The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1920-11-27
CROPS LARGEST IN
HISTORY OF COUNTRY
Corn Yield Exceeds Three Billion
Bushels-Preduction Re-
cords Broken.

cords Broken.
While the cotton crop is short in
this section, there is consolation in
the fact that there is no likelihood
of suffering for food the coming
year, as the following special from
Washington will indicate.
Washington, D. c. - American
farmers broke production records of
i've crops this year. Preliminary
estimates announced recently by the
Department Of Agriculture show
the crops Of corn, tobacco, rice, sweet
potatoes and the pear crop surpass-
ed in size those Of any previous year
in the country's history.
In addition, very large crops were
grown, in some instances closely ap-
preaching records of oats, barley,
rye, potatoes, apples, and hay. The
buckwheat production record, how
ever, has stood since 1865, with this
years crop more than 5000, 900
bushels under it. Final crop pro-
duction figures will be announced
next month.
Corn, king of all crops and of
which the United States grows more
than 20 per cent of the worlds out
put, reached the enormous total of
3,199,126,000 bushels. That is 49,
100000 bushels more than ever be-
fore grown in any year. This is the
third corn crop to exceed 5000, ,00O,-
600 bushels, the previous record hav-
ing been made in 1912, while the
crop of 1917 was the SECOND largest.
In point of value, this years crop
will not equal that of last year,
when, based on the December / price
OF corn, which was S1.33a bushel, 1t
was worth $S,934,2S4.00O. The crop
of 1912 was valued at 81, 500, ,454,0 900
on the December / price Of 4S.7
cents a busel, and the 1917 crop at
$3,920,22S,000, with the December
price almost s1.30 a bushel.
The value Of this years crop, bas-
ed on the November price, which
was 87.3 cents bushel is estimated
at %z,ISz, ftVVV.
Iowa's corn crop is the largest Of
any state. at 1,660,000 bushels. IL
linois ranks second with 302,634,000
bushels and Nebraska third at 250,-
998,000 bushels.
The tobacco crop this year, placed
at 1,476,444,000 pounds by the pre-
liminary estimate, is $1,000, 900
pounds more than grown last year
when all previous records were bro
ken. Virginia, North Carolina and
South Carolina exceeded their last
years production, while Kentucky's
crop this year is S6,00O,000 pounds
less than year ago.
Production of rice. this year ex-
ceeds by 10000, 900 bushels the pre-
vious largest crop in 19@7. The out
put this year is placed at 52,298,00
bushels, almost half of which was
grown in Louisiana.
The sweet potato harvest viii
show 1O5,676,0O0 bushels. which is
1000, 900 bushels more than grown
last year when the crop exceeded all
previous years production. Alabama's
output is larger than any other state.
The crop of pears this year Is
placed at 15,558,000 bushels. The
previous largest crop was that Of
1917, when 13,281, 900 bushels were
produced. California produced more
than 5000, 900 bushels, while New
York's production Is almost 2,26o,-
900 bushels.
A month ago corn crop was fore
casted at S,216,192,00O bushels,
while last years production was p
9l7.450,0 bushels. Of which 142,-
211,00Ol or 40 per cent of the crop
remained on the farms Nov. this
year, the report announced. compar-
ed with 69,SS5.O0O bushels year
ago and S2,61s.O00 bushels. the av-
erage Of the preceding ive years
Preliminary estimates Of this
years production Of wheat. oats, bar
ley. rye. hay, rice and peaches were
announced last month.
Production Of other crops as
shown by the preliminary estimates
follows:-
Buckwheat. 14,321,000 bushels,
compared with 15,s33,000 bushels
forecast last month and 16,s01,00O
bushels produced last year.
Potatoes. 21.262. 900 bushels COM
pared with 414.sS6.OOO last month
and S67. 100000 last year.
Sweet potatoes, 105,e76,000 BUSH
els. compared with 10s.77s,000 last
month and 1OS.579, 900 last year
Tobacco, LATE. $4,000 pounds,
compared with 1.478,7S8.0O0 last
and 1889, ,458. 900 last year.
Flaxseed, 10.736.0O0 bushels,
compared with 11.7O4.0O0 last month
and s,9ls.00o last year.
Apples 2a6,ls7.000 bushels, COM
pared with 227,07s.OO last month