Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-03-08
NEW MEXICO CROPS LAST
YEAR WORTH $58,362,869
is FIELD AGENTS REPORT

planted in the state consisted OF
small patches for home consump-
ton. Roosevelt county reported
having shipped about siXty-five
ears. The shipments from all other
counties were small The average
yield for the state was $50 bushels,
making a total production of 450,
000 bushels for the state. The val
ne of this crop amounted to $1,0l2,-
500, or $337.50 per acre. 1t is in
teresting to note that this more
than doubles the per value acre Of
any other crop grown in the state.
Irish Potatoes Eleven thousand
acres of this crop were grown in
the state in 1919, but the season
was very unfavorable. resulting in
the very low production of forty
five bushels per acre, or total for
the state of 1880 bushels. The
value of the crop was $940, 800,
which is less than the value of the
crop from the 5000 acres of sweet
potatoes. Union, ColfaX, Otero,
Mora and Mckinley counties were
the leading potato counties.
Grain Sorghums were
23S,000 acres of this crop in 1919,
compared to 10000 in 1918. The
yield was thirty bushels. compared
to eighteen bushels in 1918. The
state produced 100000 bushels
valued at $9,2S2,000. This is a dry
farm crop in the state. Curry
county grew $4,000 acres, Union
10000, Roosevelt 5000, and Quay
10000. These four counties grew
so per cent of the crop of the en-
tire state.
Hay and, Forag e:-This was the
principal crop of the state, before
the increased acreage and produc-
ton of wheat. This year the value
of the wheat crop exceeds in value
the hay and forage crop by $780,
500, The hay and forage crop,
however shows an increase over
1918. There were 235,0O0 acres of
this crop in 1919, compared to
$4,000 in 1918. OF wild hay there
were As, goo acres cut in 1919, COM
pared to 81, 900 in 1918. The total
production of all hay was 691 $50
tons, compared to 525, 500 in 1918.
and forage in 1919 was less than
for 1918, due to the large tonnage
of coarse forage last year. The al
falfa crop in the state has de-
creased from 100000 tons in 1918
to 100000 in 1919.
Beans:-ln 1919 California had
$4,000 acres, Michigan 10000,
and New Mexico was third with
12S, 900 acres. In 1917 New Mexico
planted 100000 acres, but the un-
favorable seasons of that year low
cred the production to only 3.3|
bushels. In 1918 the acreage was
reduced to 141,000. This year the
drought brought the yield down to
four bushels. The unsatisfactory
yields of these two years reduced
the acreage in 1919 to 12S,000, but
favorable season resulted in al
yield of TO bushels. Thus, the pro-
duction amounted to $500 bush
els, with a valuation on December
/, of $3,552,000, or S27.75 per acre.
Torrance county had the largest
acreage, $4,000; Union had $4,000: |
Mora 10000, and Santa Fe county
had 5000 acres, Thus, it may be
seen that these four counties grew
about II per cent of the states
crop on their dry farms. Practical |
ly all the beans of the state were
grown on dry farms, which ac- +
counts for the low production COM
pared to that of other states. About |
go per cent of the beans of the state
are 'pintos," which have a lower
market value than do the varieties
grown in Michigan and California.
Broom Corn This is also dry
farm crop in New Mexico. Union