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production is scattered over a large number of states, mostly 

 northern. Beginning in 1915, there has been an enormous 

 increase in the production of rye in North and South Dakota, 

 particularly the former. Though the average area devoted 

 to the crop in North Dakota during the ten years was only 

 197,000 acres, in 1917 a total of 1,040,000 acres was harvested. 



Table XII. The average annual acreage, production, farm value, 

 and yield per acre of rye in the ten leading states during the ten 

 years from 1908 to 1917, inclusive. 



the production far exceeding that of any other state. The 

 acreage sown in the fall of 1917 for the 1918 crop was more 

 than double that of the previous year, or about 2,250,000 

 acres. South Dakota harvested 350,000 acres, nearly four 

 times its average acreage, and the acreage for 1918 consider- 

 ably exceeds that of the previous year. North Dakota now 

 (1918) exceeds all other states in rye production, and South 

 Dakota's acreage exceeds that of Minnesota or Wisconsin. 

 The highest average production of rye to the acre is that 

 recorded in Montana, 21.3 bushels. Idaho, Wyoming, and 

 Washington all show high acre yields, but none of these 

 states is an important producer of the crop. Of the states 

 where rye is important, the highest yields are those of Min- 



