The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-12-18

S2sS,OO0,000, or IT'S per cent. The aver
age value Of wheat per bushel thus in
creased from 90 cents to SO cents, OF
about II per cent.
The land in wheat decreased from 49,
$4,000 acres in 1879 to 33,5S0,000 acres
in 1882 followed by an increase to 49,
$4,000 acres in 1890, and again de-
crease to 44,266l 600 acres in 1909. The
acreage in 1909 was thus only one-fourth
greater than in 1879, although the pop.
ulation (l9l0 as compared with lSs0)
increased over so per cent. during these
30 years The production Of wheat
IN 1879 was 459 $4,000 bushels, as com
pared with 6s3 100000 bushels in 1909.
Distribution of Acreage.
OF the total of 44,26l ,003 acres in
wheat in 1909, the two north central di-
visions contained nearly three-fourths,
7,03S,025 acres lying in the eastern Sec
tion and 25,S62,74 acres tor nearly 90
per cent. of the total of the United
Statesl lying in the western section.
a little over one-tenth Of the area plant
ed IT. wheat was found in the noun
tain and Pacific divisions, the states in
the mountain division having 1884 800
acres, and those in the Pacific division
having 3.359.4l0 acres. The two south
central divisions together contained
2,S7 1880 acres, and the south Atlantic
2,24l,435 acres, while the New
England and middle Atlantic divisions
together contained l,003,2lS acres.
Changes in Wheat Acreage by Divisions.
With the exception Of the west north
central and mountain divisions, there
were large decreases in the acreage Of
wheat in all the geographical divisions
during the decade. In the west north
central divisions the land in wheat rose
from 25,0S5,000 acres to 25,S63,O00 acres,
or only 81 per cent, large increases in
the wheat acreage in North Dakota and
Kansas being practically offset by large
decreases in the acreage In Minnesota,
Iowa and South Dakota.
In the mountain division the area har-
vested rose from 0l2,s5S acres to l,2S4,-
920 acres, an increase OF $4,000 acres,
or 1868 per cent. Large Increases IN
acreage we're found in Montana and
Idaho.
In the east north central division the
area in wheat decreased from l0,4lI,000
acres in 1899 to 7,O3S, 900 acres in 1909,
a decrease of nearly 100000 acres, or
S2.4 per cent.--the largest absolute de-
crease in any OF the divisions. The
south Atlantic, east south central, west
south central, and Pacific divisions each
suffered loss Of considerably over
] 100000 acres, the percentage of de-
crease ranging from 27.7 in the Pacific
division to SO in the east south central
There was also decrease of 10000
acres in the New England and middle
divisions combined.
Production by Divisions.
OF the total production OF wheat in
1909, 6s3.349,6 97 bushels, the west north
central division contributed considerably
oSer one.half, and, together with the
East north central division, produced
sos, l60 $50 bushels, or nearly three
iourths Of the crop Of the United States
As in the case of acreage, the west
lorth central and the mountain divisions
IRE the only ones in which the wheat
production increased during the decade,
he west north central division showing
IN increase of TAT 900 bushels, or 1858
Der cent, and the mountain division an
Increase OF II $4,000 bushels, or $50
Der cent The east north central d.
-ision, although it contributed about
of the production in 1909,
showed a decrease Of 1907 ,5sl bushels, |
II l0l per cent, as compared with
500. The Pacific division showed de- |
'resse Of us per cent, the south At
antic division decrease of 1875 per
emit, and the middle Atlantic division
decrease OF 9.s per cent In the two
outh central divisions combined there |
vas decrease OF 29,43O92s bushels, or
US per cent.
State Figures.