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mum utilization upon the fiejds, less necessary 

 deduction for drainage, proportionate acreage 

 of different crops remaining as at present . . 90,000,000 

 6. Probable area which could be profitably irri- 

 gated at present prices of farm products, 

 labor, land, and capital 45,000,000 



MAGNITUDE OF THE AREA OF SOME OF THE LEADING 

 CROPS. 



INDIAN CORN. 



The area planted to Indian corn in the United States 

 is slightly above 100,000,000 acres. In 1913 the area 

 was 105,000,820 acres. 



Inasmuch as Indian corn covers the largest area de- 

 voted to any one cultivated crop in the United States, 

 the comparative areas cultivated in other countries to 

 this crop will be of interest. The total area in Indian 

 corn for 1913 was: 



Acres 



In Canada 16,278,000 



In Argentina . . .'. 9,464,000 



In Austria 705,000 



In Hungary 6,422,000 



In Italy , 3,888,000 



In Roumania 5,305,000 



In Russia 4,233,000 



In Spain 1,105,000 



In the Philippine Islands 988,000 



In Algeria 24,000 



In Australia 320,000 



It is thus seen that the area planted to Indian corn 

 in the United States is considerably larger than that of 

 all the other nations of the world. The largest yield 

 of Indian corn in the United States was harvested in 

 1912, totaling 3,124,746,000 bushels. The total pro- 



