1912. 
THE RUR4I> NEW-YORKER 
633 
CROPS 
GOVERNMENT COTTON REPORT. 
The condition on August 25, 1912, was 
74.8 per cent of a normal, compared with 
76.5 July 25, 1912, and the 10-year average 
of August 25, 73.6 per cent. The condi¬ 
tion by States follows: 
Virginia. 
Aug. 25, 
1912 
.... SO 
Aug. 25, 
10-yr. Av. 
82 
North Carolina 
.... 75 
78 
South Carolina 
.... 13 
77 
Georgia . 
77 
Florida . 
79 
Alabama . 
74 
Mississippi .... 
.... 70 
75 
Louisiana . 
69 
Texas . 
. ... 76 
69 
Arkansas . 
76 
Tennessee . 
84 
Missouri . 
.... 78 
83 
Oklahoma . 
.... S4 
75 
California . 
.... 95 
. . 
VIRGINIA APPLE REPORT 
While in some sections there has been 
injury from hail and fungus disease, yet 
in the larger portion of the State the 
condition of the crop is reported as very 
promising. Apples are said to be well 
grown and free from insect and fungus 
injury. The net condition for Virginia is 
now some five per cent higher than re¬ 
ported by our members at commencement 
of July. A considerable area, however, has 
suffered from a serious drought for the past 
five or six, weeks. The reports industrially 
circulated of the enormous crop throughout 
the country are not sustained by either 
personal reports from reliable sources or 
by the Government reports. Examination 
shows that the coadition in all the large 
apple growing States except Virginia and 
West Virgina show a loss in the past month 
as the following figures taken from the 
Government report will substantiate: 
July 1912 Aug. 1912 Last Year 
Maine . 80 72 86 
New York. 76 66 72 
Pennsylvania ... 57 52 73 
Illinois . 47 45 62 
Michigan . 66 69 57 
Missouri . 78 76 49 
Ohio . 53 53 51 
Virginia . 80 84 40 
West Virginia . . 77 82 57 
U. S. average August 1, 1912, 70 per cent. 
Last year (1911) 60 per cent, or just 10 
per cent higher in 1912. Canada 1912, 
65 per cent. Europe, all countries reported 
below average of last year. 
General average for Virginia, Winter 
apples, 68.5 per cent August, 1912; Fall 
varieties, 73 per cent; total, all kinds, 70 
per cent August. 1912; last year 33 per 
cent. Report from same sources in July 
was average for State (all kinds) 65 per 
cent. Increase since last report five per 
cent. The Government report gives 14 per 
cent higher than our growers’ reports indi¬ 
cate, and quotes Virginia in August, 1912, 
at 84 per cent, and in August, 1911, at 
37 per cent. From the most reliable in¬ 
formation available, Virginia apples at pick¬ 
ing time should be worth : Bens, $2.25 to 
$2.50 for No. Is, F. O. B. ; Yorks, $2.50 
to $2.75 for No. Is, F. O. B. ; Winesaps, 
$2.75 to $3.25 for No. Is. F. O. B. : Albe¬ 
marle Pippins, $3.25 to $3.75 for No. Is, 
F. O. B. 
The season seems to be later than of 
recent years, possibly on this account it 
has been difficult to obtain reliable informa¬ 
tion of sales, about all heard of are on the 
trees and by the whole orchard which 
makes barrel prices an estimate, # however 
the following has been received from most 
reliable sources : In Canada, Ontario (bbls.) 
Fall varieties, $1.25 to $1.50 on trees, and 
$2.50 F. O. B. B. C. apples (boxes) $2.25 
to $2.90. Ohio, $2.25 to $2.50 for Fall 
varieties. Missouri. Jonathans. $2.50 to 
$2.75; Winesaps, $2.25; Bens, $1.50. all F. 
