The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-12-22
portional increase was made il he
east south central division.
Average Yield Per Ace.

portional increase was made il ne
east south central division.
2 Average Yield Per Ace
g The average yield per acre IN 1873
E for the whole country vas 1.s5 tons
+ ard = in 1888. The highest arerare
b yield shown in 1903 vas in the Pa
{ cifc division. with an average OF rs
tons per acre; the lowest average yield
vas in the thnee southern divisions.
each o. which averaged only 4 iittls
over one ton per acre In 1889 there
vas less variation among the divisions
in the average yield the highest yield
in that year was in the western di-
vision corresponding 10 the mountain
and Pacific divisions OF ls0el which
reported an average Of 1.52 tons Der
acre. Among the individual states in
1903. Utah ranked first with an aver
age Of 2-5l tons: in 1893, New Mexico
ranked first with Pa tons per acre.
Kinds Of Hay And Forage.
OF the several kinds Of hay and
forage, timothy and clover mixed rank. Z
ed first in acreage. quantity. and vaIue
There were in the United States Is
$4,000 acres Of this kind Of hay. Of
which the west north central division
reported 2s-5 per cent. the east north /
central 2S.2 per cent, and the middle
Atlantic states 24.7 per cent.
Wild, salt or prairie grasses" rank
ed second in acreage and fourth il
value. OF the 1866. 900 acres. 75 Der
cent was reported from the west north
central division.
Timothy alone" ranked third in
acreage and second in value. The total
acres numbered 1865, 900, Of which
the east north central division report.
ed 42.2 per cent, the west north cen.
tral division 26.s per cent. and the
middle Atlantic division 1871 per cent.
Alfalfa ranked fourth in acreage and
third in value. or the ATOP 900 acres
5ls per cent was reported for the II
west north central division, 37.3 per
cent for the mountain division. and
i4.s per cent for the Pacific division.
Grains cut green" ranked fifth both c
N acreage and in value. OF the total a
acreage, 4.254,OOO, more than half. was
,ound in the Pacific division.
Other tame or cultivated grasses
'anked sixth in acreage and seventh r
n value. The 4,210,0OO acres were n
ound mainly in the New England. the
middle Atlantic, the east south cen. u
ral and the east north central di- 0
'lsions, the percentages of the total 7
or these divisions being. in order s.
'6.2, 22.9, 1871, and 10.S.
Coarse forage ranked seventh in n
creage and sixth in value. OF the "
,O9S,OO0 acres, 1876 per cent were re- n
orted from the west north central di- L
ision, 25.3 per cent from the west 7
outh central division, and 1863 per az
ent from the east north central di-
ision. eN
Glover alone ranked eighth in both NJ
creage and value. Of the 2.443.0O0 ci
eres. 47.S per cent were reported &c
rom the east north central division te
"a per cent from the west north cen. Tn
-al division, and lis per cent from Ia
ie east south central division. u'
"Millet or Hungarian grass" ranked ca
NTH in acreage and in value. More oy
ian one-half Of the 1,113.OO0 acres AZ
as reported from the west north cen. Tel
al division. co
Ranking Order of Leading States. SIT
The 10 leading states in the order
acreages of all hay and forage in no
'09 and 1899 were: co
In 1909: Iowa. New York, Nebraska. IN
ansas, Minnesota, Missouri, South loI
lkota. Illinois, Ohio, Pennsylvania. ies
In 1899: New York, Iowa, Kansas. iu'
issouri Illinois. Pennsylvania. Min uel
sofa, Ohio Nebraska, Indiana. STU
In 1909. Iowa New York. Mime Joi
ia, Kansas, Nebraska, Wisconsin, An
lio, Illinois, California, Missouri. ma
In 1899: Kansas. Iowa, New York. are
Missouri. Illinois, Pennsyl-
mia. Ohio Nebraska, Wisconsin pee