Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1911-08-18
CROPS OF NEBRASKA
TOLD BY THE FACTS
REVEALED BY COUN!
Decrease in Corn Production
Met by Increase in Cereal
Crops.

Washington. Aug. 10.-Statistics
relative to the leading crops for the
state of Nebraska, collected at the 18th
decennial census, April Is, 1910, are
contained in ar official statement is
sued today by Census Director Durand.
1t Is based on abular summaries pre-
pared under the direction of DR.. lie
Grand Powers, chief statistician for
agriculture in the bureau Of the census:
The figures are preliminary and sub
ject to slight revision later, when a few
other farms, whose returns, now in
complete, will be included in the final
tables. 1t is not expected that these
additions will materially modify the
mounts or rates given in the present
statements.
The leading crops of the state for
1909, ranked in the order Of valuation,
were: Corn, $88, 210, 900; wheat, $44, 200,-
900; hay and forage, $31, 10000; oats
s19, $4,000; potatoes, $S,7S4,OoO; and
barley, $3.50 900.
Decrease in Corn.
From 1899 to 1909 corn decreased
71,717 acres, or / per cent. Starting
with 1906 600 acres in 1879, corn rose
by 1889 to $3.50, 279, by 1899 to 1886, 1877,
but fell by 1909 to 7,263,4 7o. Hence,
creased nearly three and one-half
times. The total yield in 1909 was 49,
082, 176 bushels; the average yield per
acre, IS bushels; the average value per
acre, $12.15.
Wheat Increases.
Wheat in the decade from 1899 to 1909
increased 122, 462 acres, or AS per cent.
From 1,469,S 65 acres in 1879 wheat
dropped to 79S, S55 by 1889, rose to $685.
949 by 1899, and to 2,661 All by 1909. The
aggregate yield in 1909 was At, 556.S7
bushels. of which A, $50, 205 bushels
were winter wheat. The average yield
per acre was IS bushels; the average
value per acre, $3.50.
immense Increase in Hay and Forage.
Between 1899 and 1909 hay and forage
showed an increase Of 1884, 1877 acres, or
60 per cent. From 516, 869 acres in 1879
hay and forage increased to 2,462, 245
In 1889, to 1888, 652 in 1899, and to 4,5lS,-
8S9 in 1909. The total yield in 1909 was
5,7S7, 179 tons; the average yield per
acre, 1.3 tons; the average value per
acre, 81.
Gains in Oats.
Oats during the 10-year period ending
1909 increased 437, sos acres, or 22.7 per
cent. From 25O, Asst acres in 1879 oats
rose to 1903, 515 in 1889, to 1,924,S27 In
1899, and to 1852, 692 in 1909, a constant
and material increase. The total yield
in 1909 was So, 2S4, 600 bushels; the aver
age yield per acre, % bushels; the aver
age value per acre, $500.
Great Gains in Potatoes.
During the decade prior to 1909 pota-
toes increased 1888 acres, or 1872 per
cent. From 1889, when 106,722 acres
were harvested, potatoes fell to 1901
in 1899, but rose again to III, 254 in 1909.
The aggregate yield in 1909 was S,114,-
1888 bushels; the average yield per acre,
70 bushels; the average value per acre,
$34.
Barley Nearly Double.
For the decade ending 1909 barley
showed an increase of q, 295 acres, or
23.1 per cent. Starting with 115,20l acres
in 1879. barley fell by 1889 to $3.50.
rose by 1899 to 92, 09S, and again by 1909
to 1888. The total yield in 1903
was 1888, 416 bushels; the average yield
per acre, IS bushels; the average value
per acre, $7.65.
Crop Comparisons.
The cereals had an aggregate acre
age of u, 532, SAB acres in 1909, as com
pared to IL, OH, 7O3 in 1899, an increase
Of AGO, $40 acres, or 3.S per cent. Among
the cereals corn ranked first, not only
In acreage but also in value, compris-
ing more than one-half of the total
acreage and total value. Wheat ranked
second, having an acreage and value,
respectively, slightly more thar one
third and one-half as great as corn!
The average value Of cereals per acre
was $12.25, over one and a half times
that of hay and forage, and slightly
above one-third that Of potatoes. Wheat
showed the highest average value pei
acre; rye the lowest. or the hay and
forage crops, wild, salt, or prairie
grasses" ranked first in acreage and
value, constituting more h two
thirds and about one-half, respectively
Of the acreage and value Of the entire
hay and forage crop. Alfalfa ranked
second in acreage and value, while
timothy and clover mixed stoodthird
The value of the hay and forage crop
was about one-ffth that of the COM.
bined cereals. There were a number OF
miscellaneous crops, and the rsost OF
them were we'll above the more usua
crops in value per acre.