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AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS 



ALFALFA HAY, 1929-1947 

 Acreage, Yield, Production, Price, Total Value, and Value Per Acre 



YEAR 



Acres 



Harvested 



1929 740,000 



1930 733,000 



1931 660,000 



1932 825,000 



1933 809,000 



1934 600,000 



1935 660,000 



1936 554,000 



1937 515,000 



1938 566,000 



1939... 590,000 



1940 602,000 



1941 657,000 



1942 723,000 



1943 730,000 



1944 759,000 



1945 782,000 



1946 798,000 



1947 790,000 



ALFALFA HAY, Irrigated and Non-Irrigated, 1929-1947 



YEAR 



Acres 



Harvested 



1929 427,400 



1930 447,300 



1931 429,900 



1932 450,800 



1933 423,500 



1934 414,400 



1935 451,600 



1936 433,600 



1937 392,900 



1938 398,600 



1939 446.500 



1940 442,200 



1941 449,400 



1942 



1943 463,600 



1944 474,400 



1945 485,200 



1946 487,700 



1947 490,100 



YEAR Acres 



Harvested 



1929 312,600 



1930 285,700 



1931 230,100 



1932 374,200 



1933 385,500 



1934 185,600 



1935 208,400 



1936 120,400 



1937 122,100 



1938 167,400 



1939 143,500 



1940 159,800 



1941 207,600 



1942 246,500 



1943 266,400 



1944 284.600 



1945 296,800 



1946 310,300 



1947 299,900 



Value 



Per 



Acre 



$23.26 

 19.84 

 16.12 

 10.98 



12.22 

 20.26 

 12.64 

 20.84 

 14.49 



10.33 



9.72 



10.21 



14.38 



27.64 

 26 70 

 26.64 

 35.36 

 36.65 



Value 

 Per 

 Acre 



$14.79 



10.91 



7.23 



7.01 



7.04 

 8.67 

 6.81 

 7.43 

 6.98 



6.10 

 5.42 

 4.88 

 8.14 

 12.12 



17 58 

 15.99 

 15.12 

 19.38 

 22.29 



