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AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS 



PETROLEUM COUNTY 

 Crop Statistics, 1946 and 1947 



IRRIGATED 



Crops Prod. Total Acres 



Unit Acres Har- 

 Planted vested 



NON-IRRIGATEl> 



Winter wheat bu. 



Spring wheat bu. 



Corn, all bu. 



Oats bu. 



Barley bu. 



Rye bu. 



Flaxseed bu. 



Sorghums, hay tons . 



Sugar beets tons . 



Potatoes bu. 



Dry beans cwt. . 



Dry peas cwt. . 



Mustard seed cwt. . 



All hay tons . 



Alfalfa hay tons . 



Wild hay tons . 



Alfalfa seed bu. . 



Sw. CI. seed bu. . 



Cr. Wht. Gr. seed. cwt. . 



Apples, com'l bu. . 



Cherries tons . 



1946: Total 



Value per acre 



2,100 



5,100 



400 



3,500 



1,500 



400 



600 



60 



500 



1,000 

 100 



40 



7,400 



7,000 



400 



1,500 



10,540 



Produc- 

 tion 



1946 



7,500 



327666 



2,500 



5,600 



8,760 



8,400 



360 



1,800 



Value 

 (Dollars) 



13,600 



" 2'37766 

 3,000 



V,'oo'q 



157,700 



t 



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42,700 



249,700 

 23.69 



Acres 

 Har- 

 vested 



1,800 



4,400 



400 



1,300 



1,300 



300 



600 



20 



12,400 

 2,300 

 4,400 

 1,600 



24,120 



Produc- 

 tion 



25,200 



56,700 



3,200' 



23,400 



26,000 



2,700 



3,300 



400 



8,990 

 1,840 

 2,640 

 1,440 



Value 

 (Dollars) 



46,600 

 102,700 



5,100 

 17,300 

 30,600 



5,700 

 15,000 



600 



lei.'sb'o 



t 



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34,100 



419,500 

 17.39 



Winter wheat bu. 



Spring wheat bu. 



Corn, all bu. 



Oats bu. 



Barley bu. 



Rye bu. 



Flaxseed bu. 



Sorghums, hay tons 



Sugar beets tons 



Potatoes -bu. 



Dry beans cwt. 



Dry peas cwt. 



Mustard seed cwt. 



All hay tons 



Alfalfa hay tons 



Wild hay tons 



Alfalfa seed bu. 



Sw. CI. seed bu. 



Cr. Wht. Gr. seed.cwt. 



Apples, com'l bu. 



Cherries tons 



1947: 



Total 



5,700 



7,500 



200 



2,000 



1,000 



300 



500 



30 



100 



500 

 100 



10 



7.700 



7,300 



400 



3,600 



12,010 



1947 



2,500* 

 16,500 

 2,500 



1,200 



9,120 



8,760 



360 



6,480 



Value per acre 



LIVESTOCK AND POULTRY, 1946 and 1947 

 Number on Farms and Value, January 1 



Number 

 of head 



Horses and mules 2,700 



All cattle ; 19,800 



Milk cows 400 



Stock sheep and lambs , 32,000 



Swine (including pigs) 1,000 



Chickens (over 3 months old) 7,800 



Total 



1944! 



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t, t — See page 46 for footnotes. 



