12 BULLETIN 482, U. S. DKPA K I'M I'.XT OF AGRICULTURE. 



CROP YIELDS FOR 1913. 



The yields of important crops are given in Table IV. All except 

 corn are above the figures given for the same locality in the census 



Table IV. — Average crop yields vn Mason, Madison, and Scott Counties for WIS, 



i-tnn/ian tl irilli census fit/ a res ttf WW. 



Crops. 



Corn bushels. . 



Tobacco pounds. . 



Wheat bushels. . 



178 

 records, 



1913. 



34.5 



1, 132 



16 



Census, 

 1910. 



38.8 

 1,063 

 12.9 



Crops. 



Rye bushels. . 



Hay tons. . 



178 



records, 

 1913. 



9.9 

 1.0.5 



Census, 

 1910. 



9 

 1.01 



of 1910. The corn crop was undoubtedly cut short by the abnor- 

 mally low rainfall in June, July, and August, 1913 (see rainfall 

 chart, fig. 6.) Tobacco being a drought-resisting plant, was prob- 

 ably not much affected. The bluegrass pastures, however, were un- 



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 lines indicate average, dotted lines extreme range.) 



doubtedly shorter than usual during this year, and as a consequence 

 some of the farms were unable to support the normal amount of live 

 stock through the summer. 



This year was a good one for wheat, which is an early-maturing 

 crop. The fall and winter rains, much above the normal in amount, 

 helped to give it a good start, and a dry harvest period was very 





