SOME IMPORTANT FARM CROPS 155 



tained greater prominence in Europe than in its native 

 land. 



Of the cereal 1 crops, the leading one in Europe is wheat ; 

 in Asia, rice; in South America, wheat; in North America, 

 corn. 



148. Relative Rank of the Different Crops in the United 

 States. In 1899, the census value of corn was over one- 

 fourth of the value of all crops all plant products in 

 the United States. The forest crops are second in value; 

 then follow in order: cotton, hay, wheat, oats, potatoes, 

 barley and tobacco. None except those listed has an annual 



Corn 1,132 



Forest Prod- 

 ucts 850 



Cotton 590 



Hay 687 



Wheat 503 



Oats 293 



Potatoes 161 



Barley 70 



Tobacco .... 61 



FIG. 67. Crops of the United States. Average values in millions of dollars 

 for the five years 1903 to 1907. Forest products for 1908 only. 3 



value as great as $25,000,000. The diagram shows the 

 comparative values of these crops. The values given 

 do not include the value of the corn-stalks or the straw 

 of wheat and oats, or the value of the wood used as fuel. 

 See Appendix, Table 11 for comparative values of different 

 agricultural products. The crop yields are given in Table 14. 



'A cereal is a grass grown for its edible grain. 



2 Yearbook, United States Department of Agriculture, 1907, and 

 Forest Service Bulletin No. 77. 



