Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1921-11-18
WHITMAN COUNTY
IN NINTH PLACE
Measured by the Value of Crons 49,,
Live Stock Produced in 1919

washington, d. c., Nov. 14.-Tba
department of commerce, through
the bureau of the census. announoa.
the following data from the 1904
census of agriculture for the TTnitoa
States.
The census bureau has reterminod
the rank of the so counties in ~
United States leading in the com.
bined value of farm crops and live
stock products in 1919. The live
stock products include dairy nrod
ucts, chickens and eggs, honey and
wax and wool and mohair. but not
domestic animals sold and slaugb-
tered. There is some duplication 70
be sure, when the value of crons and
the value of live stock products oro
included in the same total, by reason
of the fact that a large part of tbo
live stock products are derived from
the feeding of farm crops to farm
live stock. The combined yalua
however, appears to offer the hest
available index of the counties aori-
cultural production.
The so leading agricultural conn
ties were distributed among the sew
eral states as follows: California "a
New York 7, Illinois ). Texas 4
Pennsylvania 4, South Carolina
North Carolina 8, WASHINGTON .
Wisconsin 2, and l each for Arizona
Colorado, Connecticut, Maine. Mime
sofa and Mississippi.
Los Angeles county Calf. ranked
first among all counties in the Unit
ed States in the combined value of
crops and live stock products in 1919
the total value amounting to ST.
579,S99. The value of crops in this
county was SCI ,864,479, which was
greater than the combined value of
crops and live stock products in anv
other county. Oranges contributed
slightly more than one-third of the
combined value of crops and live
stock products in this county. 9th
er important items were lemons, wal
nuts and hay and forage.
Fresno county, Calf, ranked sec
ond among all counties, with value
Of $50, 110,101 for crops and live
stock products, and stood third in
the value of crops alone, with SOL
S6l,252. Grapes made up little
more than one-half of the combined
value of crops and live stock prod
ucts, with peaches and hay and for
age following in order.
Aroostook county, Me-, stood third
in the combined value of crops and
live stock products, with S54,376,-
256, and was second in value of
crops, with $52,541,205. Potatoes
comprised about four-fifths of the
combined value in this county, while
hay and forage was the next item in
Importance as regards value.
San Joaquin county, Calf, ranked
fourth, with combined value of
SAL, 191,240 for crops and live stock
products, and also stood fourth in
the value of crops. with $37.956,S66.
Potatoes, grapes, barley and hay and
forage were the leading items from
the standpoint of value
Lancaster county, Pa, was fifth
in rank, with $4O,776,212 represent
ing the value of crops and live stock
products. Tobacco, corn, hay and
forage, and wheat were the most i'm
portant items, in the order named.
Yakima county Wash, stood sixth
in value of crop and live stock prod
ucts, with $34,741,71O. Apples and
and forage were the leading items
as regards value.
Other counties, with their rank
according to the combined value OF
crops and live stock products in 1919
were as follows: Tulare county
Calf, seventh, with $34,036, 1915
Sonoma county Calf, eighth, with
$32,3O0,623; Whitman county
Wash, ninth, with $31, 921,O47, ana
Dane county, Wis, tenth, with $2s'-
395,753.