Author: United States Crop Reporting BoardPublisher: Forgotten Books
ISBN: 9780483624122
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 48
Book Description
Excerpt from General Crop Report as of November 1, 1940 Many fields of late corn, that had been threatened by early frost. Matured with the warm weather and yields are now expected to average bushels per acre, the third highest in 17 years. Estimates of corn production have been raised to bushels an increase of more than 80 million bushels over indications a month ago. The 4 percent improvement in tobacco prospects brings the estimated yield up to the record high yield of 918 pounds per acre secured last year, and raises the estimate of production to pounds, a nearly average crop, On the basis of conditions on hbvember 1, prior to the completion of the fall checkup of a reages harvested, the production estimates for sugar beets and pecans have been increased 5 percent, peanuts 2 percent, and cotton, beans, rice, and potatoes each 1 percent. Expectations of the quantity of sugarcane that will be harvested for sugar have been reduced 11 percent and the estimates for sweet Potatoes; grain sorghum and soybeans 3 to 4 percent. The national crop situation is developing about as expected but there can now be much greater assurance that the excellent cr0ps that have been indicated will actually be secured. Although neither the acreage of crops grown nor the yields secured per acre will equal the wonderful showing made in 1937, cr0p production now seems likely to be larger than in any other season and probably 6 to 7 percent above the predrought average. But the improvement over outturns in exceptionally good crop years such as 1920, 1928, 19319 and 1938 may be only about 1 or 2 percent. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.