Great Falls daily tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1895-1921, 1920-12-15
FARM CROPS SHRINK : Billions
IN WORTH COMPARED WITH 1919
Many Records Broken;
$9,14S,519,O0O Value,
Five Billion Less Than
in 1919; Acreage De-
crease Is Estimated at
5,099,703 Below 1919.

washington, Dec. l4.-(By
The Associated Press s).-Shrink-
age Of values of the country's
farm crops has placed their total
worth this year at almost
S5,00O,0O0,000 less than last
year, although the 1920 harvest
was one Of the most abundant
| In the nations history with half
Ia dozen crops breaking records.
The important farm crops, which com
| prise about 90 per cent of the value Of
all farm crops, were valued this year
| at S9,148,51900O by the department of
agriculture Tuesday in its final estimate.
Last Years Value.
Last year these crops were valued at
S14,0s7, ,oo5, 900. Acreage devoted to the
important crops also decreased, the total
being 351, ,062, 400 this year. as compared
with 356, G2,112 last year.
'"The extraordinary character of the
haryests, which have proven to be among
the most abundant in the country's his
tory. notwithstanding beginnings about
as nnpromising as ever known, is empha-
sized by the December revisions of es
timates." the department said, in q state
ment commenting on today's report. 1.-The
final outcome OF the 1920 wheat harvest,
winter and spring combined, is now as
timataa a t T8s. ST., ,0U0 haShels, compared
with 334, 26J 600 bushels In 1910, this
being an increase over the earlier esti-
mates for 1920 Of 39, 10000 bushels.
The 1920 acreage abandoned for winter
milling was less than expected by the
very bad and unpromising conditions on
May 1st, and the increasingly favorable
character Of the later season permitted
much wheat then considered hopeless
to develop and come to harvest
Kansas In Lead.
Reports Of increases over earlier ex-
pectations Of winter wheat produced
come from almost every important win
ter wheat state. The greatest gain, 49,
100000 is In L ansas, the leading pro-
ducer of winter wheat. In that state the
Increase was helped by an area of over
100000 acres OF volunteer wheat
sprouted from shattered wheat In the
autumn of 1919, which despite its un-
promising beginning and doubtful pros
poets in the spring of 1920, came finally
to harvest.
In general, it appears that the re-
duction in crop acreage in 1920 below /
1919 is less than We thought and report |
ed at the beginning of the crop season. |
notwithstanding the early unfavorable /
conditions for farm work, the efforts of |
the farmers to fully seed their fields, as /
sisted by faYoring days that came later /
IN the planting period, resulted in plant /
ings greater than anticipated"
Increases in almost every crop were |
reported III the revised production fig |
ures, as compared with the preliminary
estimates announced in November, Corn.
with a record crop shows an increase of |
about 100000 bushels: winter wheat |
an increase of almost 4s,000000 bushels;
spring wheat decrease of 100000 /
bushels; oats an increase of almost TO-
100000 bushels; barley, increased almost
1900 bushels; potatoes increased O.
100000 bushels; and tobacco increased |
30, ,0O0,O00 pounds
The yield Of corn per acre set record
with an average production of 800 bush
els Only once before has the average
yield per acre exceeded 30 bushels and
that was in 1905 when 303 bushels was
made.
While the corn crop is a record one,
its value this year is 81 .662, 100000 less
than last years crop, which was smaller
BY 314 100000 bushels. The price being
paid to farmers for corn on December I;
first was announced by the department as
S7.7 cents a bushel as compared with
s. $50 year ago.
Final Estimates.
Final estimate of crop production and
value this year were announced as fol-
lows:
Corn, 3,232, ,3e7 900. and So, ,1So.721 900.
Winter wheat, 580,513,0 900, and $685.
III, ,OO0 !
Spring wheat, 2oess5,o 900, and s778,-
465, 900.
Oats, 1924, ,055. 900, and s7e1, ,7s2. 900.
Barley 207 ,O24 900, and $142,9 600.
Rye, 69,31S,000. and SIS, Cos, 600. I
Buckwheat, 13,7S9,000, and SIT, {
)0O {
Flaxseed, fO990.000, and Sfa,413OOO.
Rice, 5S, 10000. and S83 ,s37, 900. s
Potatoes, 430, Ass, 900, and $60O,e74,-
700. i
Sweet potatoes, 112 $685. 900, and $780, /
$4,000.
Hoy los, 1893. 900, and 81, ,sOo, o,1e2, 900.
Tobacco 1,50s, ,064, 900, and $298,OO1,-
100.
Cotton 12.9s7, 900, and $o14, 800. 900.
Cottonseed 5,77s,O0O, and $3.50, ,237, 900. Y
*Bcet sugar 2,219, 100000. t
*Cano sugar 72,000o00. S
Sorghum syrup 43,s76,0OO, and $46,- Y
I3S,O0O
Peanuts 35, 1900 900, and s4s, 5000, Il
Beans 9,G75.O0O, and 7,114,O0O.
Apples 240,646, 600 and $271, 1854, 900.
Peaches 43g97 900, and sol, ,s62. 900. /
Oranges 27 100000, and $40, ,125, 900. =
Values not given. i