The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1911-06-22
DIVERSIFIED CROPS
MARK Development
OF DAKOTA FIELDS
Decrease in Wheat Area Met
By Gains in Corn and
Minor Cereals.

Minor Cereals.
Washington, June 20.-Statistics rel
alive to the leading crops for the state
pr South Dakota collected at the Thir-
teenth Decennial census, are contained
N an official statement issued today by
Acting Census Director Falkner. 1t is
based on tabular summaries prepared
under the direction of DR.. LeGrand
Powers. chief statistician for agricul-
sure in the bureau of the census. The
figures are preliminary and subject to
slght revision later, when a few other
farms, whose returns, now incomplete,
will be Included in the anal tables. It
IS not expected that these additions
will materially modify the or
'ates given in the present statement.
The leading crops in 1909, ranked in
ne order of valuation. were: Wheat,
s42,S81 900; corn, S26,S85,000 oats, $16,-
93S,o00; hay and forage, SIS, 100000:
Barley. S10.STO,000: 1axseed. So 9S, 900;
smmer and spelt, s2,626,000; potatoes,
81 ,96T 900.
Decrease in Wheat.
From 3,9S4,659 acres in 1899 the
wheat acreage fell off in 1903 to 3,104,-
522 acres. a decrease of 22.1 per cent.
lie preceding census showed an in
7Tease; tire acreage being In 1889, D.
25s,s46 acres. Although wheat de-
creased in acreage during the past dec
ide, the aggregate yield increased for
in 1899 to 45.2S9,81S bushels in 1909.
rhe yield of wheat per acre vas re-
ported as Is bushels; the value per
acre, $3.50.
Corn Makes Big Increase.
From 1899 to 1909 the acreage of corn
increased from 1,196, 3S1 acres to 1885,
i5S, or 65.1 per cent. Notwithstanding
The enormous gain by oats during the
asst decade, corn has retained it's posi-
lion among the cereals. ranking second
n acreage and first in production. The
acreage Hi 1889 was 753, 309. The total
yield for 1903 was 5S,612.093 bushels, a
.ead over its nearest competitor in pro-
auction, wheat. of more than 5000, 900
bushels. The average yield per acre
vas 81 bushels; the average value per
acre $13.35.
Immense lncrea Sc in Oats.
From 1899 to 1909 the acreage in
,ats increased from 691, 1877 acres to L.
iS0,075, or Hal per cent. During the
cast 10 years oats have more than
doubled their acreage and are now
pressing close upon corr for second
II 1889 was 5s0,2s9 acres. The aggre-
gate yield in 1909 vas II, 255, 1863 bush
Els; the average yield per acre, 2S BUSH
Els, the average value per acre, $1,000.
Great Gain in Hay and Forage.
The acreage devoted to hay and for
ige in 1909 was 3,A29,52 acres. 1t has
been constantly increasing. With L.
554,s1s acres in 1889, it rose to 2,2s7.s75
IN 1899, and again to 3,429,527 in 1909.
The increase since 1899 has been 49.9
per cent. The acreage in 1889 was L.
j54,91S acres. The total yield in 1909
was 3,649,577 tons, the average yield
per acre LOG tons, and the average val
lie per acre $40.
Barley Triples Its Acreage.
From 1899 to 1909 the acreage in bar
ey increased from 299,510 acres to L.
)57.533. or 253.1 per cent. Since 1889,
when 1880 acres were harvested, this
crop has multiplied more than tenfold.
The increase in the decads from 1889 to
1893 was notable. but that for the past
10 years has been ever more remark
able. The total yield in 1909 was TO-
325,498 bushels, the average yield per
acre 10 bushels, the average value per
1cre $10.25.
FIaxseed Shows Increase.
The area devoted to faxseed In 1909
was 50T.2S6 acres. as compared to 302,-
J10 acres in 1899, an increasf OF 6S per
cent. The acreage in It53 ,Sas ~
The total yield in 1909 WAS
bushels. a gain of Yer 1000, 00U buaA-
Els. The average yield per acre was 9
bushels. and the average value per acre
1880.
From 1899 to 1909 potatoes increased
n acreage from 33,567 acres to 50.203i
or 1876 per cent. The total yield In
1909 was 3.439,6S6 bushels, the average
yield per acre IS bushels, the average
value per acre 1920.
Crop Comparisons.
The cereals had an aggregate acreage
IF 7,S92,482 acres in 1909, as against
5.211, 2O2 acres in 1893. al increase OF
1851, $50 acres, or 81 per cent, as COM
pared to an increase for the preceding
decade of els per cent. The average
value of cereals per acre in 1903 was
$3.50, over twice that of hay II for
age. Wheat shows the highest aver
age value per acre of the cereals; buck.
wheat the lowest. OF the hay ant
scrage crops alfalfa is well above the
rest in average value per acre. There
are but a maj number of miscel.
~laneous crops, though the average val,
aes per acre of several OF them arr
we'll above those Of the more usua
IRONS