The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-09-01
THE POTATO AS A
KING AMONG 4 CROPS
Virginia Is a Leader Among the
Producers OF This New
King.
WHAT THE FIGURES SHOW
Interesting Statistics from Gov
ernment's Bureau Concerning
Money Value Of Crops.
WHAT THE. FIGURES SHOW
BY WALTER EDWARD HARRIS.

Z WASHINGTON, d. c.. August 81
According to figures prepared by the
'Dcpartment of Agriculture the potato
of general cultivation in the United
States. It shows value per acre
more than four times as great as any
ahead of the cotton and tobacco crops
In the States where these are grown.
The per aero value Of the potato
crop for the United States. based on
Of OF December, 1906, was s52.2S: The per
acre value of the 1906 wheat crop
was s1os7; corn, s12 ssS. oats s9;ss'
sarlsy a S1ha ay ry s1ss Ssss ouckwhea'
The per acre value of the wheat,
I corn, barley, rye, oats, buckwheat,, hay
and potato crops in some OF the States
/ will afford an interesting contrast be-
tween their relative value. The fol-
flowing are some of them:
VirEinia-Corn, S13.37; wheat, $1012;
oats, s7.74; barley, .s16o2; rye, 1928;
Ebuckwheat. s1l.o2; hay 1887; pota-
West Virginia-corn. 1855; wheat,
wheat wheat sii.7o; potatoes, s5s.i7; hay,
oSsc-c,1n; s1s:s1; wheat VI at ss144.t'ss:
buckwheat, s1o.Ss: potatoes. $3.50;
ssiiSea. potatoes. 5000; hay. s1is9.
-enhcssee-Corn, $l3.S6; wheat, s9.T5;
oats, sS.S2:: barley. $3.50: rye, $500,
taciswllcat. SIZES; potatoes. $3.50;
lS T /, s11.e5; wheat. .ss.s5;
oats. s14.27; barley, $14.95; rye. $12.41;
potatoes, s6s,99; hay, $3.50.
Though the potato crop is the best
4 psre. there is a smaller acreage Of po-
\ tatoes planted In nearly every State
i in tho Union than any other principal
1 c1on. In the United states as Whole
ARES. tie wheat crop 47,ao5,ooo acres
mn, thr potato crop 100000 acres
Y Fn, tile States above mentioned tbs
4 folow.ng comparisons are interesting
las 10 the relative acreage u W'i 'e''l
/ wheat, 774,oo0 acres; potatoes. $4,000
ae West virglnia-corn. 10000 acres .,
! wheat. 3S4,ooo acres po.oso '''00S
Ac ohio-corn, $4,000 acres 81 wheat Wheat
acres; potatosss1;e 1865 acres ees
4 wheat, $4,000 acres; potatoes. $4,000
a' NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. s,O75,ooo acres aon,
!, wheat, $4,000 acres; potatoes si'oV'
ss24, esr saG S whsst
II -. ), Horses and Mules
u According to the statistics prepares
). the Department. Of Agriculture. there g :.
a were on January l. 1907 10, 7465S'
! horses in the united. States; va valued a
! flThere We're 3,S16,692 mules, valued
jat sd2s. O6s,6lS, or Sll2,16 per head.
II TeSnss lis the real home Of the mule
! lThere are 6S1 900 Of them In the Lon .,,l.
!, Stnr state. The Missouri mule Is Jus
one as numerous and two thirds q 7, a
\ mean az the Texas NIUE there spcAN.
. ALI 900 Of them in MISSOURI. -
q 11'he following are the STATISTICS 10
nIthe States named. !,
> NiVirginia has a07,920 horses, valued a
| sac 4si 900, or 500 per head. She ma
~ West Virginia has lSssbo horsess
!, valued at $17,T04,00O. or $oo per neac
> rbe' state has 1886 mules. valued a
Q lsi'l11.OOO, or $10l each
i iFNOhio has 9A0.440 horses, valued q
n ls10b' S0s 900. or $113 q head; and 1919
! mules valued at s2,25ooO0, or Sill pc
t3lhead,8 - ~, 4, ~, u,
,,lat $37, $4,000, or $97 q head; and laS,S5
\ mules, valued at $2l,G2s,00o, or $lO98pe
u head. NJ u
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