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Agricultural Manual 



PRESENT STATUS OF AGRICULTURE 



(From Censu9 of 1917 and Census of 1918) 



1917 

 Number 



Farms for which reports were received 3, 978 



LITE STOCK AND POULTRY 



Horses and mules 



Cattle 



Sheep 



Swine 



Poultry 



BEES 



Number of colonies 1, 843 



1918 

 Number 



3,529 



9,939 



9,158 



72, 121 



65, 761 



3,886 



3,028 



5,457 



5,246 



295, 923 



218, 393 



2,582 



SELECTED CROPS 



Cereals * Acres 



Corn 1, 785 



Oats 16, 870 



Barley 420 



Buckwheat 3, 692 



Wheat (winter) 174 



"Wheat (spring) 79 



Rye 190 



Hay and Forage; 



Alalfa 404 



Other hay 139, 672 



Corn (ensilage) 9, 442 



Corn ( fodder ) 



Special Crops: 



Field beans 172 



Cabbage 702 



Potatoes 4, 028 



Roots raised for stock food 



Canning factory crops* 9 



Other vegetables and garden 



crops 601 



Fruits: 



Apples 2, 572 



Pears 24 



Plums 14 



Chen-its 10 



Vineyard 



Small fruits 108 



1918 



Acres 



2,035 



14, 380 



525 



4,238 



228 



589 



130 



Yield 



54, 360 bu. 



377, 625 bu. 



8,243 bu. 



61,248 bu. 



3,270 bu. 



8, 326 bu. 



1, 899 bu. 



355 



122,393 



7,351 



1,642 



855 tons 



165, 668 tons 



67, 228 tons 



477 3,732 bu. 



835 4, 699 tons 



4,762 345,711 bu. 



192 



78 



559 



4,024 



30 



21 



5 



1 



110 



185,411 bu. 



1,115 bu. 



15, 326 lbs. 



3, 840 lbs. 



420 lbs. 



