Show f Value Value e of Crops and Live Stock Prices Have Been r N Used in fl Estimating Worth of Product I l' l 10 fl I by the United States State Department ent f Prepared or of A Te combined d value value of crop and live livek I production In the United States stock k J f t year was 1 which more than in 1923 1023 MS was s b the total value was 1234 to estimates bytho tho k 00 X according by ji United States Department of ot j lure The higher figures for last year rear are i I due ue to the increased value of crops l I over the prece preceding ing year ear inasmuch as us n n of live stock production UI i t vs a decline l Crop pro production had a farm value alue f of compared with 10 In 1 1023 23 but of or this value valued d r F some worth of at crops L were fed to live ll stock whereas in 19 1923 the value of crops fed to live livestock livestock stock dock wa was Live Lire stock and live stock products are given a farm value of compared with the preceding year ear nearl nearly all animal products products products pro pro- ducts having decreased in value I Weighted prices have hae been used In estimating estImating- the value of nearly er e every crop COP and animal product so that the I figures are ure more nearly representative I of the prices that farmers received than in previous years when the figures figures figures fig fig- ures were based mostly on December I 1 prices The department points out LiSa that the gross value of either crops or animal products last year was as exceeded only In the years 1917 1017 to 1920 1020 Inclusive Co The value of ot the cereal crops InI in I 1924 was or per percent percent percent cent of th the total of ot all crops as compared compared com corn pared with in 1023 1923 or per cent of the value alue of ot all crops In that year Every ery cereal crop In- In lP 1 Iy In loot IA n IB I 7 u. u I The value of the corn crop last year I I Is h placed at as as compared with an and oats compared with The cotton crop Including lint and seed eed Is valued at nt last year compared compare with in j 19 1923 This Increased value was due i to o larger production inasmuch as S the 1 average price per pound of ot cotton 1 lint was lower than for the preceding t year ear i Hay and forage crops are given a n avalue value of ot compared with In 1023 1923 the fruit crops I compared with vegetables compared compared com corn pared with Nearly all animal products declined In la value alue as compared compare th 1923 1023 the value of or dairy products being 2580 2536 against the preCeding preceding preceding pre pre- ceding year ear animals raised compared with 24 and poultry products comI com com- I pared tred red with f |