Gilpin observer., 1913-12-25
CROP REPORT SHOWS
$9,OoO,OO0,O0O PRODUCT
WEALTH SOIL AND LIVE STOCK IN UNITED
STATIC DURING REACHES ENORMOUS TOTAL,
ACCORDING EsTiMA-Es or d.
PARTMENT AoRcuLTuRE.
westsrn Nsw.DaDsr uaion New. Service.

Westeen NswuDaDsr Uaion NswB Service.
Washington. = Final estimates Of
production and value Of fourteen Of
ne important crops which form part
ct the enormous grand total, aggregat-
soS approximately $4,000, 1000, 900, Of
wealth produced on farms through the
sol and farmers livestock during 1913
have been announced by the crop re-
porting board. bureau of statistics, De-
rsrtment Of Agriculture. y
The final estimates, with compari-
sons for 1912 and 1911. follow:
Corn-Area harvested, 1O5,S20, 900
acres, compared with 107. .0s3, 900 acres
last year and los ,S25, 900 acres in 1911.
Acre yield, 23.1 bushels, compared
with 1872 bushels last year and 23.9
bushels in 1911. Production, 2,446,-
$4,000 bushels. compared with 3.124,-
746.000 bushels last year and 2,531,-
lsS.000 bushels in 1911. Farm value,
Dec. l, per bushel, 69.1 cents, COM
pared with 487 cents last year and
SIS cents in 1911. Total value of the
corn, 81 ,692,092.000. compared with
$3.50. $4,000 last year and 1885,
26S.000 in 1911.
Winter Wheat-Area harvested, 81
10000 acres, compared with 26,571,-
ooo acres last year and 29,162, 900
acres in 1911. Acre yield, 1876 bush
sas. compared with 1871 bushels last
ysar and 14.S bushels in 1911. Total
production, 523581,00O bushels, com
pared with S90,91s.oo0 bushels last
ysar and ls0.656.000 bushels in 1911.
vnrm value, Dec. 1. per bushel, S2.9
cents. compared with 800 cents last
year and sS cents in 1911. Total val
- Of crop. $433. .995, 900, compared with
oSS8 8.572. 900 last year and $379.161 900
In 1911.
Spring Wheat-Area harvested. 49,
Asb. 900 acres. compared with 19,243, 900
acres last year and 20.3S1 900 acres in
1911. Acre yield. 1870 bushels, com
pored with 17.2 bushels last year, and
s.4 bushels in 1911. Total production.
339. 9.819.000 bushels. compared with
SS0.34s.000 bushels last year. and 19O,.
1000 bushels in 1911. Farm value.
Dec. 1. 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. .70S,000 last year. and
e163.912 900 In 1911.
All Wheat-Area harvested. 50,184,-
900 acres. compared with 45,S14,000
acres last year, and 1888. 900 acres in
1911. Acre yield. 1872 bushels. COM
pared with 15.9 bushels last year, and
11.6 bushels in 1911. Total production.
763, 3,3S0.000 bushels. compared with
730, 0,267 900 bushels last year, and 621,-
33s,000 bushels in 1911. Farm value.
Dec. 1, per bushel. 1890. compared
Total value Of crop. $610. .000. 900. COM
pared with s555.2So,o 900 last year. and
S543, 3,O63, 900 in 1911.
- Oats-Area harvested, 38,399, 900
acres. compared with 37,917 900 acres
last year and 37,763.OOO acres in 1911.
Acre yield, 29.2 bushels, compared
with s74 bushels last year and PA
bushels In 1911. Total production, l.
l21 ,76S. 900 bushels. compared with L.
41s.337 900 bushels last year and 922.-
2eS.000 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,
$;39,59G.000. compared with $452,469.-
Oc0 last year and $i14.663 900 in 1911.
Barley-Area harvested. 7.499.000
acres. compared with 7.530.00C acres
last year and 7.627.O00 acres in 1911.
Acre yield, 23.s bushels. compared
with 29.7 bushels last year and 81
bushels in 1911. Total production,
k,xch boil ~ ,,
223,S24 900 bushels last year and l6O.-
100000 in 1911. Farm value. Dec. 1,
per bushel, 53.7 cents. compared with
S0.6 cents last year and 500 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. 1857. 900
acres. compared with 2,117.000 acres
last year and 2.127.o00 acres in 1911.
Acre yield, 1862 bushels. compared with
lG.s bushels last year and 15G bushels
IN 1911. Total production. 1881 900
bushels, compared with 35,G64. .00o
bushels last year and 33,119.000 bush;
els In 1911. Farm value. Dec. /. per
bushel, c3.ic. compared with G6.3c, las,
year and 1920 in 1911. Total value
Of crop. $2s,22O.OOO. compared with
s2S,636.000 last year and $27.557. 900
in 1911.
Bnckwheat-Area harvested. sos. 900
acres. compared with $4,000 acres
last year and $4,000 acres In 1911.
Acre yield. 17.2 bushels, compared with
229 bushels last year and gil bush
els IN 1911. Total production. 19.sSs.-
00O bushels, compared with 19,249.000
bushels last year and 17.549,000 BUSH
els in 1911. Farm value. Dec /, per
bushel. 755c, compared with G6.1c last
year and 72.6c in 1911. Total value OF
crop. $1O.445,0O0, compared with $12,-
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