No ?. DEPARTMENT 01" AGRICUT rUKb:. 5 



The average yield per acre for 1910 is 41 !)U8heI.s, witii au acreage 

 of 1,580,000, making a total yield of 65,02(3,000 bushels, worth De- 

 cember 1, $38,3(55,000. This is an increase of 10,220,000 bushels, or 

 nine bushels per acre, over that of 1900; and is tlie highest yield ob- 

 tained in the Stale since accurate statistics have been kept. 



As stated in my report of 1909, movements hav^e been started in 

 many sections of the State by Farmers' Organizations, Corn Growers' 

 Associations, Boys' Corn Clubs, Grangers' Fair Associations, Agri- 

 cultural Societies, etc., for improving and increasing the yield of 

 corn. These organizations have maintained their interest and are still 

 activelv at work. The State Livestock Breeders' Association again 

 held its annual corn show in connection with the meeting of the 

 State Board of Agriculture, at Harrisburg, January 24-27. Ten 

 prizes were awarded for the best exhibits of ten ears of Flint, Yel- 

 low Dent, White Dent, White Cap Dent, Ninety Day types and 

 mixed varieties of corn, and for Southeastern Pennsylvania varieties ; 

 a grand champion prize for the best ten ears in the sliow, and a swee]>- 

 stake prize for the best ear of corn on exhii)ition were giveir. ^^'ith 

 climatic conditions, little, if any more favorable than the previous 

 year, it is evident that these competitive exhibits, together with the 

 work of this Department through its Division of Farmers' Institutes, 

 the Experimental Station and the organizations above referred to, 

 have aroused an interest in the development of corn growing which 

 has been a great factor in making this increase of 10,220,000 bushels, 

 worth to the Pennsylvania farmers more than $8,000,000, far more 

 than has been a])propri;ited for Agricultuial Institutions in the en- 

 tire history of the State. 



WHEAT 



The acreage of wheat in this State is three times as large as that 

 of New York; larger than that of Ohio; nearly as large as that of 

 Illinois; twice as large as that of Kentucky and Tennessee and 

 larger than that of the great wheat-raising state of Washington. 



The value of the wheat of this State is three times that of New 

 York, is $2,000,000 greater than that of Ohio; three times greater 

 than that of Kentucky and Tenessee, and Avithin $5,000,000 as valu- 

 able as that of the State of Washington. 



The average yield per acre for 1910 was 17.8 bushels with an aci'e- 

 age of 1,550,000. making a yield of 27,097,000 bushels, worth Decem- 

 ber 1, $25,481,000, or $3,148,'000 less than the crop of 1909, which was 

 1,432,000 bushels less in yield. I know of no satisfactory explana- 

 tion for this, when the yield in the Fnited States was 1,000,000 less 

 than in 1909. 



OATS 



The weather during the middle and latter part of March was favoi-- 

 able for sowing oats, and a large numljer of farmers sowed at lliis 

 time, which, to sonre extent, accounts for the increase in yield. The 

 yield increased from a little over 25 bushels })er acre in 190!) to 35.2 

 bushels in 1910, which, with the same acreage as 1909, made a tot.il 

 of 35,130,000 bushels as against 25,94S.(M)0 bushels in 1909, woriii 

 over $2,000,000 more tlinn the cro]> oC 1909: Avlieieas, ihe jtrice of oals 

 in 1909 was 50 cents a bushel while in J910 it was worth but 41 cents. 



