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Table 30. — Grain farms in cereal region of Argentina, census of 1914 
Province 
Area in 
cereals 
Farms 
Acreage in 
cereals 
per farm 
Buenos Aires . 
Acres 
13, 333, 000 
7, 787, 000 
2, 506, 000 
7, 557, 000 
2, 304, 000 
Number 
17, 400 
7,200 
1,200 
10, 800 
4,200 
Acres 
766 
Cordoba. __ _ . _ 
1,082 
2,088 
700 
Santa Fe.._. . . _ ... .... .. ... 
Entre Rios.- . - - . . . 
549 
Total 
33, 487, 000 
40, 800 
821 
Table 31. — Average area, 
Una, 191 4~ 
and production in the cereal region of Argen- 
15 to 1928-24, inclusive 
AREA 
Cereal 
Buenos 
Aires 
Cordoba 
La Pampa 
Santa Fe 
Entre Rios 
Total 
Wheat 
Corn 
Acres 
5, 189, 717 
3, 462, 199 
766, 194 
1, 956, 981 
234, 403 
93, 860 
Acres 
4, 878, 991 
1, 444, 209 
883, 766 
130, 416 
109, 421 
67, 925 
Acres 
2, 149, 641 
148, 447 
83, 733 
202, 293 
62, 738 
64, 467 
Acres 
2, 678, 962 
2, 562, 378 
1, 510, 385 
71, 630 
82, 004 
10, 868 
Acres 
962, 806 
207, 233 
783, 237 
166, 231 
12, 103 
988 
Acres 
15,860,117 
7, 824, 466 
Flaxseed 
Oats 
4, 027, 315 
2, 527, 551 
Barley 
Rye 
500, 669 
238, 108 
Total 
11,703,354 
7, 514, 728 
2,711,319 
6, 916, 227 
2, 132, 598 
30, 978, 226 
YIELD PER ACRE 
Wheat 
Bushels 
12.4 
26.0 
12.1 
22.5 
12.8 
5.1 
Bushels 
11.0 
17.8 
6.9 
7.0 
3.8 
4.2 
Bushels 
9.5 
10.8 
6.9 
9.2 
6.3 
7.1 
Bushels 
11.6 
26.4 
10.0 
13.9 
4.0 
6.1 
Bushels 
10.1 
12.0 
9.1 
10.3 
2.2 
13.2 
Bushels 
11.3 
24.0 
Flaxseed 
9.5 
Oats 
19.6 
Barley 
Rye 
8.3 
5.5 
PRODUCTION 
Wheat 
Bushels 
64, 548, 000 
90, 000, 000 
9, 279, 000 
44, 126, 000 
3, 000, 000 
478, 000 
Bushels 
53, 684, 000 
25, 726, 000 
6, 088, 000 
914, 000 
412, 000 
283, 000 
Bushels 
20, 324, 000 
1, 603, 000 
578, 000 
1, 869, 000 
398, 000 
461, 000 
Bushels 
31, 203, 000 
67, 702, 000 
15, 166, 000 
996, 000 
330, 000 
66, 000 
Bushels 
9, 772, 000 
2, 480, 000 
7, 109, 000 
1, 704, 000 
27. 000 
13, 000 
Bushels 
179, 531, 000 
187, 512, 000 
38, 219, 000 
Oats 
Barley 
Rye 
49, 608, 000 
4, 168, 000 
1, 302, 000 
Table 32. — Cereal region of Argentina 
Total acreage 
Fertile prairie tillable 
Actually cultivated 
Province 
Total 
Percent- 
age of 
total 
Percent- 
age of 
tillable 
Buenos Aires . . . 
Acres 
75, 410, 000 
42, 847, 000 
36, 039, 000 
32, 451, 000 
18, 711, 000 
Per cent 
95 
75 
40 
80 
80 
Acres 
71, 640, 000 
32, 135, 000 
14, 416, 000 
25, 961, 000 
14, 969, 000 
Acres 
13, 204, 000 
7, 642, 000 
3, 047, 000 
6, 850, 000 
2, 497, 000 
Per cent 
17.5 
17.8 
8.5 
21.1 
13.3 
Per cent 
18.4 
23.8 
La Pampa.. .. .. . 
21.1 
Santa Fe._ 
26.4 
Entre Rios 
16.7 
Total 
205, 458, 000 
77 
159, 121, 000 
33, 240, 000 
16.2 
20.9 
