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Show EN0BM0US CROPS. Estimates of the Area and Value of Corn, Wheat and Oats. WASHINGTON, Jan. 7. Estimates by stateB and territories of the area, product and value of the principal cereals of the I'nited States for 101, made by the statistician of the department de-partment of agriculture, arc given out. The crops of corn, wheat and oats, including all but two or three per cent of the cereal aggregate ag-gregate reported, aggregates as follows: Corn Area, 76,U06,9O0 acres; product, 3,000,164,000 bushels; value, 1988,439,000. wheat Area, 8,917,000 acres; product, 611,780,000 bushels; value, 1513,478,000, (tats Area, ii,58:i,0(X) acres; product, 71,394,000 bushels; value, 1383,812,000. The aggregate or all cereals is the largest Vet produced, and will supply fifty-four to tifty five bushes per unit or population. The wheat supply is the largest ever reported in proportion to the population, averaging bushels to each person, against 9W for the largest previous crop in 1884. The average value to the farmer is 40.fi cents for corn, 88.98 cents for wheat and 31.40 for oats. |