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crop for a like period, though both these crops have some- 

 times exceeded hay in value. The average annual acreage, 

 production, and value of the hay crop in the ten leading 

 states and in the United States during the five years from 

 1913 to 1917 are shown in Table XVI, while the percentage 

 of the crop produced in each of the leading states is shown 

 graphically in Fi2;ure 95. 



Table XVI. Average acreage, production, and farm value of hay 

 in each of the ten leading states and in the United States, during 

 the five years from 1913 to 1917, inclusive. 



The Bureau of Crop Estimates reports only the hay pro- 

 duction and does not report coarse forage. When this is 

 taken into consideration, the rank in production is Iowa, 

 New York, Minnesota, Kansas, and Nebraska. 



349. Acre Yield and Value. The heaviest yields of hay 

 to the acre are obtained in the irrigated states of the West 

 and Southwest. The principal hay crop grown in these 

 states is alfalfa, of which several cuttings are made each 

 year. The average acre yield of hay for the five years from 

 1913 to 1917 in Arizona was 3.52 tons; in Nevada, 2.86 tons; 

 and in Idaho, 2.75 tons. In the states of largest production 

 the average annual yield ranges from 1.25 to 1.50 tons to the 



