The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1920-03-18

Texas h The only state which. In
1919. produced more Than one bill.
Hon i0linr worth % agricultural
products, summary ~ crop reports
from DE United States department
Of agriculture diHclogcs upon re-
search made by the Texas Chamber
" Commerce.
Texns ralses onc-nfih Of the ma
tons cotton. One-tenth 81 the
couniry's sweet potatoes are grown
In this state. To Lone Star farmers
goes the credit for growing more
Than one ffih Of our broom corn.
Nearly one-half Of Americas entire
cfop Of grain sorghums is produced
by Texns dry land farming experts
while more than one-scvcnth o. the
rice crop Of 1919 was grown on Tex
"a gulf coast farms.
King cotton Ftill rules in Texas al
though diversifying aspirrnis in the
shape Of corn. 0ais. wheat. kaiir
corn. milo maize, broom straw, pes
nuts and sweet potatoes are Wrestling
his power from him
n the Teas estimated crop 81
. 700 900 haleG Of cotton was dis.
trihuied 20 the folks m home. each
one Of her 100000 citizens would
receive hale bale Of cotton valued
at $s5
Te1us produced 2O2, $4,000
bushels Of corn in 1918. This supply
was great enough for every corn fed
Texan IN this state 20 get 2.l5l
pound sack, worth SIS. In 1918 corn
hoecake eaters OF Texas had to
make out on $50 pounds Of corn for
hat crop was only 65.000.000
bushel
The Texas Scotch win be glad TO
learn that the 1919 oats yield in this
state was 94.5O0,000 bushels. or
enough for everybody TO get nearly
nineteen bushels. valued at sl2,
counting the price RI Ga cents per
bushel
With a yield Of 81 $50. 900 bushels
valued at s62, 800 900, this state was
eighth in production Of winter
wheat Of which there were more
than six bushels around. Texans
will realize why they were stinted
for bread in 1918 when they recall
that there was not two bushels per
person. the yield being only 5000
600.
Texas raised nearly half Of the
nations grain sorghum crop with
SO, 1872 900 bushels Of Kahr corn.
milo maize and similar dry land
grains worth scr, 1877 900 The Lone
Star state IL so fer uherd Of NIL
other grain sorghum growers that
she produced more than twice rs
much IS the next two highest stntes
As rice grower Texas ranks
third This state rnises one-seventh
Of all rice e-own in the United
States. II Texans were rice eaters
like the Chinese. each Lone Star
slater would have q bowl Of rice
three times day for every day IN
the year The 1919 crop was s.
100000 bushels ], was worth sis,-
SOC, 600.
Housekeepers Of Texas need have
no fear OF broom shortage, Texas
grew 10000 tons--not pounds--but
tons OF broom straw in 1919. This
straw. which was worth $1,000. 900.
IL enough 10 insure every housewife
a brand new. clean sweeping broom
Of which she may have a pardonable
pride because her state raises one
fifth Of the nations supply Of broom
corn and stands next to the top.
This state " now second in peanut
production. the 1919 crop yielding
n heaped up bushel sack for every
goober eater IN Texas. The exact
figures are $500, 900 bushels and the |
value is sl3.209,000.
Lovers Of old-timey pumpkin yams
will take delight in abetting the |
sweet potato In snatching from king |
cotton some Of his acreage. Texas
produced i0,4bO,00 bushels % |
sweet potatoes in 1919. This yield
WAS more than enough for each Tex
an to have two bushels. This crop /
was worth sl5,675. 900. the third |
la rer..t at.ns. ~.