes, and 

 broom corn; in November for clover seed, field peas, kafirs, apples, 

 cranberries, figs (Cahfornia), grapes, pears, almonds (California), pea- 

 nuts, and English walnuts (California); in December for grapefruit 

 and limes (Florida), lemons and oHves (Cahfornia), and oranges. 



Farm prices of all crops and Uve stock were estimated monthly. 



Final estimates of acreage, yield, and total production were made 

 in December for barley, buckwheat, corn, oats, rice, rye, wheat, hay, 

 potatoes, sweet potatoes, flaxseed, cotton, tobacco, broom com, 

 hemp, kafirs, beans, hops, and cranberries; and of production of 

 apples, peaches, pears, and oranges. 



The percentage of the corn crop cut for silage was estimated in 

 November. 



The percentage of the crop of merchantable quality was estimated 

 in March for corn. 



The percentage of crops shipped out of counties where grown was 

 estimated in March for barley, corn, oats, and wheat. 



The quahty of crops produced was estimated in August for rye, 

 winter wheat, and clover hay; in September for tame and wild hay 

 and peaches; in October for barley, oats, spring wheat, and hops; 

 in November for buckwheat, corn, apples, cranberries, grapes, 



Eears, potatoes, sweet potatoes, flaxseed, peanuts, and tobacco; in 

 ►ecember for grapefruit and limes (Florida), lemons (Cahfornia), and 

 oranges. 



Supplies on farms were estimated in March for barley, corn, oats, 

 and wheat; in May for hay; in July for wheat; in August for barley and 

 oats; and in November for corn. 



The weight per fleece was estimated in July for wool; and weight 

 per bushel for barley, oats, and wheat in November. 



