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BULLETIN 9S2, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 
Table 254. — Flaxseed: Monthly and yearhi average farm price per bushel. United Statis, 
1910-11 "to 1920-21. 
Month. 
1910-11 1911-12 1912-13 
1913-14 
1914-15 
■ 1 
1915-16! 1916-17 
1917-1S 1918-19|l919-20 
1920-21 
10-yr. 
av. 
September 
October 
November 
December 
January 
February 
$2.27 
2.32 
2.31 
2.27 
2.2S 
2.38 
2. 3S 
2.39 
2. 34 
2.16 
2.03 
2.02 
$2.05 
2.08 
1.97 
1.85 
1.89 
1.88 
l.SS 
1.86 
1.93 
2.02 
1.87 
1.69 
$1.56 
1.41 
1.24 
1.11 
1.08 
1.14 
1.17 
1.14 
1.15 
1.15 
1.16 
1.24 
$1.26 
1.21 
1.20 
1.22 
1.26 
1.31 
1.33 
1.34 
1.36 
1.37 
1.44 
1.45 
SI. 33 
1.23 
1.23 
1.31 
1.50 
1.61 
1.63 
1.69 
1.70 
1.62 
1.49 
d.45 
SI. 46 
1.56 
1.69 
l.SO 
1.99 
2.07 
2.03 
1.97 
1. 85 
1.70 
1.71 
1.S4 
$1.95 
2.17 
2.42 
2. 50 
2.5} 
2.54 
2.60- 
2.84 
3.00 
2.89 
2.75 
2.88 
$3. 06 
3.03 
2.97 
3.04 
3. 19 
3.39 
3. 65 
3.77 
3.69 
3.57 
3.80 
3.96 
$5. 81 
3.58 
3.37 
3. 34 
3.19 
3.19 
3.38 
3. 55 
3. 75 
4.17 
4.93 
5.30 
S4. 78 
4.10 
4.11 
4.37 
4.46 
4.65 
4.65 
4.52 
4.35 
3.91 
3.32 
2.97 
$2.85 
2.60 
2.09 
2.14 
$2.35 
2. 27 
2.25 
2.28 
2. 34 
2.42 
2.47 
April 
2. 51 
Mav 
2.51 
June 
2.46 
July 
August 
2.45 
2.48 
Crop year 
average. . 
2.26 ' 
1.91 
1.2! 
1.31 
1.48 
1.81 
2.59 
3.43. 
3.80 
4.18 
2.40 
Table 255. — Flaxseed: Yearly production in United States and principal producing 
States, 1910 to 1920. 
[In thousands of bushels: i. e., 000 omitted.] 
State. 
1910 1911 j 
United States 12, 718 19, 370 
1912 ! 1913 
1914 191; 
1916 ! 1917 ! 1918 i 1919 
28,073 17,853 ;13 ; 749 14,030 14,296 9, 164 ; 13, 369 ; 7, 661 10 
Miunesota , 2,S28 i 3,200 4,121 j 3,150 j 2,930 3,150 , 1,700 I 2,090 
Montana ; 2,100 3,272 j 5.520 I 3,600 , 2,560 : 1, S90 i 3.088 ! 1,749 
North Dakota I 4,021 I 9,120 112,086 j 7,200 ! 6,972 i 6,534 ', 8,137 3,764 
South Dakota ; 2,850 | 3,217 j 5,323 j 3,060 ' 2,400 | 1,650 i 930 t 980 
1920 
3, 536 | 2, 312 I 3, 040 
1,641 i 615 I 1,353 
6, 240 j 3, 220 j 3, 896 
1,425 1,160 l 2,200 
Table 2 dQ.— Flaxseed: Monthly and yearly price per gallon of linseed oil. New York, 
1910-11 to 1920-2 1. 1 
Month. 
1910-11 
1911-12 
1912-13 
1913-14 
1914-15 
1915-16 
1916-17 
1917-18 
1918-19 
1919-201920-21 
10-yr. 
av. 
September 
$0.90 
$0.87 
$0.66 
SO. 50 
$0.57 
$0.52 
$0.70 
$1.25 
$1.90 
$2. 04 ! $1. 22 
$0.99 
October 
.90 
.88 
.62 
.47 
.49 
.55 
.82 
1.18 
1.83 
1.79 1 1.20 
.95 
November 
.95 
.84 
.56 
.46 
.44 
.60 
.90 
1.15 
1. 55 
1. 75 1 . 98 
.92 
December 
.95 
.71 
.43 
.48 
.45 
.61 
.92 
1.21 
1.58 
1. 82 . 82 
.92 
January 
.95 
.74 
.42 
.48 
.48 
.66 
.94 
1.29 
1.50 
1.77 
.92 
February 
.96 
.71 
.46 
.48 
.56 
.72 
."95 
1.29 
1.45 
1.77 
.94 
March 
.96 
.70 
.45 
.50 
. 00 
.77 
.94 
1.41 
1.48 
1.80 
.96 
April 
.91 
.73 
.44 
.51 
.58 
.76 
1.07 
1.57 
1.54 
1.83 
.99 
Mav 
.91 
.89 
.87 
.80 
.73 
.76 
.77 
.66 
.46 
.45 
.47 
.49 
.50 
.50 
.52 
.59 
.62 
.63 
.54 
.50 
.75 
.67 
.63 
.71 
1.21 
1.21 
1.57 
1.57 
1.61 
1.81 
2.10 
2.22 
1.69 
1.65 
1.52 
1.01 
June 
1.01 
July 
1. 12 1. 64 
1. 18 | 1. 88 
1.02 
1.41 j 
1.04 
Crop year 
. 
average.. 
,n 
.76 
.49 
.50 
. 53 
.66 
1. 00 1. 42 
1.71 
1.74 
.97 
i Figures for 1910-15 from Monthly Labor Review. 1916-1S from War Industries Board Price Bulletin, 
1919-20 from Oil, Paint, and Drug Reporter. 
