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BULLETIN 696, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 



Table 7. — Com: Trend of yields per were, 1871 to 1915, and geographic 



comparisons. 



[Natural limitations, reflected in yields per acre, as qualifying price factors.] 



States and geographic 

 divisions. 



Yields to the acre, in 5-year averages. 



Measurement of changes in percentages 

 of the United States average as base 

 (100 per cent). 



1911- 

 1915. 



1901- 

 1905. 



1891- 

 1895. 



1882- 

 1S86. 



1871- 

 1875. 



1911- 

 1915. 



1901- 

 1905. 



1891- 

 1895. 



1882- 

 1886. 



1871- 

 1875. 



United States 



Bush. 

 26 



Bush. 

 25 



Bush. 

 24 



Bush. 

 24 



Bush. 

 27 



P.ct. 

 100 



P.ct. 

 100 



P.ct. 

 100 



P.ct. 

 100 



P.ct. 

 100 



New England 



44 

 39 

 24 

 36 

 26 

 22 

 19 

 28 

 32 



32 

 32 

 19 

 32 

 26 

 19 

 18 

 25 

 26 



36 

 32 

 16 

 29 

 24 

 19 

 19 

 22 

 25 



32 

 30 

 15 

 29 

 30 

 18 

 18 

 23 

 26 



32 

 36 

 18 

 32 

 33 

 20 

 20 



■■"■32" 



168 

 149 

 92 

 138 

 102 

 84 

 73 

 108 

 123 



129 

 129 

 78 

 129 

 105 

 75 

 74 

 98 

 103 



149 



132 

 69 



119 

 99 

 79 

 78 

 93 



104 



131 

 124 

 63 

 120 



124 

 75 

 75 

 98 



108 



119 



Middle Atlantic 



133 



South Atlantic 



65 



East North Central 



West North Central 



East South Central 



West South Central 



Mountain 



120 

 122 

 75 

 73 



Pacific 



120 







New England: 



Maine 



42 



44 

 ■t2 

 45 

 42 

 47 



37 

 38 

 41 



33 

 36 

 26 

 31 

 19 

 18 

 15 

 15 



40 

 37 

 33 

 34 

 35 



33 

 35 

 25 

 24 

 27 

 23 

 18 



26 

 25 

 17 

 19 



20 

 20 

 16 

 20 



28 

 23 

 19 

 24 

 31 

 34 

 33 

 32 



28 

 31 

 37 



33 



29 

 31 

 34 

 31 

 35 



28 

 34 

 35 



29 

 33 

 23 

 25 

 14 

 10 

 11 

 10 



33 

 33 

 34 

 31 

 30 



27 

 30 

 28 

 23 

 25 

 28 

 22 



25 

 22 

 13 

 15 



16 

 18 

 22 

 18 



23 

 28 

 20 

 25 

 22 

 26 



37 

 36 

 39 

 38 

 31 

 34 



32 

 32 

 31 



22 

 24 

 18 

 23 

 13 

 10 

 12 

 10 



29 

 30 

 30 

 27 

 27 



26 

 30 

 29 

 20 

 17 

 22 

 22 



26 

 22 

 13 

 15 



16 

 21 



33 

 32 

 33 

 31 

 30 

 30 



29 

 30 

 30 



18 

 23 

 16 

 23 

 12 



9 

 11 



9 



31 

 31 

 27 

 29 

 26 



29 

 28 

 29 



} » 



35 

 32 



24 

 21 

 13 

 14 



16 

 18 



28 

 37 

 36 

 34 

 28 

 30 



33 



38 

 37 



21 

 24 

 21 

 28 

 15 

 10 

 11 

 10 



37 

 32 

 30 

 32 

 31 



33 

 35 

 30 



33 

 34 



29 

 22 

 14 

 16 



16 

 20 



162 

 169 

 162 

 173 

 162 

 181 



142 

 146 

 158 



127 

 138 

 96 

 119 

 73 

 69 

 58 

 58 



154 

 142 

 127 

 131 

 135 



127 

 135 

 96 

 / 92 

 \ 104 

 88 

 69 



100 

 96 

 65 

 73 



77 

 77 

 62 



77 



108 

 88 

 73 

 92 

 119 

 131 

 127 

 123 



108 

 119 

 142 



132 

 116 

 124 

 136 

 124 

 140 



112 

 136 

 140 



116 

 132 

 92 

 100 

 56 

 40 

 44 

 40 



132 

 132 

 136 



124 

 120 



108 

 120 

 112 



92 

 100 

 112 



88 



100 

 88 

 52 

 60 



64 

 72 

 88 

 72 



92 

 112 



80 

 100 



88 

 104 



154 



150 

 162 

 158 

 129 

 142 



133 

 133 

 129 



92 

 100 

 75 

 96 

 54 

 42 

 50 

 42 



121 

 125 

 125 

 112 

 112 



108 

 125 

 121 

 83 

 71 

 92 

 92 



108 

 92 

 54 

 62 



67 



88 







138 

 133 

 138 

 129 

 125 

 125 



121 

 125 

 125 



75 

 96 

 67 

 96 

 50 

 38 

 46 

 38 



129 

 129 

 112 

 121 

 108 



121 

 117 

 121 



1 104 



146 

 133 



100 



88 

 54 

 58 



67 



75 



104 



New Hampshire 



Vermont . . 



137 

 133 



Massachusetts 



126 



Rhode Island 



104 



Connecticut 



111 



Middle Atlantic: 



New York 



122 



New Jersey 



141 



Pennsylvania 



137 



South Atlantic: 



Delaware ... 



78 



Maryland .... 



89 



Virpinia 



78 



West Virsrinia 



104 



North Carolina 



South Carolina 



Georgia ... 



56 

 37 

 41 



Florida 



37 



East North Central: 



Ohio 



137 



Indiana 



119 



Illinois... . 



111 



Michigan 



119 



Wisconsin 



115 



West North Central: 

 Mirmp.-^ota 



122 



Iowa 



130 



Missouri .... 



111 



North Dakota 





South Dakota 



-■k 



Nebraska 



122 



Kansas 



126 



Kentucky 



107 



TpnnpsspA 



81 



Alabama 



Mississippi 



52 

 59 



West South Central: 



Louisiana 



59 



Texas 



74 







Arkansas 



19 



26 

 24 

 20 

 22 

 20 

 21 



20 

 26 



23 



79 



108 

 100 

 83 

 92 

 83 

 88 



83 



108 



85 



Mountain: 



Montana 





Wyoming. 





Colorado r 



28 

 20 

 21 

 23 

 24 

 22 



26 

 25 

 27 



"■"28" 

 37 



117 

 83 

 88 

 96 



100 

 92 



108 

 104 

 112 





Mew Mexico 









Utah 









Idaho 



28 



22 

 24 

 31 



24 



19 

 25 

 31 



112 



88 

 96 

 124 



100 



79 

 104 

 129 





Pacific: 



Washington 





Oreeon 



104 





137 







