The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-17
1924 FARM CROP
 WORTH BILLION,
 |. S. ESTIMATE
Figure Is Almost $1,OOO,- OOO,OOO Higher Than
 Last Year
(By Associated Prcss)

WASHINGTON, Dec. 16.-This years harvest of important farm crops, the highest priced in five years though not the greatest in volume of products, was valued at $9,479,9O2,0O today by the department of agriculture.
 Better prices than last year placed the value $753, 3,013, ,000 higher than last year when the total, as revised, was ?o,- T26, ,sSO 900 and $1,863, ,SS2,000 higher than in 1922 when they aggregated S7,- S16,020,000.
 The combined acreage of the principal farm crops was smaller this year than last, there having been a total of o65,- 210,40O acres as compared with 35o,- 594,730 in 1923.
 Wheat Crops Good
 Both the spring and winter wheat crops were extremely satisfactory but corn had an unfavorable season. Cot ton, planted late, was affected by drought to some extent, but fair crop was produced. A large crop of pota- toes, on smaller acreage than in re- cent years resulted from unusually favorable weather.
 Corn maintained its rank and, al- though production was 600, 0,OO0,O 900 less than last year, it's value was $1SS, ,O0O,- 900 mere than the 1923 crop. The total value of corn was placed at $2, 405, ,44S,- 900. Cotton ranked second with total value of $1,6S3, ,274, ,00O, of which $1,- 4S7 ,225, ,000 was the value of lint and $196 049, ,000 the value of seed. Hay, with a total value for tame and wild of S1, ,467, ,64S,000 was third crop in point of income. Wheat ranked fourth with a total value for spring and winter of $1, ,136, ,639,000.
 The cotton crop was 13, 153, ,000 bales, worth $1, ,4S7 ,225,000.
 Oats Figure High
 Oats $739, ,495, 800 and 1,541 100000 bushels; barley $137 ,27O,OO0 and 1S7,- S75,000 bushels; rye, $6S,061 ,000 and 63, ,436,000 bushels; wheat, $16,441 ,00G and 15,956,OOO bushels; rice, $47, 7,O51, ; GOO and 3,056,000 bushels; white pota- bushels sweet potatoes, $92 ,290, ,OOO and 71,S61 ,00O bushels; hay, (tame) $1,- 353. 3.7SS,OO0 and 97,970,O00 tons; hay. (wildl $113,S59,000 and 14,4S0000 tons; all hay, $1 ,467 7,64S,000 and 112,- 450,0OO tons tobacco, $25C, ,346,0 ,000 and 1 ,242,623,O0O pounds: cotton seed $196,- 049,00O and 5,S40000 tons sugar beets, $53 10000 and 7,47S,00O tons; sorghum syrup, $25, ,SG9,O00 and 27,339,000 gal Ions: peanuts, $37 1881, ,O0O and 616,- 100000 pounds; broom corn, S7,214.- GOO and 76,272 tons; hops, $2,G20,000 and 25,333, ,000 pounds; COW peas, $33, S74,0O0 and 14,352,OOO bushels; soy beans. $21 ,94O,000 and 9,567 ,OOO bush els; cabbage, $15,705,OOO and 973,DOO tons.
 Cantaloupes, $2O, ,23O,OO and 13,- 7S9,OO0 crates; cauliflower $5, 103, ,O00 and 3,514,OO0 crates; celery, $15,742,- 900 crates; sweet corn, $7,100,O00 and 50O, 300 tons; cucumbers, 12,26S,0 ,0OO and S,05S,000 bushels; lettuce, S16,- 553,00O and 13,653, ,OOO crates; onions, $16, ,751 ,O0O and 17,627 ,OOO bushels ; green peas, $16,771 ,00O and 259, 200 tons; early potatoes, $44,1S2,OOO and fl 1,17S,000 bushels; spinach $6,977 ,000 and 1O5, 400 tons; strawberries, $35.- 292,000 and 266,951 ,OOO quarts toma- toes, $54,641 ,000 and 1,71S,9OO tons water melons, $S,5O3,OOO and 49,765 cars; chanberries, $5,165, ,OOO and 523,- 900 barrels; apples, total, $212, 193, ,000 and 179, ,000 bushels; apples com. mercial, $105, ,259,OOO and 2S,7O1 ,OOO barrels.