The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1915-11-11
18 MILLION GAIN
IN corn CROP N
SO. OAK, IN 1915.
Big Increase in the
Yield Over I asst
Year.
ALL CROPS GAIN.
AS Well as Value. States
Corn Crop is Worth $53,-
$4,000 Ifall Were Good.
ALL CROPS GAIN.

Approximately eighteen million
bushels represents the increased yield
OF South Dakota's corn crop this fall
over year ago. according to the.
United States department of agricul-l
lures crop report for December i. 4
Approximately ten million dollars
represents the increased value OF
South Dakota's corn crop over this
fall over a year ago. according to the
statistics of the United States depart
ment OF agriculture. The total value
In 1915 Isl estimated at $63.888.OOO.
compared with $43,68O,O for
year ago.
The total yield of all crops for 1915
IN the state is estimated by the de-
partment to be 1872 per cent Of tho
average yield for South Dakota. !
condition undoubtedly brought about
by the tremendous yield Of small
grains, as noted in The Republican
was made in the government report
upon the small grain yield, which was
fully covered before. .sl
Quality is Lower.
:. AS 0AAA1 p0SoAAAASSlC note IN Ln8
entire report for South Dakota was
that the corn crop was only SO per
cent In quality compared ! with S7
per cent in 1914. The average yield
OF corn for 1915 was 80 bushels to
the acre, higher than the 28.1 bush
el average yield for the past ten years.
The total yield of corn for this
year is So, 300, 900, compared with
|7S,000,000 in 1914. The price of
corn on both November I 1915. and
Nocember 1, 1914, was IS cents . I.
bushel. These figures, give the. value
'of the crop for 1915 as $53,888. 900
and for 1914 at $43. .8S0,0OO.s 81 ali
the corn were marketable,
Over a Billion Value
The government report shows that
the total corn crop OF the country {
was 5000, 900 bushels, graphic
reason for the celebration of Thanks.
giving two weeks hence. The crop 10
valued at $1,913 ,O25,000 'aG
The total Of the five leading
grains for the season aggregates g., 4
S90,S77,000 bushels, an increase Of
949, 100000 bushels or II per cent
over last years final returns. The
aggregate yield of all grains and the
Piiee Is lHe HlsHeSt Known. The val
uation of the five grain crops is
s3,534,952,977.
in statement the board Of crop
estimates said:
The preliminary estimate Of corn
production is 100000, 900 bushels.
This is about 65,O0O,O00 bushels
more than the forecast in, the Octo-
Der report, and reflects the generally
favorable character of the month Of
October in maturing the crop.
Ahead of Last Year.
The estimate of production is
nearly 16 per cent larger than last
years crop and IA per cent larger
than the average yearly production
of the preceding five years. In only
one other year has the estimate Of
corn production exceeded 5000, ,OOO,- s
600 bushels, namely in 1912, when it
reached about 35,OOO,OOO bushels
more than this years crop estimate.''
The seven surplus states have l.
.643, 100000 bushels, or $4,000
bushels more than the October re-
turns, and 207,O00,OOO bushels in
excess of last years final returns.
Texas and Oklahoma raised 3O3, ,OOO,-
900 bushels. or 12S,00O;O00 bushels
more than last year.