Mohave County miner and our mineral wealth., 1920-11-13
NEW RECORDS MADE
 IN CROPS THIS YEAR

WASHINGTON, Nov. S.-Ameri can farmers broke production records of five crops this year. Preliminary estimates announced today by the Department of Agriculture show the corn, tobacco, rice, sweet potato and pear crops surpassed 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.
 Final crop production figures will be announced next month. Corn, king of all crops and of which the United States grows more than 70 per cent of the worlds output, re- ported the enormous total of 3,199,- 126,OO0 bushels. That is 75,00O, ,000 bushels more than ever before grown in any year.
 In point of value, this years corn crop will not equal that of last year, which, based on the December price of $1.33 a bushel, was worth $3,934,- 234OOO.
 THIS YEARS ESTIMATE
 This years crop, based on the Mo- vember 1 farm price, which was S7.3 cents a bushel, is estimated at $1,- 7s2,S37, ,OOO.
 The tobacco crop this year, placed at 1,476,444,000 pounds by the pre- hminary estimate, is S70O0,OOO pounds more than grown last year, when all previous records were broken.
 Production of rice this year ex- ceeds by 12,000,000 bushels the pre- vious largest crop in 1917. The out put this year is placed at 52,29S,O ,OO0 grown in Louisiana.
 The sweet potato harvest will show l05, ,676,O0O bushels, which is 2,OOO,- 900 bushels more than grown last year, when the crop exceeded all pre- vious years production. The crop of pears this year is placed at 15,558,- 900 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 al- most 2,250,O0O bushels.
 Preliminary estimates of this years production of wheat, oats, barley, rye, hay, rice and peaches, were announc- ed last month. Production of other crops, as shown by the preliminary estimates today, follows:
 PRODUCTION FIGURES
 Buckwheat, 14,321,OO bushels, compared with 15,532,00O bushels, forecast last month and 16,3O1 ,OOO bushels produced last year.
 Potatoes, 421, ,252, ,000 bushels com pared with 414, ,9S6,000 last month and 357,901 900 last year.
 Sweet potatoes, 105 ,676,00O bush els, compared with 103,779,OO0 last month and 103, ,579,000 last year.
 Tobacco, 1,476,444,000 pounds compared with 227,973, 900 last month and 1880, ,458, 900 last year.
 Flaxseed, 10,736,000 bushels, com pared with 11,704, ,OO0 last month and 8,919,000 last year.
 Apples, 236,1S7,O0 bushels, com pared with 227 ,973, ,000 last month and 147,457 ,O00 last year.
 Sugar beets, 8,812,000 tons, compar. ed with 8,970,00O last month and G. 1000 last year.
 Peanuts, 37,499,000 bushels, com pared with 39,217 900 last month anc 33,263, ,OO0 last year.
 BUSHEL WEIGHTS
 Weight per measured bushel was announced as follows:
 Wheat STA pounds, compared with 56.3 last year.
 Oats, 33.1 compared with 31.1.
 Barley, 460 compared with 45.2.
 Production of corn, according to the preliminary estimate, in the principle producing States follows:
 Ohio, 154, ,105 ,000 bushels; Indiana l9O,431 ,OOO; Illinois, 302, 2,634, 1000; Min nesota, 115,050, ,000; Iowa, Al, 6O,OOO; Missouri, 211,SOS,0OO; South Dakota lOO,8OO,OO0; Nebraska, 25O,9S8,OOO; Kansas, 151,O3S,0O0; Kentucky, 96,, 624,OOO; Texas, 172,250,000.
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