The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1912-12-20
;3,s|l,44s,000 CROP
ESTIMATED VALUES MADE Dv
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
BUSHELS OF CORN.
CORN Is KING OF ALL.
26,s7f 900 Acres sown to Winter
wheat-1s,a4s,ooo All Wheat
Some Detailed
Figures.

Washington. Dec. 1S.-Record crops
Of corn. spring wheat. oats, barley, po-
tatoes, rye, hay and rice we're harvest
ed this year. according to the final es.
Inmates Of the department of agricul-
ture just announced. They confirmed
the preliminary estimates made sew
eral months ago. In almost every In
stance. With a total value of $3,911.-
$4,000. the eleven principal crops es-
timated yesterday exceeded the value
of the same crops last year ny $780,
SCI 900.
Corn 10 King.
Corn. the greatest crop of all. went
almost 100000 bushels beyond the
record crop grown in 1906 and sur
passed the 1911 crop by 3.25s. 900
bushels. The value of the crop, how
ever. was less by $64 900 900 than last
years the price per bushel on Dec
being is.7 cents this year against els
cents last year.
The total wheat crop was los. 929, 900
bushels greater than last year: oats
is6, 03a,00o bushels greater: barley,
NosFNfsNNN iAts bs-DS.-
900 bushels greater: buckwheat, l. 7OO.-
600 bushels greater; fiaxseed, S,7O3,-
600 bushels greater: potatoes, 1877 ,9l0,-
600 bushels greater: hay. l7.775.O00
tons greater; tobacco. 57,716, 600 lbs.
greater, and rice. 100000 bushels
greater.
The estimates with comparisons
for 1911 and 1910. follow in part:
Corn-Area harvested 107.0S3. 900
acres. compared with 1906 .S25. 900 acres
last year and 104 OBS. 900 acres In 1910.
Production. 3.124.746.000 bushels. COM
pared with 1881 .4SS,O00 bushels last
year and 1856, 260. 900 bushels In 1910.
Farm value Dec. /. per bushel. 4S.7
cents. compared with els cents last
year. and as cents in 1910. Total value
of the crop. $3.50. asa 900, compared
with 1865. 25S, 900 last year and ST.
3S4. $1,000 in 1910.
Winter Wheat-Area harvested, 60
81 900 acres. compared with 29,l62..
900 acres last year and 27,239.00
900 bushels, compared with 430,656.-
900 bushels last year and 434.l42,O0
bushels in 1910. Farm value. Dec. I,
per bushel. 500 cents. compared with
So cents last year and $751; cents in
1910. Total value OF the crop. $685.
1000, compared with 1919. ISL 900
last year and $3s2.3ls.000 In 1910.
Spring Whcat-Area harvested, 49,
$4,000 acres, compared with 20.162.-
900 acres last year and Is, 3d., 900 acres
in 1910. Production. 330.34S.0U0 bush
els, compared with 100. $50 900 bushels
last year and 200, 900 bushels In
1910. Farm value. Dec. I. per bushel,
is.l per cent. compared with $50 cents
last year and $50 cents In 1910. To
tai value of the crop. 1921. 70S. 900. com.
pared with sl63.9l2.O0o last year and
s17S,733 900 in 1910.
All Wheat-Area harvested. 45,Sl5,-
900 acres. compared with 49.543. 600
acres last year and 1851 900 acres in
1910. Production. 1926. 900 bushels,
compared with 621 1888. 900 bushels last
year and 635. l2I 900 bushels in 1910.
Farm value, Dec. I. per bushel, 7s
cents compared with S7.4 cents last
year and 1873 cents in 1910. Total
value Of the crop. s555 ESQ. 900. COM
pared with $685. 3.oO0 last year and
$50l .05l 900 In 1910.
Oats-Area harvested, 37.9I7,000
acres. compared with 37,7s3. 900 acres
last year. and 37.54S.000 acres in 1910.
1.4ls. 337. 900 bushels, com.
pared with s22.29s.0O0 bushels last
year and I.lss.34l. 900 bushels in 1910.
Farm value Dec. ]. per bushel. 3i.9
cents. compared with IS cents last
year and 344 cents In 1910. Total
value OF the crop. $452.46s. 900. compar.
ed with 34l4.663.0 last year and