The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1911-12-15
HAY AND FORAGE STATISTICS
FOR THE UNITED STATES

Washington. d. C.. Dec. 15.-statis-
tics relative to the hay and forage
crop Of the United States. collected
at the Thirteenth Decennial Census.
April Is, 1910. are contained in an Off
eial statement issued today by Diree-
tor Durand Of the bureau of the cen
sus, department Of commerce and labor
II is based on tabular summaries pre-
pared under the direction Of DR.. lie
Grand Powers, chief statistician for
agriculture in the bureau of the CEN
sus. The figures are preliminary and
subject to slight revision later. when
a few other farms whose returns, now
incomplete. viii be included in the
final tables. 1t is not expected that
these additions viii materially modify
the amounts or rates given in the pres
ent statement.
Increases and Decreases in Acreage.
The acreage OF hay and forage in the
United States has increased from 61.-
|69l,O 900 in 1899 to 7l,O15,OOO in 1909,
gain of 10,224,0OO acres, or 1876 per
cent The production has risen by
greater proportion, increasing from 49,
|252,O0O to 97,t47.0O0 tons, a gain of
17S96,00O tons, or 22.6 per cent. The
value has increased by a percentage
very much greater still, rising from
s4S4,255,000 in 1899 to 1922, ,476,000 in
1909. gain of 69S per cent.
Hay and forage is an important crop
in all sections of the country, but it is
relatively much more important in the
north and west than in the south. OF
the total acreage in the United States
lin 1909, four-seyenths, Al ,S0l 1888 acres,
was found in the two north central di-
visions. Nearly one-eighth, S,52S,13S
acres, was in the middle Atlantic di-
vision, which shows larger proper
ton of its total improved farm land
| in hay and forage than appears in any
other division. The south as whole
(South Atlantic. East South Central
and West South Central divisions) re-
Iported about the same acreage, the
land In hay and forage in this section
being S,614.170 acres. New England
reported 3,797,59S acres, which is a
lrelatively large amount in view of the
comparatively small total acreage of
Improved farm land in that division.
tThe Mountain and Pacific divisions to-
Igether reported somewhat more than
one-eighth OF the total acreage, 9,174,-
1858 acres
| The distribution of the production
corresponds roughly to that of acre.
afe. The Mountain and Pacific states
show a larger proportion of the total
production than they do of the total
acreage, while the south reports a
smaller percentage of production than
Iof acreage.
j Distribution Of Increases.
The increases in acreage and pro
lduction since 1899 have been widely
distributed. In acreage all of the geo.
Igraphic divisions except New England
land the middle Atlantic states show
Igains. The New England states de
icreased 252.000 acres. or 62 per cent;
1.-THE middle Auantic states decreased
l341 900 acres, or 3.S per cent. The
least north central states show an in
Icrease of 1,223,000 acres, or 9 per
Icent the west north central states
Ian increase of 100000 acres, or 221
lper cent; the south Atlantic states, an
increase of $4,000 acres, or 1928 per
lcent; the east south central states. an
increase of 974000 acres, or 64,4 per
icent; the west south central states. an
increase of S9S,000 acres, or 37,9 per
lcent; the mountain states, an increase
lof 1,377,000 acres, or 1874 per cent;
land the Pacific states, an increase OF
l746,000 acres. or 21.5 per cent. Thus
1.-THE greatest gain in acres occurred in
1.-THE west north central division, while
1.-THE greatest percentage increase was
lin the east south central.
increases and Decreases In Production
In production each division except
1.-THE west south central shows an in
Icrease The New England states show
an increase of $4,000 tons. or 1.S pei
cent; the middle Atlantic states, an
increase of 74400O tons, or II pei
cent; the east north central states, an
increase of 3,931OOO tons, or 23.9 pei
cent; the south Atlantic states, an in
crease of 724,000 tons, or 33 per cent;
the east south central states, an in
crease Of 100000 tons, or GAL PEI
cent; the west south central states
report a decrease Of $4,000 tons, o.
Al per cent; the mountain states, Al
increase of 2.SS5,O0O tons, or SOC pc
cent: the Pacific division, an increas,
r Ii % A q = r.