Middletown transcript., 1912-11-23
GREAT YIELD FROM FARMS

corn crop Of 8, IG9, l37, 900 bushels, or
28l, 92l 900 bushels more than the greatest
crop of corn ever grown in any country of
the world, is the feature of TIE countFy's
most remarkable agric' l'ural year in his.
tory, according to the November crop re-
port of the United States Department of
Agriculture. The report ,ompIeted the
governments preliminary estimates of
the nations principal farm rrols. This
great crop of coru was worth onNovember
lst to farmers 81, $50, ZIG, 900.
The enormous sum of $6,17l, ,lS4, 900
represented the farm value on November
of the UDRatsoo6tates crops OF corn, hay,
wheat, oats, potatoes, barley, flaxeeed,
rye and bucku heat With the value of
the growing cotton crop and the crops of
tobacco, rice aud apples, the aggregate
value If these principal farm products will
amount well beyobd S., 900, 900. 900.
Up"n the preliminary estimates of pro-
duction annourped, the value of the crops
figure out as fslo@s:
Corn, $1,S50, 776,OOO.
Hay, 1854 6l5, 900.
Wheat, 1908 $4,000.
Oats, $476, 10000 ~
| pIaa.. ..'asa, siSs p, ,0Oa,- =
Ll:fBsil. y Sl20 s45, 900.
Flax e, j. $50, 500, 900.
Ry' 224 10000.
Buckwneat, $12, ,526, 900.
There was al increase in the total value
Of each of these crops, excepting buck
wheat, potatoes, barley and rye.
The increase netted $5l2, ,O57 900 over
the value of last years crops.
Details of the report follow:
Corn-Total production, preliminarily
estimated, 8, 1853 l37. .OOo bu.he compared
with 1851, ,4S8 900 bns-els last year and
the record of 9. .927, ,4l6 600 bushels in 1906.
Yield per acre, 2l.S bushels, compsSs0
With 23.9 bushels last year and 9eS:4 bu-
silels, ten-year average. Average farm
price, 5S.4 cents per bushel, compared
with 647 cents per year. Quality, lOl.1
per cent compared with the ter-year av-
erags Com of 1911 crop remaining on
farms Noveuserl was 65, 764, GOO bushels
compared With IsS ,824, 600 bushels of the
1910 crop remainiHg on farms November
/, last year. Thsfarm value of the coin
crop December last year was 81, ,565, ,s58-
900.
Tobacco Total pfsa,,rtion, preliminari-
Iy estimated. 959, 4s7 900 pcsnds, COM
pared with sos, los. 600 pounds h.
and She kcord crop of l.103
pounds in 1910, yield per al
pounds, compared with 1887 4
year and S59.2 pounds the ten
age. Quality, 1905 per cent
year average
Wheat-Total production, pr
estimated, 75O. $50. 900 conn
6Sl ,5Ss:5od
cord crop ON
Yield per ac sls
with 1915 busliy -. year and i ~
hels. the ten = pr average. Average "a
price, 83S cents PEI busbel compare
with 9l.5 cents last year. Weight per
measured busEei 5S.S pounds compared
with 57.e pounds, last year and ST.
pounds, the ten year average. The farm
value Of the wheat crop on December
last year was $54s, ,O6S,OOO.
Oats-Total production, preiminarily
l,417,l75,OOO bushels, COM
pared with s22, ,39s, 600 bushels last year
and the record crop of 1,1S6, ,S41, 900 bus
hels, 1910. Yield per acre, S7.4 bushels
compared with pa bushels last year and
29. S bushels, the ten year average. Aver
age farm price, SO. 6 cents per bushel, COM
pared with 1873 cents last year. Weight
per measured bushel 3S pounds, compar-
ed with 31.1 pounds last year and 3l.3
pounds, the ten year average. The farm
value OF the oats crop on December last
year was $4l4, $685. 900.