O. B. Virginia, mostly made on Yorks and 
Bens in “lump” on estimated basis of $1.50 
per barrel on the trees. “Lump” selling 
has so far been the basis of most sales, 
as a rule this is detrimental to the grow¬ 
er, who does not get full value for his 
crop, the transaction being invariably made 
on the buyer’s “estimate.” There is no 
doubt that the Winter apple crop is not 
more than average in size, with the same 
conditions in Canada, and the shortage 
of the European crop, exportation offers at¬ 
traction, especially to Germany, also Eng¬ 
land. WALTER WHATELY, 
Virginia Hort. Society. Secretary. 
INDIANA FARM NOTES. 
In this section June was decidedly a 
poor month for growing crops, the cool 
wave and light frost the first week in the 
month retarding vegetation to a considerable 
extent. With July came ideal growing 
conditions, but in August a cool wave 
again struck us, a light frost occurring in 
low places. For the two weeks just past 
we have had almost daily showers, which 
have put a stop to thrashing out of the 
shook. A part of the oat crop has been 
more or less damaged, especially the straw, 
which is needed so much because of there 
being little or no wheat straw this year. 
If the sun comes out and drier weather 
prevails, most of the oats can be saved, 
but the quality will not be so good. Shock 
thrashing has been growing in favor lore 
during the last few years. Personally I 
do not believe in it. Most farmers have 
large, commodious barns with room enough 
to hold all their grain, hay and stock. 
Those engaged in hauling their grain into 
the barn are annoyed to have a neighbor 
call and ask for two or three hands, and 
perhaps that many teams, to help thrash 
out of the field. Field thrashing requires 
so many hands and teams that the farmer 
has to devote almost the entire Fall in 
helping to pay back. During the haying 
season, we had the most favorable weather 
that could be desired. Hundreds of tons of 
good hay was put in barns with no lain 
and scarcely any dew to color it. In 
some places where Timothy was unaccom¬ 
panied with any other grass, the grass was 
almost raked after the mower. Those 
farmers who have not saved their hay crop 
in good condition have no reason to com¬ 
plain of the weather. The corn was uni¬ 
versally planted late this season, and con¬ 
sequently is not so far along as it is nor¬ 
mally. It is earing, has a dark green 
color, and barring early frost, the crop will 
be a heavy one. Killing frosts usually do 
not come very much before the fifteenth of 
October. Although this is not a dairy sec¬ 
tion, ever since the advent of the creamery, 
about 20 years ago, many have gradually 
been drifting into this class of agriculture. 
The country is rolling and in some places 
hilly. Fertility is disappearing on the hilly 
farms and their owners see in dairying a 
means of restoring this fertility. About 
two years ago a condensery located here. 
It turns out practically everything de¬ 
manded by the trade—whole milk, sterilized 
milk, condensed milk, cream and butter. 
On the average this concern pays better 
prices than the creameries heretofore paid. 
Farmers are enthusiastic over it and silos 
are springing up on every side. Alfalfa is 
also getting considerable attention, but as 
yet it has hardly been more than an experi¬ 
ment. Prices for farm products are, wheat, 
$1; rye, 60 cents; corn, 70 cents; oats, 
27 cents; Timothy hay. $13; clover hay. 
$10; straw, $5; butter, 25 cents; eggs, 20 
cents; potatoes, 50 cents; beef, dressed, 
nine and 10 cents; sheep, five cents: horses, 
$200 ; milch cows, $40 to $60. There are 
very few fat hogs for sale. Pigs sold in 
the Spring for $3. There wore a few early 
apples; Fall and Winter apples will be 
scarce. d. l. 
Elkhart Co., Ind. 
There is considerable shortage in the 
hay crop, and corn fodder is almost a fail¬ 
ure, owing to the dry weather and poor 
seed corn. Many farmers will not be able 
to winter their usual number of cows, so 
the prospect is that cows will be cheaper 
and not much in demand. Bulls bring 
from $25 up according to size and breed¬ 
ing. There are really no cows sold here 
now to speak of except those turned off 
for beef, etc., but will probably be more 
later, as farmers cannot buy hay at the 
price it will bring. a. r. 
Herkimer, N. Y. 
