The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-06-30

Preliminary Statement of Thirteenth
Census Results Issued BY The
Census Bureau.

SOUSAs 6dtGdds
Washington, D. c.. June 27.-Sta-
tistics relative to the leading crops
for the state of Missouri collected at
the thirteenth deeennial census, April
Is, 1910, the contained in an official
statement issued today by Acting Cen
sus Director Falkner. 1t is based on
tabular summaries prepared under
the direction of DR.. LIE Grand Powers,
chief statistician for agriculture in the
bureau of the census. The figures are
preliminary and subject to slight re-
vision later, when a few other farms,
whose returns, now incomplete, will
be included in the final tables. 1t is
not expected that these additions will
materially modify the amounts or
rates given in the present statement.
The leading crops of the state for
1909, ranked in the order of valuation,
were: Corn, $1O7192,OOO; hay and
forage, $SS.SO7, 900; wheat, $685.
900; oats. $1O,232,OOO; and potatoes,
$4,414,OO0.
Corn Decreases Slightly.
During the 10 years ending with
1909 corn decreased 32O,264 acres, or
4.3 per cent. Starting with 5,5SS,265
acres in 1879, corn rose to 6,072,121 in
1889, to 7,42S,6S3 in 1899, but fell to
7,109,419 in 1909. The total yield in
1909 was 191 1,O15,5S9 bushels; the aver
age yield per acre, q bushels; the av-
erage value per acre, $3.50
Increase in Hay And Forage.
Hay anchorage showed an increase
of 140,6S6 acres, or per cent, between
1899 and 1909. From 1,297,994 acres
in 1879, hay and forape increased to
2,S70,562 in 1889, to 3,481, ,506 in 1899,
and again to 1922, 1872 in 1909. The
total yield in 1909 was 4,OS7,7 tons;
the averabe yield per acre, IL tons; the
average value per acre, $780,
Slight Decrease in Wheat.
Wheat in the decade from 1899 to
1909 decreased 41,301 acres, or per
cent. From 2,O74,S94 acres in 1879,
wheat decreased to 1,946,7S5 in 1889,
increased to 2,O14,91S in 1909 The
aggregate yield in 1909 was 29,806,-
5S9 bushels, of which 29,746,2S7 bush
els was winter wheat. The average
yield per acre was Is bushels; the av-
erage value per acre, s14.S0.
Oats Increase.
Oats during the 1S99-19O9 decade in
creased 154,S19 acres, or 1863 per cent.
From 968,473 acres in 1879, oats in
creased to 1,676,7O6 in 1889, dropped
to 916,178 in 1899, and rose to 1,070.-
997 in 1909. The total yield in 1909
was 24,652,451 bushels: the average
yield per acre, 20 bushels; the aver
age value per acre, $9.55.
A Gain in Potatoes.
During the decade prior to 1909 po-
atoes increased 2,25S acres, or "a per
cent. From 1889, when 96,356 acres
we're harvested, potatoes fell to 99.-
rs in 1899, but rose to 96,173 in 1909.
Fhe aggregate yield in 1909 was T.
S7,350 bushels; the average yield per
ere, 81 bushels; the average value
'er' acre. $500.
Crop Comparisons.
The cereals had an aggregate acre
ge of 10,240,376 acres in 1909, as
to 10,423,745 acres in 1899, a
ecrease of 183,369 acres, or 1.S per
ent. Among the cereals, corn ex- !
eeded all others in acreage and value,
eing equal to seven-tenths of the to- I
al acreage and total value of the /
ereals. Wheat ranked second, being {
quail to about one-fifth of the acreage
nd value of the combined cereals.
he average value Of cereals per acre IL
1909 was $1440, slightly more than t
ne and half times that of hay and
'rage. Corn showed the highest aver
se value per acre; emmer and spelt, t
lie lowest. OF the hay and forage c
rops, Timothy and clover mixed7 {
mixed first, not only in value but also C
acreage, with Timothy alone" h
ose second These two combined a
'mprised more than rs per cent of e
e entire hay and forage crop in both n
'reage and value. The value of the y
ly and forage crop was less than p
le-fourth that of the combined d
reals. tt
There was large number of mfscel- a
neous crops. and the most of them
ere well above the more usual crops c,
value per acre. b
Lightning Kills a Farmer. b
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Okla, June 27.-Walter re-