The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1925-12-25
REVISED FIGURES
ON NATIONS CROPS
Corn, Wheat, and Potato Esti-
mates ReduCed-0ats and
Tobacco Show Increase

Reductions in the size Of the corn,
wheat and white potato crops, and
increases in oats and tobacco are
shown by revised estimates Of this
years production issued Tuesday by
the United States department of ag-
riculture, says an Associated Press
dispatch from Washington, d. c.
The changes from the preliminary
estimates, the department announced,
represent readjustments based upon
later and fuller information, particu-
larly the preliminary figures Of the
United States census for 1924, now
becoming available.
Computed Values
The total value of the crops was
net announced but unofficial calcu-
lations based on December 1 farm
prices as given by the department of
agriculture, place the value Of this
years corn crop at S1,954,991 ,594, the
wheat crop at S947,82O,84O, cotton at
$1,357, ,541,276 with cottonseed valued
at S191 ,489, ,92O additional, the white
potato crop at $605,110,896, and the
tobacco crop at S246,987,780.
"The relative sizes Of the crops of
1925 and 1924 are not greatly changed
from the relation shown by prelim-
mary figures previously published,
the crop reporting board stated. The
1925 corn crop is now estimated to be
about 125 per cent as large as the
crop Of 1924. the wheat crop II per
cent and the cat crop 90 per cent
The preliminary estimates published
at harvest time had indicated that thc
corn crop was about 124 per cent
wheat so per cent and oats 95 pei
cent as much as last year"
Final Estimates
The final estimates for this years
important crops follow:
,581 900 bushels.
Winter wheat-398, ,486,OO0 bushels
Spring wheat-27O, ,879, 900 bushels
All wheat-669, ,635,OOO bushels.
OATS, ,O51 ,O99, 900 bushels.
Other estimates of production tn;
year follow:
Barley, 218,OOO,2OO bushels; rye
48,696,O00 bushels; buckwheat, IA
$4,000 bushels; flaxseed, 22,007, 90
bushels; grain sorghums, 71,050,00
bushels; cotton, 15,6O3,0OO bales; cot
tonseed, 6,928,OOO tens; hay (tamel
86,474,OOO tons; hay (wild), 1904 90
tons; all hay, 99,615,O00 tons; clover
seed, 100000 bushels; beans cdr
edible), 100000 bushels; peanuts
694,O74,O0O pounds; white potatoes
323,243,OOO bushels; sweet potatoes
62,494,OO0 bushels; tobacco, 1,349
$4,000 pounds; sugar-cane (Louis
anal, 4,851,OOO tons; cane sugs
(Louisiana), 10000 tons; cane syrul
1880 gallons; sugar beets, $685. ,0O
tons; beet sugar, 1876, 900 tons; sOrl
hum syrup, 25,492,0OO gallons; map
sugar and syrup, (as sugar., 27,946
600 pounds; apples, total 164,616,OC
bushels; apples (commerciaI, 81, 1,909
900 barrels; peaches, 46,565,O 900 busl
els; pears, 1890 600 bushels; o
anges California and Florida), "a
100000 boxes; cranberries, 530,0I
barrels; asparagus, 6,442,000 crate
snap beans, 1852 tons; cabbag
$4,000 tons; cantalOupes, 14,O13,0'
crates; cauliflower, 3,452,0O0 crate
celery, 6,757, 900 crates; sweet cor
$4,000 tons; cucumbers, 11,886,0
bushels; lettuce, 1911, 900 crate
onions, 17,17S,OOO bushels; green pes
242,3OO tons; early potatoes, 1850
600 bushels; spinach, 101,098 ton
Strawberries, 2O9s586,O0O quarts; I
matoes, 2,1S8,2O0 tons, and watermr
ons, 5O,938 cars.