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A Portion of the Grain Fleet in Portland Harbor, Oregon 



and maple trees; all kinds of vegetables 

 and fruits; medicinal plants of every 

 variet)-; forest products of all kinds; 

 spices and condiments of every descrip- 

 tion. 



MAGNITUDE OF THE CEREAL CROPS 

 OF THE UNITED STATES 



As an introduction to the discussion 

 of the subject embraced in this paper, a 

 brief statement of the magnitude of some 

 of the agricultural crops of the United 

 States and the area under cultivation 

 will be useful. In the year 1902 the 

 following statistics show the area under 

 cultivation, the yield per acre, the total 

 production and the price per unit, and 

 in lolo the magnitude of our standard 

 agricultural crops : The crop which is 

 universal in the United States is maize 



or Indian corn. There is only one state 

 in the Union in which a considerable 

 area of Indian corn is not grown, viz., 

 the State of Nevada, and it, as is well 

 known, is a barren desert, except where 

 irrigation can be practiced. The total 

 area under cultivation in the United 

 States in maize in 1902 was 94,043,613 

 acres. The total production was 2,523, - 

 648,312 bushels. The price per bushel 

 was 40.3 cents. The total value of the 

 crop was $1,017,017,349. The largest 

 acreage devoted to maize in any one 

 state was in Illinois, viz., 9,623,680 

 acres, yielding 372,436,416 bushels. 

 The smallest reported area in any one 

 state, with the exception of Nevada, as 

 above mentioned, was 2,384 acres in 

 Wyoming. 



After maize the most important cereal 



