The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-07-11

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'GRQP STATISTICS
CORN WA 81 80 Nc ReF IN 1909
cREK C. IN ToBk GO tAS
TRiPPEEpi pl Ri ING p &c ABE z ltD |
Il OATS CROP SHOWED BIG So |
WA SEN GTor; pl q, July 1l-Stat
.isttcs relative to the leading crops Tor
.the state OF West Virginia collected
at the Thirteenth Decennial Census,
April is, 1911, are contained in an
oiiciaI statement issued. by Acting
Census Director Alkner, It is. based
OH tabular Summaries prepared under
the direction Of Dr., Lee Grand Pow
ers, chief statistiClan for agriculture
Lin the Bureau OF the census. The fig
lures are preliminary apds subject to
Slight revision latgt, when b few 9th.
Ter farms, whose returns now ilcom'
.IBlete, will he included in thej final
Itables. TIC is not expected that these
additions Will materially modify the
amountso of rates given in the present
statement
The leading crops of the state for
'I1SO9, ranked in the order OF valua-
Itlon, were: orn, S11, 100000; hay and
forage. $685. 900; wheat, $2,691, 900;
potatoes, $2,279,OOO; tobacco, SI92S,1
LOCO; and oats $4,000.
Decrease In Corn.
Corn during the 10 years ending
With 1909 decreased 1885. acres, OF
'IO7 per cent. Starting with 565.7S5
acres in 1879, corn advanced to 592,'
7G3 in 1889. and to 724,646 in 1893
but fell to 67G,311 in 1909. The total
Yield in 1909 was l7,119,O97 bushels
line average yield per acre % bushels
1.-The average value per acre. $3.50.
i Increase in Hay and Forsge. .
|, HAY and forage increased l06,y6t
ocres or 17.S per cent. between lS9S
and 1909. From SGG,S2S acres IN 1879
| Ihay and forage rose to 579,l29 II
I1SS9, to 6Q1, 9S5 In 1899, and finally
Iio 7dS:9OO in 1900 The total yield i
1oO9 was 6S9,1O4 tons; the average
Weld ber acre, 90 tons; the average
SIyalue per acre, $1O.6O.
Wheat Decreased one-nS 1coo ),
Wheat in the decade from ao'g 70 :.
I19O9 decreased 2SS613 acres or 2 ssI
per cent. From SgS,60S. acres sd IN 10,
wheat dropped to S49,e15 in. 1852 r o,so
ITO AL, 92S in 1899, the MAXIMUM ao ac ~
Eage for the period, Out ie.L " io6 IS' wa
lin 1909. The total yield IN ISg lso S e9,
2577,9 1896 bushels, Of which 10 Z,oos,O 20
bushels was winter wheat; n psba1 ns
? rage yield per acre was, II 6n na
t Tie average value per acre S1z'9V'
Potatoes Increased. !,
From 1899 to lgOO the aeIea eSo ~ y
2 voted to, potatoes Increased lz,Oso s y :,
4a2 per cent. trom !ao SsS9Os to GO S012
1889, there ~a as,o ON ~ a2Ss1 in 1905
tTAe 4otatl yield IN lOOg was 4'ySoI w.
7 bushels; the average .ylelH P !ar az. ~
e 9Obushels; the average value ~ ~ = - h
$500. ,;... ...,,. h
- Tobacco Trlpled IT'S Ae 800 IN,
The increase IN tobacco ti eS6 auttNS "a
decade closing wl.r 3.se 1 %aS 1870
Eacres, or 24s!5 per cent; !, rlo !,
when 407l acres we've re, a !, 1eSS r. /
bacco increasedlto.4'G9 G n5H 10 1ool
100 in 1899 a ta1o - H., 1 .o hoe ,ncrea
Hence, since lo'S ,sTpah ~ s itt lime,
ed about three a1a IH 1ooo Weld ne
The aggregate y.elu ~ ~ aSeroge yaIu
acre, sOl po G19S 'ue @Ee"
! per acre, SlOESV. E
: az Sam ,I ~ q ts,ono WAS an i,
! From 1879 70 lSV So snet scres or 4
!, crease IN oals. ~ S s.stI, %Ss al acre
a per cent slaEtln loo VIII - iso.SI5
:. In 1879 oals ii' ~ 40 100 IN 1S09 an
8 1883, decreased 1 10 gS,a0G II - 1909, ri
again rose 70 i y, 1870 ~ u.s I 72s 81
aggregate ylela a ~ rO'S yoIme nor acl
y bushels tiio "'
$780, ~, :. orrrogota acr
!, The cr ead nseG o r,t az Sss ecres ,
age IN LsV SsO y %o7 i'v "crss or POS pt
. cease o ~ tho creals, corn ranked frs
- cCllt. vi LllS $780," 4, ,,ol,1
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