Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1911-11-02
WASHINGTON CROP STATISTICS
Preliminary Statement of Results Issued
by the Census Bureau.

L y VI LhCCu4tD 1DoaOo
by the Census Bureau.
Washington, d. C.-Statistics relative
to the leading crops for the state of
Washington, collected at the thirteenth
decennial census, April Is, 1910, are
contained in this official statement is
sued by Census Director Durand. 1t is
based on tabular summaries prepared
under the direction of DR.. lie Grand
Powers, chief statistician for agricul-
ture in the bureau of the census.
The leading crops of the state for
1909, ranked in the order of valuation,
were: Wheat, $35, 1O2, 900; hay and for
age, $17,14s,oO0; oats, $5,s71,0oO; bar
ley, 1882 900; potatoes, S. ,994,Ooo;
hops, 1865 900, and corn, $404, 600.
During the last 30 years wheat has in
creased about rs times. The aggregate
yield in 100 was 40 ,92O,39O bushels;
the average yield per acre, 10 bushels;
the average value per acre, 1855.
Increase in Hay and Forage.
For the decade ending 1909 hay and
forage showed an increase of 244,998
acres, or 1913 per cent During the 80
year period hay and forage has in
creased more than twelvefold. The
aggregate yield in 1909 was 1891, 664
tons; the average yield per acre, 1.9
tons; the average value per acre, $23.10.
Gain in Oats.
In the decade ending 1909 oats in
creased 142, 9O1 acres, or 1927 per cent.
The aggregate yield in 1909 was 49,
22s,O03 bushels; the average yield per
1 acre, 40 bushels; the average value per
5 acre, $21.75.
Barley.
During the last 10 years barley in.
creased 1880 acres, or 40.6 per cent
The total yield in 1909 was 5,s34,61s
i bushels; the average yield per acre, "a
bushels; the average value per acre
$19.40.
Potatoes More Than Double.
=, From 1899 to 1909 potatoes increased
32,77S acres, or 1905 per cent. TIL,
total yield in 1909 was 7,667,171 bush
= els; the average yield per acre, 13:
bushels; the average value per acre
$51.7O.
Decrease in Hops.
Hops, during the decade ending 1905
decreased 1868 acres, or SAL per cent
From 534 acres in 1879, hops advances
to 5113 in 1889, to 1926 in 1899, blu
fell in 1905 to 2433. The total yield i
2 1909 was 1892, 5O4 pounds; the averag
ID yield per acre, 1411 pounds; the averag
r value per acre, $273,55.
> Advance in Germ.
Corn showed an increase for tn
IL decade ending 1909 of 1850 acres, Q
= 1883 per cent. The total yield in 100
:. was 563,O25 bushels; the average yiel
" per acre, % bushels; the average valu
per acre, 1855.
a Crop Comparisons.
H. The cereals had an acreage of 1851
te $50 acres in 1909, as compared to 1850
ut s97 in 1899, an increase of 1,24O,6S
acres, or OILS per cent. Wheat Shove
. the largest increase, comprising mo-
lis than four-ffths that of the tot
m cereals. Among the cereals wheat stoc
~ first, being equal to about four-iftl
II of their total acreage and value. Ga
~ ranked second, having an acreage al
value, respectively, about one-eigh'
in and one-siXth as great as wheat. Barl'
stood third. The average value
A. cereals per acre in 1909 was $17.a
les less than that of hay and forage al
J.. about one-third that of potatoes. Ga
showed the highest average value p
% acre; kafr corn and milo maize t
,at lowest. OF the hay and forage croI
I'm "Grains cut green ranked first, &C
. shutting nearly one-half and slight
10. more than one-third, respectively, of I
om total acreage and total value of the
tire hay and forage crop. "Timothy a
clover Mixed ranked second in aci
10 age and third in value, having an ac
rer age and value, respectively, more tn
est one-third and considerably over OF
Ihe half as great as "Grains cut green
"Alfalfa" stood third in acreage a
tai second in value, while "Timot
alone' was fourth. There were a nu
Der of miscellaneous crops, and the M
III of these were we'll above the more'us
ins crops in value per acre.
ray ON SPOKANE MARKET.
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'tai Prices to Producers.