6 BULLETIN" 1043, U. S, DEPAETMEISTT OE AGEICULTUEE. 



Table 1. — Average annual crop damage from specified causes, in percentage of normal 

 yield, by geographic divisions, for decade 1909-1918,°' 







Adverse weather conditions. 



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Crop and geographic 



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Corn: 

 North Atlantic 



24.14 



9.58 



4.55 



0.18 



3.57 



0.36 



0.20 



0.61 



0.70 



0.16 



2.23 



0.17 



1.83 



South Atlantic 



21.07 



9.62 



4.31 



1.24 



.63 



.33 



.39 



.64 



.24 



.27 



2.28 



.15 



.97 



East North Central 



28. 73 



11.04 



4.79 



.75 



4.65 



.25 



1.43 



.64 



.43 



.15 



2.88 



.10 



1.62 



West North Central 



36.38 



19.22 



3.64 



.68 



3.64 



.69 



3.27 



.30 



.51 



.14 



2.77 



.23 



1.29 



South Central 



34.62 



20.98 



3.31 



1.28 



.60 



.34 



2.80 



.73 



.34 



.37 



2.76 



.15 



.96 



Far West 



29.89 



17. 51 



.73 



.29 



3.43 



1.12 



.72 



.12 



.50 



.49 



2.94 



.96 



1.08 







Total 



31.99 



16.19 



4.00 



.88 



2.85 



.44 



2.29 



.52 



.44 



.22 



2.70 



.17 



1.29 



Wheat: 





























North Atlantic 



16.81 



3.37 



1.36 



.14 



1.29 



.24 



.15 



.16 



5.18 



.47 



3.15 



.03 



■1.27 



South Atlantic 



17.61 



4.64 



2.21 



.39 



.96 



.47 



.24 



.27 



3.12 



2.23 



1.54 



.06 



1.48 



East North Central 



23.06 



3.59 



2.28 



.38 



.82 



.20 



.44 



.16 



9.51 



.77 



3.88 



.01 



1.02 



West North Central 



33.04 



14. 59 



2.33 



.35 



.48 



1.49 



2.99 



.30 



3.79 



3.92 



2.02 



.11 



.67 



South Central 



32.17 



18.09 



2.63 



.44 



.33 



.72 



1.60 



.19 



2.71 



1.48 



2.67 



.09 



1.22 



Far West 



23.48 



12.96 



.77 



.24 



1.32 



1.22 



1.42 



.29 



1.81 



1.21 



.62 



.82 



.80 







Total 



28.77 



12.38 



2.03 



.33 



.70 



1.10 



2.02 



.26 



4.13 



2.65 



2.12 



.19 



.86 







Oats: 





























North Atlantic 



17.47 



7.94 



3.85 



.15 



.17 



..32 



.43 



.49 



.54 



1.70 



.54 



.a3 



1.31 



South Atlantic 



23.82 



9.50 



2.10 



.54 



.79 



.17 



.21 



.21 



6.10 



1.89 



.41 



.06 



1.84 



East North Central 



20.66 



10.76 



.3.38 



.35 



.16 



.26 



1.42 



.57 



.39 



1.42 



.82 



.01 



1.12 



West North Central 



26.76 



15.05 



2.43 



.25 



.40 



1.17 



2.83 



.38 



.40 



2.04 



.95 



.06 



.80 



South Central 



32.53 



19.61 



2.83 



.58 



.49 



.47 



1.18 



..32 



2.07 



1.73 



1.49 



.06 



1.70 



Far West 



22.68 



13.72 



1.00 



.11 



1.15 



1.60 



1.08 



.30 



.59 



.90 



.63 



.68 



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Total 



24.52 



13.44 



2.73 



.31 



.38 



.77 



1.90 



.43 



.80 



1.73 



.89 



.08 



1.06 







Barley: 





























