The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1903-04-25
what The Late Census Shows On
Farm CrOr1a

Farm Crops.
Of cloyerseed, the crop aggregated l,
349, 200 bushels and the remarkable
showing concerning this crop is, that fully
one-third of it is grown in the state of
Indiana which furnished 472, 282 bushels.
Ohio comes next with 336, 319 bushels,
Wisconsin with 81 1S9 and Illinois with
81, 544. While nearly every state pro-
duces some the four states named furnish
three-fourths of all that is grown. OF
other grass seeds amounting to 3, 515, 1863
bushels, Iowa furnished l ,276, 95S bushels
and Minnesota and Illinois furnish another
million bushels leaving to the other 43
states an average of only 1926 bushels.
The yield of hay was one and one-thrd
tons per acre and aggregated 81, Oh l, 299
tons. OF this amount Kansas, Iowa, New
York, Illinois, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio
and Pennsylvania produced as much as all
the other 80 states
Of alfalfa, the great bulk of the 3, 22O,
GIL tons is produced in Colorado, Idaho,
California, Kansas and Utah, which furnish
a weld of two and one-half tons per acre.
1t is also grown with some degree of success
in Nebraska Nevada, Montana and Wyom-
ing.
In the production of the II, 79l, III
bushels of onions New York and Ohio are
vastly in the lead, in that they produce
one third of the entire crop; of the other
two-thirds Massachusetts,, Michigan, Hi
nois. Indiana, Connecticut and California
furnish the one-half, leaving the other 80
states to furnish the remaining one-third.
The sweet potato crop is set at 1926,
696 Bushels. OF this crop Georgia, North
Carolina, Virginia Alabama and New
jersey produce fully the one-half.
The "a, 275, 101 acres planted in cotton
Welded 200 pounds of cotton per acre, an
aggregate of 9,434, 345 bales Of 500
pounds each. The entire value of fiber
and seed was 1870, 70S, T44 The income
went mainly to Texas, Mississippi, Georgia,
Alabama, South Carolina, Arkansas and
Louisiana. To these seven states went
1850, 900, 900 for their cotton crop, an
amount equal to the average wheat crop
of the country. These same states also
produced $50, Sal 900 worth of sugar and
syrup from sugar cane.
The beet sugar industry, SO much talked
upon of late in congress, was not IN 1000
in evidence as likely to furnish in the near
future any considerable portion of the
sugar that is consumed by our people
From the ITO, lT0 acres planted in J S99
the yield was seven tons per acre and sold
to the mills at S4 20 it brought 50, 1913,
$40. Almost the entire quantity was
produced in California and Michigan. The
value of maple sugar was worth half as
much as all the beet sugar.
One million one hundred and one thou
sand four hundred and eighty three acres
were planted in tobacco and yielded an
average of $50 pounds, valued at $50,
9S7, 902. Almost the entire crop was
produced IN Kentucky, North Carolina,
Virginia, Tennessee, Wisconsin, Ohio,
Pennsylvania and Maryland.
Michigan and New York are the bean
producing states, furnishing IN 1899 j.
166, 35S bushels, or two-thirds OF the
entire product Of the country
OF the 1900 million bushels Of peanuts
North Carolina and Virginia grew over
the one-half. At 90 cents bushel the
crop was worth 81, 2T0, Sis.
1t may be surprise to the reader 70
learn that of the 90, 900, 900 pounds Of
broomcorn grown in the United States 90,
900, 600 pounds come from Illinois. The
remaining IS states furnish only 30, 000,-
900 pounds. The value of the crop per
acre was $40.
The 40, 900, 600 pounds of hops are
nearly all produced in four states, namely
California, New York, Oregon and West
Virginia At s cents a pound the crop
brought S4,OSl, 929 This all went 10
the four states above named
The pea crop of over 9, 900, 600 bushels
was well distributed over a-greater area
and brought 81, eos, 500.
Minnesota, North Dakota and South
Dakota raised over four 6fths Of the 20,
900. 000 bushels of haxseed valued at ; 3,
624, 90l, which was quite good income
for these new states.
of the IL, $50, $50 pounds Of heinp all
but / 900, 600 pounds was grown IN the
state of Kentucky
In the growing of vegetables New York
is well in the lead Her product was val
ued at s25, 600, 900, or the one-eighth
of the entire product of the country.