The Holly chieftain., 1913-12-26
CROP REPORT SHOWS
$9,ooo,ooo,ooo PRODUCT
WEALTH OF FARM THROUGH LIVE STOCK IN UNITED
STATES DURING 1918 REACHES ENORMOUS TOTAL,
ACCORDING TO FINAL ESTIMATES OF DE-
PARTMENT AGRICULTURE.
Western Newspaper Union New. 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,OOO,OOO,O0O, of
wealth produced on farms through the
soil and farmers livestock during 1913
nave been announced by the crop re-
porting board, bureau OF statistics, De-
partment of Agriculture.
The final estimates, with compari
sons for 1912 and 1911, follow:
Corn-Area harvested, 1O5,s20, 900
acres, compared with LOT, ,0S3 900 acres
last year and 105,S25,OOO acres in 1911
Acre yield, 23.1 bushels, compared
with 29.2 bushels last year and 23.9
bushels in 1911. Production, 2,446,-
8SS,000 bushels, compared with 3,124,-
146.O00 bushels last year and 2,531,-
4SS.000 bushels in 1911. Farm value,
Dec. /, per bushel, 69.1 cents, com
pared with 4S.7 cents last year and
SIS cents In 1911. Total value of the
corn. $1.692,092.000, compared with
H,520,454,000 last year and $1,565,.
25S,0OO in 1911.
Winter Wheat-Area harvested, 31,-
$4,000 acres, compared with 26,571,-
Doe acres last year and 29,162,00r
acres in 1911. Acre yield, 1875 bush
els, compared with ISL bushels las
year and 14.s bushels in 1911. Total
production, 523,561,0OO bushels, com
pared with 399,919.OOO bushels last
year and 430,G56,OOO bushels in 1911.
Form value, Dec. /, per bushel, S2.s
cents. compared with 500 cents last
year and So cents in 1911. Total val
ue of crop. $433, 1895 900, compared with
SS23.572.0 900 last year and $379,151 900
in 1911.
Spring Wheat-Area harvested, 49,,
4S5,000 acres, compared with 1925, 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,s19,000 bushels, compared with
330,34s.ooO bushels last year. and 19O,
$4,000 bushels in 1911. Farm value
Dec. 1. per bushel, 7S.4c, compared
with 70.1c last year, and 5000 in 1911.
Total value of crop, $17e.127 900, com
pared with 1921. .7Ds 900 iast year. and
4163,912,000 in 1911.
All Wheat-Area harvested, 50,184,-
900 acres, compared with 45,814,000
acres last year, and 49,543, 900 acres in
1911. Acre yield, 1872 bushels, com
pared with 15.9 bushels last year, and
12.5 bushels in 1911. Total production.
763,3S0,O0O bushels, compared with
730,o67, 900 bushels last year, and 621,-
33S,000 bushels in 1911. Farm value,
Dec. 1, per bushel. 1880, compared
with 76Oc last year and S7.4c in 1911.
Total value of crop, $610. 100000 com
pared with $555, 100000 last year, and
S549,063,000 in 1911.
Oats-Area harvested, 3s,399, 900
acres. compared with 37,917.000 acres
last year and 37,763,0O0 acres in 1911.
Acre yield, 292 bushels, compared
with 37,4 bushels last year and PA
bushels in 1911. Total production, L.
121, ,76S, 900 bushels, compared with l.
41S,337,00O bushels last year and 922.-
2es.O00 bushels in 1911. Farm value,
Dec. /, per bushel, 1872 cents, com
pared with 31.9 cents last year and As
cents in 1911. Total value Of crop,
3439, 500, 900, compared with $452,469,-
600 last year and $414.663, 900 in 1911.
Barley-Area harvested, 7,499.00O
acres, compared with 100000 acres
last year and 7,627,0o0 acres in 1911.
Acre yield, 23.S bushels. compared
with 29.7 bushels last year and 81
bushels in 1911. Total production,
17s,1S9,000 bushels, compared with
223, $4,000 bushels last year and 160,'
100000 in 1911. Farm value, Dec. 1,
per bushel, 53.7 cents, compared with
50.6 cents last year and S6.9 cents in
1911. Total value Of crop, $95, ,731,'
900, compared with $112,957.000 last
year and $13s, 1872. 900 in 1911.
Rye = Area harvested, 2,567.00O
acres, compared with 2,117000 acres
last year and 2.127o0O acres in 1911
Acre yield, 1862 bushels. compared with
1863 bushels last year and 15.G bushels
in 1911. Total production, 41,3s1,00o
bushels, compared with 35.664,0Oc
bushels last year and 33,119.000 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, $26,22O,00O. compared with
$23,636, 600 last year and $27,567,0 7,00o
in 1911
Buckwheat-Area harvested. S05,0oC
acres, compared with $4,000 acres
last year and $4,000 acres in 1911