with 5.5 ; and North Carolina, with 5.8. All the others are 

 over 6.0. In average value per acre Colorado leads, with 

 $12.78, followed by MastJaehusetts, with $12.46 ; Mame, 

 with $12.26; Oregon, with $11.88; and Vermont, with 

 $11.85. The lowest are Tennessee, with $4.67; Virginia, 

 with $4.71 ; and North Carolina, with $4.82. All the others 

 are over $5.00. No tigures for yield or value are given for 

 Florida, Nevada, Arizona, Montana, New Mexico and 

 AA'yoming. Rye is a crop for poor soils, and is not much 

 grown in this country. The average yield in the South is 

 lower by reason of the fact that it is grown more for winter 

 pasturage than for seed. 



BARLEY. 



AvEKAGES OF Tek Yeaks (1880-89). 

 The average yield per acre for the whole country is given 

 as 21.7 busliels, and the average value per acre as $12.76. 

 The average yield per acre for Massachusetts is given as 23.2 

 bushels, and the average value per acre as $18.77. In aver- 

 age yield per acre Washington leads, with 29.1 l)ushels, fol- 

 lowed by Idaho and Montana, with 27.2 ; Oregon, with 26.0 ; 

 and Maryland, wnth 25.5. The lowest are Alabama, with 

 10.4 bushels; and North Carolina, with 11. All the others 

 are over 13. In value per acre Maryland leads, with $20.47, 

 followed by Rhode Island, with $19.13 ; Massachusetts, with 

 $18.77 ; and Nevada, with $18.29. The lowest are Nebraska, 

 with $7.59 ; Kansas, with $7.90 ; Dakota, with $9.02 ; Tennes- 

 see, with $i».27; and North Carolina, with $9.65. All the 

 others are over $10.30. No tigures of yield or value per acre 

 are given for Delaware, Florida, Mississippi, Louisiana, 

 Arkansas and Wyoming. Barley has a higher value per acre 

 than any other cereal. Itsdi.-^tribution is by no means general, 

 as California, Wisconsin, Minnesota and New York are the 

 main factors in its production, producing half of the crop. 



BtJCKWHEAT. 



Averages ov Tex Yeai;s (1880-89). 



The average yield per acre for the whole country is given 



as 12.8 bushels, and the average value per acre as $8.24. 



The average yield per acre in Massachusetts is given as 14.2 



