The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1913-12-24
NEW RECORD IN
CROP VALUES
FOURTEEN LEADING PRODUCTS
WILL YIELD ALMOST
5000. ooo. 200.
MOST VALUABLE OF ALL IS CORN
Price Per eusnel Nearly Double That
Of Last Year; Quantity Less
Final Estimate and
Report.

Washinrton.-With the most valu.
able crop OF corn ever produced and
the second most valuable cat crop,
the value OF the nations fourteen
principal farm crops this year aeEre'
gates the enormous total " $3.50.
/ SOL. 0UU. the department Q. agriculture
announced III It's hual estimates OF
acreage. production ana value. This
Is al increase Ci SIS. SS> 600 over
the value OF the same CrCps last year
and OF S35u.77a. GOO over those ~ 1911
based on the prices paid - farmers
on December :.
The acreage @! these crops Is EQUIV.
al,ut 10 a farm one seventh the sac
o. continental United States The
exact area planted 70 thes. fourteen
crops. which Is more than ~ per cen,
@. the 'ota. 81 al! crop areas was 9'e.
$500" acres. az Increase OF almost
I've million acres over the las, years
area and more than two million over
o.. 1911 area. More than ous.'hird
% the ;ota, acreage Was planted 10
com.
For the crops as a whole. the aver.
age production per acre Was valued az
about 5000 Tie corn crop averaged
81 IS per acre; cotton So "a. sugar
bss's, $50 81; wheat sl2it: oats
ll+l: sweet potatoes. $6S 0o. rice
S2s6' potatoes. 81? 10; tobacco
$lu" g.; rye ST. -.
The production O, crops IN the
United states in 1913 was materially
below the average the secretary Of
agriculture, David +. Houston. an.
noguccs. The yield per acre OF all
crops combined being smaller than
In any year Of the past decade. with
the exception Of 1911. This shortage
was caused by a severe drouth. &C.
compaHied BY excessive heat during
the summer months. IN an important
portion Of the agricultural district Of
'he United States and particularly IN
Kansas. Oklahoma, Missouri and al.
yaCent states.
Corn Crop Hard Ei,.
'lnasmuch as crop production Of
Afh~ a hAAtSA14A. 4dl Sc . Elfa'NE
proportion than usual has been car.
rice into the present crop year. which
should mitigate somewhat the effects
OF the shortage OF this years crops.
The corn crop. the most valuable
farm product Of this country, is small.
er than any crop since 1903. Wheat
production is the largest ever record.
ed N this country. The crop was
practically mstureG before the
drouth became effective. The oat
crop Is the third larges, o, our his.
tory. There has been a steady expan.
sion OF the area OF this crop. The
hay crop is smaller than the large
crop OF 1912 Rather liberal rains In
the late summer and fall have pro.
duced good pastures. The cotton crop
vii. perhaps rank fourth or third
!. size.
Increased Prices.
ITO the producers the lessened crop
production this year is largely com.
pensated by the increased prices er.
ceiyed for their produce: for. al.
though the total crop production is
approximately Il per cent smaller
than last years production. the aver.
age level OF prices is higher than last
year"
The final estimates with compari.
sons for isi? asd 1911, follow:
Corn-AreA harvested. l05.s20.0 900
acres, compared with iO7, Os3 900 acres
las, year and lO5.s25 acres In 1911.
Acre yield. % / bushels, compared
with % . bushels last year and 90 9
bushels in 1911. Production. 2.246..
Sss.ooo bushels, compared with 3.i24..
$4,000 bushels last year and 1881.
ass. 900 bushels In 1911. Farm value.
December |, per bushcl. CO cents.
compared with IS : cents las, year
and 81 s cents in 1911.
Cottop-Area harvested. 36.ol2.O 900
acres, compared with 81 293 900 acres
last year and 3e,045. 900 acres In 1911.
Acre yield. 1919 pounds. compared
with $50 8 pounds last year and 2O7 7
pounds In 1911. Total production. 49,
$1,000 running bales. compared with
1898, 900 running bales last year and
lj,Gs3,OO running bales In 1911.
Farm value, December /. per pound,
]? : cents compared with ll.e cents
last year and S s cents In 1911. Total
value OF crop exclusive OF linters and
seed, 1891 sl. 600. compared with
$3.50. aga 900 last year and $500, SEQ. 900
in 1911.
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