The Elk Mountain pilot., 1916-12-21
CROPS WORTH BILLIONS
FOUR LEADING CEREALS VALUED
AT OVER $500 100000.
Federal Report Shows Wheat Produc.
ton s8, ,359, 900 Bushels Short, and
Corn 1926, 900 Below 5-Yr. Av.

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 S1.T5o,-
000, 900 more than the same crops were
worth last year Higher prices, due
partly to reduced production and part
" 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. 900. showed the
greatest increase, being worth S5I3,-
103, 900 more than last years output.
Cotton, the second most valuable,
with total of sl079, 900, in
creased s457,37S. 900 over last year.
Wheat, the third, was worth 81 OPS,
10000, or S3.462.0 900 over the year
before, when the production was al
most 100000, 900 bushels more.
Hay was fourth. with value of
81 .OOS, ,S94 900, an increase of s95,250.-
900.
Compared with last years value,
other crops showed the following in
creases:
Oats, s96 1873, 900; potatoes, s95,O71.-
900; tobacco, s72.727 900; barley, s41.-
362 900; rye, Sl2.774, 900; buckwheat,
s1,521 900; flaXseed, s13,940,000; rice,
s1O,974,O0O; sweet potatoes, Sl3,l6l,-
coo; sugar beets, s4.243,00O; beans.
1892, 900; kaffirs, s2.l12.OO0; onions,
$l,60l 900; apples, s2T,GG0,0O0; or
anges. s9,545.000, and wild hay, SILL
053,00O.
Final estimates of production
showed a decrease of 60.000,O00 bush
els in corn from the November esti-
mate and S2.ooo,9oO 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 1894 1885, 900 bushels last
year, a reduction of 59,742,00 bushels
from previous estimates, and wheat
for 1915 was placed at 1,025,SOl 900
bushels an increase of l3,296.OOO 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
CT Agriculture are:
Corn, 2,5S3,241 900 bushels, COM
pared with 2.732,457, 900, the 1904
average
Wheat, 6S9.SS6,o0O bushels. com
pared with 72S, ,225 900. the five-year
average.
Oats, 1851 $4,000 bushels, COM
average.
Barley $50, ,S27 900 against lS6,2OS,,
600.
Rye 47,3S3. 900 against 3T,56S.000.
Buckwheat IL $40 900 against 17.022,.
900
Flaxseed 15.459, 900 against 1S,353,'
900.
Rice 1882 900 against 2i,37S.O00.
Potatoes 2S5,437 900 against 3GO.772,'
900.
Sweet potatoes 70.955.OOO against
57.l17.O00.
Hay Ctame) se,ssl 900 tons against
6.234,OOO.
Tobacco 1,15O ,G22 900 pounds against
99l .95S. 900.
Cotton 11,511 900 bales against H..
259,OOO.
Sugar beets 6.671 900 tons against
5,391 900.
Apples 67,695,O barrels against Co..
100000.
Productions of minor crops as an
nounced and compared with last year s
figures follows:
Beans, S,S46,0OO bushels against TO-.
32l 900; kaffirs, 50,340,000 bushels
against ia ,46O 900; onions (12 states)
6,417,1S3 bushels against 7663,T12;
cabbage g states), 246,9SS tons
against 67O,G31; hops. 5O,537, 900
pounds against 52,9S9 900: cranberries,
415,OOO barrels against 441,000;
peaches. 36,939,vsO bushels against
Ga 4.O97 900; pears. 10,377,OO0 bushels
against 11,216.00O; oranges, 23.S35,000
boxes against 21.2O0,OOo.