The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1913-01-11
MINNESOTA DAIRY
PRODUCTS in LEAD
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house and farm yards, and land oc-
cupied by orchards and vineyards, the
acreage for which was not reported.
The general character of Mime
sofa agriculture is indicated by the
fact that, about three-fourths GAS
per cent? of the toal value Of crops
in 1909 was contributed by the cereals,
and about one-eighth (l3.S per cent?
by hay and forage. The remainder,
representing 1874 per cent of the to-
tai value, consisted mostly of pota-
toes and other vegetables and of for
est products. "
The total value of crops in 1909
was 67.2 per cent greater than a in
1899. This increase was clearly due
to higher prices. There was de-
crease of 2.6 per cent in the acreage
of crops for which acreage was re-
ported, the decrease in the acreage
of cereals being more than 100000
acres while there was increases in
the acreage of hay and forage and of
vegetables.
Vegetables.
In 1909 the total acreage of pota-
toes and other vegetables was 269,713
and their value $11,044,391. Elk
Guiding potatoes and sweet potatoes
and yams, the acreage of vegetables
was 46,021 and their value $780,
900, both acreage and value being
materially greater than in 1899. The
census distinguishes between farms
which make the raising of vegetables
a business of some Importance (hav-
ing produced vegetables valued at
$500 or more in 1909 and other
farms, on most of which vegetables
are raised mainly for home con.
sumption. There were in 1909, 594
farms in the first class, representing
only very small proportion af all
the farms that reported vegetables
but containing about one-ninth of the
total acreage of vegetables and pro-
ducing nearly One-fifth Of the total
value, the average acreage of vege.
tables per farm for these farms being
81 and the average value of pro-
duct per acre $118.36.
Small Fruits.
Strawberries are by far the most
important of the small fruits raised
in Minnesota, with raspberries and
loganberries ranking next in import
ance. The value of the strawberry
crop in 1909 was $26S,772; of rasp'
berries and loganberries, $17S,689
The total acreage of small fruits ii
1909 was 1878, and in 1899, 1902
an increase Of 300 per cent. Thu
production was 4,477,O00 quarts i1
1909 as compared with 4,543,00(
quarts in 1899, and the value $685..
900 as compared with $4,000.
Orchard Fruits, Grapes, and Nuts.
The total quantity of orchard fruits
produced in 1909 was 100000 bush.
els, valued at 100000. Apples con.
tributed go per cent of this guam
tity, plums and prunes most of the
remainder. The production of grapes
in 1909 amounted to $4,000 pounds
valued at $11,021, and that of nuts
to 1855 pounds, valued at $1,83S.
The production of all orchard fruit!
together in 1909 was about sever
and one-half times that Of 1899
while that of grapes declined. The
value of orchard fruits increased
from 100000 in 1899 to $801,00(
in 1909, while that of grapes declined
from $15,593 in 1899 to $11,021 in
1909. It should be noted that the
values for 1899 include the value Of
more advanced products, derived
from orchard fruits or grapes, such
as cider, vinegar, dried fruits, and
the like, and may therefore involve
some duplication, while the values
shown for 1909 relate only to the
products in their original condition.