Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1911-07-01
WEST V|RGIAIA'S
CROP STATISTICS
Census Department Issues statere,e
Showing What Is Grown In the
Mountain State.

mountain state.
Washington. D. G.. June 2S.-ssa-
tlstics relative to the LEADING croaas
for the state of West Virginia colteat--
ed at the Thirteenth Decennial G ,usus
April 10, 1919, are contained in an c.
fciai statement issued today by Act.
ing Census Director Falluner. II ~ has
ed on tabular summaries prepared IN
der the direction OF Dr. lie Crane
Powers, chief statistsoian fer asricuh
ture IN the Bureau of the Census. The.
figures are preliminary and subject to-
slight revision later when a few 9th.
or farms, whose returns, now incoue
pete, viii be included in the final ha~
bles. II is not expected that these ad-
ditions VII materially modify the.
amounts or rates given In the preaens
statement.
Inc leading crops OF the state fax-
1909, ranked in the order of valuation
were; Corn, s11,sO7 900; hay and fcrs.
age, s7.493,000; wheat So ,697, 600. no.
tatoes, s2,279,0o0; tobacco ST .s2S ooc..
and oats, 1912. 600.
decrease In Corn.
Corn during the 10 years ending
With 1909 decreased 1885 acres. or
81 per cent. Starting with 565s7Ss.
acres in 1879, corn advanced to 5s2,.
763 in 1889. and to 724,646 In 1899. nut
fell to 676,Sl1 in 1909. The total yieltf
in 1909 was 171l9.097 bushels; rae
average per acre, 25 bushels; the ave.
erage value per acre. 1890
Increase In Hay and Forage.
Hay and forage increased LOG. ssss
acres, er IT'S per cent. between 1890
and 1903. From 366,32S acres in 1878.
hay and forage rose to 579.l29 IN 1899
to 6ol,925 in 1899. and finally to 70S.-
900 in 1909. The total yield Ia 1905
YVES 639l04 tens; the average yielis
per acre, 90 tons; the average vafuse
per acre, $1,000.
Wheat Decreased one-Half.
Wheat in the decade from 1899 TO-
! 1909 decreased 23S,613 acres, or So
per cent. From 39s.0es acres in 1879
wheat dropped to $40 .0l6 I'm 1889, rose~
TO 44T,92S In 1899, the maximum acre
age for the period, but fell to 200, sr6s
in 1909 The total yield In 1909 was
2575.996 bushels, of which 1853. 63.E
bushels was winter wheat. The aver
age yield per acre was 10 bushels; the
average value per acre, 1890
Potatoes Increased.
| From 1899 to 1909 the acreage Gevot-~
ed to potatoes increased 1858 or
42.2 per cent. From 27,465 acres Ira.
{ 1888, there was an increas to 30123 i'm
! 1899, and again to AZ 821 in 1909. The
total yield in 1909 was 4,077, 06C bush
els; the average yield per acre, 95-
bushels; the average yalue per acre.
1920.
Tobacco Triplcd Its Acreage.
The increase in tobacco during the
decade closing with 1909 was Ia, 100 q
acres, or 249.5 per cent. From 1879
when 4,071 acres were harvested, to-
bacco increased to 4,647 In 1889 to- s.
1923 in 1899, and to 1898 in 1909
Hence, since 1879 tobacco has increas-
ed about three ard two-fffths times
The aggregate yield in 1909 was Ia
$50 400 pounds; the average yield per
acre, S01 pounds; the average value
yer acre, $107.30.
Gain In Oats.
From 1899 to 1909 there was an i'm ~
crease in oats OF 1925 acres, CIR Az 4
per cent Starting with 126,931 acres
! In 1879 oates increased to 1851 III y
| 1889, decreased TO 99,433 in 1899 ami
again rose to 103.75S in 1909 The ag-
gregate yield In 1909 was LIS, sos !:
bushels; the average yield per acre,
II bushels; the average valne per
acre, $3.50.
Crop Comparisons.
The cereals had an aggregate acre
! age In 1909 Of .03S, 931 acres, as COM
pared to 1897 42S ia 1899, decrease
! of 26S ,497 acres, or POS per cent Or
the cereals. corn ranked fret, NOT only
! in acreage but also In value. having
about three-ffths and thTee-fourths.
respectively OF their total acreage
and total value. Wheat was secona in
acreage and value, while cats stood
| third. Corn showed the highest aver
age value per acre among the cereals
rys, the lowest. The average value per
acre OF the cereals was $3.50. about
one and a half time that OF hay and
\ forage Among the hay and forage
erop. 'T mothy alone" ranked first
1 in acreage and value, comprising
about three-seyenths the total acre
age and total value. "Timr thy and
clover mixed was a close compet'tor
both in acreage aad value for first
rlace, while ~Other tame or cultlvat-
cd grasses" stood third. The value OF
lay and forage was about one-half
that of the combined cereals.