THE CEREALS IN AMERICA 



The total area in field and garden crops was approximately 

 290 million acres, while the total area of improved land was 

 given at 415 million acres. This probably means that 125 

 million acres were in pasture. The area devoted to hay and 

 pasture was therefore substantially the same as that given to 

 the cereals. About one acre in thirty of the cultivated area 

 was devoted to fruits and vegetables, while their value was 

 about one-tenth that of the field crops. 



Acreage of cereals, Census, 1900. 



7. Cereals. — Any grass grown for its edible grain is called 

 a cereal. The term is applied both to the plant as a whole and 

 to the grain itself. According to this definition, buckwheat is 

 not a cereal. It is, however, generally so classed because tiie 

 seed is used in the same manner as the true cereals. 



I Refers to broom com and hops. 



