GEOGRAPHICAL PHASES OF FARM PRICES: OATS. 15 
TaBLE 7.—Oats: Gross returns per acre. 
{A review of the trend of returns per acre of oats, 1871-1915, and measurement of tendencies in absolute and 
relative figures. ] 
Gross returns per acre in five-year | Comparisons in percentages of the 
averages. United States average as base (100). 
State and geographic 
division. } 
1911— | 1901— | 1891— | 1882- | 1871- | 1911- | 1901— | 1891- | 1882~- | 1871- 
1915 1905 1895 | 18861] 1875 1915 1905 1895 1886 1875 
Dolls.| Dolls. | Dolls.) Dolls.| Dolls.| P.ct.| P.ct. | P.ct. | P.ct.| P. ct. 
United States ......... 12.48 | 10.23 | 7.54] 8.37] 10.08} 100 100 100 100 100 
WNewelinplandss 2265220. 2222. 18.55 | 15.64 | 14.19 | 14.26 | 17.28 149 153 188 170 171 
Middle Atlantic............... 14.57 | 12.00 | 10.08 | 10.64 } 12.76 117 117 134 127 127 
East North Central..........- 13.36 | 11.22] 8.12] 9.60] 9.60 107 110 108 115 95 
West North Central........... 10. 44 8.99 | 6.50] 8.00] 8.64 84 88 86 96 86 
MOMUMEAIANTIC 22.202. <2 55 13.57 | 8.64] 7.04] 6.24] 8.70 109 84 93 75 86 
East South Central............ 11.97} 8.46] 6.72] 6.58 | 10.37 96 83 89 79 103 
‘West South Central..........- 12.00 | 10.12} 8.20) 9.00] 17.16 96 99 109 108 170 
TICE LTT hs i a 19.74 | 18.20 | 12.40 | 16.43 |...._.. 158 178 164 196) ease 
LGU. 25 2 ae Se 18.86 | 16.20 | 11.47 | 13.50 | 21.12 151 158 152 161 210 
New England: 
LENG So oaaRee eae SE OSeeee 20.28 | 17.48 | 15.05 | 13.05 | 13.78 162 171 200 156 137 
New Hampshire._..__...... 20.35 | 15.04 | 14.62 | 15.64 | 19.44 163 147 194 187 193 
MERETOTI GM ets sic eo 21.20 | 16.72 | 15.54 | 14.70 | 16.56 170 163 206 176 164 
Massachusetts... .........-.-- 18.55 | 15.04 | 14.62 | 14.88 | 18.81 149 147 194 178 187 
i bodensiand:-eo4.. Su 2 15.08 | 18.80 | 13.50 | 13.44 | 17.28 121 135 179 161 171 
Connecticnt. hi. leh 16.74 | 14.40 | 11.48 | 13.05 | 18.24 134 141 152 156 181 
Middle Atlantic: 
1 Gye? NAG de 15.51 | 13.20} 9.45 | 11.40 | 14.62 124 129 125 136 145 
INGWrJerSCYen. 22) bee 14.21 | 11.48 | 10.73 | 10.53 | 11.50 114 112 142 126 114 
aot Nath Gan A 32 14.72 | 11.40] 9.45 | 10.64 | 12.18 118 111 125 127 121 
9.00 | 10.56 | 9.24 115 120 119 126 92 
7.83} 8.41) 7.50 97 94 104 100 74 
7.80} 9.10] 8.10 104 100 103 109 80 
8.37 | 10.89 | 11.16 109 116 iil 130 111 
8.32 | 8.68 | 11.20 109 109 110 104 dil 
8.00] 9.10} 10.20 95 99 106 109 101 
7.36 | 8.16] 8.28 98 82 98 97 82 
6.24] 7.02] 8.12 iG a Be 84 81 
7.00 9 9 
5.75 \o eho t { 74| 991 76 \ 114 |..-.... 
aay ere eer SN eye 9.36] 8.12] 5.28) 6.40 7.75 75 79 70 76 77 
23 ee SS 10.25 | 8.25] 5.98 | 7.68] 8.37 82 81 79 92 83 
South ladies | 
Welawarees ss. 5..28e5552..: 14.70 | 10.50} 7.56} 8.97] 7.60 118 103 100 107 75 
Led 14.21 9.50 7.35 7.40 | 6.97 114 93 97 88 69 
Waren ele 32 ses  n 11.34] 7.14] 5.04] 4.62] 6.16 91 70 67 55 61 
Westivircinia 80s 13.00 | 10.32 | 8.36] 6.84] 8.97 104 101 111 82 89 
North Carolina ie sas See Be 11. 7.14 5.28 | 4.32 7. 54 96 70 70 52 75 
8.85 | 6.48 | 5.60] 8.47 116 87 86 67 84 
8.12 | 6.76) 5.04} 8.88 114 79 90 60 88 
7.02 | 6.60} 6.90 | 10.80 97 69 88 82 107 
East South Central: 
NSE TIC eye pets erence itr 10.78} 8.58] 7.14] 6.65] 9.02 86 84 95 79 89 
Menmicsse == She S8 ie 8 t 22 eet) | “ane 4.81 6.97 90 76 77 57 69 
cl GTi oe ee atin i al a 13.20] 8.40] 6.63] 6.38] 9.88 106 82 88 76 98 
MMissinatyypie ss: bi Shr Be 12.60} 9.01] 6.24] &.80]| 12.90 101 88 83 69 128 
West South Central 
Keg i 11.96 | 8.55 7.41 7.99 | 14.03 96 84 97 95 139 
Potaiarict 8) 8 toa. ne fo 5 12.76 | 7.84 6.90 | 7.28 | 15.68 102 77 92 87 156 
Orinhonian asses) als Oe. SrOL eT 10! | epee eeeeeealee cues 69 VOSA AEE ook A eel eee 
Mexaass 289! si 20. ede ss 14. 88 | 13.16 9.88 | 11.28 | 21.28 119 129 131 135 211 
Mountain: 
LCN ET Ca Renee 16.56 | 16.38 | 13.60 | 19.08 |......- 133 
MURLOCS ehh st rao leechers ane 3. 56 | 18.40 | 12.54: | 17.82 )..-.... 133 
Wyoming H 6 LBRO} eit: Sea Uae a eee 134 
Cmorado ss j253.502.! L6. é 15.18 9.99 | 16.83 |....... 131 
New Mexico , 36 | 14.64 | 14.79 | 12.32 |....... 147 
LUA Ey SA RN eae Se eee UE stone eer eae lbetatene ere 212 
UE ies iG IS) Sey eee 17.28 | 10.80) 18.80 )....... 162 
PCV Midee spe cell eas ones D2ar4Giie I. carat 18.56 | 32.30 209 
Pacific: ; 
Washitieton:.203 55 ke: 20.09 | 19.27 | 12.58 | 16.34 |....... 161 188 167 LOB Pigs dee 
OLOZON ass eee se ee 15.99 | 11.76 9.52 | 11.61 | 17.49 128 115 126 139 174 
Calorie te nate ge tee hae rae 19.25 | 16.32 | 12.76 | 12.74 | 24.42 154 160 169 152 242 
1 See note 1, table 5. 
