The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1911-07-14
.UTAH'S CROP STATISTICS
Preliminary s;stemsn; Of Thirteenth
Census Results issued by the
Census Bureau.

shinrtou Statistics relative 10
the leading crops for the state OF Utah.
collected az the Thirteenth Dccanuial
Census. April 10. 1910. are contained
in un official statement issued July
~ By Acting Census Director Falkucr
Il is based on tabular summaries pro.
pared under the direction of Dr Ice
Grand rowcrs. chief stu4stiCiau for
agriculture IN the Bureau OF Census
The figures are preliminary aud sub
iur' Go slight revision later. when "a
few other farms. whose returns. now
incomplete. will boz included in tho
final tables II IS not expected that
these additions will materially mod.
~ the amounts or rates given In the
present statement
The leading crops OF the state for
1909, ranked In the order OF valua.
ton. We're. Hay and forage. $780,.
coo. wheat. {37Gj.OOO, oats. Si,G7l 600,
potatoes. $4,000; ana barley. Si73.
GOO
Increase In Hay and Forage.
Hay and forage showed an increase
OF 1884 acres. or A. per cent. between
1899 aud 1903. From Cj.2ii acres IN
1879. hay and forggc increased To
l59.3GS In 1889. to 3SS.Oi3 IN 1899, and
AGAIN to iO5.3g7 In 1909 Hence dur.
INK the 3Oycar period 1879 1909. ha.
ana forage has increased It's acreage
moro than five times The total yield
Ia 1903 was i,Oijgia tons: tac aver
age yield per acre. 80 tons. the aver
I age value per acre. SiS.3j.
Decrease In Wheat.
Wheat. In the decade from 1899 "a
1909. decreased iO.Sl2 acres. or o.
per cent From ~ SAC acres In 1870
/ wheat increased TO $4,000 In 1889. Il
1925 In 1899 and fell to 1898 N
] 1909 The aggregate yic.. In 1903 wal
3,9i3,9lO bushels. Of which 2,3ss,GG,
bushels was winter wheat The aver
age yield per acre was % bushels
the average value per acre. S2l.iO.
oats Nearly Double.
Oats. during the 1Sg9.l9o9 decade
Increased S7.i22 acres, or SG2 pc
cent. From 1885 acres In 1879 oat
Increased TO 22.7i7 in 1889. 10 1884 II
1899. and to S0.sl6 In 1909. n constan
and consistent increase. Tho totn
Yield In 1909 was 3.22l.eS9 bushels
the average yield per acre. 40 bushels
the average value per acre. 5000.
A Gain In Potatoes.
During the decade ending in 100
potatoes increased 3.777 acres. or SO.
per cent. From 1879. when 1850
acres were harvested. potatoes fell I
G.59i In 1883. but roso to i0.I33 1
1899 and 20 1870 In 1909. The az
gregato yield In 1909 was 2.IOg.O9
bushels: the average yield por acr,
40 bushels; the average value pc
acre sGi5O
Barley Triples.
The increase In barley for the d,
cado from 1893 to 1909 was 1910
acres. or 2O9.5 per cent. Starting wit
il,2GS acres In 1879. barley fell
G.ii0 In 1889. rose TO S.Gii In 1899. nm
TO 26.752 IA 1909, The total yield 1
1909 was S9i,i7i bushels; the ave
age yield per acre. SO bushels; N
average value per acre. $iI65.
Crop Comparisons.
The cereals had an aggregate acr
age of 29S.Gl3 acres In 1909. AZ con
pared to 255.G99 In 1899, an incroas
OF 42.9ii acres. or lGS per cen
Among the cereals. wheat exceeded n
others in acreage and value. boin
equal to about so per cent OF the tot
acreage and total value, oats ranko
. second. having an acreage and Walt
: less than one'hnlf as great as whea
The average value OF cereals p,
, acre In 1909 was 5000, slightly oy'
that OF hay and forage. aud about on
. third that OF potatoes. with the @
} ceptlon OF buckwheat. wheat shove
the highest average value per acr,
! rye the lowest. OF the hay and 10
age crops, alfalfa ranked first, n,
only In value. but also In acreag
being equal to moro than sey0n.tontl
and fourniths. respectively. OF Il
total acreage aud total value of u
\ entire hay and forage crop "Wil
salt, or prairie grasses" with a mu,
less acreage and value. stood secon
The value OF the hay and forage ere
| exceeded that OF the combined cereal
There were a number OF miscella
eOus crops and the most OF them we
well above the more usual crops
| value per acre.