The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-12-16
Yield This Year Is Over Three
Billion Bushels.
Value Is Not So Great as That
of Last Year.
THE WHEAT CROP A BIG ONE
Acreage Smaller Than Last
Years, but Yield Bigger.
Value Is Reduced by Lower
Price per Bushel.

Washington, Dec. 16.-Ffnal esti-
mates of production and value of the
important crops which go to make up
the enormous grand total of SO, So, 000,-
900, the wealth produced 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,
bureau of statistics, department of ag--
riculture. The figures are the official
government estimates for the import
ant crops and indicate the acreage
production, value based on prices PAID
to farmers on December 1. These crops
are only a portion of the production
of the soil which the secretary of ag-
riculture estimates will amount this
year to $6,137, 900, 900. The secretary
estimates the total value of the animal
products of the farm in 1912 to be
about 81, 1876, O00, 900.
The estimates of today, with COM
parsons for 1911 and 1910, follow:
Corn-Area harvested, 107 ,OS3'OO0
compared with 1858 600 acres last
wear. and 1O4 ,035 600 acres in 1910. Pro-
duction, 1924, 746, 900 bushels, compared
with 2531, ASS, 900 bushels last year, and
1856, 26O, 900 bushels in 1910. Farm value
December /, per bushel, 4S.7, Sis cents
last year, and $50 cents in 1910. To-
tai value of the crop, 81 500. 454, 900. COM
pared with 81, SIS, 25S 900 last year and
81 1884, SIT 900 in 1910
Winter Wheat-Area harvested, 26,
ST. 900 acres. compared with 29.162,OOO
acres last year. and q. 239. 900 acres in
1910 Production, 399,919,000 bushels,
compared with 400 $50. 900 bushels last
wear. and 434142. 600 bushels in 1910
Farm value December l. per bushel,
500 cents compared with $50 cents last
wear and SS.1 cents in 1910. Total value
of the crop. $323.5720oO compared with
1878, ISL. 900 last year, and 1882, $4,000 in
1910
Spring Wheat-Area harvested. 49,
243. 900 acres compared with 20,162,0
acres last year. and 1S.3520 900 acres in
1910. Production, 330,34S,000 bushels,
compared with 190.6S2, 900 bushels last
wear. and 2OO. 979, 900 bushels in 1910.
Farm value December 1. per bushel,
7O.1 cents. compared with $50 cents last
year. and $50 cents in 1910 Total value
of the crop. 1921, 70S.000 compared with
$163, 912. 900 last year, and $17S, 900 in
1910
All Wheat-Area harvested. 45,St5,000
acres. compared with 49,543,000 acres
last wear. and Al, 681, 900 acres in 1910.
Production, $50, 267, 900 bushels, COM
pared with 621, 33S,000 bushels last year
and SIS. 121 goo bushels in 1910. Farm
value December I. per bushel, 76 cents,
compared with S7.4 cents last year, and
ss3 cents in 1910. Total value of the
CROP 1855, $50. 900, compared with $543,-
O63. 900 last year, and 1851 ,051 900 in
1910
Oats-Area harvested. 1891, 900 acres,
compared with 81 ,763. 600 acres last year,
and 81. 54S.0 900 acres in 1910. Production,
/ 41S 337. 900 bushels, compared with 922,-
29S 900 bushels last year, and 1,186, 341 900
bushels in 1910. Farm value, December
/. per bushel. 31.9 cents, compared with
$50 cents last year. and 34.4 cents in
1910 Total value of the crop, $452, 49,
600 compared with S414, 663, 900 last year, |
and S408 3SS, 900 in 1910.
Potatoes-Area harvested, Sill, 900 |
acres compared with 3,619,00O acres
last wear, and $780, 900 acres in 1910. |
Production, 420,647,0OO bushels, com |
pared with 292.737. 900 bushels last
year. and 349,0S2, 900 bushels in 1910. 2.
Farm value, December 1, per bushel,
sos cents, compared with 1913 cents
last year, and 55.7 cents in 1910. Total
value of the crop. 1912, 55O.0OO, COM
pared with $233,778,00O last year and
$194, 566,000 in 1910.
Hay-Area harvested, 49,53O, 600
acres compared with As, 900 acres
last year, and 51.015, 900 acres in 1910.
Production, II 691. 900 tons, compared
with 54,916,OOO tons last year, and
So, 37S, 900 tons in 1910. Farm value,
December 1, per ton, $11.79, compared
with $14.29 last year, and $12.14 in
1910 Total value of the crop, $685.,
$4,000, compared with S7S4,926, 900
Ia ST wear and SS42,252,0OO in 1910.