EIGHTH ANNUAL YEAR BOOK— PART I. 



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Spbing "Wheat. — The area of spring wheat harvested was 335,340 acres 

 and the total yield was 4,402,320 bushels, the average being 13 bushels 

 per acre. At 81 cents per bushel the value was $3,565,879. 



Oats. — The oats crop was very disappointing in yield and quality. 

 The area sown was 4,536,170 acres. The returns show an average of 24.5 

 bushels per acre, and a total of 111,190,400 bushels. At 39 cents per bushel 

 the crop is worth $43,364,256. 



Barley. — Area seeded, 397,210 acres. Average yield, 24.6 bushels per 

 acre. Value, $5,935,998, at 60 cents per bushel. 



Rye. — Area seeded, 52,450 acres. Average yield, 17 bushels per acre. 

 Total yield, 900,060 bushels. Value, $549,036, at 61 cents per bushel. 



Flax. — Area seeded, 42,790 acres. Product 10.8 bushels per acre. Total, 

 461,960 bushels. Value, $408,640, at an average of 98 cents per bushel. 



Potatoes. — Area planted, 117,350 acres. Yield, 84 bushels per acre. 

 Total, 9,847,430 bushels. Value, $6,105,406, at an average of 62 cents per 

 bushel. 



Hay (tame). — Area harvested, including timothy, clover and all cul- 

 tivated forage crops, 3,372,470 acres. Total yield, 5,117,878 tons^an average 

 of 1.5 tons per acre. Value, $43,401,963 — an average of $8.50 per ton. 



Hay (wild). — Area, 896,260 acres. Yield, 1.3 tons per acre. Total 

 crop, 1,172,590 tons. Value at $6.75 per ton, $7,914,982. 



Pasturage and Grazing. — This includes pastures,- and grazing in mead- 

 ows and grain fields after harvest, and in corn fields during the fall and 

 winter. The total value is estimated at $90,000,000, or an average value of a 

 little over $400 per farm. 



TABULATED CROP SUMMARY. 



Crops 



Farm Values 

 Dec. 1, 1907 



Corn 



Winter wheat . 



Spring "Wheat 



Oats 



Barley 



Rye 



Flax 



Potatoes 



Hay ( tame) 



Hay (wild) 



Pasturage and grazing 



Buckwheat 



Sweat potatoes 



Sorghum and broom corn. 

 Timothy and clover seed.. 



Alfalfa and millet 



Sweet corn 



Fruit crops 



Garden truck 



Total. 



246,898,460 bus. 



1,698,101 bus. 



4,402,320 bus. 



111,190,400 bus. 



9,893,330 bus. 



900,060 bus. 



461,960 bus. 



9,847,430 bus. 



5,117,878 tons 



1,172,590 tons 



Estimated 



Estimated 



Estimated 



Estimated 



Estimated 



Estimated 



Estimated 



Estimated 



Estimated 



108,635,322 



1,408,423 



3,565,879 



43,364,256 



5,935,998 



549,036 



408,640 



6,105,406 



43,401,963 



7,914,982 



90,000,000 



90,000 



145,000 



180,000 



1,500.000 



510,000 



750,000 



2,250,000 



6.000,000 



322,715,905 



The above figures take no account of the increment of value derived from the 

 consumption of soil products in the live stock industry of this state. 



