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teru Pennsylvania and ou the shale soils found on the eastern slope 

 of the Allegheny Mountains, while showing a very material increase 

 in quantity, still enables Pennsylvania to hold her position as the 

 leading rye producing district of the United States. 



In comparing the yield of cereal crops of the State for 1907 with 

 the yield of former years, it is gratifying to note that with the ex- 

 ception of corn, none fell below what may be regarded as an average 

 crop both in yield and quality. 



STAPLE FARM CROPS OF PENNSYLVANIA 



The following tabulated statement of the staple crops of the 

 State for 1907 shows that Pennsylvania continues to hold her place 

 among the foremost states of the Union in point of agricultural re- 

 sources, while in some of her products she leads all others. 



STAPLE FARM CROPS OF PENNSYLVANIA, 1907. 



CEREALS. 



Commodity. 



60 



ti 



U 



o 



Barley, 



Buckwheat, . . 

 Corn (shelled), 



Oats 



Rye 



Wheat, 



Total, 



230,000 



4,626,000 



45,922,000 



29,689,000 



5,783,000 



30,095,000 



.70 

 .69 

 .64 

 .54 

 .75 

 .96 



$161,000 



3,192.000 



23,380,000 



16,032,000 



4,337,000 



28,891,000 



$82,003,000 



HAY, POTATOES AND TOBACCO. 



The hay crop represented 3,1.50,000 acres, the average yield being 

 1.45 tons per acre, or a total of 4,568,000 tons. At an estimated 

 value of 115.75 per ton, this crop was worth |71,946,000. 



Pennsj'lvania's acreage devoted to potato culture was 261,000, 

 with an average yield of 88 bushels per acre, or a total of 22,968,000 

 bushels, standing second in point of production. The average 

 price 'on December 1 was 67 cents a bushel or a total estimated val- 

 ue of 115,389,000. 



The State produced 40,320,000 pounds of tobacco, grown upon 

 32,000 acres or an average of 1,260 pounds per acre. The aggregate 

 value is unknown as the bulk of the crop is not sold or ready for 

 the market. Its quality is high, and fair prices will prevail. 



RESUME AND COMPARISON OF AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS. 



A careful examination and comparison of agricultural statistics 

 show that Pennsylvania again leads in the production of rye, a 

 fact to which I have already referred, the total vield in 1907 iDeing 

 5,783,000 bushels. Michigan ranks second with a total of 5,452,000 

 and Wisconsin comes third with a yield of 4,765,000 bushels. All 

 the other states produce rye in limited amounts. California, con- 



