The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1913-12-19
VALUE Of 4 CROPS
IS S4,940,301,000
U. s. ESTIMATE SHOWS INCREASE
IN ACREAGE AND WORTH AND
LOSS IN PRODUCTION.
DROUGHT CAUSED SHORTAGE
oryness Is Accompanied by Excessive
Heat During Summer Months in
Important Agricultural Dis
trct In Central West

Washington, d. C.--With the most
valuable crops of corn and cotton eyor
produced and the second most yalua,
Bile oats crop the value Of teh ma,
tons IA principal farm crops this wear
aggregates the enormous total of
S,s40,3Ol,ooo the department of agri.
culture announced in its final esti,
mates Of acreage, production and
value.
This is an increase of $1S2.g52 900
over the value Of the same Crops last
year, and of $35O,772. coo over those
Of 1911, based on the prices paid to
farmers on Dec. !.
The acreage OF the crops would be-
equivalent TO a farm one seventh the
size Of continental United States. The
exact area planted to these II crops.
more than % per cent Of the total OF
all crop area. was 299.i33 400 acres.
an Increase OF almost 100000 acres
over last years area and Of more than
100000 over the 1911 area. More
than onethird OF the total acreage was
planted to corn.
$3.50 Per Acre Is Average.
For the crops as whole. the aver.
age production per acre was valued at
about slG.50. The corn crop averaged
$3.50 per acre; cotton, $22l9: sugar
beets, $59.64; wheat. $l2l4: oats.
$ll.44; sweet potatoes sCSGO. rice.
S26.6S; potatoes, SG2 10; tobacco.
10000, and rye, sl2.S4.
THE production Of crops IN the
United States in 1913 was materially
below the average" Secretary Of Agri.
culture David F. Houston announced
the yield per acre Of all crops com.
binen being smaller than IN any year
OF the past decade, with the execution
OF 1911, This shortage was caused by
a severe drought. accompanied by ex.
cossive hea' during the summer
months, In an important portion OF
the agricultural district Of the United
states, and particularly in Kansas.
Oklahoma. Missouri and adjacent
states
Crop Unusually Large.
'lnasmuch as crop production OF
1912 was unusually large. a greater
proportion than usual has been car.
ried into the present crop year. which
should mitigate somewhat the effects
OF the shortage Of this years crops
The final estimates of three prod
ucts, with comparisons for 1912 and
1871. follow:
Corn-Area harvested, 105,S20. 900
acres, compared with I07,O9S. 900
acres last year and 1O5.S25 acres in
1911. Acre yield, 23.l bushels. com.
pared with 292 bushels last year and
23.9 bushels In 1911. Production,
2 ,446,9SS,0O0 bushels, compared with
24,746,000 bushels last year and
1851. $4,000 bushels in 1911. Farm
value. Dec. /, per bushel, 69.1 cents.
with 4S.7 cents last year
and els cents In 1911 Total value OF
he corn crop, 1852, O92.OO com.
pared VITA s1,520.454,O0O last year
and $1,565 .25S 900 in 1911.
Increase In Wheat Yield.
All Wheats-Area harvested, 90. 1874.
700 acres compared with 45,S14. 900
Icres last year and 1853 900 acres in
l9ll Acre yield, 1862 bushels. com.
pared with 1853 bushels last year and
2.5 bushels in 1911. Total production,
'63,3SO,000 bushels. compared with |
'3O,267, 900 bushels last year and 621,-
$4,000 bushels in 1911. Farm value,
Dec. l, per bushel, 1913 cents, compar-
ID with 76 cents last year and s7.4
'ents in 1911. Total value OF crop. |
1910, $4,000. compared with s555 $50. I
100 last year and $543, 063, 900 in 1911. !
Oats-Area harvested, $685.. 900 !
ores. compared with 379l7,900 acres
ast year and 37,7G3, 900 acres In 1911.
acre yield, 29.2 bushels compared
With 37.4 bushels last year and 244
bushels In 1911. Total production,
,l21, 76S,000 bushels. compared with
.4lS,337 900 bushels last year and
22,29S,O00 bushels in 1911. Farm
alue, Dec. l, per bushel 500 cents,
ompared with 31.9 cents last year and
8 cents In 1911. Total value Of crop,
4S9,5s6.OOO, compared with s452.4G9.-
90 last year and S414, 1858 900 in 1911.
100000 Worth Of Pecars.
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