694 



EXPERIMENT STATION KECOED. 



Upon the assumption that 48 per cent of the crops and 80 per cent of the 

 animal products are sold off the farm, the average farm income in cash is esti- 

 mated as $892. This estimate, as worked out for geographical divisions, is 

 shown in the following table: 



Estimated value of sales of crops and live-stock products in the United States 



in 1913. 



From a study of the total production and total values, it is pointed out that 

 it does not necessarily follow that an increased production would result in an 

 increase in cash income per farm or per capita of farm population, or that the 

 price paid by the consumer would be any lower. The prices of the 14 princi- 

 pal crops averaged 20,2 per cent higher than a year ago and 4.6 per cent higher 

 than two years ago; their total values averaged 3.8 and 7.6 per cent, respec- 

 tively. 



The first annual inquiry to determine what percentage of the apple crop is 

 shipped out of the counties where grown showed that of the production for 

 1913, 41 per cent was shipped out and 59 per cent retained for local consump- 

 tion. 



Statistics are also given of the acreage, production, and value of farm crops, 

 index figures of yield per acre of the principal farm crops, a brief statement 

 of the foreign trade, and wages of farm labor. Statistical tables are included 

 showing the estimated acreage, production, and value for 1912 and 1913 of the 

 leading farm crops. The area and condition of winter wheat and rye are also 

 noted. 



[Agricultural statistics for Scotland], J. M. Ramsay (A^r. Statis. Scotland, 

 1 {1912), pts. 1, pp. 96; 2, pp. 97-168). — Statistics for 1911-12 are given, show- 

 ing by counties the acreage, production, and average yield of the principal field 

 crops, the number of live stock, and the number of holdings by tenure. For 

 Scotland as a whole the duration of the harvest, weight of grain per bushel, 

 value of crops, and weather conditions for the year are discussed. 



German agriculture (Die Deutsche Landivirtschaft. Berlin, 1913, pp. 279, 

 pis. 22, figs. 16). — This report of the work of the Imperial Statistical Office 

 describes and analyzes the statistics collected by the German Government that 

 relate to agriculture. It is principally devoted to a discussion of the census of 

 1907 and of additional information from other sources relating to prices, live 

 stock slaughtered, average yields, markets, etc. 



Agricultural statistics {Zeml. Statis. (Statis. Agr.), 1911, pp. 117). — ^Data 

 are given showing by arrondissements and departments the area and produc- 



