Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-12-20
TOTAL. VALUATION
Of YEARS HARVEST
IS S9,479,9 02, 000

WASHINGTON. Dec. 17.-This
years harvest of important farm
crops, the highest priced in five
! years, though not the greatest in
volume of products, was valued at
| 50 ,479 ,902 900 Tuesday by the depart
ment of agriculture.
Better prices placed the value
1888, 013, 900 higher than last year
726, $3.50 900 and 81, 6G3 $50 600 higher
than in 1922, when they aggregated
$7,S16, 900 900.
The combined acreage of the prin-
cipal farm crops was smaller this
year than last, there having been a
total OF 355.210, 400 acres as com
pared with 5,594,73O in 1928.
Both the spring and winter wheat
crops were extremely satisfactory,
but corn had an unfavorable season.
Cotton, planted late, was affected
by drought to some extent, but Il
fair crop was produced. a large
crop of potatoes, on a smaller acre
age than in recent years, resulted
from unusually favorable weather.
Corn maintained its rank as king
of crops, and, although production
was 600, 100000 less than last year,
it's value was $1SS. 900 more than
the 1923 crop. The total value of
corn was placed at 81, 405 ,468, 900
Cotton ranked second with a total
value of $1,683, 274000, of which ST.
4S7 ,225,0 was the value of lint and
g 10 10 Of
with a total value for tame and wild
OF 81, 467 ,64S, 900, was third crop in
point of income. Wheat ranked
fourth with a total value for spring
and winter of 81, 1876 $4,000.
The value and production of othe"
important crops were:
Winter wheat, $779, $40 900; pro-
duction, $50. 037 900 bushels.
Spring wheat, 1857, 0S6,000; pro
duction. ." ,636, 900 bushels.
All wheat, $1,136, 500, 900; produc
ton, S72, 673, 600 bushels.
Cotton, 81, 4S7 ,225 900; production,
13,153,O00 bales.
Oats, $739, 495 500, and 1,541 800
600 bushels; barley, $137,270,000, and
1877 $3.50 bushels; rye, $68, 061 900,
and 63,446, 900 bushels; buckWheat,
rice, SAL, O51,0 900, and 33.956,000 bush
els; white potatoes, 1924 ,S61 900, and
54,7S4, 900 bushels; sweet potatoes,
500 ,290, 900, and 71,86100O bushels;
hay tame) 1888, 7S9 900, and 81
970, 900 tons; hay (wild), $113, 1853 900,
and Ia, $4,000 tons; all hay, 81, 49,
GAS, 600, and 112, 100000 tons; tobac-
co, $256, SAC, 900, and 1912 ,623, 600
and 5.S40 900 tons; sugar beets, $53,-
$50 900, and 7,47S,000 tons; sorghum
syrup, $25,S69 900, and 1883 900
gallons; peanuts, $37 1871 900, and
16,200,0 900 pounds; beans, $780,
600, and 1922 900 bushels; grain
sorghums, $97, 405 900, and 114,231.-
600 bushels; broom corn, $7,214,000
and 1922 tons; hops, $2,620,O00, and
1888 900 pounds; cOWpeas, $33,S14,-
000 an 1852 900 bushels; soy beans,
$21, $40 900, and $4,000 bushels;
cabbage, $15, 705, 900, and $500 tons;
cantaloupes, $20,23O 900, and 1888
900 crates; cauliflOwer, $5.103,0O0,
and 3,514,000 crates; celery, $l5,742,-
900, and 6,114000 crates; sweet corn,
81 100 900, and 500, 500 tons; Cucum-
bers, $12 ,26S.00, and S05S 900 bush
els; lettuce, SIG. 553 900, and IS 653,-
O0O crates; onions, $16,751 900, and
II, 627 900 bushels; green peas, SIG,
771,OOO and 259 200 tons; early po-
tatoes, $441 900, and 41,178,0O0
bushels; spinach, $G,977,000, and
1O5, 400 tons; Strawberries, 1922
900 and 266, 951 900 quarts; toma-
toes, $56,641 900, and 1,71S,900 tons;
watermelons, $S,5O3, 600, and 1870
cars; cranberries, $3.50 900, and
$4,000 barrels; apples, total, $212,-
$4,000, and 179 ,443, 900 bushels; APP
pies, commercial, $105,259, 900. and
PISTOL 900 barrels; peaches, $65,@l4,-
900, and 81 $40 900 bushels; pears,
$25,2S7 900, and 1861 goo bushels;
grapes, $73,705, 600, and 1,177.000
tons: oranges. $64,29O,0 600. and 3d.,