There are a very few auction sales at 
present in this county; there are a great 
many coal mines and many farmers raise 
sugar beets and chicory for their money 
crops. There are three sugar factories and 
three chicory factories. Sugar beets are a 
paying crop; from $50 to $75 can be real¬ 
ized from an acre, chicory somewhat less. 
Good cows bring $40 to $50; horses are 
selling from $100 to $300. Very few sheep 
are raised here. Fair beef, dressed, sells 
for $9 per 100, pork the same. Hay on our 
market, $18 to $20; wheat 95 cents; oats 
48 cents; potatoes $1.15; apples 50 to 75 
cents. I have heard of no silage being sold. 
Manure from the livery barns brings 25 to 
50 cents per two-horse load. There are a 
few dairies: milk sells by the gallon 15 to 
16 cents; it is sold in the streets for six 
cents per quart. Dairy butter 28 to 30 
cents. Eggs 22 cents. We have two can¬ 
ning factories. Tomatoes $7.50 per ton con¬ 
tracted. j. h. s. 
Bay City, Mich. 
In this part of Ohio (Trumbull Co.) the 
glacial action did something or left some¬ 
thing undone. We are neither in a corn 
belt, an oat belt or wheat belt. Potatoes 
never yield heavily; in a few localities 
Timothy does well. Alfalfa fails on nearly 
every trial. Many farms have changed 
hands in the last one to five years. Quite 
a few farms have brought here $20 to $50 
an acre. Corn, wheat and hay light; oats 
fair. Milk, $1.10; cows, $25 to $50. 
Farmers resort to commercial fertilizers 
more than tile. The “old ruts” are badly 
worn here. m. l. 
Trumbull Co., O. 
norses here are worth from $150 to $275, 
a good team will sell for $500 easily. Cows 
from $30 to $50. Hogs, dressed, from 
seven to nine cents per pound: beef, dressed, 
from seven to eight cents. The condensed 
milk factory at present pays $1.20 per 100 
pounds for 3% per cent milk; the creamery 
is paying 24 cents for butter fat. My own 
milk is all churned on the farm, the butter 
bringing from 25 to 28 cents, but the stores 
are only offering 18 cents. YVheat 96 cents; 
oats 65; beans, hand picked, $2; eggs 18 
cents; potatoes $1 per bushel. I do not 
know of any manure or silage being sold 
here. Hay is worth from $17 to $20 per 
ton. Beans are one of our principal crops. 
We had a wet Spring which delayed plant- 
and quite a spell of cold weather in July. 
Unless we get a good Fall season without 
killing frosts a great many beans and most 
of the corn will fail to ripen. Winter 
wheat is very light in this section. 
Standish, Mich. j. w. s. 
Indications point to an early frost.. If 
such is the case, beans in this section will 
be a poor crop. There is the best crop of 
apples (Baldwins especially), in this local¬ 
ity that has been seen for years. Wheat 
was a light crop, oats on the whole are 
heavy this year, and corn will be fair if 
the frost holds off for a few weeks. Not 
much produce is being handled just now. 
Apple buyers have not begun to bid and 
the evaporators have not opened. 
Itushville, N. Y. c. M. ii. 
According to the general outlook here, 
cows are very likely to run lower in price, 
as there is a general decided shortage of 
corn of all kinds, and only a fair hay crop. 
I have heard of a number who will either 
be obliged to sell off a part of their herd, 
or buy coarse fodder as well as grain; 
therefore the demand for dairy cows is not 
so great as it has been other years, except 
by shippers, who are glad to get a good 
dairy cow, as they make more profit from 
them. The average dairies hereabout are 
only grade Holsteins and not a vei’y good 
grade either. The prices run about as fol¬ 
lows : Two-year-olds due to freshen in 
Spring, $30 to $35; three years, $35 to 
$45; over three, $45 to $65. according to 
age, condition and flow of milk. What 
are said to be the pure-bred run as high as 
$125. M . si. s. 
Little Falls, N. Y. 
