Bisbee daily review., 1912-05-31
BULLETIN TELLS
 IF FARM CROPS
COuntry's Production in Ey- cry Line Is Given in the Census
 Report
CEREALS IMPORTANT

II
 WASHINGTON, May 30 Geoeraph- ic distribution of general farm crCps throughout the country, as reported at the thirteenth decennial census, is shown in an advance bulletin which will soon be issued by the bureau of ihe census
 II gives for each crop the percent age of the total acreage which was reported from each of the nine geo. graphic divisions To make the sig nihcance Of the facts somewhat clear. CT figures are also given for larger sections of the country termed re- spectiVely, the north. the south, and the west, and for the sections east and west O' the Mississippi river. The north is formed of the New F., g land. the middle Atlantic, the east north central and the west north cen. trai divisions; the south of the south Atlantic, the east south central and The west north central divisions: the south. Of the south Atlantic, the east south central, anC the west south central divisions, and the west. Of the mountain and Pacific divisions
 In this connection, the percentage distribution of the total improved land Of the country is given.
 The bulletin states that the distri button Of the cereal acreage cores. spOnds more closely to the distribu. ton of improved land than does that Of any other crop. but there is 8 marked concentration in the east and west north central divisions. while h. zF is only g small fraction of its i'm proved land acreage Hay and forage and potatoes are likewise well reprs sented in all sections, though the pro portion Of the total acreage is larger Tn the New England, middle Atlantic and east north central divisions than the proportion of improved land in those sections
 From Different Parts of Country.
 The cereals, hay and forage. and potatoes are produced mainly in the north and sweet potatoes. tobacco and cotton mainly in the south More than one-half Of the acreage of the cereals and of hay and forage is found west of the Mississippi river Some what more than one-half of the cct. ton acreage ic situated east O. the Mis Sisslppi and practically all of the to- bacco is grown in this section Near ly twO-raised east of the Mississippi river.
 In the United States as a whole. in 1903 all specified crops occupied 63 per cent of the improved land, ce reals 4o per cent. hay and forage 15.l, potatoes s, sweet potatoes and jams l. tobacco. 2, and cotton 67 The cereal percentages in the east north central and the west north central di. visions, 47.6 and 5l.O respectively, exceeded that for the United States In the New England. Middle Atlantic, and Mountain divisions. hay and for age occupied a larger area Of i'm proved farm land than the cereals, the respective percentages being 523 and 3l.l The proportion (33.4) occu. pied by the cereals in the West South Central division was approached by that. (2J.S), shown for cotton in the same division. and in the Pacific dt vision by the percentage. 19D shown for hay and forage
 In both the North and the South the cereals have the largest share of the total improved acreage. the pro portion being somewhat larger in the North and the South In the North the second place is occupied by hay and forage; in the South portions Of the improved farm land
 Cereals Most important
 Considered as an aggregate the ce, reals are, both on acreage and value, the most important Of the general crops under consideration.
 
 1909 the two North Central divisions contained nearly two thirds of the total cereal acreage Of the country, though at the same time it is noted that these divisions contained slight ly more than one-half Of all the i'm proved iand Seven stats-Illincis, Kansas, Iowa. Nebraska, North Dako- "a. Missouri. and Mihnesota-with m aggregate Of 92,0OO,0OO acres, con. tained nearly one half of the totar acreage in cereals in 1909
 The slight gain of 3.j per cent iD the cereal acreage was far from being evenly distributed throughout the country. All sections east of the Mis- sissippi River lost in acreage the az. gregate loss being nearly 5000, 900 acres. West of the Mississippi River, on the other hand. all divisions except the Pacific increased their acreage, with a net gain of over 100000, acres. Twenty eight states had a smaller acreage Of cereals in 1909 than in 1899. Of the seven leading states mentioned above, North Da kota increased its acreage enormous ly during the decade, Kansas made a comfortable, and Nebraska a slight gain in Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, and Missouri decrea ses occurred.
 PETER ZEBICH