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to 288,332 in 1889, fell to 280,
115 in 1899, and again to 197,
449 in 1909. The total yield in
11909 was 3,212,891 bushels; the
average yield per acre, 16 bush
els ; the average value per acre,
1 $8.30.
Slight Increase In Potatoes.
During the decade ending
1909 potatoes increased 3,233
acres, or 12.2 per cent. From
1889, when 14,442 acres were
harvested, potatoes rose to 26,
486 by 1899, and again to 29,
719 by 1909. The total yield in
1909 was 2,096,893 bushels; the
average yield per acre, 71 bush
els ; the average value per acre.
$48.45.
Sweet Potatoes And
Yams Increase
Sweet potatoes and yams dur
ing the decade between 1899 and
1909 increased 9,117 acres, or
,68.7 per cent. From 12,666
| acres in 1879 sweet potatoes and
yams rose to 19,445 by 1889, fell
to 13,271 by 1899, and rose
again in 1909 to 22,388. The to
tal yield in 1909 was 1,685,308
bushels; the average yield per
acre, 75 bushels; the average
value per acre, $60.75.
Large Increase In Rice.
During the decade ending
1909 rough rice increased 27,
| 394 acres. From 1889, when 9
acres were harvested, rough rice
rose to 25 acres in 1899, and 27,
419 in 1909. The aggregate
production in 1909 was 1,270,
530 bushels; the average yield
per acre, 46 bushels; the aver
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Crop Comparisons.
The cereals had an acreage of
2,564,898 acres in 1909, as com
pared to 2,980,684 in 1899, a de
crease of 415,786 acres, or 13.9
per cent. Wheat showed the
largest decrease, being equal to
more than three-fourths of the
decrease of the total cereals.
Among the cereals corn ranked
first, comprising nearly nine
tenths of their total acreage and
total value. The remaining
tenth was distributed among the
other cereals,oats,rough rice and
wheat constituting the greater
part. The average value per
acre of cereals in 1909 was $12.
20, slightly above that of hay
ri-Mrl favq rro anrl flhnilt. O'nP-'foil'TtVl
as great as that of potatoes.
Rice showed the highest aver
age value per acre; rye the low
est. Of the hay and forage
crops, “Wild, salt, or prairie
grasses” ranked first in acreage
and second in value, having an
acreage and value, respectively,
slightly more than one-fourth
and one-sixth as great as the en
tire hay and forage crop.
“Grains cut green” was second
in acreage and first in value,
with an acreage slightly below
that of “Wild, salt, or prairie
grasses,” and in value slightly
more than one-fourth of the to
tal value of hay and forage.
“Timothy and clover mixed”
stood third. Cotton had an acre
age slightly below that of the
total cereals and nearly five
times as great as that for the to
tal hay and forage crop, while
in value it was more than one
and one-half times and over il
times, respectively, as great as
that of the cereals and that of
hay and forage. There were a
few miscellaneous crops, and the
most of them were above the
more usual crops in value per
acre.
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