The Dolores star., 1916-12-22
CROPS WORTH BILLIONS
FovR LEADING CEREALS VALUED
At OVER s7,soo.o oo, 900.
Federal Report Shows Wheat Produe-
Corn 1920, 900 0eloN SIR. Az.

Washington.-An records for value
Of the country's important farm crops
we're exceeded this year despite the
smaller size of the crops. Their value
was placed at S7,641. 100000 by the
Department of Agriculture in Its final
estimates Of the year. That is S1.750.-
O00.0 more than the same crops were
worth last year. Higher prices, due
partly to reduced production and part
iy 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. 0O0.000 Corn, with to-
tai value Of s2.295. 7ss. 900. showed the
greatest increase. being worth $685.
100000 more than last years output.
Cotton, the second most valuable.
with a total OF $1,079.59S.0 900, in
creased 457.s7s.0 900 over last year.
Wheat, the third, was worth $1,O25.-
10000. or $s3.462.0OO over the year
before, when the production was al
most 100000 bushels more.
Hay was fourth, with value Of
81. OOs. 1894 900. an increase of s95.250.-
600.
Compared with last years value,
other crops showed the following in
creases:
Oats, $96,673, 900; potatoes, $95.071.-
900; tobacco. $72.727, 900: barley. $41.-
100000; rye. 312,774. 900; buckwheat,
1851 900: flaxseed. $13.94O.OOO; rice,
$10.974.000; sweet potatoes, $13.1G1.-
900; sugar beets, $4,243.OOO; beans.
1899. 900: kaffirs, $2,112,O0O: onions.
$1,6O1 900; apples, $27.6GO,O00; or
anges. $9.545,O0O. and wild hay, $11.-
O53.00O.
Final estimates Of production
showed a decrease of 60,O0O,OOO BUSH
els in corn from the November esti-
mate and 100000 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. 793. 900 bushels last
year. reduction of 59,742, 900 bushels
from previous estimates, and wheat
for 1915 was placed at 1.O25.sO1 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. 2.5s3.241,O0O bushels. COM
pared with 2.7s2.457.0O0. the 1904
average. .4F
Wheat. 63s.ss6.Oo0 bushels. com
pared with 72S.225,O00. the five-year
average.
Oats. 1881 1920 bushels, com.
pared with 1,157,s61. 900, the 1904
average
Barley $50 ,s27.OOo against 1sG.2Os.-
600.
Rye 47.3S3.0OO against 37.56s.OO0.
Buckwheat II. $4,000 against 1922
900.
Flaxseed 15.45s.ooo against 1885,.
900.
Rice 1882 900 against 24.s7s.O00.
Potatoes 2s5.437.O00 against 36O.772..
900.
Sweet potatoes 7O,s55, 900 against
57,117. 900.
Hay (tame) 1891. 900 tons against
G,234.0OO.
Tobacco 1.15O. e22. 900 pounds against
991 1858. 900.
Cotton 11.511.O0o bales against a..
$4,000.
Sugar beets 6,e71 900 tons against
6.s91. 900.
Apples 67.6s5.Oo0 barrels against Co..
100000.
Productions of minor crops as an
nounced and compared with last years
figures follows:
Beans. $4,000 bushels against 10,
321 ZOO: kaffirs, 50,340,O0O bushels
against 14.46O,O00; onions az states)
6,417.1S3 bushels against 7,663,712;
cabbage e states), 246,988 tons
against 670.631; hops. 5o,537 900
pounds against 52.ss9 900: cranberries
$4,000 barrels against 441,000i
peaches. 36.939,.tO bushels agains
GA .097 900; pears. 10,377,OOO bushels
against 11.216,000; oranges, 1886, 00t
boxes against 21,2OO, 900.