No  120 September 1, 1935
INDIANA
CROPS AND LIVESTOj
U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE^
DIVISION OF CROP AND LIVESTOCK ESTIM
CO-OPERATING WITH ,  
PURDUE UNIVERSITY 
AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION
DEPARTMENT  OF  AGRICULTURAL  STATISTICS
WEST LAFAVETTE,  INDIANA 
INDIANA 
August weather continued warm without excessively high\tem|3>eratures.
rather high humidity, conditions were favorable for plant growth.* Tly
hay harvest were retarded.   Comparatively little fall plowing ha^bJebcJ
fail seeding.  A heavy growth of weeds with near normal precipitatiofTTeaves the
ground very dry for plowing.
Corn on September 1st was reported above the ten year average condition in
every district except the southwest. Corn is tall, thrifty and fairly well eared but
is still two or three weeks late.   The indicated production is 141,330,000 bushels.
Oats condition has declined with every report since harvesting began. Many
rains have bleached the gram in the shock and caused mould and decay in many
sections.  A production of 42,930,000 bushels is estimated.
Barley condition is five points above last month. The usual change is a
decline of two points. The estimated yield of 22 bushels is one bushei to the
acre more than last year.
Buckwheat condition has also improved since last month. The usual change
is a decline. Fields are in full blooom which is rather heavy. The crop appears
thrifty over the whole state.
Potato condition declined twice as much as usual the past month. Following
the heavier rains during the earlier part of the season, the late crop has suffered
from lack of moisture as rainfall declined.
Sweet potatoes, reported the same as last month and one point above the ten
year average, indicates some improvement since a decline in condition for the
month is the usual change.
Tobacco condition shows more than the average increase in condition over
August.  Some tobacco is being cut.
An apple production of 1,903,000 bushels is estimated; last year, 1,020,000
bushels; 1928-32 average, 1,819,000 bushels. Peach harvest is over. Production,
somewhat reduced by worms and brown rot, is estimated at 988,000 bushels.
Pears show an improved condition since last month instead of an average decline.
Grapes show the usual decline expected at this time of the year.
Hay prospects are still good. Alfalfa has made a good growth all year, but
much hay has been damaged by rain while curing. Much timothy and clover
hay is weedy.
Soybeans show a fine condition, seven points above the ten year average
and three points above last month. The main crop is late. A large crop is expected if the plants have time to mature.  Some fields show a lack of innoculation.
Indications from growers are that a larger percentage than usual will be
harvested for grain if the crop can mature. Production is estimated at 4,960,000
bushels; last year, 2,560,000; 1928-32 average, 1,925,000.
Cowpea prospects are for a crop better than average. A condition figure
eight points above last month is thought to be largely due to the plants' unusual
growth in partly making up for the lateness of the season.
On September 1st, 78.5 percent of the cows on reporters' farms were "being
milked; last month, 75.9; a year ago, 76.6. The daily production per cow milked
was 19.2 pounds; last month, 19.6; a year ago, 19.3.
On farms reporting less than 320 hens and pullets of laying age, 32.8 percent were laying; last month, 38.9; a year ago, 32.5. The average size of farm
flocks reported was 77 birds; last month, 77; a year ago, 74.
UNITED  STATES
Crop yields for the country as a whole are now expected to be just about
equal to the 1921-1930 average. An ample supply of most food crops now seems
assured.
MINER M. JUSTIN,
Agricultural Statistician.