The History of New York State
Book 12, Chapter 18, Part 7

Editor, Dr. James Sullivan

Online Edition by Holice, Deb & Pam

STATE TABLE 1.--FARM AND FARM PROPERTY, 1925, 1920, & 1910

ITEM

1924

1919

1909

Principal Crops:

Corn harvested for grain

Acres

166,697

320,325

512,442

Bushels

6,081,326

14,109,202

18,115,634

Corn cut for silage

Acres

359,633

329,314

(1)

Tons

3,174,749

3,157,185

(1)

Wheat

Acres

313,792

463,461

289,130

Bushels

5,841,393

9,136,268

6,664,121

Oats threshed for grain

Acres

869,166

937,553

1,302,508

Bushels

28,829,906

21,595,461

34,795,277

Barley

Acres

86,070

116,109

79,956

Bushels

2,590,852

2,273,011

1,922,868

Rye

Acres

35,851

115,661

130,540

Bushels

539,919

1,520,552

2,910,601

Buckwheat

Acres

217,819

217,946

286,276

Bushels

4,294,815

3,901,481

5,691,745

Dry edible Beans (navy, etc.)

Acres

154,233

45,897

115,698

Hay

Acres

5,015,576

4,987,520

4,783.592

.

Tons

5,720,865

6,264,685

5,171,964

Tobacco

Acres

1,897

2,613

4,109

Pounds

2,155,866

3,353,954

5,345,035

Potatoes, white

Acres

285,586

310,403

394,319

Bushels

38,805,641

32,470,847

48,597,701

Apples-- trees not of bearing age

2,422,641

2,932,281

2,828,515

trees of bearing age

9,468,661

9,636,698

11,248,203

Bushels

18,459,974

14,350,317

25,409,324

Peaches--tress of all ages

3,297,454

3,696,891

4,674,094

Bushels

1,954,489

1,262,480

1,736,483

Pears--trees of all ages

3,331,601

3,746,334

3,644,257

Grapes--vines of all ages

34,874,938

32,066,597

35,603,897

Livestock products

Dairy Products

Milk produced (2)

Gallons

741,083,208

756,045,942

783,479,286

Butter made on farms

Pounds

22,106,207

24,727,662

23,461,702

Butterfat sold

Pounds

19,451,054

6,298,760

36,249,617

Cream sold

Gallons

916,439

1,815,983

1,207,174

Whole milk sold

Gallons

552,804,111

573,161,952

524,270,723

Wool

Sheep shorn(2)

Number

370,970

469,526

616,247(3)

Wool produced (2)

Pounds

2,699,164

3,350,824

4,235,707

Eggs and chickens

Chicken eggs produced (2)

Dozens

87,167,262

62,175,162

71,191,449

Chickens raised (2)

Number

19,940,995

11,872,644

13,393,599

1. Not separately reported.  2.  Including estimated for incomplete reports. 3.  Number of fleeces