County 



529 



PRESENT STATUS OF AGRICULTURE 



(From Census of 1917 and Census of 1918) 



1917 

 Number 



Farms for which report* were received 3, 032 



LIVE 6TOCK AND POULTRY 



Horses and mules 8, 035 



Cattle 51,440 



Sheep 1,314 



Swine 7, 440 



Poultry 250, 721 



BEES 



Number of colonies 1, 457 



191S 

 Number 

 3, 232 



7, 



884 



52, 



805 



1, 



426 



5, 



927 



247, 



149 



2,119 



Cereals: 



Corn 



Oats 



Barley 



Buckwheat . . . 

 Wheat (winter) 

 Wheat (spring) 

 Rye 



SELECTED CROPS 



1917 

 Acres 



7,865 

 6,281 

 16 

 1,059 

 2,075 

 214 

 2.331 



Acres 



11. G47 



6,528 



138 



1,751 



2,088 



126 



2. 155 



1918 



Yield 



294. 229 bu. 



148, 715 bu. 



l,732bu. 



20. 572 bu. 



28,685bu. 



1. 548 bu. 



36. 056 bu. 



Hay and forage: 



Alfalfa 



Other hay .... 

 Corn (ensilage) 

 Corn (fodder) . 



1,296 



77, 2S3 



4,369 



1,255 



'5, 436 



5,495 



1,773 



3, 022 tons 



102, 825 tons 



44, 679 tons 



Special crops: 



Field beans 14 



Cabbage 280 



Potatoes 3, 666 



Roots raised for stock food 



Canning factory crops 



Other vegetables and garden 



crops 4, 348 



287 1, 800 bu. 

 350 792 tons 

 4,371 276.697 bu. 



247 



82 



4,584 



