Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1908-11-18
(From a staff Correspondent.)

CFrom staff Correspondent)
| LINCOLN, Nov. i7-(Speclal) )-Labor
Commissioner Ryder today makes public a
tabulatlon of Nebraska crops for 1905, which
| indicates that this years corn crop Is
worth, at so cents bushel, $50 29sS7s.
This is an increase over the value OF
record breaking crop of 1905, which was
243 1924 bushels; and it is only Sl2,OOO less
| than the value OF the next largest crop,
that of 1906, which totaled 24i 1881 BUSH
/ els.
I'VE are most agreeably surprised by the
| final outcome of the reports this year.
With reported acreage 2i7,s25 less than in
| 1907, the total production is 100000 bushels
more, or 17s599,7s9, as against 1853. 7S2,SS5
last year Up to the time when majority
| of the reports were I'm the office | was Of
foplnion that we would not reach last years
| total. Governor Sheldon held that the 1907
! figure would be beaten, and he was right,
as the result shows. However the bu-
reau's contention that railroad estimates
were too strong is sustained. Those es.l-
mates were 2O,OO0oOO bushels too high.
Change in Corn Counties.
There is a decided change as to the lead
| ing corn counties this year Because of
| floods. principally former leaders fell off;
hot winds and drouth at the wrong time
reduced the production of other ordinarily
heavy producers. To offset these losses
remarkably good results are shown by
counties not heretofore regarded as big corn
producers. Lancaster reported the largest
acreage, but Custer leads in total produc-
tion, with 3.141.S27 bushels against 2,655.47i
bushels for Lancaster Counties reporting
| 100000 bushels or better stand in this or
der after the two named Saunders, Cedar,
Nuclolls, Buffalo Boone Knox and Platte.
The average per for the state this
year is 2s.17 bushels. while last year the
average per was 25.75 bushels.
winter wheat acreage reported this year
exceeded that of 1907 by 62.7f acres, but the
total production is less, being II col 93s bush
els as against 42,9s3,CO4 for 1907. Last year
the average production per acre of this
crop 1885, this year 1t is 1889 but the
value is greater by over s., 100000. The 1908
winter wheat crop is worth to the farmers
$S4 S51, 6lO, compared with 1872, ,244 1853 last
year. Clay county leads in production
with shade under 100000 bushels: Adams
is close up and Hamilton strong third
Then come Gage, York, Fillmore Seward,
Butler, Saline. ..
Spring Wheat and Oats.
Spring wheat acreage shows a decline
every year of late. but the average per
acre this year is 1888 against 1888 in 1907
with total Of 2,siO,2S4. as compared with
S2l4654 last year. The present crop tops
the last one in value. s2,H4322 against
s2,4lO,9SO. We thus have total for wheat
this year of $37, 1895, s32. The counties rails
ing spring wheat in largest AMOUNTS are
Sheridan, Lincoln. Dakota, Cheyenne, Burt,
Dawes, Box Butte. Cunning, Washington,
Cass.
DtG hat lt,.,
duction on a reduced acreage the aver
age per acre going 1886 as against 2i.49 in
1907 The total reaches So, 1853 52s bushels
compared to 53,622. 263, and the value is
so, 4653 1896; last year It was S2O376. 46O Platte
county leads in the oats production with
2,579.73O, followed closely by Cedar win
2O9i,lOS; then come Custer, Knox Madison
Pierce, Cunning, Gage Saunders, Buffalo
all running strong aver I,OD06OO bushels.
I'm barley production we tall off, from,
2346,l66 bushels last year to 2i8t 7o3 this
year The average per acre also shows a
slight reduction. The value OF this cr,n
to Nebraska is 92s9. The counties prod,,n-
ing the most barley are Thurston. Dumb,
Hitchcock, Custer, Red Willow. Burt. lin
coin, Cedar, Logan, Hayes Rye likewise
shows a decrease all around Total 1ra
duction, 1908. l,966,4is bushels: 1917 l.. .tg7 s9a
bushels Value this year s75oS5s Western
counties lead In rye production
Great Increase In VaIues.
"T'he total value OF these five crops to
the farmers Of the state foots up $3.50. 75OSA
as against Sl29 gS5 O45 for the same croDs
in 1907, an increase OF S2O,765 sO9"
Alfalfa and hay will weigh up strong
this year in boosting our grand total. and
potatoes will represent more wealth than
the Alaska mines produce In a year. Then
don't forget that eggs are now cents apiece
of three dozen for 81. And we have celery.
J turkeys. pumpkins, apples frog legs. sweet
potatoes, etc, ad llbltum. SO no one need
worry about the Nebraska farmer either
as to Thanksgiving or Christmas or the
college education for the children to say
nothing of automobile riding IN the most
delightful, 'ozony' atmosphere lying out.
doors. In spite OF politics. let MS love one
another"
CORN--l9OS