United States yearbook - 1940 (1)

38. FARM CROPS AND FOODSTUFFS
[In general, data in this section other than on foreign trade relate to oontinental United States, while foreign
trade statistics represent the trade of the customs area (see note, table 645). Any exceptions are noted.
For weights of the units of measurement for the principal products, see Appendix, p. 026]
No. 6 7 3 .— C h o p P r o d u c t i o n — I n d e x e s f o r I m p o r t a n t C r o p s : 1919 t o 1939
TEAR 22
PRODUCTION AS PERCENT OF 1023-32 (PRE­
DROUGHT) AVERAGE 1
Held
o ro p s >
18 vegetables
8 for
p ro c ­
essing 1
17 for
m a r ­
k e t 8
13
fru its3
53
crops
TEAR 22
PRODUCTION AS PERCENT OF 1923- 32 (FRE-
PROUGIIT) AVERAGE 1
Add
crops 1
18 vegetables
8 for
processing
1
17 for
market
8
13
fruits3
53
crops
Percent Percent Percent Percent Percent Percent Percent Percent Percent Percent
1919.... 98.3 73.4 50.2 74.7 95.0 1930....... 04.1 131.6 116.7 108.7 96.1
1920.... 107,7 75.6 64.3 89.9 104.9 1631....... 103.0 01,3 115.6 116.8 106.1
1921___ 91.8 60.0 68.2 57.8 88.0 1032....... 101. fl 73.3 118.8 100.0 101.8
1922.... 90.4 SO. 7 71.8 95.8 95.6 1033....... 87.1 79.8 107.7 98.2 88.4
1923.... 96.9 85.8 68.4 97.2 96.1 1934....... 67.0 98.6 123.0 102.8 71.5
1924.... 96.5 94.5 82.5 88.3 95.5 1035....... 02.5 120.7 120.3 112.4 95.0
1925.... 106.8 128.8 88.4 88.1 99.7 1036....... 76.0 124. 5 127.5 98.7 70.4
1920___ 100.8 05.8 92.3 115.1 101. 7 1037....... 109.8 146.3 130.0 138.5 112.8
1927 . 101.1 86. 0 101.9 83. 9 09.7 1038....... 102. 2 141,1 138.0 125.Q • 305.3
1928 104.4 __________ 95.1 101.2 114.5 105.1 1030....... 09.5 120.2 143.0 137.4 103.7
1929 99.7 __________ 117.3 114.2 80. 6 90.2
i Relative production as Indicated by multiplying tlie production of the orops of each year by the 1927-32
average prices and dividing the aggregate for each year hy the average aggregate for the same crops during
tho 1923-32 (predrought) period.
1Corn, oats, barley, grain sorghums, wheat, ryo, buckwheat, rieo, flaxseed, cotton, tame hay, wild hay,
sweet sorghums for forage and hay, dry edible beans, soybeans for beans, peanuts, potatoes, sweetpotatoes,
tobacco, sorgo sirup, sugarcane, and sugar beets.
3 Apples (commercial only), peaches, pears, grapes, plums, prunes (tresh basis), oranges, grapefruit,
lemons, apricots, strawberries, cranberries, and olives.
* Asparagus, snap beans, cabbage, sweet com, cucumbers, peas, spinach, and tomatoes.
“Asparagus, snap beans, cabbage, cantaloups, carrots, cauliflower, celery, cucumbers, lettuce, onions,
peas, spinach, tomatoes, watermelons, boots, eggplant, and peppers. Production of farm gardens, homo
gardons, and most of market gardens excluded.
No. 6 7 4 .— A c r e a g e L o s s e s — E s t i m a t e d A c r e a g e s o f C e r t a i n C r o p s
P l a n t e d a n d n o t H a r v e s t e d : 1919 t o 1939
Note.—Acreage in thousands. Figures do not show total crop losses chiefly because or large acreage of
hay land which produced only pasturage in some dry seasons and because of incomplete estimates on
losses of sorghums, rye, and other crops. Acreage excludes incidental abandonment resulting from hail,
local overflow, poor soil, neglect, etc. Small grains harvested as hay, and corn which was salvaged as
fodder or silage or by hogging or grazing, aro included In harvested acreage
YEAR
Total,
except
potatoes
Corn,
all
Spring
Winter
w heat1
wheat,
all
Oats
Sugar
beets!
Barley
Flaxseed
Cotton
3
Beans,
dry,
edible
Potatoes
1919 — 087 2,753 307 198 1,667 44
1920 — 5 096 ‘ 623 98 106 1,464 42
1921 2*319 796 37 67 1,038 40
1022 — 5)700 12 76 815 98
1923 6) GOG 894 30 75 1,450 48
1Q94 5.285 Afift 3) 220 23 53 107 35 120 1,189 79
1925 11.622 R9. 8) 958 837 51 134 78 133 1,582 167
1926 8', 110 208 3,007 1,089 1,089 879 187 69 l) 231 360
1927 . - 7,709 103 5) 939 04 180 48 56 35 l) 129 126
1928 13’ 865 63 11, 578 348 114 93 91 54 I) 303 221
1929.......... g; 087 93 2', 773 735 205 501 314 84 1,216 76 22.3
1030_____ 7,098 348 3,063 573 260 234 686 45 885 104 40.3
1031____ 15,072 1, 557 2,109 0,118 1,413 1, 844 1,293 47 406 105 49.1
1032_____ 12,445 1,484 7.315 759 814 520 703 48 603 190 04.3
1033.......... 40, 610 2,504 14,173 4,874 3, 645 3, 707 471 53 U0,865 161 55.3
1934_____ 43, 302 7,452 9, 947 10,215 8, 630 4,823 593 175 0P4 527 162.6
1035_____ 23,280 2, 568 13,062 4,316 850 709 206 46 554 210 51.4
1936.......... 44,030 7,570 12.078 12,783 5, 747 3,749 1,422 79 872 321 128.2
1037.......... 24,057 2,601 10,678 5,972’ 2,039 1,611 412 61 467 216 42.3
1038_____ 14,308 1,407 6,753 2,943 1,250 832 131 60 770 102 59.8
1939 ____ 18,613 2,698 8,502 1,638 2,442 1,946 186 73 878 190 37.1
1Acres sown tho preceding fall and not harvested, thus including considerable land subsequently planted
to other orops.
* Acreage omitted for some early spring abandonment.
3 Acreage losses prior to June 25 excluded from 1920 to 1026 and prior to July 1 thereafter.
1 Includes more than 10,000,000 acres plowed under.
* Preliminary.
Source of tables 673 and 674: Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Marketing Service; published in
December issue of Crops and Markets.
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