Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1912-12-17
FINAL ESTIMATES ISSUED
ON SOME IMPORTANT CROPS
The Figures Indicate Acreage
Production and Value Based
on Prices Paid December |

VII TIlC6S T dlu D6C6lllU6l
WASHINGTON, Dec. 16.-F1naI estimates. OF
production and value OF eleven OF the impor
tant crops which go to make up the enormous
grand total OF So, 6S2, 100000, the wealth pro-
duced on farms through the soil and farmers
live stock during 1912, as stated by the sec
rotary OF agriculture. were announced today
by the crop reporting board, breau Of stats
tics, department OF agriculture. The figures
the official government estimates for the
important crops and indicate the acreage, pro
duction, value based on prices paid to farmers
portion Of the production of the soil which
the secretary of agriculture estimates will
amount this year TO Sc 1877 100000. The Sec
rotary estimates the total value of the animal
products Of the farm in 1912 to be about So
$685. 100000
The estimates of today. with comparisons for
Corn: Area harvested, IO7 ,OS3. 900 acres,
compared with los, SD, 900 acres last year ana
104, 035O00 acres in 1910 Production. 3,l24,
bushels last year and 2,SS6 go. 900 bushels In
1910. Farm value December 1, per bushel,
and As cents in 1910. Total value OF crop,
81 500. $4,000. compared with 81, 565. 25S, 900
last year and 1854, s17, 900 in 1890.
Winter wheat; Area harvested, 26,STl .OOO
acres, compared with 20, 49,. QUO Nacres last
year and % ,239. 900 0acres In 1910. Production,
1906, 919, 600 bushels. compared with SO,6SB,OOO
bushels last year and 434, IA, 900 bushels in
1910. Farm value, December 1, per bushei,
500 cents, compared with So cents last year
and ssl cents in 1910. Total value Of the
crop, 1923 ST., 600, compared with S)19,1ol,OUO
last year and $3.50, BIS, 600 in 1910.
Spring wheat: Area harvested, 19,24S,OOO
acres, compared with 20, 49,, coo acres last
year and Is, S52. 900 acres in 1910. Production
33O, $4,000 bushels. compared with 100, 6s2,OOO
tushels last year and 2OO,919,OO0 bushels IN
IL cents, compared with So cents last year
and $50 per cent in 1910. Total value OF
the crop, S2S1 T0S OOO compared with $685.
$4,000 last year and S17S, 733, 600 in 1910.
All Wheat: Area harvested, As, S14, 900 acres
compared with 40, 543,O 900 acres last year ana
45. 6S1 600 acres In 1910. Production, $780,
bushels last year and 635 ~, 900 bushels in
1910. Farm value December 1, per bushel, 10
cents. compared with S7.4 cents last year ana
6S.3 cents in 1910. Total value of the crop,
$685., 2S0. 900, compared with S54S, O63,OOO last
year and 1851 ,05l 900 in 1910.
oats-Area harvested. '37917Oo0 acres, com
pared with 87763 600 acres last year, and 81
64S.OO0 acres in 1910. Production AIS, 337 900
bushels, compared with 922. 29s, 900 bushels last
year, and l,iso, S4l 600 bushels IN 1910; Farm
value, December 1, per bushel, $40 cents, COM
pared with $50 cents last year, and 344
cents In 1910. Total value of the crop $452,-
469. 900. compared with s414, $4,000 last year,
and S4Os 3ss 900 in 1910.
BarIey-Area harvested, $780, 900 acres. COM
pared with 100000 acres last year, and q
bushels, compared with 1 O. 24O,O0 bushels last
year. and III, sS2 900 bushels in 1910. Farm
value, December 1, per bushel SOB cents. COM
pared with $50 cents last year, and BIS cents
in 1910. Total value of the crop S112, 957 900,
compared with $3.50, 1000 last year and
$780, 42G 900 in 1910
Rye-Area harvested, 2, 117.O0 acres, compared
with 212T 600 acres last year. and 2,1s5,0OO
acres in 1910 Production, 80, 664 900 bushels,
compared with 33.119.O0o bushels last year, and
"a ,S79,O 900 bushels In 1910. Farm value, Decem-
Der /, per bushel, 663 cents, compared with
$50 cents last year, and us cents in 1910.
Total value Of the crop, S23, $4,000, compared
1910
Buckwheat: Area harvested, s41. 900 acres.
compared with $4,000 acres hast year, and
bushels compared with II, 54e, 900 bushels last
year. and 7.5sS.0OO bushels in 1910 Farm
compared with 72.6 cents last year, and SCI
cents in 1910. Total value of the crop. $12,-
40 600 compared with SO. $4,000 last year.
and S11, $4,000 in 1910.
Flaxseed: Area harvested, 1851 900 acres,
compared with 2,757,0O0 acres last year. and
900 bushels compared with 19,3IO,O00 bushels
last year, and 12.71s,0oO bushels in 1910
Farm value Des &c 90 per S oDd SIN
1910. Total value Of the crop, 80, 202, 900,
compared with $35,272,o 600 last year and $780,
Rice: Area slO' harvested 722sOo acres, COM
pared with &c., 800 acres last year, and 122,-
500 acres In 1910 P Fl .I 6oS s5.
year, and "a, 900 bushels in 1910. Farm
value, December /, per bushel 936 cents,
rents in 1910. Total value of the crop, $685.
423 90. compared with SIS, 1000 alst year
and Sl6.624.OOO In l9lVs
Potatoes; Area harvested. 3,711, 900 acres.
compared with 3,619.OO0 acres last year, and
g. 100 600 acres in 1910. Production, 420, 647,-
600 bushels compared with 292. 737, 900 bush
els last year, and $4,000, 900 bushels in 1910.
Farm value, December 1, per bushel, 300 cents,
compared with 100 cents last year. and BOZ
cents in 1910. Total value of the crop, $2l2,-
$50. 900, compared with 1923, 7I3, 900 last year,
and s194. SEQ. 600 in 1910.
Hay: Area harvested. 49,530,OOO acres com
pared with As, 100000 acres last year and
81. Ol5. OOO acres in 1910. Production, I2.69l,WO
TONS compared with 54,9l6,O00 tons last year
and 69, 1875. 900 tons in 1910. Farm value De-
cember /, per ton, Sits, compared with
s14 20 last year and S12.14 in 1910. Total
value OF the crop, 1856, 695 600. compared with
sTS4 926 600 last year and SS42, 252. 600 In 1910
Tobacco: Area harvested, l,22o,SOO acres,
compared with I,O12.s00 acres last year ana
1866 100 acres IN 1910. Production. So2,Soo,-
GOO pounds comparer with sos, 100000 pounds
last year and LOB $4,000 pounds in l9lO
Farm value December 1, per pound, los cents,
compared with Ga cents last year and 30
cents In 1910. Total value OF the crop, $lO4,-
O63 OOO compared with SS5,2lO,OOO last year
and s102 I42, 600 in 1910.
Values Of other crops, estimated by the sec
rotary of agriculture. are: Cotton lint, $780,
OOO. 600; cotton seed. S11T.OOO.O00; beet sugar
S67 900. 600; sugar, S34,OOO,OOO; hops, S1l'-
OOO. 900; sorghum syrup, maple syrup and syrup
industries. S15O000O0.