Cheyenne record., 1913-12-25
CROP REPORT SHOWS
$9,o00,00O,000 PRODUCT
WEALTH OF FARM THROUGH UNITED
STATES DURING 1918 REACHES ENORMOUS TOTAL
ACCORDING
PARTMENT AGRICULTURE.
Western Newspaper Union News Service.


Western Newspaper Union News Service
Washington. = Final estimates of
production and value of fourteen of
the important crops which form a part
Of the enormous grand total, aggregat-
Ing approximately $9,0OO,0O0,OOO, of
wealth produced on farms through the
soil and farmers livestock during 1913
have been announced by the crop re-
porting board, bureau Of statistics, De-
partment Of Agriculture.
The nIa estimates, with compari-
sons for 1912 and 1911, follow:
Corn-Area harvested, 1O5,S20, 900
acres, compared with 107, ,Os3,oOo acres
last year and 5,S25, 900 acres in 1911.
Acre yield, 2S.1 bushels, compared
with 1872 bushels last year and 239
bushels in 1911. Production, 2,446,-
988,000 bushels, compared with 3,124,-
746,000 bushels last year and 2,531,-
$4,000 bushels in 1911. Farm value,
Dec. 1, per bushel, 69.1 cents, COM
pared with 48.7 cents last year and
61.8 cents in 1911. Total value of the
corn, $1,692,092,O0O, compared with
$3.50, ,454.0O0 last year and $1,565,-
25s,0OO in 1911.
Winter Wheat-Area harvested, al
$4,000 acres, compared with 26,571,.
00c acres last year and 29,162 900
acres in 1911. Acre yield, l6.5 bush
els, compared with ISL bushels last
year and 14.s bushels in 1911. Total
production, 523, ,561 900 bushels, com
pared with 399,919.OOO bushels last
year and 430,656,000 bushels in 1911.
Farm value, Dec. /, per bushel, S2S
cents. compared with 800 cents last
year and SO cents in 1911. Total val
ue Of crop. $433, 1895 200, compared with
$323.572,000 last year and $379,151 600
in 1911.
Spring Wheat-Area harvested, 49,
4s5, 900 acres, compared with 1928 900
acres last year and 20,3S1 900 acres in
1911. Acre yield, 1870 bushels, COM
pored with 17.2 bushels last year, and
9.4 bushels in 1911. Total production,
239,819.000 bushels, compared with
Ss0,s4s.O0O bushels last year, and 19O,-
$4,000 bushels IN 1911. Farm value.
Dec. /. per bushel, 73.4c, compared
with 70.1c last year, and S6.0c in 1911.
Total value of crop, $176,127 900, COM
pared with 1921. 1.7OS,O0O last year. and
$163,s12,OO0 in 1911.
All Wheat-Area harvested, 50,1S4,-
900 acres, compared with 45,S14,0 900
acres last year, and 49,543,O0O acres in
1911. Acre yield, 15.2 bushels, COM
pared with 15.9 bushels last year, and
1875 bushels in 1911. Total production,
TkQ gQn nm ht,cIn1o u,if1,
730, 0,2G7,00O bushels last year, and G21,-
33s,0O0 bushels in 1911. Farm value,
Dec. 1, per hushel, 1880, compared
with 76.0c last year and STAG in 1911.
Total value Of crop, s61O. 100000, com
pared with s555, ,2S0,0OO last year, and
S54a 1903, 900 in 1911.
Oats-Area harvested, 3S,399 900
acres. compared with 37,917,OOO acres
last year and 37,763,0O0 acres in 1911.
Acre yield, 29.2 bushels, compared
with 374 bushels last year and 24.4
121 ,76S,00O bushels, compared with l.
41S,337 900 bushels last year and 922,-
293.O00 bushels in 1911. Farm value,
Dec. 1, per bushel, 1872 cents, COM
pared with 31.9 cents last year and As
cents In 1911. Total value of crop,
s439 39,596,OOO, compared with $452,469,-
600 last year and STA, ,6G3, 900 in 1911.
Barley-Area harvested, 7,499,000
acres, compared with 100000 acres
last year and 7,G27,0Oo acres in 1911.
Acre yield, 23.s bushels. compared
with 1917 bushels last year and 21
bushels in 1911. Total production,
17S,1s9,OOO bushels, compared with
223,S24,00O bushels last year and 160,-
100000 in 1911. Farm value, Dec. l.,
per bushel, 53.7 cents, compared with
sos cents last year and SG.9 cents in
1911. Total value of crop, $95,731,-
900, compared with $112,957,000 last
year and $139,1s2, 900 in 1911.
Rye - Area harvested, 2,557,0oo
acres, compared with 2,117,00O acres
last year and 2,127,oOO acres in 1911.
Acre yield, 1862 bushels, compared with
1863 bushels last year and 15.G bushels
in 1911. Total production, 41,3S1 900
bushels, compared with 1864 900
bushels last year and 33,119,00O bush
els in 1911. Farm value, Dec. /, per
bushel, 63.4c, compared with G6.3c, last
year and S3.2c in 1911. Total value
of crop, $26,220,0O0, compared with
$23,636,O0O last year and $27,557, 900
in 1911.
Buckwheat-Area harvested, S05,000
acres, compared with $4,000 acres