. Bulletin of the Department of Agriculture. Agriculture; Agriculture. GRAIN FARMING IN NORTH DAKOTA. 7 The value of implements and machinery per farm is comparatively high. The average value of implements and machinery per farm of 610 acres, not including tractors, thrashing outfits, or automobiles, is approximately $1,800. (See p. 17.) CROPS. In 1917 records were obtained from representative farms in various parts of the State showing the following percentages of crop area in various crops: Wlieat, 39 per cent; oats, 17 per cent; barley, 11 per cent; corn, 6 per cent; flax, 6 per cent;
. Bulletin of the Department of Agriculture. Agriculture; Agriculture. GRAIN FARMING IN NORTH DAKOTA. 7 The value of implements and machinery per farm is comparatively high. The average value of implements and machinery per farm of 610 acres, not including tractors, thrashing outfits, or automobiles, is approximately $1,800. (See p. 17.) CROPS. In 1917 records were obtained from representative farms in various parts of the State showing the following percentages of crop area in various crops: Wlieat, 39 per cent; oats, 17 per cent; barley, 11 per cent; corn, 6 per cent; flax, 6 per cent; miscellaneous crops, 18 per cent. Tame hay and prairie hay occupied the largest areas among the miscellaneous crops; rye, millet, and alfalfa followed in order. Summer-fallow land occupied less than 3 per cent of the crop area. Pasture and waste land occupied approximately 22 per cent of the total farm Fig, 4.—A field of oats on a characteristic Red River Valley farm. The lines in figure 3 show the trend of acreage from year to year from 1891 to 191f3. Wheat always occupied the first place, increas- ing from about. 3,000,000 acres in 1891 to more than 9,000,000 in 1911. In 1891 flax occupied less than one-quarter million acres, but in 1902 occupied nearly two and one-quarter million acres; from that date it has diminished in importance to the present time. Flax reached its greatest importance at the time when a maximum amount of prarie sod was being broken up, as this crop is perhaps better adapted to "l)reaking'' than any other crop produced in the region. Oats and barley increased in acreage from 1900 to 1910, but had remained at alxjut tlic same level from 1890 to 1900. These crops are utilized locally quite largely for feed, although considerable barley is sold. A good field of oats is shown in figure 4. Com, potatoes, and rye received little attention until after 1900, when the corn acreage increased niaikedly. Varieties of hardy and quick-niutiiiing cov]) we
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