The Bulletin. . 11 



EAW PRODUCTS. 



Corn. 



Corn grows in all parts of the State. It is our leading crop, and the 

 yield is yearly increasing. It will be interesting to note that in 1913 

 the acre value of the corn crop of North Carolina was greater than that 

 of either Georgia, Florida, Illinois, Missouri, ISTorth Dakota, South 

 Dakota, Nebraska, Mississippi, Arkansas, Colorado, or New Mexico. 

 Thus showing the special inducements in this State for the increased 

 production of this crop. 



Our genial climate, long growing season, and the rapidity with which 

 the plant foods become available in the soils of the State throughout the 

 entire year, all combine to make this crop one of especial importance 

 both in point of yield and ease of production. 



From 1870 to 1879 the average acre-yield of corn in the State w^s 14.7 

 bushels. This average persisted until 1909, when the average acre-yield 

 of corn rose to 18.4 bushels, and in 1913 when it was 19.5 bushels per 

 acre. The Division of Demonstration grew an average of over 44 

 bushels per acre on 4,800 acres of land in North Carolina in 1911. The 

 amount of corn grown in the State in 1909 was 34,063,000 bushels and 

 in 1910 nearly 57,139,000 bushels. The value of our corn crop in 1909 

 was $28,954,000; in 1910, $43,426,000; in 1911, $40,738,000; in 1912, 

 $42,428,000; and in 1913, $48,648,000. 



Table No. 2 — Showing Rank of North Carolina in Corn Produc- 

 tion in 1913 as Compared with Other States* 



Bushels. 



North Carolina 55,282,000 



Oklahoma 52,250,000 



Virginia 51,480,000 



Arltansas 47,025,000 



Louisiana 41,800,000 



South Carolina 38,512,000 



Kansas 23,424,000 



West Virginia 22,692,000 



Maryland 22,110,000 



New York 15,020,000 



New Jersey 10,862,000 



Florida 10,125,000 



North Dakota 10,800,000 



Colorado 6,300,000 



Delaware 6,206,000 



Connecticut 2,348,000 



Massachusetts 1,944,000 



California 1,815,000 



Vermont 1,665,000 



New Mexico 1,572,000 



Washington 952,000 



Montana 882,000 



New Hampshire 814,000 



Maine 608,000 



Oregon 598,000 



Wyoming 493,000 



Arizona 476,000 



Idaho 448,000 



Rhode Island 402,000 



Utah 340,000 



Nevada 34,000 



•Taken from United States Year Book for 1913. 



