Madison County 



421 



PRESENT STATUS OF AGRICULTURE 



(From Census of 1917 and Census of 1918) 



1917 

 Number 



Farms for which reports were received 4,337 



LIVE STOCK AND POULTRY 



Horses and mules 10,516 



Cattle 55,588 



Sheep 3,653 



Swine 5,226 



Poultry 222,675 



BEES 



Number of colonies 1,878 



SELECTED CROPS 



1918 

 Number 



3,553 



Cereals: ZM 



Corn 3,283 



Oats 20,539 



Barley 2,839 



Buckwheat 4,00S 



Wheat, ( winter ) 1,924 



Wheat ( spring) 235 



Rye 132 



Hay and Forage: 



Alfalfa 19,842 



Other hay S1J200 



Corn (ensilage) 12,664 



Corn ( fodder ) 



Special Crops: 



Field beans 540 



Cabbage 539 



Potatoes 3,518 



Roots raised for stock food 



Canning factory crops 2,846 



Other vegetables and garden 



crops 1,066 



Fruits: 



Apples 3,394 



Peaches 5 



Pears 76 



Plums 39 



Cherries 185 



Vineyard 33 



Small fruits 1,046 



9,660 



51,28S 



2.79.3 



5,063 



184,352 



1,245 



1918 



Acres 



Yield 



3,115 



79,931 bu. 



17,409 



289,4SG bu. 



2,902 



54,932 bu. 



9,450 



63.754 bu. 



2,290 



41,225 bu. 



466 



4,986 bu. 



137 



1,449 bu. 



16,779 



31,295 tons 



76,5S0 



103,906 tons 



11,281 



76,420 tons 



1,695 . . . 





1,109 



6,391 bu. 



968 



2,858 tons 



4,250 



318.775 bu. 



223 . . 





2,832 



2,086 



4,300 



107,967 bu. 



46 



468 bu. 



94 



1,570 bu. 



177 



22,784 lbs. 



118 



79,789 lbs. 



13 



14,450 lbs. 



191 . . 







