COST OF PRODUCING WHEAT. 9 



The oat acreage was fairly well distributed in all districts, with a 

 slightly larger acreage per farm in the spring-wheat districts This 

 is to be expected, since oats require a cool climate. Barley was 



Fig. 3.-Typicalf arm scene in western Nebraska, where wheat is the leading farm crop. 



found in all districts visited, except Missouri, but, like oats, was more 

 generally grown in the spring-wheat districts. 

 Table!!!.— Distribution of crop area, 1919 {481 farms). 



State and county. 



SPRING WHEAT AREAS. 



North Dakota: 



Grand Forks County. . 



Morton County 

 South Dakota: 



Spink County . . . 

 Minnesota: 



Clay County 



Traverse County .' 



Crop 

 acres 

 per 



farm. 



WINTER WHEAT AREAS. 



Kansas: 



Ford County 



Pawnee County 



McPherson Coimty. 

 Missouri: 



Saline County 



Jasper County 



St. Charles County 

 Nebraska: 



Phelps Countv 



Saline County .. 



Keith County 



573. 4 

 409.2 



496.0 

 374.5 



Per cent of crop area in ■ 



Wheat. 



49.0 

 39.6 



55.1 

 45.1 



Oats. 



398. 7 79. 7 

 384. 2 75. 5 

 204. 8 69. 6 



181. 5 

 155.4 

 130.1 



271.4 

 149.9 

 420.0 



47.9 

 63.5 

 61.4 



56.2 

 38.7 

 52.1 



3.1 



2.5 



16.9 



5.4 

 13.4 



3.8 

 8.4 

 10.6 



40.5 

 16.2 

 25.9 



2S. 6 

 32. S 

 23.1 



Bar- 

 ley. 



Rye. 



12.1 



6.7 



10.4 

 16.3 



5.1 



.9 



4.3 



3.7 

 14.0 

 4.6 



2.4 

 11.0 

 2.9 



7.5 

 4.3 



5.3 



5.8 

 6.9 



2.9 

 8.3 



.7 

 1.3 



Hay 

 and 



alfal- 

 fa. 



Sum- 

 mer Sor- 

 fal- ghum. 

 low. 



1.9 



1.2 .9 



.1 2. 2 



3. 8 .8 



2. .1 



2. 6 8. 



10.3 

 21.4 



12.2 



8.1 

 11.2 



2.0 

 3.5 

 10.3 



5.6 

 2.8 

 7.0 



5.2 

 12.4 



8.4 



4.0 

 5.4 



3.4 

 1.2 



Mis- 

 Flax. cella " 

 neous 



crops. 



3.4 

 4.2 



1.3 



2.4 



6.1 

 4.6 

 1.6 



26218°— 21- 



2.3 

 .4 

 1.1 



7.7 

 7.6 



2.1 



1.4 

 5.0 

 1.3 



2.3 

 3.5 

 1.1 



.7 

 2.6 

 1.8 



