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Agriculti i:.u. .Manual 



PRESENT STATUS OF AGRICULTURE 



(From Census of 1917 and Census of 1918) 

 Farms for which reports were received 



LIVE STOCK AND POUI.TKY 



Horses and mules 



Cattle 



Sheep 



Swine 



Poultry 



BEES 



Number of colonies 2, 551 



SELECTED CROPS 



Cereals: , 1917 



Acres 



Corn 7. 189 



Oats 11.509 



Barley 5. 598 



Buckwheat 5. 549 



Wheat (winter) 13. 518 



Wheat (spring) 106 



Rye 901 



Hay and forage: 



Alfalfa 1,815 



Other hay 40,721 



Corn (ensilage) 1,185 



Corn ( fodder ) 



Special crops: 



Field beans 4,91S 



Cabbage 382 



Potatoes 1,578 



Roots raised for stock food 



Canning factory crops 718 



Other vegetables and garden 



crops 342 



Fruits: 



Apples 4,306 



Peaches 1,121 



Pears 457 



Plums 103 



Cherries 245 



Quinces 



Vineyard 1,059 



Small fruits 171 



1917 

 Number 



1918 

 Number 



1,830 



1,717 



6,291 



5,898 



9,371 



9,566 



8,752 



7,007 



5,997 



5,108 



110,043 



93,838 



3,127 



1918 



Acres 



Yield 



G. 967 



100, 959 bu. 



14, 789 



462, 580 bu. 



3,553 



77. 199 bu. 



3,790 



88,346bu. 



17.065 



385. 066 bu. 



229 



5.264bu. 



1.033 



10. 119 bu. 



1,643 



3,799 tons 



35,209 



50,033 tons 



1,127 



6,259 tons 



1,344 .. 





4,341 



21,798 bu. 



679 



5,201 tons 



2,067 



112,382 bu. 



142 . . 





701 



492 



6,523 



156,613 bu. 



1,228 



20,323 bu. 



494 



16,550 bu. 



172 



57,359 lbs. 



310 



61,294 lbs. 



12 



104 bu. 



1,290 



975,721 lbs. 



174 .. 







