St. Lawkeni i. ( !ounty 



G15 



PRESENT STATUS OF AGRICULTURE 



(From Census of 1017 and Census of 1918) 



1017 

 Number 



Farms for which reports were received 7 ,278 



7 IYE STOCK AM) IOCLTKY 



Horses and mules 20,623 



Cattle 151.384 



Mieop 12 , 766 



Bwine 20.301 



Poultry 300, 896 



BEES 



Xumber of colonies 4 . 155 



101°. 

 Number 

 0.706 



20,785 



141,629 



9,676 



1 7 . 856 

 263, 317 



•S3 



SELECTED CROPS 



Cereals: 





1917 

 Acres 



10.521 



52.171 



2 . 802 



2,990 



184 



1,122 



680 



Acres 



7.479 



64,641 



3,120 



2.919 



200 



3,057 



406 



Yield 

 80. 262 bu. 



Oats 





1,666,921 bu. 







49, 236 bu. 







33.S47bu. 







2. 139 bu. 



Wheat (spring) 





40, 168 bu. 



Rye 





3, 144 bu. 









Hay and Forage: 

 Alfalfa 





1 , 606 



162,667 



24,214 



1 , 336 

 165,736 

 23.273 

 8,799 . 



3,598 tons 







311,106 tons 

 1^1,703 tons 















Special Crops: 



Field beans 





2,05S 



42S 



6,6S2 



214 



943 



2,365 

 232 



7,032 



3S1 



34 



1.442 



15,170 bu. 



Cabbage 





041 tons 





ops 



8S2,238 bu. 



Canning factory cr 

 Other vegetables 

 crops 





and garden 











Fruits: 





2,113 



1 



4 





 27 . 

 69 



3,070 







53,647 bu. 









Plums 



30 lbs. 





















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