The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-04-13
OKLAOMHA
IS FIFTH In
INCREASE
Census Bureau Issues Statement
Showing Growth in Crops for
Year 1869 Idaho First
on List

Il
state 81 idaho showed the largest in-
crease IL tAa saiue Ok its crops ia 1903
As compared wilA tAe year 1889. cf any
state ia the t-niun. according Ia the
census ef agriculture ID 1910. issued by
Director William J. Esarris. lureAa of
-ensus Department Of commerce.. The
crops q idaho in 1853 increased ln
value 77e.7 per cent over their value
IL 1888 The state Of Washington
ranked second with percentage OF in
lcrease il value Of 955.4 per cent. Nor;h
Dakota was third. with a percentage Of
zsfs Wyoming. fourth with zIs.s
per cent; Oklahoma fiflh. with zg5 per
ceni, and Colorado. sixth, with 200
Der cent
Five other states showed gains ol
15o to 200 per cent in value, namely
New Mexico. 1912; South Dakota
1s4l Montana, lT7.s. Florida, 1918.
and Georgia. 1924
Eight other states showed gains OF
100 to 15e per cent in value. namely.
South Carolina. 1911. Oregon. l24s:
Urah, I242; Arizona. 1923. Nebraska
li21; North Carolina. 10S.g Nevada.
1s5.l, and Arkansas. 1913. BY compar-
ison, the percentage Of gain in value
OF crops Tor the entire United states
for ISss-ls0s was s. per cent. while
that Of the state Of Illinois, which led
AL other states in the total value Of
its crop production. was 7g.s per cent
Significant Figures
The significance Of the above per-
centage Of figures IS shown by the
fact that the states which show the
largest gains in 1909 over 1899 are not
the states which led in agriculture
and value Of crops, speaking generally.
In most Of these first-named states
agriculture has not been one OF the
chief industries. but the advance shown
from 1899 to 1909 indicates that great
er attention is being paid TO the grow
ing crops The newer states in the
northwest-Idaho. Washington, North
Dakota. Wyoming show very large
percentage gains during the ISgs-I909
decade vet the total value OF their
crops will not rank with other states
IL the more densely populated sections
Of the country. as Is shown by a com
parison between Idaho. with a per-
centage gain OF 270.7 per cent and a
total valuation fat the farm OF crops
inl9O9 Of sS4.S5s,O 600. and illinois xith
la percentage gain OF 1873 and total,
value Of crops Of sS72,27Oco0.
The Principal Crops.
The principal crops, in the order OF
their value, Of the states whose ped
centage OF gain ranks over 100. were
as follows
Idaho: Hay and forage, wheat ana
oats
Washington Wheat. hay and for
age. oats, fruits and nuts, barley and
potatoes
North Dakota Wheat oats. flax
seed, hay ami forage, and barley
Wyoming. Hay and forage. oats and
wheat
Oklahoma: Corn, cotton, wheat,
hay and forage, and oats.
Colorado. Hay and forage. wheat, !
sugar beets, fruits and nuts. oats, and
potatoes.
New Mexico Hay and forage. corr.
miscellaneous vegetables, fruits. and /
nuts. wheat and oats
soith Dakota Wheat. corn. oats.
nay and forage, barley and flaxseed.
Montana: Hay and forage, oats,
wheat and potatoes.
Florida fruits and nuts. miscella-
neous vegetables. corn, cotton. pea
nuts and sweet potatoes.
Georgia: Cotton. corn, miscella-
neous, vegetables. sweet potatoes, oats.
and hay and forage
South Carolina Cotton. corn. oats,
vegetables. hay and for
age. and sweet potatoes.
Oregon Hay and forage, wheat anu
oats.
Utah Hay and forage, wheat. su.
gar beets and oats
Arizona Hay and forage. barley,
wheat. miscellaneous vegetables. fruits
md nuts. and corn.
Nebraska Corn. wheat, hay and
orage. and oats
North Carolina. Cotton. corn. to-
Iacco. miscellaneous vegetables, pota-
oes and sweet potatoes. peanuts, and
lay ard forage.
Nevada: Hay and forage, potatoes.
rheat barley, Miscellaneous, yegeta-
Arkansas Cotton. corn, hay and
orage. miscellaneous vegetables
ruits and nuts. and potatoes
Express Want Aos bring results. /