Rocky Ford enterprise., 1914-01-02
western Newspaper Union New. Service.

productlon and value OF fourteen of
the important crops which form a part
OF the enormous grand total, aggregat.
ing approximately $9,OOO,O0O, 600, OF
wealth produced on farms through the
soil and farmers livestock during 1913
have been announced by the crop re-
porting board, bureau of statistics, De-
partment of Agriculture.
The final estimates, with compari.
sons for 1919 and 1911. follow:
Corn-Area harvested, 1O5,S2O, 900
acres, compared with 1O7, ,OS3, 600 acres
last year and 105.S25,0 900 acres in 1911.
Acre yield, 23.1 bushels, compared
with 29.2 bushels last year and 23.9
bushels in 1911. Production, 2,446,-
988,00O bushels, compared with 3,124,-
746,000 bushels last year and 2,531,-
%SS,000 bushels in 1911. Farm value.
Dec. 1, per bushel, 69.1 cents, COM
pared with 4S.7 cents last year and
61.S cents in 1911. Total value of the
corn. 1852, ,092.000, compared with
$3.50, $4,000 last year and $685.
25S,OOO in 1911.
Winter Wheat-Area harvested, 31,-
$4,000 acres. compared with 26,571,-
acres in 1911. Acre yield, 16.5 bush
els, compared with ISL bushels las
year and 14.S bushels In 1911 Total
production. 523,561,000 bushels, com
pared with 390,91a.00O bushels last
year and 430,G5s,000 bushels in 1911.
Farm value, Dec. /. per bushel, S2.s
cents. compared with 800 cents last
year and IS cents in 1911. Total val
ue of crop. $433, ,995, 900. compared with
S223.572, 900 last year and $780, 900
in 1911.
Spring Wheat-Area harvested, 49,
ASS, 900 acres, compared with 9,243, 900
acres last year and 2O,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. $4,000 bushels. compared with
390,34s,0O0 bushels last year, and 190,.
6s2,O0 bushels in 1911. Farm value
Dec /. per bushel, 73.4c. compared
with 7O.1c last year. and s6.Oc in 1911.
Total value of crop, SIG, 900. com
pared with 1921, 1000 last year, and
$163,912.000 in 1911.
All Wheat-Area harvested, 50,1S4,-
,no0 acres, compared with 45,s14,000
1hcres last year. and 49.543,OOO acres in
Nl1. Acre yield, 15.2 bushels. com
Jared with 15.9 bushels last year, and
12.5 bushels in 1911. Total production
1853 $4,000 bushels. compared with
80, ,267. 900 bushels last year. and 621, ;.
33s.OOO bushels in 1911. Farm value,
Bec. l, per bushel. 1890, compared
with 760c last year and S7.4c in 1911.
Total value of crop, sG10 900, 600, com
pared with S555, $50, 900 last year, and
S5f9,O63, 900 in 1911.
Oats-Area harvested, 3S,399,0
acres. compared with 37,917,0o0 acres
last year and s7,763.OO0 acres in 1911.
Acre yield. o9.2 bushels, compared
with 974 bushels last year and 24.4
bushels in 1911. Total production. L.
121, 1,76S. 900 bushels, compared with l.
A1S,337, 900 bushels last year and 922,-
2eS. 900 bushels in 1911. Farm value
Dec. l, per bushel. 39.2 cents, com
pared with 31.9 cents last year and As
cents in 1911. Total value of crop
ss.s9. .59G 900, compared with s452,4G9,'
OcO last year and si14, 4,6G3,000 in 1911.
Barley-Area harvested, 100000
acres, compared with 100000 acres
last year and 7,627,OOO acres in 1911
Acre yield, 23.S bushels compared
with 29.7 bushels last year and 81
bushels in 1911. Total production
17s,1S9,OOO bushels, compared with
22S,S24,0OO bushels last year and 1G0.
100000 in 1911. Farm value. Dec.
per bushel, 53.7 cents, compared with
50.5 cents last wear and S6.9 cents In
1911. Total value of crop, s95.731,
600, compared with s112,957.O00 last
year and s139, $4,000 in 1911.
Rye - Area harvested, 2.557,0OC
acres, compared With 2,117,O00 acres
last year and 2,127,oOO acres in 1911
Acre Weld, 1862 bushels, compared Will
Frl6.s bushels last year and 15.G bushels
in 1911. Total production, 41,3s1,OOt
bushels, compared with S5.66i,OO'
bushels last year and 3S.119,000 bush
els in 1911. Farm value, Dec. 1, pei
bushel, e3.ic, compared with G6.3c, las
year and S3.2c in 1911. Total value
of crop, s26,220,O00, compared witt
s23,636,0O0 last year and $27,557. .0Ot
in 1911.
Buckwheat-Area harvested. S05.00t
acres, compared with $4,000 acres
last year and $4,000 acres in 1911
Acre yield, 17.2 bushels. compared will
F22.9 bushels last year and 21.1 bush
els in 1911. Total production, 1888.
900 bushels. compared with 19,249.OO'
bushels last year and 17,549,000 bush
els in 1911. Farm value, Dec. /, pei
bnshel. 75.5c. compared with 66.1c las
yoar and 72.Gc in 1911. Total value o
crop. s10.445, 900, compared with s12,
Woman Smashes Window for Meal.
Los Angeles. Cal.-Desperate iron
lack of food and unable to find work
D,re Mary f. Erickson. a widow thir
all tlarn hricl