REPORT OF THE STATISTICIAN. 



379 



RYE. 



Tliis grain is not popular in the United States. It is used to a limited 

 extent for bread in combination with maize in New England and ?jy 

 the people coming from continental Europe, and in a still smaller 

 proportion for distillation. The crop of 1886 was about an average, 

 26,000.000 bushels in round numbers, yielding a little less than 12 

 bushels per acre. The following statement shows the previous pro- 

 duction and value: 



BARLEY. 



This crop is one of restricted area and use. It is not sufficiently 

 abundant or cheap to take the place of corn and other cattle grains, 

 and is not used except in a very limited way in competition with 

 other breadstuffs. California, however, is a local exception to this 

 statement, producing more than a fourth of the crop, and using it 

 extensively in feeding. New York, the Northwest, and the Pacific 

 coast region produce nearly all of it. The crop of 1886 was a full 

 average, or over 22 bushels per acre, and the product nearly 60,000,000 

 bushels. The following statement shows the course of production 

 and values since 1870: 



Calendar years. 



Total 

 production. 



Total area 

 of crop. 



Total value 

 of crop. 



Average | Average 



value per yield per 



bushel, acre. 



Average 



value of 



yield per 



acre. 



1880 



1881 



1882 



1883 



1884 



1885 



Total 



j\jinual average 



Annual average for preceding 

 ten years 



Bushels. 



45,165,346 



41,161,330 



48,9.5:3,926 



50, 136, 097 



61,203.000 



58,360,000 



Acres. 

 1,843,329 

 1,967.510 

 2, 272, 103 

 2,379.009 

 2, 608; 818 

 2,729,359 



Dollars. 



30,090,742 



33,862,513 



30.768,015 



29,420,423 



29, 779. 170 



32, 867, 696 



Cents. 

 66.6 

 82.3 

 62.8 



58.7 

 48.7 

 56.3 



Bushels. 

 24.5 

 20.9 

 21.5 

 21.1 

 23.5 

 21.4 



Dollars. 



16 .32 



17 21 

 13 54 

 12 .38 



11 41 



12 04 



301,979,699 13,800,128 



186,788,559 



50, 829, 950 



33,704,652 



2,300,021 



31,131,427 



61.2 



1,529,357 



84,885,503 



73.8 



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