The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1912-12-17
Production and Values are Based on
Prices Up To and Including
December First.
ANIMALS BRING IN $685., 100000
Soil Income is $6,137, 100000, Indi-
eating That Farmers Have Had
Prosperous Year.
Washin gton, Dec. 17.-Final esti

mates of production and value of
eleven of the important crops which
go to make up the enormous grand
total Of 1852, 100000, the wealth
produced On farms through the soil
and farmers livestock during 1912 as
stated by the secretary of agriculture,
were announced yesterday by the
crop reporting board, bureau of sta
tistics. department of agriculture
The figures are the official govern
meDt estimates for the important
crops and indicate the acreage, pro-
sduction and value based on prices
paid to farmers on Dec. l. These
eleven crops are only portion of the
production of the soil which the sec
letary Of agriculture estimates will
amount this year to $6,137, 10000
The secretary estimates the total
value Of the animal products of the
farm in 1912 to be about $780,
100000.
The estimates of yesterday, with
comparisons for 1911 and 1910, fol-
low:
Corn-Area harvested, 1O7,OS3,-
900 acres, compared with 1885,
900 acres last year, and 104 ,O35,OO0
acres in 1910. Production, 3.124,7S6
bushels, compared with 2531, 1885,
600 bushels last year, and 1885,
100000 bushels in 1910. Farm
value Dec. l. per bushel, 4S.7 cents
compared with els cents last year,
and $50 cents in 1910. Total value
of the crop, sl,520,454,o0o, COM
pared with sl,565,25S,Oo last year
and s1.3S4, S17 900 in 1910.
Winter wheat-Area harvested,
1851, 900 acres, compared with 49,
10000 acres last year, and 81
$4,000 acres in 1910. Production
&c., 5000 bushels, compared with
43o,656,Oo0 BUSHES last year, and
434,142, 900 bushels in 1910. Farm
value, Dec. /, per bushel, 500 cents,
compared with $50 cents last year,
and S. cents in 1910 Total value
of the crop, $685. 1000, compared
with s379,151, 200 last year. and
s3S2,31S,OOO in 1910.
Spring wheat-Area harvested,
1928. 900 acres, compared with 90
10000 acres last year and 1852
900 acres in 1910. Production, $780,
349,000 bushels, compared with 1907
$4,000 bushels last year, and 200,-
$4,000 bushels in 1910 Farm value
Dec /. per bushel, 3O.1 cents, COM
pared with $50 cents last year, and
839 cents in 1910. Total value of
the crop, 1891, 7OS,O00, compared
with s163,912,OO0 last year, and
s17S,733,O00 in 1910.
All wheat-Area harvested, 49,
$4,000 acres, compared with 49,
$4,000 acres last year, and 45,6S1,-
900 acres in 1910. Production, $780,
$4,000 bushels, compared with 621,-
$4,000 bushels last year, and $685.
$4,000 bushels in 1910. Farm value,
Dec I, per bushel, $50 cents, com
pared with STA cents last year, and
ss3 cents in 1910. Total value of
the crop, $S,555,2SO, as compared
with s543,O63,OO0 last year, and
s561,O51, 900 in 1910.
Oats-Area harvested, 37,917,-
100000 acres, compared with 81
100000 acres last year, and $685.
900 acres in 1910. Production,
1,41S,337, 1000 bushels, compared with
922,29S,0OO bushels last year, and
1886 941, 900 bushels in 1910. Farm
value, Dec. 1, per bushel, S1.9 cents.
compared with 1870 cents last year,
and 34.4 cents in 1910. Total value
CONTINUED on last page).