The Big Sandy news., 1918-01-04
2llBIl.L|ON Is
VALUE OF CROPS
Nearly l,ooo,ooo,ooo Bushels
More Grain Was Raised
| Than in 1916.
CORN LEADS ALL The REST
Production Of Grain and Other Farm
Products Far Exceeds Any other
Year In History Of Country
Weather Ruins Flax.

Washington. - Farmers contributed
approximately 00,000,O0o to the
wealth OF the nation this year in the
production Of grain and other farm
products, far exceeding any other year
in the history Of the country. OF this
immense total the corn crop leads with
an estimated value OF S4053, or. 900.
The oats crop is valued at S1,061. .427,.
600; wheat at SS4S,3T2,0 900, and pota-
toes at $54s,S65, 900.
Final report on the crops has just
oeen issued Dy the department Of ar
ricuiture. and IL showed that with me
exception OF wheat the leading grains
established records in production. A
big wheat area was planted, but severe
winter killing cut down the crop heav-
lily. Cotton was caught by an early
frost and suffered sensational loss
of approximately 100000 bales from
early estimates. A late season and
early sfrosts hurt the corn CROP but
more in point of quality than quantity,
and there is more soft corn In the
country this year than ever before.
1,ooo,ooc,oo0 Bushels in Excess.
Nearly 1,O00,OOO,0o0 bushels moro
grain was raised than in 1915. Tho
final estimate shows total production
OF 5,6G6,T2S,000 bushels OF the FIVE
leading grains. This compares with
1850. .253, 600 bushels last year, and IL
close TO the record aggregate produc-
ton In 1915.
The total wheat yield Is given a.
65o-S2So00 bushels, compared with
636,31S0O0 bushels last year, and 500
361 600 bushels, the 10l1-16 average.
Corn production is estimated at
3,15o, $4,000 bushsls, about 81, ,000, 900
bushels undsr the preliminary figure
and compared with 2,5o6.a 900 bush
els raised In 1916. The nve-year aver
age was 2,To4, ,1oA000 bushels and the
previous bumper crop In 1919 was
3,124T46,oo0 buahsis,
The yield of oats was also a record
one and is given - 1887 .2So, 900 bush-
els, compared with 1,251 ,S37 600 bush
els last year. The nye-year average
was .230, ,4o9, 900 bushels.
Production of rye is placed ut co.
$4,000 bushels, against 1885,, 900
bushels last year and five-ysar aver
age Of II $4,000 bushels.
The barley crop is finally estimated
at 2oS.975,000 bushels, against 1S2,309,-
600 bushels last year.
The hummer potato crop Is main.
tanned in the final report; In fact the
figure of 442.336.OO0 bushels Is little
In excess OF the preliminary estimate
and compares with 2S6053,O0O bushels
last year.
Weather Ruins Flax
Unfavorable weather conditions ru-
lned the fax crop and the yield is esti-
mated nt only S,473,0 600 bushels, against
14,296,000 bushels last year. Produc-
ton of hay was 7952S.O00 tons of tame
and 15,402,000 tons OF Wild, compared
with 91.192O00 tons and 19,S00,000
tons respectively last year. The rice
crop totaled 36.27S,000 bushels, against
1882 900 bushels last year. Buck
wheat production was 17,460,O00 BUSH
els, compared with 11,S40,000 bushels
in 1916. The kaffir corn crop was TO-
$4,000 bushels. against 60,340, 900
bushels last year.
Following shows area, yield per acre
and production In bushels Of the load
ing crops: