Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-10-17
AGRIoULTUR4L STATISTICS.


Sister lstaies in Average of Crops
ana Value of Farii Products.
Special Correspondent Of Gazette and journal
NEWARK, Oct. lO.--A very recent ok
of reference printed by the government
and received at the Delaware agrioul-
tursl experiment station hero, makes ill.,
teresting reading, though there is really
very little actual reading between its
pages. The explanation OF the above
solecism lies in the fact that this book ia
O collection OF maps of the United States,
each state being geographically colored
and each color representing ecme diffor-
ent agricultural condition or status.
There are all kinds OF statistics relating
to lands, crops, sheep, cattle and TO moHt
everything pertaining to farming. This
method OF showing prosaio statistics is at
once 10 comprehensive and effective that
the book Is nads really interesting.
There Is in its figures much food for &C.
haotion to farmers and ior this reason
your correspondent gives table of ex.
tracts showing Deleware's agricultural
status amongst other states.
The first map in the percentage Of total
unoccupied landa gives Delaware third
place with the unusually small percentage
OF $50, Ohio with 60 and Indiana with
lilo peg cent comes ahead of it. In the
percentage of productive farm land the
states position is hardly less enviable
with percentags Of 500. The only
three states ahead OF ii as regards theiE
relative productive land are Illinois, Ohio
and Indiana. In tho amount of titled
land as compared With states tc.al
territory the Diamond State stands second
with q percentage OF 63.3, headed only
by Ohio. Delaware has S,7l0 farms, 81 4
per cent OF which Rre cultivated by tb0ir
owrerH, 3 per cent by money tenants
and 9.3 per cent by share tenants. In
the average value Of land per acre Dsla'
ware comsa ninth on the list, or 1913. "A
per acre. New Jersey is first with $65 l6
Georgia the lowest with $3.50. General
average, Sl9.02.
The largest crop in this Slate is corr,
there being 220 927 acres of it, notwith
standing the fact that Delaware is one Of
the poorest corn producing states. III
each 1000 acres Of total land surface We
have 178 acres in corn while the yield
per acre is 20 bushel or four busheli
below the general United States average
She has "a, 100 acres in wheat, or Y
acres to each 1000 ecres OF territory
Her yield is l1.7 bushsla per aore, q littl,
below the general United States averag
and very much below Colorado, with th'
highest yield OF 10 bushels The ney
state of Washington is clear ahend Of he
older sisters in it's yield Of oats per acre
with 81 bushels. The United State
average is 81, while Delaware showes a
poorly with only 20 bushels per acre.
In the average value per head of horse
Delaware comes fourth in the list, wit
SS7.o6. The United States average
$6G.ll, New Jersey coming first wit
$96.2l and Texas at the bottom with S32
In value per head Of cattle Delawar
comes tenth in the list with $26 81
The United Statss average liz $l3.S7
Florida with S8 ~ being she lowest. 1
value per head Of sheep Delaware Is rate
sixth with S3 %; United States average
S2.2l; New Jersey highest, "a; MOTT
Carolina lowest, $1,34. The Unite
States average value OF swine per hea
is $49 81; Massachusetts, Si2.40; Florid.
So 40; Delaware, 81 IL.
Delsware's dliminutive propositions NJ
not to be discounted in come of th
above citations where she stands near Ii
head, but it is to be remembered that 8
these figures have all proportionate {
comparative relation her size does nS
initiate against her. 1t msy also be 7,
membered that tae sphere and omissio
OF the agricultural station ia 10 make ht
present still better showing in the ne!
report issued by the government.