West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1916-01-06
Anything ES
According to the
National Banks Condenss "
Report Recently Issued

country shows seven per cent In
crease over last year, which we must
remember was good farm year. and
this years output OF the principal
crops is IL per cent greater than the
average OF the preceding Ave years.
The total crop yield OF North and
South Dakota is 81 per cent above
the average; Nebraska and Kansas, rs
per cent above; Oklahoma, 22 per cent
above; Illinois, 10 per cent above;
Minnesota, 16 per cent above; yir-
gtnia, 10 per cent above; Indiana and
West Virginia, lS per cent above; Ohio
IL per cent above; Connecticut, New
Jersey, Pennsylvania, North Carolina,
Florida, Wisconsin, Iowa, Missouri.
Kentucky, Tennessee. Texas, Arkan-
sas, Montana, New Mexico Washing
ton. Oregon and California all produc-
ed crops above the fivo year average.
All OF the other states fell below the
average bat the only states whose
crop production fell 10 per cent or
more below the average are Maine
and New Hampshire.
| The corn crop OF over three billion
bushels makes most OF our previous
crops look small although In 1919 the
crop did. for tho first and only year,
exceed three billion bushels, that year
the crop being reported nj 3,125 mill
ion bushels. Last years. crop at 2,673
million bushels compares more favor
ably with the crop OF the present year
than the figures on their face would
indicate.
The average prices OF all crops at
all markets was more than 2 per cent
lower on the iirst OF November than Il
was year ago and nearly per cent
lower than the average OF the preced-
ing five years. With the average price
per cent below and production IL per
cent above, the farmers are duo TO
receive from 10 to 10 per cent more
money this year than their average
receipts for the past FIVE years.
Last years wheat crop OF s91 mill
lion bushels was worth at this date
about S64 million dollars, while this
years wheat crop of 1000 million
bushels is worth at this date nearly
932 million dollars.
Last years oats crop of 1,141 mill
lion bushels was worth at this date 4e1
million dollars. while this years oats
crop of 1917 million bushels is worth
at this date 531 million dollars.
Last years barley crop OF 1876 mill
lion bushels was worth at this date 1Ol
million dollars, while this years. bar
ley crop of 237 million bushels IA
worth at this date nearly I19 million
dollars.
Last years rye crop OF AZ million
bushels was worth at this date only "a
million dollars, while this years rye
crop Of ~ million bushels is worth at
this date nearly 3S million dollars.
Last years buckwheat crop OF near
ly II million bushels was worth at
this date IL million dollars and this
years buckwheat crop of something
over l6 million bushels is worth at thls
date less than 13 million dollars.
Last years white potato crop of 4O6
million bushels was worth at this date
2l5 million dollars, while this years
white potato crop OF only 359 million
bushels is worth at this date 2i9 mill
lion dollars.
Last years sweet potato crop OF
nearly 81 million bushels was worth
this date 215 million dollars, while
this years sweet potato crop of nearly
81 million bushels is worth at this dato
not quite 46 million dollars.
Last years iaxseed crop OF less than
10 million bushels was worth az this
date lS million dollars, while this
years crop OF over rs million bushels
is worth ~ this date fully 20 million
dollars
Last years tame hay crop of 20
million tons was worth at this date
2lO million dollars, while this years
tame hay crop OF 81 million tons Is
worth a. this date fully s77 million
dollars.
Last years cotton crop OF over ~
million bales was worth. axcIusivc 81
seed and iiniers ai this dsf9 $50 mill
lion dollars, while, eeofsa she same
eay this yosrs ep " only 10,50O
Thousand befsa worth ct this date
fuily 90 nliion dollars.
- rrosont selling value OF the
lpiinciDal farm crops is estimated 70
be $500 million dollars. This Is ox-
elusive Of the minor crops.
The winter wheat area last fan
which Was placed by the government
ct oyer 80 million acres, Was prob.
ably considerably larger than tbe
acreage put % winter wheat ihls year.
although the winter wheat anreags
will b. larger a. Dorfhwestarn Texas
New Mexieo and western Kansas. IN
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