Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-11-14
GREATEST CROP Of
CORN EVER KNOWN
Feature of the Most Remarkable
Agricultural Year in His
tory Of Nation.

Washington. Nov. "a corn crop OF
3.l6o $1,000 bushels, or 2s9.o21, 00c
bushels more than the greatest cror
OF corn ever grown In any country OF
the world is the feature or tile coun.
Tys most remarkable agricultural.
year In history. according to the No.
Vember crop report of the United
states department of agriculture is-
sued to-day. The report completed
the governments preliminary esti.
mates Of the nations principal farm
crops. This great crop of corn wal
worth on November to farmers 81
$50. 900
The enormous sum of $4.171,134.o0e
represented the farm value on Noyem-
Der OF the United States crops of
corn. hay wheat oats, potatoes. bar
ley. naxsced. rye and buckwheat.
VITA the value OF the growing cotton
crop and the crops Of tobacco. rice
and apples. the aggregate value OF
these principal farm pro ducts will
amount we'll beyond $4,000, 100000
Upon the preliminary estimates Of
production and prices announced To-
day. the value Of the crops figure out
as follows:
Corn ...............-........s1 $50 1900
Hay ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. S54,615.No
wheat ".,.....................6 12, 639, 90
Oats Observation-Disclosures. 41G, 169, COO
POTATOES Observation-Disclosures. 1SS, 5U. 90
harley Observation-Disclosures. 100, s45, 600
| flaxseed ..........-............ $685., 900
Rye OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. "a, $1,000
! Buckwheat Observation-Disclosures. 1o,53UO
| There was an Increase In the total
value OF each OF these crops, excepting
/ buckwhent, potatoes. barley and rye
| The Increase netted s5l5 ,o57 600, over the
value OF last years crops
RECORD CROPS HARVESTED.
| Record crops Of corn potatoes, flax
seed. oats, barley, rye and hay were
| harvested this year The governments
| official estimates of tho value of the
various crops and its final estimates Of
total production will be announced in
December.
Details of the report follow:
Corn. total production. prelim.narily es-
t'mated 3,169 1877. 900 bushels compared with
2,53l, 4ss,00 last year. and the record crop
OF 1922 .ilGpO in 1906 Yield per acre, q. 3
| bushels. compared with 239 bushels last
| year. and 8.7 bushels, the 10-year aver
age. Average farm price 8.4 cents per
bushel. compared with 647 cents Last
Year Quality l01.1 per cent, compared
! with the l0-year average. Corn Of 1911
crop remaining on farms November l was
ei,764.000 bushels. compared with 1913, ga 900
bushels of the 1910 crop remaining on
| farms November /, last year. The farm
value Of the corn crop December l last
| year was 81 $50 25S 900
Buckwheat total production. prellni-
rarily estimated 19.1A,0o0 bushels com
pared with 17.549, 900 bushels last year
POTATOES NEARLY DOUBLE
Potatoes. total production prelininar.
ly estimated H4,2seo0 bushels. compar-
ed with ?92. 1900 bushels last year.
The yield per acre and production Of
corn, potatoes and tobacco in the prin-
cipal States form part OF the report.
In Pennsylvania the yield Of corn per
acre is All bushels and the production Is
81 $4,000 bushels,
New York leads IN the production OF
potatoes. The Yield per acre Is IN
bushels and the total production 80, 0S,.
90 bushels.
Pennsylvania has the largest average
OF tobacco per acre. 1.45O pounds. but
the total 100000 pounds. Is considerably
less than the production of the lead
ing State. kentucky, whose production
is 3isH2.oo1 pounds.