Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1921-01-29
TEXAS CROP REVIEW FOR 1920

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II H. always II interest. and often uf
value. to hring together comparable
data on agricultural production and
values az tho close IL the year IN order
to gain proper perspective II the
states position when considered either
alone ur IN r,latios ~ other important
states
Texas. throughout the calendar year
~ 1920. has had a very good crop year.
considering conditions as whole. re.
gardlcss uf an unfaVorable and late
spring. late frosis. labor troubles and
money s,ringcncy.
For is ten principal crops the states
aggregate Crop.value II f6il .0l6. 900
and s7ss 100000 for all crops which
gives II first rank In agricultural
wealth over an other states as was the
ease In 1919. For 1919. though the 10.
tails were much higher. being sl.O53..
3s5. 600 and 81 25i. 600. 900 respectively.
they show the decline In prices for the
current year and not a reduction in
production.
The two states which rank newt Ia
Texas are Iowa and Illinois. Crop val.
ues. In the same manner M given foi
Texas are: Iowa. si36. al3 900 and {45g..
ls1 .Ooo: Illinois sl3i .s2s. 900 and sl5g..
I79. 900.
On December LIST our corn crop was
valued AZ Sli6.3gS 200; wheat at s27..
3si .o00; oats az So. iO6. 900: cotton At
Sgs7 200. Oo0. grain sorghums at s5a..
100000; hay at Sl7.s7s 900: broomcorn
al $l.5i2.OOO; rice az sii .9is. 900: ana
sweet potatoes al si2.iis, 600 with min.
or crops such as barley. rye. sorghum,
strip. peanuts and sugar making up
the balance.
This state with an acreage In grain
sorghums equal To the combined acre.
age In Oklahoma. New Mexico. Arizona
and California, or IS per cent OF that al
the United States. produces 6O.a92. 900
bushels OF grain or 20 per cent of tho
total In all states which Ii valued nj
80 per cent of the total for the country.
Though We have many minor crops
they are not insignificant In 1890
there were 2.ai5.OOO gallons u sugar
con strip produced az compared to
2.42l 900 IN 1919. There were 1894 900
pounds Of sugar made from domestic
cane The freeze In early April darn
aged fruit and the spring potato crop
severely. injured the stand II early
planted corn and. with the dry weather
following delayed the termination q.
cotton while the fall rains have hcacily
damaged rice. These. however. seem to
have been our most adverse weather
conditions and have been offset by 9th.
a. exceedingly favorable conditions
throughout; the later months.
Unofficial estimates IL spring prOduc.
tiun of truck crops In the Rio Grands
Valley place the movement al 1891 cars
for cabbage. 355 for mixed stuff, 100
ears 81 lettuce. i5i ears of potatoes.
81 ears uf onions and So cars Of 10
matocs while some 1900 cars IL cab.
bage arc said 10 have remained In the
field due To railway congestion and tn.
switchncn's strike az that time.
The state II leader In the produce.
Ion II stock and range cattle as well AZ
cotton and has produced 1860. 900
puunds,o wool as compared 90 1886.
600 polnlds In 1919.
In spite e the difficulties which be.
Ert the farmer this year the total cult.
waited acreage was increased from - q.
622,000 acres IN 1919 10 q. a9a. 900. This
iall the winter wheat acreage was IN.
creased 20 percent over that of 1920.
Ranges have bccn good throughout
most IL the year. water abundant AMI
In most eases the range was under.
stocked.
The level ~ prices to producers -
the United States for the principal
crops decrcascd about ~ per cent dur.
INK peycmlcr; IN the las, ten years the
price level increased In like period
al'oui PA per cent On January LIST.
1921, the index figure of prices was
about 4s.6 pet cent lower than year
ago. as per cent lower than two ven
age. and 1914 per cent lower than the
average ~ the last ten years on JaH.
uary lsi
The prices 81 meat anlmals-hogs.
cattle sheep. and chickens-to the PR.
duccrs at the United States decreased
iG per cent from November 18th 10 dc
Ccmher 18th: IN the last ten years prices
decreased In like period per cent. On
December 18th the index figure 30
prices fur these meat animals was
about 2G.5 per cent lower than n year
ngo. SCI per cent lower than two years