The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-05-27
States Crop Production is
Among Nation S Greatest
1901, when it was 6,2O9,506 acres with
a production of 80,102,627 bushels.

OATS: Insomuch as oats is one of
the principal crops grown in the dry
section of the state and also that in
almost every district the yield was
affected by hot weather just at filing
time, there Is a drastic reduction both
in production and farm value from
1925. In 1925 the acreage was A.
$4,000 acres, which is the largest
acreage Of any crop grown In the
state. The yield per acre, however.
was only 28.5 bushels, compared with
APO bushels in 1925 and the total pro-
duction only 129,162 900 bushels, COM
pared with the previous year Of 200,-
100000 bushels. Gross farm value,
based on the December l farm price
for 1926, was $43,915, 900 which Is the
smallest since 1921 when 1t was esti.
mated to be S22,SSO,000. The farm
value in 1925 was $62, 200. The acre
age of oats remained under one mil.
lion acres until 1884 when 1t was L.
025,136 acres.
BARLEY: The acreage of barley
in Minnesota has had some fluctua-
tions since 1857. when it was 1880
acres. 1t made consistent and steady
gain until in 1903 when 1,098,149 acres
were planted. 1t continued to in
crease with some minor fluctuations
until 1919, when farmers evidently
were influenced by the fTenzied shrieks
and wailings of the wet interests, who
sadly but yet gladly made the state
ment that the growing of barley here
after would prove very improbable.
At any rate, the acreage dropped from
100000 in 1918 to $4,000 in 1919.
but since that year it has been stead.
lily increasing until in 1926 there were
100000 acres planted. Farmers have
found barley to be an excellent feed
crop, and as general rule good yields
can be expected. The yield per acre
in 1925 was Is bushels with total
production of 32,675,O00, farm value
of S16,664,000 and value per acre of
$1275. In 1925 the yield was 80
bushels, production 32,940,000 bushels
and gross farm value SIT ,129,000. Bar.
ley ranks fourth in acreage of the
grain crops grown in Minnesota.
RYE: The acreage of rye in Min
and there perhaps has been more shift.
ing of this crop than any other crop
planted. In 1867 there were 26.595
acres, which gradually increased to
81 1888 acres in 1901. The acreage was
then decreased until in 1908 1t was
only $4,000 acres, but in 1910 1t had
increased to 256,000 acres and contin.
ued to increase until 1t reached its
peak in 1922 at 1,154, 900 acres. During
this period rye was grown for an early
cash crop, but the large increase was
on account of using this crop to de-
stroy the noxious weeds in some Sec
ton of the state. Hwever, since 1922
there has been a sharp decrease in
$1,000 acres harvested with an aver.
age acre yield of 1876 bushels, total
production of 4,954,000 bushels, farm
value of $3,765,000 and an acre value
Of $1026. Production in 1925 was
!, $4,000 bushels and farm value $4,-
1876, 600 while in 1924 the production
was 14,71S,000 bushels and farm value
SIS, $4,000.
BUCKWHEAT: The acreage Of
buckwheat is a comparatively small
crop in Minnesota, but it has been
DIT lCd0l, OluCO lOot WuCh IuO
acreage was reported to be 2,777 acres.
In the early nineties the acreage
showed quite an increase being 22,311
In 1890. In 1900 and until about 1916 1
the acreage was below 10000 acres,
but from then on there was steady
Increase until in 1922 it had increased
to $4,000 acres. This was due to heavy
paintings In hopes of killing sow this
ties in the northwestern part Of the
state. In 1926 the acreage was $4,000
with an acre yield of IL bushels and
a total production of 1,122,000, which
is the largest crop ever produced in
the state. The farm value Is $4,000
and the value per acre is $12.75. Pro-
duction in 1925 was $4,000 bushels
with farm value of $640,000.
FLAX: No acreage figures for fax
In Minnesota are available prior to
1890, when the acreage reported by
the United States Census was 303,633
acres and in 1900 1t had increased to
566, 1902 acres. The United States De-
partment began reporting acreage,
yield, production and farm value in
1902 when the acreage had grown to
OOt ,OUU dCI6S. 1NO uOuUL tu0 SIOWluS
of fax was greatly stimulated by the
building of railroads through the then
virgin soil of the western and north
western parts of the state between
1900 and 1900. Flax acreage, altho
not making any radical shifts since
1902, had a downward tendency until
in 1923 when by tariff legislation the
acreage increased from 10000 acres
in 1922 to $4,000 acres in 1928 and
in 1926 it was $4,000 acres, the larg-
est acreage ever seeded in the state.
The yield per acre for 1926 was "a
bushels and the total production g.
$4,000 bushels with a farm value of
$685., 900 and an acre yield of 1882.
The production in 1925 was 100000
and the farm value s17,020,000.
POTATOES: Since 1857 the acre
age devoted to potatoes has been slow.
ly increasing. In 1857 there were
1856 acres which in 1889 had in
creased to 107,635 acres and in 1910
was 100000 acres. There was steady
increase until 1921 when, due to prices