East North Central 



15. 35 



6.50 



2.75 



.16 



.31 



.30 



2.17 



.52 



.34 



.66 



.32 



.01 



1.31 



West North Central 



33. 90 



20.12 



1.76 



.16 



.64 



1.81 



4.19 



.42 



..38 



2.28 



.94 



.16 



1.04 



Far West 



20.48 



13.60 



1.25 



.10 



.97 



.44 



.94 



.15 



.60 



.39 



.37 



.73 



.94 







Total 



28.65 



17.06 



1.78 



.14 



.68 



1.32 



3.17 



.36 



.43 



1.65 



.74 



.27 



1.05 







Flaxseed: Total 



36.44 



21.06 



1.25 



.14 



3.97 



1.72 



3.04 



22 



.39 



2.19 



.95 



.09 



1.42 



Rice: 





























South Central 



19.77 



7.20 



3.24 



1.52 



.25 



.02 



..36 



2.01 



.23 



1.22 



.79 



.24 



2.69 



California 



8.43 



1.34 



.77 





.42 





1.43 



.10 



.28 







.67 



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Total 



19.04 



6.67 



3.14 



1.47 



.24 



.02 



.43 



1.85 



.23 



1.18 



.76 



.29 



2,76 







Potatoes: 





























North Atlantic 



29.46 



10.23 



4.21 



.12 



1.36 



.05 



.40 



.04 



.48 



8.02 



2.98 



.03 



1.54 



South Atlantic 



28.28 



15.51 



1.96 



.34 



.71 



.14 



.38 



.04 



.31 



2.86 



3.68 



.08 



2.27 



East North Central 



31.08 



14.53 



3.78 



.29 



2.19 



.04 



.83 



.04 



.47 



4.31 



3.15 



.01 



1.44 



West North Central 



33. 35 



20.00 



3.01 



.33 



.96 



.30 



1.28 



.04 



.49 



1.96 



3.79 



.06 



1.13 



South Central 



32.66 



18.62 



2.35 



.35 



.91 



.17 



.65 



.06 



.41 



1.11 



5.58 



.05 



2.40 



Far West 



23.75 



11.15 



.62 



.16 



2.77 



.26 



.57 



.06 



.48 



3.62 



1.31 



.42 



2.33 







Total 



30.12 



14.55 



3.08 



.25 



1.57 



.14 



.73 



.04 



.45 



4.35 



3.23 



.08 



1.65 







Tobacco: 





























North Atlantic 



15.05 



6.34 



1.29 



.18 



1.79 



2.17 



.07 



.55 



.46 



.22 



1.12 



.01 



.85 



South Atlantic 



21.38 



8.75 



4.01 



.66 



.41 



.75 



.15 



.51 



.40 



.54 



3.54 



.01 



1.65 



East North Central 



19.26 



6.72 



3.16 



.37 



3.33 



1.13 



.21 



.36 



.34 



.45 



1.72 



r<2) 



1.47 



South Central 



21.33 



9.84 



4.03 



.81 



.65 



.44 



.25 



.13 



.42 



.28 



2.35 



.01 



2. 12 



Total 



20.50 



8.72 



3.65 



.64 



1.02 



.81 



.19 



.34 



.39 



.40 



2.59 



.01 



1.74 







Hay: 





























North Atlantic 



16.50 



10.08 



1.50 



.09 



.92 



.05 



.25 



.12 



1.53 



.09 



.45 



.01 



1.41 



South Atlantic 



21.27 



14.28 



2.01 



.66 



.38 



.15 



.32 



.17 



1.06 



.13 



.30 



.04 



1.77 



o The statistical data contained in this table and in Tables 2 and 3 were gathered, tabulated, and com- 

 puted by the Bureau of Crop Estimates, which has recently been combined with the Bureau of Markets, 

 as the Bureau of Markets and Crop Estimates. 



b Including winterkill. 



c Including defective seed. 



d Less than 0.005 of 1 per cent. 



