Florida watermelons were widely distributed this season. Some shipments went as far as San Francisco, Portland, Seattle, Vancouver, B. C., and other Canadian points.
CONDITION OF THE COTTON CROP, JULY 25, 1922
INTERMEDIATE ONION CROP ESTIMATED AT 6,753 CARS
Early and Intermediate Crops Forecast at 13,605 Cars—Acreage Increased in Late States.
The production of commercial onions in the seven intermediate shipping States is forecast at 6,753 cars of 500 bus. each, compared with a production in 1921 of 4,472 cars, according to estimates of the U. S. Department of Agriculture for July 15. These intermediate States are: New Jersey, Maryland, Virginia, Kentucky, Iowa, Texas, and Washington.
New Jersey leads the intermediate States with an indicated production of 1.613 cars, and following in order are Washington with 1,566 cars, Texas with 1,092 cars, Iowa with 1,062 cars, Kentucky with 600 cars, Virginia, with 560 cars, and Maryland with 260 cars.
The commercial onion crop in the intermediate and early States combined is forecast at 13,605 cars, each car of the early crop containing 530 bus. and of the intermediate crop 500 bus. In 1921 the harvest of early and intermediate onions totaled 10,287 cars.
About 38,000 acres have been planted to late commercial onions, compared with about 35,000 acres in 1921, according to the department’s estimates. The condition of the late commercial onion crop was 83% of normal on July 15. This condition is about average.
The accompanying tables give detailed information, by States, on the early and intermediate crops and the late crop.
| Acreage and Forecast of Production of Commercial Onions in Intermediate and Early States. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| State. | Acreage. | Yield per acre. | Production. | |||
| Harvested, 1921 | Planted, 1922 | Average, 1921 | Indicated, 1922 | Harvested, 1921 | Forecast, 1922 | |
| Acres. | Acres. | Bu. | Bu. | Cars.[[2]] | Cars.[[2]] | |
| Iowa | 1,200 | 1,600 | 202 | 332 | 485 | 1,082 |
| Ky. | 1,000 | 1,000 | 324 | 300 | 648 | 600 |
| Md. | 500 | 500 | 250 | 260 | 250 | 260 |
| N.J. | 2,400 | 2,400 | 239 | 336 | 1,147 | 1,613 |
| Tex. | 1,000 | 1,500 | 275 | 304 | 550 | 1,092 |
| Va. | 800 | 1,000 | 280 | 280 | 448 | 560 |
| Wash. | 1,300 | 1,500 | 363 | 522 | 944 | 1,566 |
| Total intermediate States | 8,200 | 9,500 | 273 | 355 | 4,472 | 6,733 |
| Early States previously reported[[3]] | 13,500 | 16,000 | 228 | 227 | 5,815 | 6,852 |
| Total, intermediate and early States | 21,700 | 25,500 | 245 | 275 | 10,287 | 13,605 |