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with an average annual yield of 385,880,000 bushels for the 

 five years from 1906 to 1910. This is about one-fourth of 

 the total production of the world. Other countries in which 

 the production is large are the United States, with 166,000,- 

 000 bushels annually; Germany, 148,000,000 bushels; 

 Austria-Hungary, 143,000,000 bushels; Japan, 87,000,000 

 bushels; Spain, 74,000,000 bushels; Great Britain and 

 Ireland, 68,000,000 bushels; and Canada, 48,000,000 bushels. 

 261. Production in the United States. Barley is ninth 

 in value among our field crops, ranking below corn, cotton, 

 wheat, hay, oats, potatoes, sugar, and tobacco. It is fourth 



Fig. 73. Percentage of the total barley crop of the United States produced 

 in the eight states of largest production, 1902-1911. 



among the cereals, following corn, wheat, and oats; and 

 ranking above rice and rye. The average area devoted to 

 barley in the United States during the ten years from 1902 

 to 1911 was 6,238,000 acres. During this period the mean 

 yield was 25.26 bushels to the acre; the average annual 

 production, 154,988,000 bushels; and the average annual 

 farm value, $83,787,000. The leading states in barley pro- 

 duction are California, Minnesota, Wisconsin, North Dakota, 

 and South Dakota. The average annual acreage, production, 

 and value of the barley crop in the ten states of largest pro- 

 duction, for the ten years from 1902 to 1911, are shown in 

 Table XII, while the proportion of the total crop of the 



