Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 34, Number 78, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 30 May 1902 — 1901 CROP REPORT OUT. [ARTICLE]

1901 CROP REPORT OUT.

Wheat Yield 748.000,000 Bushels Breaking; All Records. At last the final returns of the crops of 1901 have been officially announced by Statistician Hyde of the Department of Agriculture. They ■present larger yields of all grains than any of the private* Statisticians, more than confirming their estimates, which many in the trade have been slow to accept. Mr. Hyde says: "In the preparation of this report all proper weight has been given to the recently published census report on the crops of 1899.” An analysis of the report shows that increased yields of all grains over ’he

popular estimates are due to tlu' increased acreage being given. In corn the area is 9.000.000 acres over that given to the public in July, 1901. The wheat area also shows 4.000.000 acres over that estimated at the beginning of the crop, year, and eats arc imTeaseil about 2.0*J0.000 acres. The yield of wheat is 27.000,(MKI bushels mdrv than the department’s data estimated! in September. 1901, and 73.0*K>.<H.K) busliels over the bumper crop of 1898, and 226.000.00’.) bushels in excess of the I’.HX) crop. In corn there is a gain of 163,000.000 bitshels over estimates made in November aud is 583.000.000 bushels less than it? 1900. In oats the increase is 77.000.0tK) bushels and rtlhiws n lons »f 7:‘.,OOtl.*Kk) bushels from the big yield of 1900. The rye yield was 7.OUOAMO bushels over former estimates. One of the greatest surprises is that the barley crop cxeeetled 109,000.000 bushels. or within 10,000,009 bushels of the big crop made by the census bureau in 1899. Claims that the wheat crop of 1901 was the largest ever raised are substantiated. by the official figures. The grand totals of Statistician Hyde's returns are as follows: Acres. Bushels. Value. Corn ....91.3«)«N 1..->2J,uI;»M»I R«lA'.'>.7Cß Wheat . .4P.BKM4H T4t*.44*<U’lß 467.350.158 Oats . ...25..M1.476 736.8t*s.r_’l 2!«.C58.777 Barley .. 4.‘.U\744 I<Dlß’Xl’M 4».>00.163 live .... LlKijm a0.344.5M) 16.t0-t.742 Buckwh't b 11.864 15.125.1M1 8.523,318