The state herald., 1916-12-22
CROPS WORTH BILLIONS
FOUR LEADING CEREALS VALUED
AT OVER $7,5oo, ,ooo, 900.
Federal Report Shows Wheat Produe.
tion ss,359,00o Bushels Short, and
Corn 1926, 900 Below 5-Yr. Az.

Washington.-All records for value
of the country's important farm crops
were exceeded this year despite the
smaller size of the crops. Their value
was placed at 1854 100000 by the
Department of Agriculture in Its final
estimates Of the year. That is $1,760.-
100000 more than the same crops were
worth last year. Higher prices. due
partly to reduced production and part
ly to the demands for American food
from the warning nations OF
Europe were responsible for the vast
increase In value.
Four crops each were worth more
than $1,000. 100000. Corn, with to-
tai value OF s2,295, 1888, 900. showed the
greatest increase, being worth s573.-
100000 more than last years output.
Cotton. the second most valuable,
with total of $i,079,59S,O00. In
creased $457,37S.00O over last year.
Wheat. the third, was worth s1.O25.-
TG5.000, or $S3.462.000 over the year
before, when the production was al
most 400,000,000 bushels more.
Hay was fourth, with value of
81 .OOS. 1914 900, an increase of $95,25O,-
900.
Compared with last years value,
other crops showed the following in
creases:
Oats, $96,G73,000: potatoes, $95,071,-
900; tobacco, s72,727 900; barley, $41,-
S62 900; rye, $l2.774,00 buckwheat,
sl.52l 900; flaxseed, s13.94O,00O; rice.
S10,974,000; sweet potatoes. $l3.l6l,-
600; sugar beets. s4,243.0OO; beans.
sl7,992.0O0: kaffirs, $2,ll2,000; onions,
sl,6Ol, 900; apples, $27,6G0,o0O: or
anges, ss,5i5,Oo0. and wild hay, sl1,-
053.000
Final estimates of production
showed a decrease of 60.000,00O bush
els in corn from the November esti-
mate and 100000 bushels increase
in wheat.
A revision of the 1915 estimates of
department showing the corn crop to
have been 1894 .793,O00 bushels last
year. a reduction of 59.7i2,000 bushels
from previous estimates, and wheat
for 1915 was placed at l,025 sol 900
bushels. an increase of 1926. 900 bush
els over estimates made last Decem-
ber. The revised figures showed
changes in other crops.
Final estimates of this years pro-
duction of the country's principal farm
crops, announced by the Department
of Agriculture are:
Corn, 2,5s3,2il. 900 bushels, com.
pared with 1882, ,i57 600, the 1904
average.
Wheat. G39.ssG.O00 bushels. com
pared with 72s.2e5.OOo. the five-year
average.
Oats, 1851 $4,000 bushels, com.
pared with 1,i57.96i 900. the 1904
average.
Barley lso.s27,ooo against iSG.20s,.
000.
Rye 47.3s3.O0o against 37,5Gs.0O0.
Buckwheat ii.Sio,0Oo against 1902.
O00.
Flaxseed 15.i5s,oOO against 1885,
OOO.
Rice ii.9S2.000 against 2i.37S.000.
Potatoes 2s5. .i37. 900 against 3G0.772..
600.
Sweet potatoes 7o.s55.OOo against
57.ll7.o0O.
Hay uame) se.e9l 900 tons against
C.23i.ooO.
Tobacco i.i5o,G?2. 900 pounds against
9si .95s.ooO.
Cotton ii.5ii.o00 bales against H..
25a.oeO.
Sugar beets CELL 600 tons against
5.39i 900.
Apples G7.G95.ooo barrels against Co.,
aG5. 900.
Productions OF minor crops Ms an.
nounred and compared with last years
figures follows:
Beans. S,siG.oo0 bushels against TO-.
32l 900: kaffirs, 50.3iO.000 bushels
against ia 100000; onions (l2 states),
G.ii7.lS3 bushels against 7.GG3.Ii2
cabbage % statesl. 2iG.9sS tons
against G7o.C3i; hops. 50.537. 900
pounds against 52.os9. 900; cranberries.
$4,000 barrels against 1000:
peaches. 3C.sa9.,so bushels against
Gi,0s7.Oo0 pears, lO.3770Oo bushels
against lI,2iC.0oo; oranges, 23.s35.oO0
boxes against 2i,200.oo0.
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