CHAPTER II 

 STATISTICS OF THE GRASS CROP 



The value of the grass crop of the United States is 

 much greater than is generally supposed. A large pro- 

 portion is fed upon the farm and thus does not directly 

 swell the cash income. The figures given below are all 

 taken from the report of the thirteenth census. The 

 total value of all farm crops produced in the United 

 States in 1909 was $5,487,161,000. Of this amount the 

 cereals take the lead with a total value of $2,665,539,714. 

 The values of the cotton crop and of the hay and forage 

 crop are about equal, being respectively $824,696,287 

 and $824,004,887, and hence divide honors for second and 

 third place. The other crops are much less. It must be 

 remembered that the statistics do not include the value 



Table I 



Production (Tons) of Hay and Forage of the Twenty 

 Leading States in 1909 



1. Iowa 7,823,181 II. Pennsylvania 3,677,307 



2. New York 7,055,429 12. South Dakota. . . .3,651,024 



3. Minnesota 6,036,747 13. Michigan 3,632,939 



4. Kansas 5,936,997 14. North Dakota. . . .3,010,401 



5. Nebraska 5,776,475 I5- Indiana 2,880,104 



6. Wisconsin 5,002,644 16. Colorado 2,241,566 



7- Ohio 4,521,409 17. Montana 1,692,656 



8- Illinois 4,354,466 18. Oregon 1,587,796 



9. California 4,327,130 19. Idaho 1,584,365 



10. Missouri 4,091,342 20. Vermont 1,502,730 



