The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-05-07
WEST VIRGINIA
RANKS FOURTH
IN BUCKWHEAT
Growing According to Statistics
Made Public by the Bureau
of Crop Estimates.

W Wy LokliilalSos
WASHINGTON. May. 6.-Illlnofs
has wrested from Iowa the honor
position OF premier corn-producing
state. North Dakota took Kansas's
place as first wroat-produclng state,
Minnesota took from New York tho
first place as potuto-producing state,
Pennsylvania rccaptured its palce as
tlrst buckwheat- producing state
which was taken from 1t by New
York in 1914. and North Dakota took
from California the banner for first
barley-prOduclng state. according to
results OF crop prouction last season.
Statistics Just announced by the bu-
reau OF crop estimates give the Ave
leading producing states for each of
the principal crops us follows:
CORN: Illinois, Iowa, Nebraskaf
Missouri and Indiana, producing 42.b
per cent OF tho 3.054.535, 000-bushel
crop. In 1914 the standing was.
Iowa. Illinois. Nebraska. Indiana and
Missouri. producing 44.3 per cent oil
the 2,67S,S04 ,O00-bushel crop.
WINTER WHEAT: Kansas, Ne.
bAhShht anu SulOf
producing AIS per cent of the 655.-
045, 000-bushe cropA In 1914, the
standing was; Kansas, Nebraska.
Oklahoma, Illinois and Missouri, pro-
ducing 55.2 per cent OF the 6S4, 990,-
O00-bushel crop.
SPRING WHEAT: North Dakota,
Minnesota. South Dakota. Washing
ton and Montana. producing 90 per
cent of the 356. 406, 000-bushel crop.
In 1914 the standing was the same
with the five states producing S6.4
per cent OF the zoe, 027, OOO-bushel
crop.
FALL WHEAT: North Dakota.
Kansas, Minnesota. Wisconsin and
South Dakota, producing 42.2 per
cent of the 1,0l1. 500 ,000-bushel crop.
In 1914 the standing was: Kansas,
North Dakota, Nebraska, Oklahoma,
and Illinois, producing 47.3 per cent
OF the S91.017. 000-bushel crop.
OATS: Iowa. Illinois. Minnesota.
wisconsin and North Dakota. produc-
Ing 47.2 per cent of the 1,540, &c.,
0OO-bushel crop. In 1914 the stand
Ing was: Iowa. Illinois, Minnesota,
Nebraska and North Dakota, produc-
Ing 44.S per cent of the 1,141, O60,-
000-bushel crop.
RYE: Wisconsin. Michigan, Min
nesota. Pennsylvania and Nebraska,
producing 571 per cent of the 49,
100, 0OO-bushel crop. In 1914 the
standing was: Wisconsin, Michigan,
Minnesota, pennsylvania and New
York, producing 500 per cent of the
1870, O0O-bushe. crop.
POTATOES: Minnesota, Wiscon-
sin, New York, Maine and Michigan,
producing SO per cent of the S5g,-
l03,000-bushel crop. In 1914 the
standing was: New York, Michigan,
Maine. Wisconsin, Minnesota produc-
ing sos per cent of the 409,921, O00-
bushel crop.
BuCKWHEAT: Pennsylvania.
New York, Michigan. West Virginia.
and Virginia, producing $40 per cent
of the 1879, 000-bushel crop. In
1914 the standing was. New York.
Pennsylvania. Michigan, West VIZ
glnia, and Virginia, producing s4sY
per cent of the 1881 00-busheI
crop.
HAY: New York, Iowa. Missouri.
California and Wisconsin, producing
29.4 per cent of the 1925, o00-ton
crop. In 1914 the standing was:
New York, California, Wisconsin.
Iowa and Pennsylvania, producing
1874 per cent of the 70.o71. 000-ton
crop.
BARLEY: North Dakota, Mime
sofa. California, South Dakota and
Wisconsin, producing 1928 per cent
Of the 237 ,00o. O00-bushel crop. In
1914 the standing was: California,
Minnesota, North Dakota, South pa
kota and Wisconsin, producing 71.s
per cent of the 194,953, 000-bushel
crop.
FLAXSEED: North Dakota. Min
nesota, Montana, South Dakota, and
Kansas. producing 97.1 per cent OF
the 1885, O00-bushel crop. In 1914
the standing was the same, the Ave
states producing $40 per cent Of the
l3,749.000-bushel crop.
RICE: Louisiana, Texas, Arkan-
sas, California, and South Carolina.
producing 99,6 per cent OF the 2s.-l
947,000-bushel crop. In 1914 the
standing was the same with the five
states producing 99.S per cent OF the
20, 9.000-bushel crop. 1a
TOBACCO: Kentucky, North Car
DINA, Virginia. Ohio and Tennessee
producing sos per cent OF the L.
O60, 5S7, 000-pound crop. In 1914
the standing was the same with the
i've states producing 76.5 per cent e
the l.034, 679,000-pound crop.
COTTON: Texas, Georgia, South
Carolina, Alabama and Mississippi.
producing 1875 per cent of the IL
1S3.000-bale crop. In 1914 the
standing was: Texas, Georgia, Ala
bama, South Carolina and oklahoma
producing 1876 per cent OF the 16.-
1876, 000-bale crop.
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