Salt Lake Tribune | 1919-12-28 | Page 13 | Value of Crops Large in Idaho

IvalueFgrops" uhgejn iho Little Less Than in 1918, Despite the Heavy Losses by Drought. I Snecinl I.i Tl." Tribune. POOATELLO, Idaho. Uec. 2T. Farmers in Idaho this year produced crops valued at $L14,CS4.2S5. according to a report Just released by Julius H. Jacobsen of the Idaho crop reporting service of the United States department of agriculture. This estimate compares with J115.328.281 for lit.S. and is considered a splendid record in face of the severe drought of 1919, which is set forth in the report a.s the most severe In thirty years. The state's seventeen leading crops were taken Into consideration In arriving at the total set forth, as follows: Wheat, oats, barley corn, rve. potatoes, hay, sugar ' beets' clover seed, alfalfa seed, beans, peas ' apples, peaches, pears. stiRar beet seed'and tlninthv seed. The total acreage planted to all crops In 1919 amounted to ' TO 111 acres, and the average cash return' re-turn' ptr acre for every acre planted amounted to J45.90. The highest cash return per acre was for potatoes, which yielded 5226.50 per acre, as compared with J149.S5 lor 191H. Sugar beet seed was second w ith an aver age yield per acre of $225, as against 305.!.Q In 191S. The report shows that 1.030.000 acres of land were planted to wheat with an average yield of 1S.1 bushels per acre, valued at jas.345,000, or $37.11 per acre. Of oats. 220. 0"0 acres were planted, with a total vleld of 7,700.000 bushels, valued at $7,516,000, an average of 35 bushels per acre. Barley, 120.0.10 acres with a total yield of 3,360.000 bushels, valued at $4,704,000; corn 24,0"0 acres, with a total yieid of 840 000 bushels, valued at fl.3S6.000; rye. 9000 ncrs with a yield of 136.000 bushels, valued at J236.000; potatoes. 36.000 acres 'with a yield of 5.400.0011 bushels, valued at $8,154,000; hay (tame), 650,000 acres with a yield of 1. 625.000 tons, valued at 35.750.000; wild hav, 125.000 acres with a yield of 126,000 tons, valued at $2,562,-000; $2,562,-000; sugar beets, acreage 29,094 acres, total yield 221,407 tons, valued at $2,214.-017- clover seed. 12.SO0 acres, total yield 7H.R00 bushels, valued at $2,004,000: sugar beet seed. 5657 acres, total yield 2,546.650 pounds, valued at $1,273,325: beans, acreage acre-age 28.000, total vleld 3OS.O00 busnels. valued at $1.232. one; applts, 4.1i9,00u bushels, valued at $7,520,150. All other crops went under one million collars In value. With prices during the pnst year far In advance of the prices received lor farm products In 191 S, and with practically the same acreage. Idaho's losses during the year 1919, owing to the drought, will figure far Into tho millions of dollavs. Practically every variety of products fell far below last year In point of production, pro-duction, but, with the increased prices, the general average return to the state, as a whole, was practically the same as In 191S.