The New York herald., 1922-12-16
YEARS CROP VALUES
GO ABOVE 7 BILLIONS
With CORN THE king
Government Reports Gain
of S1,842,978,OO0 Over
Last Year.
ON DECEMBER PRICES
Rye, Potatoes, Hay, Tobac-
co and Other Products
in Bumper Yields.
BIG RETURN on COTTON
Revenue for 1922 Is Lower
Than Any But One Year
Since 1915.
BIG RETURN on COTTON

WARRINGTON, Dec. Is (Associated
Press),-The Department of Agricul-
ture announced to-day in its final crop
report of the year that the country's
crops this year are worth s7,572, $780,
900. based on their farm value as OF
December 1.
Their value is s1,S42,97S,000 more
than last years crops, refieoting in
creases in prices from year ago and
increased production in some crops.
This years production is worth
about the same as that Of 1916. but is
lower than 1920 by about $1,000. 900 900
and lower than any year since 1915,
except last year. 1t is only a little
more than half as much as the record
value year Of 1919.
Record production was made this year
in rye, white potatoes. sweet potatoes
and hay. Other bumper crops were rice.
with the third largest production to-
bacco with the fourth largest crop In
history wheat. with the fifth largest
production, and corn, with its seventh
largest crop. Cotton this year Is the
fourth most valuable crop OF that staple
ever grown, although a small crop in
point OF production.
Corn Most Valuable Crop.
Corn, as usual. Is the country's most
valuable crop, being worth this year
s700.000,0 900 more than last year. with
a total value Of s1.s00.2S7. 900. Cotton
stands second, with $1,36S. Jl7 900. tho
lint being valued at Sf.1s0. .761 900, and
the cottonseed sI77.756,000. Hay is the
third most valuablo crop. with q total
OF sl.S3l,67s, 900. No other crop reached
n billion dollars In value this year.
Wheat was valued at $S64,139.0OO,
standing as fourth most valuable crop
of the country.
In to-day's final estimates. based on
revisions to conform with the Census
Bureaus decennial crop production sta
tistics, the preliminary estimates OF pro
duction announced last month were
somewhat changed. There was reduce
ton in the corn crop OF about 100000
bushels. Increases were shown for other
crops, including winter wheat, $4,000
300 bushels: spring wheat. 100000
bushels oats. ifs27S.0o0 bushels; rye.
1884 900 bushels: buckwheat. 100000
bushels: rice. 2.S06.0 900 bushels: pota-
noes, 17,2s0.000 bushels, and hay. $685.
600 tons.
The final production figures and the
total value OF the various crops based
on prices paid farmers December ! fol-
low:
Corn-2,SC, ,7Io,oD bushels and $780,
es7,Go.
winter wheat-5ss. .oO4.cO bushels and
t5i4.56l.00o
S249.51S,odn
All wheat--s5S, I'll 900 bushels aud $685.
90.
Beans-ii .sS3 600 bushels and 81 .4c9, 200.
Grain sorghums-s0 81 900 bushels and
S79, ,i36,o0c.
Broom corn--S4.5co tons and s7.si4.ooo.
onions-l7.aio,0co bushels and Se.-
r1.0D.
Cabbage, ,os7 600 tons and SA.soi.ooo.
rIops-25, $4,000 pounds and $2,20O0G.
Apples (total)-cos.sc .scs.po bushels and
800, ,l02. coo.
Apples Ccommerciai)-si $4,000 barrels
and fei.5A,ooo.
Peaches-5s, ,7os. GOO bushels and SIS si9.-
cM t
Pears--ls.ssI.ooo bushels and s1s.7ss.ooo.
oranges-c4. $4,000 boxes and PSI $500.
Oats Bring $A7s,54s,O 900.
Oats-f,215.4ss.00 900 and S478.54S,o00.
Barley-iS6.1l0,00 and $97.T5f,000.
Rye-s5,4 4s7 900 and S6s.0s5.00o.
uckwheat-15, ,050,000 and $l3,,s12,-
600.
Rice-41.ss5.o0 and $i1.s36.o0o.
Potatoes-45i,fs5,000 and s26c.s0s,-
swce. $4,000 and ss4.-
1000.
2f7,044,000.
Hay (wild)---1s.1o+.oco tons and
All Hsy--il2.7si.ooo tons and si.ss1.-
$4,000.
s506. 6.162. 900.
cotton-s,ss4.ooo bales and si,iso,-
Isl 1000.
ottonseed--i.4sf.ooo tons and si77.-
$4,000.
.s75.ooo bushels and
sis.so5. 900.
Sugar Beets--5.24s.ooo tons and s2s,-
605.000.
Beet Sugar 1.ssc.ooo.ooo pounds.
value not given.
Cane sugar-is2.75s. 900 pounds. value
not given.
Marie Sugar and Syrup Gas sugar)-
"a, i,s06.0C0 pounds and T.62300.
SORGHUM Syrup--36.532,000 gallons
and s25.s46.0 900.
Peanuts--s23.5 .5o7, 900 pounds and t2s.-
222,00D.
Revision OF the 1921 production sta
tistics placed the crops OF that year as
follows: Corn. 3.06s.569.000 bushels
winter wheat, 600,316.000 spring wheat.
sff.5s9. 900: oats, 1.07s.34f. 900; pota-
toes, 36i $50 900 hay (ali), s7.770.0 900
tons. and tobacco. 1863. 0.6s2. 900 pounds.
uEBUFFED. HE MOTORS OFF.
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