West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1896-03-12
CROP REPORT FOR 1895.

rom the ADVANCE She0ts OF the
crop reports. as collected and given
out by the Department of Agricul-
ture for the year Of 1895, we note
as follows:
West Virginia had Gss, 7S9 acres
in CORN and produced 16, 500, 7S9
bushels, valued at So, 6G5,I16. Tho
total acreage of the United States
was 82,075, $50. and the amount
raised was 2.151, 1873, $50, valued at
1867, 500. LOG. The corn acreage
was 81 per cent greater than that of
1894. Both I'm area and produ net
the crop of 1895 was the largest in
our history. the nearest approach
having been made in 1889, with an
area Of 1879, 651 acres and pro
duct Of 2,1l2, 1872, 900 bushels. The
average yield per acre in 1895 was
2G bushels ag inst 10 for 1894. The
highest average recorded since 1870
was 80 bushels per acre in 1872,
and the lowest was Is in 1881.
Iowa led the world with corn in
1895, having eight aud half mil
lion acres and producing nearly
three hundred million bushels.
For the wheat crop of 1895 this
State had 406,017 acres aud pro
ducing 4,303, $50 bushels, valued
at So, 969, COS. California had the
greatest acreage, 3,0S4, 44G, pro
ducing 40,O97, 79S bushels, but
Minnesota, with 1851, 4S5 acres,
produced 65, 5S4,155 bushels. The
total wheat crop for 1895 Of the
United States is estimated at 467,
102 947 bushels, valued at s237,
938, 99S from "a, 047, 1892 acres.
The oats crop Of this State last
year on 151 1853 acres amounted to
3,539,3 $40 bushels, valued Mt ST.
1889. Iowa led in acreage, 81
$50, 332, and 1872, 967, 338 bushels,
valued at $25. 6l5,427. The acreage
of the Uuited States was 81 1878, 406,
producing S24, 443, 537 bushels, val.
ued at $l63, 655, o69.
The rye crop for this State was
240, 759 bushels, valued at STAG, 1868
on 14.754 acres. Pennsylvania led
in rye production with 800, 730 acres
and 4.G76, 923 bushels, valued at
s2,33S, 462. For the United States
the total acreage was ,S90,345 and
27,21O,O7O bushels, valued at 81,
964, s26.
The potato crop of West Vir-
ginia amounted 20 2.297 ,631 bush.
els on 33,299 acres, and was worth
1865 COS. New York State led on
potatoes, with 1,749, $50 bushels
from 424,175 acres and valued at
81, 902, 1851, while for the whole
United States the crop was 297.-
237, $40 bushels from 2,954,9 52
acres and worth s78, 9S4, COL.
The hay crop of this State was
light, being only 337.425 tons or
AS, 246 acres and valued at 81, 295,
420. New York State had 1857,
524 tons on 4,873, $50 acres and
valued at s4s, 1884, Iowa pro-
duced more hay, 4.612,5 tons,
but it was only worth 500, 751 al.
The whole United States produced
47,07S, 541 tons of hay or Al ,2O6, :
453 acres, worth s393,1S5,615.
In buckwheat the whole United
States produced Is ,341 .309 bushels
from 763,277 acres and worth So, -
936, 1926, New York State having 81
per cent and Pennsylvania 80 of
the total area.
The average price of the corn
crop Of 1895 in Yves. Virginia was
40 cents per bushel, wheat 60, rye
81, oats 80, barley 80, buckwheat
81, potatoes AZ and hay sI2.73 per
ton. While the general average
price for the United States was:
corn 26 cents per bushel, wheat so,
rye a., oats 10, barley 80, buck T.
wheat IS, potatoes 20 aud hay IS. 80
per ton.
THE TICKET THIS YEAR.