Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-12-18
FINAL CROP REPORT SHOWS THAT
SEASONS CROP WAS NOT GOOD ONE

with 159 bushels last. year and 1875
bushels in 1911. Total production.
1853 100000 bushels, compared with
$50, 267 900 bushels last year and, 62l,-
33S 900 bushels in 1911. Farm value,
Dec. l., per bushel, 1913 cents, com
pared with 76 cents last year and STA
cents in 1911. Total value of crop,
$e1O,1240O0, compared with $555,28O,-
900 last year, and $543,063,0O0 in 1911.
Oats: Area harvested, 3S,399,OOO
acres, compared with 37,917,00O acres
last year and 37,763 900 acres in 1911.
Acre yield, 292 bushels, compared
with 37.4 bushels last year, and PA
bushels in 1911. Total productions
1,211,76S bushels, compared with
1,41S,337, 900 bushels last year and
G22,298,OoO bushels in 1911. Farm
value, December 1, per bushel, 1872
cents, compared with 31.9 cents last
year and As cents in 1911. Total value
Of crop, $439, 596,O00, compared with
$452,469,0 900 last year and $414,663,OOO
in 1911.
Barley: Area harvested, 100000
acres, compared with 100000 acres
last year and 7,627,0OO acres in 1911.
Acre yield, 1913 bushels. compared
with 29.7 bushels last year, and Fl
bushels in 1911. Total production,
17S,1S9,000 bushels, compared with
c23,S24,O00 bushels last year and 16O,-
100000 in 1911. Farm value, Decem-
Der /, per bushel, 53.7 cents, compared
with sos cents last year and S6.9 cents
in 1911. Total value of crop, $95, 49,
900, compared with $112,957,O0O last
year and s139.1S2, 900 in 1911.
Rye: Area harvested. 1851 900
acres, compared with 2,117,00O acres
last year and 2,127,00O acres in 1911.
Acre yield, 1862 bushels, compared
with 1868 bushels last year and 1876
bushels In 1911. Total production Al
3S1 900 bushels, compared with 3d.
664O00 bushels last year and SO, $4,000
bushels in 1911. Farm value, Deem
Der 1, per bushel, GA cents, compared
with 663 cents last year and S3.2 cents
in 1911. Total value of crop, $26, 22O,-
600, compared with $23,636,000 last
year and 1857 900 III 1911. ""..
Buckwheat: Area harvested, $685.
900 acres, compared with SAL, 900 acres
Acre yield, 17.2 bushels, compared
40
bushels in 1911. Total production,
13,S33OoO bushels compared with 49,
249,O0O bushels last year and 1884,
900 bushels in 1911. Farm value,
December 1, per bushel. 75.5 cents,
compared with 66.1 cents last year and
1875 cents in 1911. Total value Of
crop, $10,445 900, compared with $12,-
100000 last year and S12,735,000 in
1911.
Flaxseed: Area harvested, 2,291,000
acres, compared with 1851 900 acres
last year and 2,757,00O acres in 1911.
Acre yield, 7.8 bushels, compared with
9S bushels last year and bushels in
1911. Total production, 1885, 900 bu.
shells, compared with 2s,073,000 bu-
shells last year, and 19,370,000 bushels
in 1911. Farm value, Decem Der l, per
bushel, S120, compared with $1.15 last
year and S1S2 IN 1911. Total value of
crop, $21,399,0OO compared with $780,
100000 last year and $35,272,OOO in
1911.
Rice: Area harvested $4,000 acres,
compared with 722,S00 acres last year
and 696, 800 acres in 1911. Acre yield
81 bushels, compared with 34.7 bu-
shells last year, and 329 bushels in
1911. Total production, 25,744.000 bu-
shells, compared with 25.O54,O00 bu-
shells last year and 22.934 900 bushels
in 1911. Farm value, December 1, per
bushel. S51 cents compared with 93.5
cents last year and 1871 cents in 1911.
Total value of crop, 2S,423,000 last
year and $1S,274,000 in 1911.
Potatoes: Area harvested, 3,66S,000
acres, compared with 3,711,0 900 acres
last year and 3,619,0OO acres in 1911.
Acre yield 90.4 bushels compared
with 1884 bushels last year and sos
bushels in 1911. Total production 331,-
$4,000 bushels, compared with 42O,-
CAT 900 bushels last year and .292,737,-
900 bushels in 1911. Farm value, De-
cember /. per bushel, 687 cents, COM
pared with sos cents last year and
1913 cents in 1911. Total value Of
crop. 1927 $685. 900, compared with S212,-
$4,000 last year and s233,77S,OO0 in
1911.
Sweet Potatoes: Area harvested.
G25,OO0 acres, compared with $4,000
acres last year and 100000 acres in
1911. Acre yield, 94.o bushels. COM
pared with 952 bushels last year and
9O.1 bushels in 1911. Total production
5s,O57,O00 bushels, compared with S.
4T9. 900 bushels last year and 54,53S,0
bushels in 1911. Farm value, Deem
Der 1, per bushel, 1915 cents, compared
with 1876 cents last year and 75.5 cents
in 1911 Total value of crop, $42,SS4,-
OCO. compared with $40,264,0O0 last
year and $41.202,000 in 1911.
Hay: Area harvested 48,954 900
acres, compared with 49,530,000 acres
last year and 4S,24O,000 acres in 1911.
Acre yield, 81 tons, compared with
At tons last year and LA tons in
1911. Total production. 64,116,o00 tons,
compared with 1851, 900 tons last
year and 54,9l6,O00 tons in 1911. Farm
value, December 1, per ton, Sl2.43 COM
Jared with $1l.79 last year and $l429
in 1911. Total value of crop, 9,7O7,-
600 compared with SS56,695,O00 last
year and 1854 ,926.000 in 1911.
Tobacco: Area harvested, 1.20S,00O
acres, compared with 1,225,O0O acres
last year and 100000 acres in 1911.