The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-08-24
King Corn
Is Supreme
in Nebraska
Wheat Represents Only 10
Per Cent of Total Farm
Resources in
State.
Big Gain in Livestock
BY p. C. POWELL.

Staff Correspondent The Omaha Bee.
Lincoln, Aug. 23.-Corn continues
to reign az king in Nebraska.
All indications point to the fact
that Nebraska farmers who pinned
their faith in cor in 1923. the larg-
est annual crop in the state, will find
prosperity at their door.
For there are approximately l.
100000 more acres of corn under cul-
tivation this summer than year ago
and the corn crop estimate OF A. e.
Anderson, Lincoln, federal crop
statistician. points to an increase of
100000 bushels. The acreage in
corn in 1922 was 7,296,o00 against
s,172,ooo this year. While the yield in
1922 was 1872 400 900 sgainst an esti-
mated yield of 220 ,0G0 900 bushels in
1923.
Wheat Tenth Of Resources.
Despite a BELIEF existing in many
minds that wneat is The largest crop
~ Nebraska the facts and figures
produced by Anderson show that
wheat production in this state repre-
sents not more than 10 per cent OF
the total farm resources in Nebraska.
And, next year, Anderson believes
this percentage should be cur still
lower.
For" reasons Anderson, wheat
acreage is sill about 25 per cent
greater IN Nebraska today than be-
fore the wsr. Everyone knows what
vas gold during the wa. becaEse
part of the worlds supply was cns
of and the market was clamorous.
But today the worlds supply Is
all on the market, devastated coun-
tries are increasing their wheat yield
year by year. With this increased
WELD there is not an increased mar
ket: hence we have an oversuppV.
Nebraska wheat acreage should be
still lower next year"
Figures compiled in Anderson's Of
flee show that Nebraska farmers are
becoming aware Of this situation.
The wheat acreage is approximately
1000, 900 acres less this year than
last, while the wheat yield of 1923 Is
approximately 27,00o000 bushels less
than in 1922, making lower wheat
prices less costly to an average Ne
braska farmer than. it would have
been year ago.
Stock Gains in Value.
More optimism is found in study
of statistical tables available in LIN
coin is the millions Of dollars IN
crease in cattle and hogs on Nebraska
farms this year. This is looked upon
as presaging a heavy purchase of
cattle on the ranges this year In
anticipation of the bumper corn crop
and a squirting of activity and pros
perity in the cattle ranges.
No accurate estimate is made OF
the value of eggs and butter produced
on Nebraska farms. 1t Is known that
they run into the millions Of dollars
and the production Of milk, butter
and eggs is increasing by leaps and
bounds this year.
The Nebraska potato farmer. who
last year with. a grim smile lost thou
sands of dollars through poor mar
kets and poor prices. hasn't lost faith
and Is producing thousands of acres
more potatoes this year than last.
All classes of cattle, except horses
and mules increased in assessed value
this year. The auto tourist who
passes over the farming country of
Nebraska and sees the hundreds Of
tractors can readily give an answer
for a decrease in value of horses and
mules.
Forage Crops Worth More.
Tame and wild hay in Nebraska,
produced within approximately s5,-
900, 900 as much In 1922 as wheat, ac-
cording to federal statistics. II one
adds the 1922 value of tame and wild
hay, which includes alalfa, and pota-I
toes, he finds this three barely men
toned crops were worth more TO Ne
braska than wheat.
Following are a set of statistical
tables showing that 80 per cent, if
-S.st more, of the value of the Nebras-
ka sfarm is in products other than
wheat. The first table shows the
value OF all crops as fixed by the
federal government on prices prevail.
ing on December 1, 1922:
Corn ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. si05 1871 o0n
Wheat (spring and falD ...... b7,t5, 900
Barley .............. -.'...ss z'Vf l,uvv
Oats ..................... ly'o.e,VVVo
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