| Show BARLEY production IN UNITED STATES STA L A X 1 SHOWS STEADY INCREASE beco becoming ming of more importance as feed forstock for stock prepared by the tha united states department of agriculture in 1928 1028 the production of barley in the united states was more than per cent greater than in 1021 1921 and was by far the greatest production on record this production says the united states department of agriculture resulted from an increase of about 30 per cent of the acreage seeded to barley coupled cou with a relatively high average yield of more than 28 bushels an acre lp ip many parts of the united states barley Is becoming of more importance in the feeding of live stock exports of barley from the united states to E eu u ropo were heavy last year owing to a shortage of feed grains in europe indeed the european situation has had in much 61 to do with the increase in barley production in the united states in recent years large exports to europe in 1927 1027 and 1928 maintained a price la in this country which was probably higher than normally would have prevailed in 1928 1028 however the price of barley decreased appreciably under the tha weight of the largely increased supply in the united states stales the acreage and the production of barley have increased steadily since 1866 barley acreage has been expanded steadily in minnesota north and south dakota wisconsin and the irrigated western areas world production of barley has been increasing since 1920 usually a rather definite relation exists between the total supply of corn and barley in the united states and the price of barley |
