Show V ALUE OF CROPS Hl EVER WASHINGTON Dec fl 11 V a total value of 1337 1 the nations nation's na na- I W tion's s principal farm crops this year were worth more based on prices pail paid to o farmers December 1 than in fiU any year car in in the history of American Amen Ameri can call agriculture culture December crop estimate today oda of time the department of agriculture showed that lint this is years year's total exceeds S that hut of the thc record year car by There also was a marked increase in ill acreage th the 7 n 2 1 total exceeding that of last year by s. ac These crop cron figures were looked ed upon I 0 u HA I m I with satisfaction by b officials as showIng showing show- show Ing Ins that tho tho- nation will wall bo be in ht even e a n. abettor bettor bottom position to fulfill Us its pledge o of oC torn tuns of oC foodstuffs to Europe next t year ear than had hall been expected Most of the crops are nrc l larger than the tho five Cho year yoal aYer average go and so some somo mo of of- them established record records particularly spring wheat barley barlly ryo rye and tubers Corn however fell foIl belo tho the five year tho the a erase Today's estimates placed crop at 1000 bushels less than forecast In November with a total of ot bushels That Is lf almost hate half a 1 billion bushels Jc less s than last years year's a rs r's record crop Th wheat crop la is larger than titan the tho I and almost year five t I cra a average o. o bushels larger or than last Just years year's crop but hut it is more than bushels bushel smaller than the record crop of 1915 1315 Almost Almo t all aU of oC tho the crops crollS were worth more this year car than in III au any previous year car because of oC time the hl high h prices paid pC to producers Cornn value luo yas as more than three and amI one half billion dollars wh wheat at almost two billions ha hay and nl cotton more mort than a n. billion and a n half hate and oats moro more than a n billion Forecasts of oC production of or tho time principal principal prin prin- cipal crops have b been en made mado front from month and to month throughout the season havo have preliminary estimates already Continued on PARC 8 8 a VALUE OF U U. US U.S. S. S CROPS IN 1918 HIGHEST EVER Continued from Crom Page Pase 1 been announced for tor most crops Today's Today's To To- days day's report however makes final es estimates estimates es- es I of at production Thc They follow tollow I Winter Inter wheat bushels Spring wheat AA A bushels 1 Oats bushels Barley Production l Hugs Huff Barley bushels Rye Hc bushels Buckwheat bushels Flax seed bushels Rico nIce 40 bushels White potatoes bushels bushel Sweet potatoes bushels Hay tamo tame 5 tons Hay wild ton tons Tobacco pounds Sugar beets beels tons D Bret Beet t Output I I Beet Deet sugar Busar pounds Maple sugar bugar and as sugar pounds Sugar beet seed pounds Sorghum gallons allona Beans six states bushels Peanuts 63 bushels KaUrs six alx states bushels Broom Droom corn five thc states tons Onions fourteen states bushels bushel Cabbage nine states tons Hops Bops four tour states pounds Cranberries three states barrels Apples total 17 bushels Apples commercial 5 0 barrels bar bar- Peaches bushels P bus A 1 1 a cats u. a l VL I to s. s i. Oranges two states boxes for 1017 Revised nc crop figures thures for tor 1917 as ns given I b by the departments department's report to toa today today to- to day a are arc Corn bushels bushela Winter wheat Spring wheat Oats Barley BarIc Tho rho value of or tho the various crops based on December 1 prices to producers producers pro pro- follows tollow I Corn winter Inter wheat heat spring wheat all wheat oats barley I rye 10 94 buckwheat flaxseed rice 1 77 potatoes sweet potatoes ha hay tame ha hay wild tobacco cotton 1616 1610 sugar Rugar beets maple sugar and syrup am as sugar sorghum syrup beans peanuts 2000 broomcorn 1398 onions cabbage hop hops cranberries 37 apples total 2299 apples I commercial peaches tears pears oranges |