280 ANNUAL REPORTS OF DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 



eluding almonds (California), broom corn, cotton, flaxseed, hemp, 

 honey, hops, peanuts, percentage of planting done, percentage of 

 plowing done, sorghum, sugar beets, sugar cane, tobacco, English 

 walnuts (California), and wool. 



Yield per acre was estimated in August for clover hay and pounds 

 of honey per colony; in October for alfalfa seed, cabbages, onions, 

 broom corn, hemp, and hops; in November for clover seed, kafir, 

 cranberries, peanuts, and sorghum; and in December for all principal 

 crops for which acreage estimates are 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 cauliflower in California; in July 

 for strawberries; in August for clover hay, blackberries, and pine- 

 apples (California) ; in September for alfalfa hay, bluegrass seed, 

 apricots (California), cantaloupes, peaches, and watermelons; in 

 October for alfalfa seed, Canadian peas, kafir, millet, prunes (Cali- 

 fornia), dry beans, lima beans, cabbages, onions, tomatoes, broom 

 corn, and hemp ; in November for clover seed, cowpeas, kafir, apples, 

 cranberries, grapes, pears, lemons (California), peanuts, English 

 walnuts (California), and wool. 



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



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

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

 sweet potatoes, flaxseed, cotton, and tobacco. 



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 quality 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, pears, potatoes, 

 sweet potatoes, flaxseed, peanuts, and tobacco; in December for grape- 

 fruit (Florida), lemons (California), 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 value and weight per bushel were estimated in July for wool, 

 and for barley, oats, winter wheat, and spring wheat. 



SPECIAL REPORTS. 



In addition to the monthly crop reports the following reports were 

 prepared for issuance to the press or for publication in the Monthly 

 Crop Eeport : 



Corn: 



Amount of 1914 corn crop cut for silos, cut green for forage, and matured 



for grain. 

 Quality of corn and degree of maturity at first killing frost. 

 Comparison of maturity of 1915 corn crop with usual year. 

 Percentage of 1915 corn crop, white, yellow, and mixed. 