We have had a very cold month ; it has 
been more like Fall weather than Summer 
weather. Oat harvest was very catchy, not 
much rain, but just a drizzle. On August 
28 the supervisors, fruit growers, and Po¬ 
mona Grange, all of this county held a 
picnic at the State Farm at Geneva. The 
weather was threatening the forepart of 
the day and kept some away. In the 
afternoou quite a crowd had assembled and 
were addressed first by the editor of The R. 
N.-Y\, who gave a good address on the needs 
of the times for the farmer, in relation to 
markets and his political life, emphasizing 
the need of a coming man. The next 
speaker was the Commissioner of Agricul¬ 
ture, Hon. Calvin Huson, speaking on our 
crops as compared with other States. lie 
claimed we more than held our own. The 
last speaker was State Secretary Giles of 
the State Grange, who advanced thoroughly 
the idea of cooperation. It was a day well 
spent by-farmers. n. t. b. 
“Consular Reports” states that in Ger¬ 
many grain was damaged by a hot wave in 
July causing premature ripening and 
shrinkage of the kernel. The potato stand 
is reported thin and disease prevalent. 
Crops in Holland are good except oats, 
which were damaged by insects. Heavy 
rains and unseasonably cold weather have 
damaged all crops in Scotland. In Silesia, 
hay, wheat, and rye yields were large and 
sugar beets and potatoes promise well. 
The grape outlook in Germany is at least 
25 per cent better than last year. In 
France some damage has been done to the 
grapes by hail and frost, but the crop as 
a whole promises well. 
A severe storm of wind, rain, thunder and 
lightning took place August 28. Damage 
to crops, corn, buckwheat and millet tangled 
and leveled, fruit trees and forest trees 
blown down; some stock killed by lightning. 
A neighbor lost 12 valuable sheep by one 
stroke. Sowing grain in standing corn was 
stopped. Old settlers say they never saw 
a worse-looking condition of the sky and 
clouds. Some days ago a man living a 
few miles beyond the State line of Michigan 
and Indiana had three horses and a colt 
killed by lightning. All fell close together. 
Rain has put ground in condition to plow 
for grain. People will sow more rye than 
usual as the wheat crop has not been satis¬ 
factory for some time. We pity the 
“ruined farmer’ mentioned in The R. N.-Y. 
August 31. j. 
Bronson, Mich. 
Season cool and backward. This locality 
is noted for hay production. Present sea¬ 
son’s cut is below average. Buyers are of¬ 
fering $16 per ton. Little beef in sight, is 
bringing eight to 8% cents. Oats are prin¬ 
cipal grain crop, but are poor and light. 
Not much pork fattened; markets for about 
10 cents a pound dressed. Though gener¬ 
ally a good crop, apples are behind the 
usual crop. Very little buckwheat is raised. 
Corn crop is also poor. Milch cows sell 
for $60 to $75. a j. c. w. 
Cape Vincent, N. Y. 
Fresh cows $40 to $70: fresh next 
Spring, $30 to $45; horses (native), $75 
to $225 ; western ponies, $75 to $125 ; veal 
calves, $8.50 to $9 per 100; hogs, $8 per 
100: fed calves, $12 to $20 each ; hay, $10 
to $12 in barn; manure (stable), $1 per 
two-horse load; milk, $1.25 to $1.40 per 
100; potatoes, 70 to 80 cents Der bushel; 
fowls, 10 cents per pound ; chicks, 12 cents 
per pound; ducks, 10 cents; butter, 30 
cents. No silage sold. Very few auctions 
at this time. All cheese factories in our 
section. f. n. u. 
South Dayton, N. Y. 
Cattle sell from $40 to $60 : horses $150 
to $250; sheep $4 per head. Hay $18 per 
ton; wheat $1 per bushel, oats 55 cents 
per bushel. Not many silos here, no silage 
sold. Manure $1 per load. No milk shipped 
from here, local peddler sells for seven cents 
per quart. Beaches and apples a fair crop. 
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