The History of Genesee County, MI
Agriculture in Genesee County
Part III

Online Edition by Holice, Deb & Clayton

 

 

Table No. 4--Value of All Crops and Principal Classes Thereof, and Acreage and Production of Principal Crops, 1909.

Value of all Crops.

Total

$4,118,462.00

Cereals

1,523,934.00

Other grains and seeds

698,961.00

Hay and forage

1,230,220.00

Vegetables

237,809.00

Fruits and nuts

151,025.00

All other crops

276,513.00

 

Selected Crops (Acres and Quantity).

Cereals--

.

Emmer and Spelt--Acres

54

Total--Aces

95,954

Bushels

1,665

Bushels

2,634,822

Barley-acres

5,047

Corn--Acres

30,498

Bushels

117,141

Bushels

935,943

Clover alone-acres

5,748

Oats--Acres

36,205

Tons

8,434

Bushels

1,167,501

Alfalfa-Acres

121

Wheat--Acres

14,734

Tons

213

Bushels

278,064

Millet or Hungarian grass-

 

Buckwheat--Acres

1,040

Acres

50

Bushels

11,821

Tons

89

Rye--Acres

8,376

Other tame or cultivated

.

Bushels

122,687

Grasses-acres

103

. .

Tons

75

Other Grains--

.

Wild, salt or prairie grass--

.

Dry peas--acres

41

Acres

112

Bushels

514

Tons

140

Dry edible beans--Acres

26,638

Grain cut green-acres

1,179

Bushels

841,3444

Tons

2,090

. .

Coarse forage-acres

1,704

Hay and Forage--

.

Tons

9,984

Total--acres

84,503

Special crops--

.

Tons

121,209

Potatoes-acres

4,792

All tame cultivated grasses-

 

Bushels

452,415

Acres

81,504

All other vegetables-acres

1,226

Tons

 

Sugar Beets-acres

2.630

Timothy alone--acres

32,121

Tons

21,250

Tons

42,812

Maple Trees-number

41,459

Timothy and clover mixed-

 

Maple sugar (made)-Pound

3.544

Acres

43,361

Maple syrup (Made) Gallons

10,625

Tons

57,303

. .

 

Fruits and Nuts.

Orchard Fruits--

.

Bushels

74

Total--Trees

205,707

Grapes-vines

42,129

Bushels

143,800

Pounds

248,853

Apples--Trees

157,519

.. ..

Bushels

130,568

Small Fruits--

..

Peaches and nectarines-Trees

17,229

Total--Acres

520

Bushels

2,373

Quarts

561,103

Pears-trees

11,845

Strawberries-acres

124

Bushels

6,978

Quarts

214,998

Plums and prunes-trees

4,862

Raspberries & loganberries--acres

358

Bushels

505

Quarts

311,501

Cherries-trees

13,930

Nuts-Trees

652

Bushels

3,290

Pounds

12,532

Quinces-trees

240

. .

 

Table No. 5--Selected Farm Expenses and Receipts, 1909

Labor--

.

Amount expended

$40,613.00

Farms reporting

2,492

Feed--

.

Cash expended

$399,087.00

Farms reporting

1,112

Rent and board furnished

107,055.00

Amount expended

$96,425.00

Fertilizer--

 

Receipts from, sale of feedable crops--

$512,248.00

Farms reporting

1,429

. .

 

Table No. 6--Number and Value of domestic animals Not on Farms, April 15, 1910.

Inclosures reporting domestic animals

1,711

Mules, Asses and Burros-

.

Value of domestic animals

$431,260.00

Total number

23

Cattle--

.

Value

$3,675.00

Total number

588

Number of mature mules

23

Value

$23,015.00

. .

Number of dairy cows

442

Swine--

 

Horses--

 

Total number

128

Total number

2,761

Value

$1,395.00

Value

$400,584.00

. .

Number of mature horses

2,738

Sheep and goats--

.
. .

Total number

550

. .

Value

$2,531.00

 

History of Genesee County, Michigan, Her People, Industries and Institutions
by Edwin O. Wood, LL.D, President Michigan Historical Commission, 1916

Transcribed by Holice B. Young

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