The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1914-01-21
THIS STATES AGRICULTURE
AS Shown By Late Government
Figures. Hay Production Runs
Into Millions

| Figures in government bulletin
which reviews the agricultural out
look at the close of the year 1913,
show farm income in the United
States of $6,237 35O,146, with a. net
income of $4.047.027,4s9. The
western part of the United States is
shown to average $1,195 in annual
farm sales, which is more than any
other section except the west north
central part of the country. All
crops except two, wheat and rye,
were below the ten-year average of
production in the entire country.
Corn was the lowest at SO per cent
and wheat highest at 107 per cent.
Nevada is the least ctate in corn
production, the table shows, having
but 1000 acres in the field cereal.
Utah comes next with 10000 acres.
In acreage of hay Nevada shows
better with 235,000 ,crcs as against
227,000 acres in 1912. The per
acre yield, however, is 2.75 tons as
against three tons in 1913. The
total production in the state Is plac-
ed at 6S1,00c tons and the price per
ton December l Is placed at $11 as
against $3.50 year ago. The hay
crop is valued at s7,106,000 as
against s5.e25.oo0 in December,
1912, an increase of s1.181,O 900.
In winter wheat Nevada shows a
1913 production of 10000 acres,
with $1,000 acres in1912, a yield
per acre of 23 bushels as against
27.5 bushels in 1912 and total val
ue of 100000 in 1913 and s412,-
900 in 1912. prices being 80 cents a
bushel this year ind 81 bushel a
year ago.
Nevada records 1000 acres less of
spring wheat, having $4,000 acres
of spring wheat In 1913, valued at
$685.. 900. while the 1912 crop was
valued at $725,000,
All wheat shows an acreage of
$4,000 in the state, with an equal
acreage year ago but crop value
of $4,000 this year and q crop val
ue of $1,137,000 a year .go.
Oats in Nevada covered an acre.
age of 1900 in 1913 and an acre.
age Of 10000 in 1912. In 1913 the
crop was worth 100000 and in
1912 was worth $208.000. The
yield in 1918 was 43 buohels an acre
with 40 bushels an acre in 1912.
Nevada's potato crop sh VS. fall
ing off in 1913 from $4,000 acres to
1900 acres and from 17S bushels
to the acre TO go bushels to the
acre, with a total production in 1913
of 100000 bushels and total pro-
duction in 1912 OF 2,136,000 BUSH
els. In 1913 the price quoted is 68
cents a bushel enc in 1912 so cents
bushel so that the crop value of
1913 comes to s1.1s7,O00 and of
1912 to s1,282,O00.
Nevada receives no mention for
cotton and tobacco, rye, rice, sweet
potatoes, faxseed and buckwhoat.
In barley the 1913 acreage is
placed at $4,000 with an equal
amount in 1912 and equal yields of
Al bushels to the acre. Prices per
bushel are given as 90 cents N 1913
and 81 centc in 1912, the compara-
tive crop values being $443,000 and
$42S,000 this year and last.
In the fall of 1913, 1t is estimated,
5000 acres of winter wheat were
sown, while in the fell of 1912 the
estimate is 10000 acres of winter
wheat The condition of the crop
is placed at los, counting the 1912
crop at 100.
Nevada shares with Idaho, Wash
ington, Utah and other !ntermount-
ain states the honors for largest per-
acre production in the United
States