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AGRICULTURE

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Table YII.—Acreage, Production, Value, Prices, and Exports of Wheat in the United States in 1890 to 1899.

Year.

1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899

Acreage.

Average Yield per Acre.

Production.

Average Farm Price per Bushel, 1st Dec.

Farm Value, 1st Dec.

Acres. 36,087,154 39,916,897 38,554,430 34,629,418 34,882,436 34,047,332 34,618,646 39,465,066 44,055,278 44,592,516

Bushels. 11-1 15-3 13-4 1113-2 13-7 121315-3 12-3

Bushels. 399,262,000 611,780,000 515,949,000 396,131,725 460,267,416 467,102,947 427,684,346 530,149,168 675,148,705 547,303,846

Cents. 83-8 83-9 62-4 53-8 495072-6 80-8 58-2 58-4

Dollars. 334,773,678 513,472,711 322,111,881 213,171,381 225,902,025 237,938,998 310,602,539 428,547,121 392,770,320 319,545,259

Chicago Cash Price per Bushel, No. 2. Domestic Exports, May of including Flour, December. following Fiscal Years Year. beginning 1st July. Low. High. Low. High. Bushels. Cents. Cents. Cents. Cents. 92! 98* 108 106,181,316 87* 93* 80 85! 225,665,812 89f 73 68* 76* 191,912,635 69* 4 59* 64* 52* 60* 164,283,129 52| 63| 60! 75| 144,812,718 53J 64! 57* 67! 126,443,968 4 74| 93* 68! 97* 145,124,972 4 92 109 117 185 217,306,005 62| 70 68* 79* 222,694,920 64 69*

Table YIII.—Acreage, Production, Value, Prices, and Exports of Oats in the United States in 1890 to 1899. Chicago Cash Price per Bushel, No. 2. Domestic ExImports Average Average ports, including during Fiscal May of Farm Value, Farm Price Year. Acreage. Yield per Production. Oatmeal, Fiscal Years beginDecember. following per Bushel, 1st Dec. Acre. Years beginning ning Year. 1st Dec. 1st July. 1st July.J Low. High. Low. High. Acres. Bushels. Cents. Bushels. Dollars. Cents. Cents. Cents. Cents. Bushels. Bushels. 1890 26,431,369 19-8 42-4 523,621,000 222,048,486 39* 43* 45* 54 41,848 1,382,836 1891 25,581,861 28738.394,000 315 31* 33* 28* 33* 232,312,2679 10,586,644 47,782 1892 27,063,835 24-4 661,035,000 209,253,611 25! 31* 28! 32* 31*7 2,700,793 49,433 1893 27,273,033 23638,854,850 29-4 187,576,0924 27* 29* 32* 36 6,290,229 31,759 1894 27,023,553 24662,036,928 324 214,816,9205 28! 29! 27* 30! 1,708,824 330,317 1895 27,878,406 29824,443,537 19-9 163,655,0686 16! 17* 18 15,156,618 66,602 19! 1896 27,565,985 257 707,346,404 132,485,033 187 16* 18! 16* 18! 37,725,083 893,908 1897 25,730,375 27698,767,809 21*2 147,974,7192 21 23* 26 32 25,093 73,880,307 1898 25,777,110 28720,906,643 25-5 186,405,3644 26 33,534,264 27| 24 27! 28,098 1899 26,341,380 30796,177,713 24-9 198,167,9752 22* 23 In years 1866 and 1884 to 1899, inclusive, oatmeal is included. Table IX.—Acreage, Production, Value, Prices, and Exports of Corn in the United States in 1890 to 1899.

1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899

Acreage.

Average Yield per Acre.

Production.

Average Farm Price per Bushel, 1st Dec.

Acres. 71,970,763 76,204,515 70,626,658 72,036,465 62,582,269 82,075,830 81,027,156 80,095,051 77,721,781 82,108,587

Bushels. 20-7 2723 T 2219-4 26-2 28232425-

Bushels. 1,489,970,000 2,060,154,000 1,628,464,000 1,619,496,131 1,212,770,052 2,151,138,580 2,283,875,165 1,902,967,933 1,924,184,660 2,078,143,933

Cents. 50-6 40-6 39-4 36-5 45-7 2521-5 26287 30-3

I able X.—Percentage of Crops Exported, far Period 1878 to 1896.

Averages

Farm Value, 1st Dee.

Dollars. 754,433,451 836,439,228 642,146,630 591,625,627 554,719,162 544,985,534 491,006,967 501,072,952 552,023,428 629,210,110

Chicago Cash Price per Bushel, No. 2. Domestic Exports, May of including Corn December. following Meal, Fiscal Years Year. beginning 1st July. Low. ! High. Low. I High. Cents. Cents. Cents. Bushels. 53 55 69* 32,041,529 0 59 40! 100 76,602,285 42* 39* 44* 47,121,894 5 36* 36! 38* 66,489,529 28,585,405 55* 47* 47! 26 f 27* 29* 101,100,375 2 23! 23 25* 178,817,417 8 27* 32-! 212,055,543 37 8 38“ 32* 34! 177,255,046 3 31*

barley, 13; of tobacco, 67-4; of cotton, 73-6. Large portions of some of these crops, like corn and oats, are exported in the form of animals and animal products Annual Average. (meats, lard, hides, &c.). The hay crop is almost entirely Crop. used in this way, and the tendency is to convert more and 1878-82. 1888-92. 1894-96, more of these crops into these higher-priced products. Still, the time is far distant when domestic consumption Wheat. 27-84 17-68 15-96 Corn 4-82 will come anywhere near overtaking domestic production, 3-49 5-39 Rye 10-30 12-21 especially of wheat and the other cereals. The certain Oats •37 •80 2-22 extension of acreage with the growth of demand and price, Barley. 1-55 12-96 the increased use of agricultural implements, and the imPotatoes •37 •30 Tobacco. 55-84 67-42 provement of methods will be sure to keep up a large Cotton. 72-80 66-79 73-60 surplus for export for long years to come. The Department of Agriculture has found that for home use there is from 1894 to 1896 was 16 ; of corn, 5-4 ; of rye, 12-2 ; of required per caput 5-5 bushels of wheat, 28-6 bushels of