Statistics Of Principal Crops
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This section is from the book "Scientific American Reference Book. A Manual for the Office, Household and Shop", by Albert A. Hopkins, A. Russell Bond. Also available from Amazon: Scientific American Reference Book.
Statistics Of Principal Crops
Crop. | Year. | Unit. | Average Yield per Acre. | Production. | |
Corn......................................... | 1903 | 88,091,993 | Bushel | 25.5 | 2,244,176,925 |
Wheat...................... | 1903 | 49,464,967 | " | 12.9 | 637,821,835 |
Oats........................ | 1903 | 27,638,126 | " | 28.4 | 784,094,199 |
Barley.................................... | 1903 | 4,993,137 | " | 26.4 | 131,861,391 |
Rye........................ | 1903 | 1,906,894 | " | 15.4 | 29,363,416 |
Buckwheat.................. | 1903 | 804,393 | " | 17.7 | 14,243,644 |
Potatoes....................................... | 1903 | 2,916,855 | " | 84.7 | 247,127,880 |
Hay........................ | 1903 | 39,933,759 | Ton | 1.54 | 61,305,940 |
Cotton....................... | 1902-1903 | 27,114,103 | Bale | 10,725,422 | |
Tobacco.................... | 1903 | 1,037,735 | Pound | 786.3 | 815,972,425 |
Flaxseed............................... | 1903 | 3,233,239 | Bushel | 8.4 | 27,300,510 |
Sugar, beet and cane.......... | 1903-1904 | Long ton | 423,135 |
Crop. | Year. | Unit. | Average Farm Price. | Farm Value. | Exports, Bushels.1 |
Corn............................................... | 1903 | Bushel | 42.5 c. | $952,868,801 | 76,639,261 |
Wheat..................... | 1903 | " | 69.5 c. | 443,024,826 | 202,906,273 |
Oats........................ | 1903 | " | 34.1 c. | 267,661,665 | 8,381,805 |
Barley......................................... | 1903 | " | 45.6 c. | 60,166,313 | 56,462 |
Rye........................ | 1903 | " | 54.5 c. | 15,993,871 | 5,445,273 |
Buckwheat............................ | 1903 | " | 60.7 c. | 8,650,733 | |
Potatoes.................... | 1903 | " | 61.4 c. | 15,638,094 | 843,075 |
Hay........................ | 1903 | Ton | $9.08 | 556,376,880 | 2 50,974 |
Cotton...................... | 1902-1903 | Bale | 458,051,005 | 3 7,086,086 | |
Tobacco.................... | 1903 | Pound | 6.8 c. | 55,514,627 | |
Flaxseed............................ | 1903 | Bushel | 81.7 c. | 22,291,557 | |
Sugar, beet and cane........................ | 1903-1904 | Long ton | |||
1 Does not necessarily mean the crop year; in all cases one year and generally two years behind.
2 Tons instead of bushels.
3 1902-1903.
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