Show CROP statistics preliminary statement of thirteenth census results by the census bureau WaB washington hIngton relative to the leading crops for tho the state of utah collected at tho the thirteenth decennial census april 15 1910 are contained in an official statement issued july 12 by acting census director falkner it Is based on tabular summaries pro pared under the direction of dr lo le grand powers chief statistician for agriculture in the bureau of census the figures are preliminary and subject to slight revision later when n a few other ta farms whose returns now incomplete will be ba included in the final tables it la Is not expected e that these additions will materially modify tile tho ain amounts or rates gevea in the present statement the loading leading crops of the tha state tor for 1909 ranked in the order ot of valtia valmi tion alon were liny hay and forage wheat oats potatoes and barley increase in hay and forage ilay hay and forage showed an Iii increase crease ot of acres or 45 per cent between 1899 and 1909 from acres acres in 1879 hay slid and forage increased to ln in 1889 to la ili 1899 and agala to in 1909 hence during the 30 year period 1879 1909 hay and forage has increased its acreage more than five times the total yield in 1909 1009 was ivas tons tho the average yield per acre 25 tons the aver avar age aga value por per acre 1835 decrease in wheat wheat in the decade from 1899 to 1909 1900 decreased acres or 57 per cent from acres in 1870 1970 wheat larr eased to in 1889 1839 to la in and fell to la in 1909 the aggregate yle in 1909 1901 was bushels 0 of which bushels was winter wheat wheal the average yield per aero acre was 22 bushels the abo average value per acre 2110 oats nearly double oats during tile the 1899 1909 decade increased acres or per cent from acres in 1879 oats increased to in 1889 to m u 1899 and to in 1909 a constant and consistent increase the total yield in 1909 was bus bushels liels the average yield per acre 40 bushels the average value per acre 2070 A gal gain tn in potatoes during the decade ending in 1909 potatoes increased acres or 30 tier cent from 1879 when acres acre were harvested potatoes fell to B anim 1 band to in 1309 the aggregate yield tn in 1909 was bushels the average yield per par acre bushels the average value per acre barley triples the increase in barley tor for the do cade from 1899 to 1909 was acres or 2095 per cent starting with acres in 1879 barley tell fell to in 1889 rose to in 1899 and to in 1909 the total yield in 1909 was bushels the average yield per acre 33 13 bushels the average value per aero 1765 crop arop comparisons comparison the cereals had an aggregate acreage of acres in 1909 as aa compared to in 1899 an increase of acres or per cent among the cereals wheat exceeded all others in acreage and value being equal to about 60 per cent of the total acreage and total value oats ranked second having an acreage and value less than one halt half as great as wheat tho the average value of cereals per acre in 1009 1909 was 2040 slightly over that of hay and forage and about one third that of potatoes with the exception of buckwheat wheat showed the highest average value per acre tye ryo the lowest of the hay and forage crops alfalfa ranked first not only in value but also in acreage being equal to more than seven tenths and four fifths respectively of the total acreage and nna total value of the entire bay and forage crop wild salt kalt or prairie grasses t with a much less acreage and value stood second the value of the hay lay and forage crop exceeded that of the combined cereals there were a number of miscellaneous crops and the most ot of them were well above the more usual crops la in value per acre |