New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1916-12-22
CROPS WORTH BILLIONS
FOUR LEADING CEREALS VALUED
AT OVER $500, 900 900.
Federal Report Shows Wheat Produc-
ton ss,35e,o 900 Bushels Short, and
Corn 149,216,o0o Below 5-Yr. Az.

WaShlnRtOn.-AU records for Valu
of the country's important farm crop
were exceeded this year despite tn
smaller size of the crops, Their valu
was placed at $7,Gt1 500, 900 by tn
Department of Agriculture in its fina
estimates of the year. That is 81 $50
q 1000 more than the same crops wer
worth last year Higher prices, du
partly TO reduced production and part
~ to the demands for American foo
from the warning nations O
Europe were responsible for the vas
increase in value.
Four crops each were worth NOR
than 81 1000, 0O0, 900. Corn, with "A tC
tai value of 2,295,7S3,0 900, showed tn
greatest increase, being worth $073
100000 more than last years output.
Cotton, the second most valuable
with a total of $1,079,59S, 900, in
creased $i57,37S,o0o over last year.
Wheat, the third. was worth 81 ,O25,
1G5,o00. or $50, iG2, 1000 over the yea
before. when the production was al
must wv ,Ilt, 'tII nllSII'IN more.
Hay was fourth, with "a value OF
Sl,0oS, >9io00, an increase OF $95,250,
600.
Compared with last years value,
other crops showed the following in
CrcaScS:
Oats, $9G,G1".0p0 potatoes, $95,07l,
600; tobacco, $72,727,0bo; barley, ST.
"G2, 900; rye, $l2,77I,0o0, buckWhcat,
$1,52l 900; ilaXseed, $13,9i0,OU0; rice,
$l0,97 900, sweet potatoes, $l3,lGl,
0o0; sugar beots, $l,9l3,0o0; beans,
$l7,392,ooo; kaffirs, $2,ll2,ooo; onions,
$ LOCI 900; apples, $27,GG0,000; or
anges. $9,5l5,Oo0 and wild hay, Sill
$4,000.
Final estimates Of production
showed a decrease of o 1000, 900 bush
els in corn from the November csti-
mate and $1,000, 900 bushels increase
in wheat.
A revision of the 1915 estimates of
crop production was announced by the
department showing the corn crop to
have been 1884, 1913 900 bushels last
year, a reduction of 80, ~, goo bushels
from previous estimates, and wheat
for 1915 was placed al 1,025,S 0 900
bushels, an increase of 1926, 900 bush
els over estimates made last Decem-
Der. 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. 1853, 2i1 900 bushels, COM
pared with 2,732,457,OO0, the 1901
average.
Wheat, G39, SSG,O 900 bushels, COM
pared with 72S, % 900, the five-year
average.
Oats, 1851, $4,000 bushels, COM
pared with l,l57,9Gl 900, the 1y10-14
average
Barley 1So,S27,oOO against 1sG,2OS,-
100.
Rye 47,3S3,Ooo against 1865, 900.
Buckwheat II, $780, 900 against 1902
100
Flaxseed 15.459,OOO against 1885,
100.
Rice Al ,9S2 900 against 24,37S,O 900.
Potatoes 2S5,437,O 900 against 3G0,772,-
100.
Sweet potatoes 7~O,955.OOO against
7,117,0 900.
Hay (tame) S9.991, 900 tons against
$4,000.
Tobacco 1,l50,C22.OOO pounds against
81 ,95S, 600.
Cotton ll,5l1, 900 bales against H..
50, 1000.
Sugar beets G,G71 goo tons against 8
.391 900.
Apples 1895 900 barrels against ca ,
5000.
Productions of minor crops as an c
ounccd and compared with last years
CURES follows: -
Beans, S,SiG,000 bushels against 10. =
Il 600; kaffirs, 50,3iO,OOO bushels !
1li.4GO, 900; onions az states)
i17,1S3 bushels against 1863 12; d
% statesD, 24G,9SS tons
G70,G31; hops, 50.537,OO0
FUNDS against 52,9S9,0O0; cranberries
5000 barrels against $4,000. e
3G,939,uJ0 bushels against 0
097, 900; pears, l0,377,000 bushels .
;ainst 11,21G,O0o; oranges, 23,S35,OOO u
'xes against 81, 1000. s