Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1922-01-19
FARMERS CROPS FALL
OFF $9O,S60,OOO
In Value In Past Year, AS Shown
BY Governments Official
Report Just Out
CEy ASSOCIATED I'ress)

NY ASsntidItA i-ItSSJ
\ decrease OF approximately
$90.S0S,C00. or about 10 per cent.
is shown in the value Of kentuc-
Ky farmers principal crops in
1921 compared to 1920, in the an
nual summary Of acreage. produc
tion and farm value Of crops. is
sued bv the L. :. Bureau OF Mar
kcts and Crop Estimates in CO.
operation with State Commission
er Of Agriculture ". {. Hanna.
The total farm value OF the chief
crops. including apples. peaches
and pears. was Sl37. 10000 in
1921. compared to S22S.264,COO i'll
1920. although the acreage OF ~
principal field crops. not includ-
ing orchards. was 5.T9l.O0O acres
in 1921. or + per cent less than the
0.054.OCO acres OF those crops in
1920.
Tobacco wa, the states most
valuable crop I'm 1921. being
worth $50 4S5.OCO compared t.
Tl.4C0O0O in 1920. The state
total tobacco acreage in 1921 wa~
$4,000 acres winch produced
325Tl0 pounds. Of which about
22i.OOO acres tl9J.Nl.OJ0l wa,
hurley. In 1920 the states tobac
co acreage was about 5GO.CUg
acres which produced 100000
pounds OF which about 29S.OOI
acre, was hurley which produced
approximately 265.l&lODO pounds
Other crop values are Corn 1921.
$45.lS5OOJ. in 1920. SS5.3S5OC0.
nay ui all kinds. 1921. Sl7.3770JU.
in 1920. S2S.OS7 coo: wheat. i92l.
= .2Jl.O3J. I'm 1920. Sll.456.000;
Irish potatoes. 1921. SG,22l.OJ0. IN
1920. $S.+65.OCO: sorghum syrup,
1921. S2.o5SCOJ. in 1920. $5.1S4.
900: oats. 1921. 10000. in 1925
s4.SO5.0-O: sweet potatoes. 1927.
S2.l52.O30. in 1920. S2.S55.0J0.
Winter Wheat
The acreage OF winter wh,a.
s.~n IN kertu-lv in the fall %.
1921 i est mated at G1O.GGU acres
compared to 65z.0CO acres suWu
~ the iaIl Il 1920. while the con
Git:on Of the crop when it wen,
into vi-tc~ December |. 1921.
was - per cent of normal COM
u7rcd To- ~ per cent December /.
1920. and lG-ycar average De-.
/. ol - per cent. The total
acreage OF winter wheat ~uwn In
the United State, IN the fall 81
Of 1927 i estimated at 44.29SOHj
acres. ur GS.S per cent ui the acre
agc >uNn i'm the iall OF 1920. The
oi the United State
winter wheat crop December !.
iG2l. Was 70 per cent OF normal
compared To so per cent Decem-
Der /. 1920. and a lO-vcar avcrag"
on December | oi 80 per cent.
Farm Wages
The average rates OF male farm
labor u Kentucky during 1921. as
reported by farmers. we're: rate
per month when hired by the
year. with board. SO; without
board. So. as compared with
5000 and S50.lO durirS 1920
The average wage per day for
harvest labor with board. s.. with
5ut board. $3.50: as compared
with s. and $50 in 1920. The
average wage per day Tor day Ia
hcr other than harvest work in
1927 with board. Sl.2O: without
board Sl.GJ. compared with S2.lO
IN $40 in 1920.
Crop conditions in Madison and
1dioin ug counties a shown bv
the government report are now
MadiSon-Winter wheat 9S:
we l03; wages. average per day
with board. Sl.30.
Garrard-Ninter wheat 9S;
rye l0l; wages. average per day
with board. Sl.lT.
Ciarak Winter wheat. 95: rye
)5.
Jessamine-Winter wheat %;
rye 95: wages Sl.25.
Lincoln-Nnter wheat 90; rye
)5: wages 94c.
Jackson-Winter wheat so; rye
DO; wages Sl.25.
Laurel-Winter wheat o.; rye
%; wages 81.
Rockcastle-Ninter wheat SS;
rye IS; wages Sl.l7.
Fayette-Winter wheat 90; rye
l0l wages Sl50.