No.  108
September 1,  1934.
INDIANA
CROPS AND LIVESTOCK
U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
DIVISION OF CROP AND LIVESTOCK ESTIMATES
CO-OPERATING WITH
PURDUE UNIVERSITY
AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS
WEST LAFAYETTE, INDIANA
INDIANA
Corn in Indiana on September 1, was reported at 61 per cent of normal, 4
points below the August 1 condition figure, and 11 points below the ten year
average. The indicated production is 85 per cent of last year and 74 per cent of
the 1927-1931 average. Corn is very good in the southwest district, and parts of
the south central and central districts. Scattered localities elsewhere show good
prospects. Drouth damage was material in the tier of counties south of the
Wabash river from Parke County eastward, and in about two tiers of counties
along the eastern border of the state. Nortb of the Wabash most counties have
very poor corn, with lowest condition reported in Porter, Starke, Marshall, Fulton
and Kosciusko.
The yield of oats reported at 13.0 bushels per acre is the lowest on record,
being 4 bushels below the 1933 yield and 16.0 bushels below the ten year average.
The indicated production of 19,773,000 bushels is 70 per cent of last year and
32 per cent of the 1927-1931 average.
The yield of barley at 10.0 bushels per acre is the same as the 1933 yield, the
smallest on record. This year again chinch bugs, drought and extreme hot
weather have been adverse.
Early August rains were beneficial to the buckwheat crop and raised the condition 8 points above the August 1 figure.
The indicated production of potatoes is 5 per cent above last year and 70
per cent of the 1927-1931 average. The northern third of the state shows about
a 5 point increase in condition the past month, with declines elsewhere.
Tobacco prospects are considerably better than a month ago, the condition
rising 20 points in August.
Production of apples is about 36 per cent of the 1927-1931 average. The
peach crop is 58 per cent of the 1933 crop and the pear crop is 35 per cent
greater than last year.   Grape prospects are above average.
August rains slightly improved hay prospects. Alfalfa showed marked improvement in the northern and southeastern sections. Tame hay production is
89 per cent of the 1933 production and 78 per cent of the 1927-1931 average.
Pasture at 55 per cent of normal improved 17 points in August, but is 14
points below the ten year average. The lowest conditions are found in the north
central and northeast districts. The southwest district is 12 points above average.
All districts show an improvement in soy beans, over a month ago. The condition for the state rose 6 points where the usual change is 2 points up. The estimated acreage for beans is 141,000, which are expected to yield 15.0 bushels
per acre.
The condition of cowpeas at 83 per cent of normal is 1 point higher than
last month.   The prospects are for better than an average crop.
On September 1st, 76.6 per cent of the milk cows on reporters' farms were
being milked compared with 75.1 last month. Milk production per cow milked
was 19.3 pounds compared with 18.2 last month and 19.3 a year ago.
Farms reporting less than 320 hens and pullets of laying age had 32.5 per
cent of the hens laying compared with 32.7 last month and 30.8 last year. The
average size of flock was 74 birds compared with 81 last month and 78 a year ago.
ROBERT E. STRASZHEIM,
Ass't Agricultural Statistician.
MINER M. JUSTIN,
Agricultural Statistician.