Norwich bulletin., 1921-12-23
FIFTY LEADING AGRICULTURAL
 COUNTIES IN THE U. S.

Tac EeDartment ot commerce, 1 trough the bureau of the census, an .oIuces the following data from the Z. 70 ccusls or agriculture Tor the uittl state. The census bureau has dstermiend ae rank Of the 50 counties in the -1ited States leading in the contained ral4e 5t farm. crops and live stock products in 1919. Tho live stock pro ducts include dairy products, ch4ck- ems and eggs, honsy and wax, and wool and mohair. but not domestic ani- n1is sold and slaughtered. These is some dupitca jon, to be sure. when the lalus of crops and the value Of live toct products are included in tha zamc total, but reason Of the fact that 1 Ilrge part of ths livestock pro- ducts are deTired from the feeding Of s4rl- crops to farm live stock This combined value however, appears to 1t.er the best available index of the .oIruies agricultural production.
 Tho 90 leading agricultural coUn ..cs werE distributed among the sev- sr-. .l;Las as follows: California, 13; E, 5M. [; Illinois, ,; Texas, 4; Per s@Tania, !. south Carolina, 1; North Carolina, g; Washington, 2: Wis., ~or-.n. 9; and eacA tor Arizona. Colorado. Connecticut, Maine, Minne- ,uts. and Mississippi.
 Los Angeles County, California, rank d first aomng al counties in the United States in the combined value # crops and livestock products in 1919, he total value amOnting to S71, ,579 .299, The value of crops in this county was 6I,s5A.I9, which was g. eater than the combined value of crops and livestock i- any other county. Oranges con- -sibuted slightly moro than one-third lf the combined value of crops and Livestock in this county. Other impor- ant items were lemons, walnuts, and nay and forage.
 Fresno County, Calif., ranked sec Jnd among all counties, with 9 value Jf s55, no, ,10l for crops and live stock products, and stood third in the value \Jf crops alone, with SJ1.861,252. Grape: made up a little more than ne-hal f the combined value of crops an( i've stock products, with peaches, an( lsy and forage following ia order.
 Aroostook County, Me, stood thirt n the combined value of crops ant livestock products with S54 4,376, ,256 and was second in value of crops, witt $52,541.2Q5. Potatoes comprised abou four-fifth of the combined value il this county, while hay and forage wa the net item n importance as regard value.
 San Joaquin County, Calif., rankel fourth, with a combined value of S41, 191240 for crops and livestock pro ducts, and also stood fourth in the val ue of crops; with s37,956, ,S66. Potatoes grapes, barley, and hay and forag were the leading items from the stand point of value.
 Lancaster County. Pa, was fifth i rank, with $40, 0,7TS,2l2 representing tn value Of crops and livestock product Tobacco, corn, hay and forage, an wheat were the most important item n the order named
 Yakima County, Wash, stood sixt
 value of crop and livestock pro 4Ucts, with s34,741, ITO. Apples, an nay and forage were the leading item ss regards value.
 Other counties, with their rank aC -ording 10 the combined value .rops and live stock products in 191
 were as follows: Tulare County, Ca
 fc-nla- seventh, with s34.O36,l67; SC ecms County, Calif., eighth, wit ;32 s4u, ,5.3; Whitman County, Vasi ;.cth, with S3l92l.047; and DaI County, Wis, tenth, with s29,395, ,76
 Hartford county, Conn, stood 29 .a the l.st with $22.751,488 the pril -ipal products being tobacco, dali products, hay and forage and corn.