United States Department of Agriculture
National Agricultural Statistics Service
ISSN: 2157-8990
Crop Production Historical Track Records
April 2015
Contents
Preface...................................................................................................... 5
Field Crops Records for Acreage, Yield, Production, and Ending Stocks........................................ 7
Principal Crops Area Planted and Harvested - United States: 1909-1990........................................ 11
Principal Crops Area Planted and Harvested - United States: 1983-2014........................................ 12
Barley Area Planted and Harvested, Yield, Production, Price, and Value - United States: 1866-2014............ 13
Canola Area Planted and Harvested, Yield, Production, Price, and Value - United States: 1991-2014............ 22
Corn Area Planted and Harvested, Yield, Production, Utilization, Price, and Value -
United States: 1866-2014..................................................................................... 28
All Cotton Area Planted and Harvested, Yield, Production, Price, and Value - United States: 1866-2014........ 39
Dry Edible Bean Area Planted and Harvested, Yield, Production, Price, and Value -
United States: 1909-2014..................................................................................... 63
Flaxseed Area Planted and Harvested, Yield, Production, Price, and Value - United States: 1866-2014.......... 74
All Hay Area Harvested, Yield, Production, Price, and Value - United States: 1866-2014....................... 83
Alfalfa Hay Area Harvested, Yield, Production, Price, and Value - United States: 1920-2014................... 91
Other Hay Area Harvested, Yield, Production, Price, and Value - United States: 1920-2014..................... 98
Oat Area Planted and Harvested, Yield, Production, Price, and Value - United States: 1866-2014............... 105
Peanut Area Planted and Harvested, Yield, Production, Price, and Value - United States: 1909-2014............ 114
All Potato Area Planted and Harvested, Yield, Production, Price, and Value - United States: 1866-2014........ 121
Winter Potato Area Planted and Harvested, Yield, Production, Price, and Value - United States: 1949-2009..... 125
Spring Potato Area Planted and Harvested, Yield, Production, Price, and Value - United States: 1949-2014..... 127
Summer Potato Area Planted and Harvested, Yield, Production, Price, and Value - United States: 1949-2014..... 129
Fall Potato Area Planted and Harvested, Yield, Production, Price, and Value - United States: 1949-2014....... 131
Rice Area Planted and Harvested, Yield, Production, Price, and Value - United States: 1895-2014.............. 137
Rye Area Planted and Harvested, Yield, Production, Price, and Value - United States: 1866-2014............... 147
Sorghum Area Planted and Harvested, Yield, Production, Utilization, Price, and Value -
United States: 1929-2014..................................................................................... 155
Soybean Area Planted and Harvested, Yield, Production, Price, and Value - United States: 1924-2014........... 163
Sugarbeet Area Planted and Harvested, Yield, Production, Price, and Value - United States: 1909-2014......... 171
Sugarcane for Sugar and Seed Area Harvested, Yield, Production, Price, and Value - United States: 1909-2014.. 180
Sunflower Area Planted and Harvested, Yield, Production, Price, and Value - United States: 1975-2014......... 189
Sweet Potato Area Planted and Harvested, Yield, Production, Price, and Value - United States: 1868-2014...... 195
Tobacco Area Harvested, Yield, Production, Price, and Value - United States: 1866-2014....................... 199
All Wheat Area Planted and Harvested, Yield, Production, Price, and Value - United States: 1866-2014......... 206
Durum Wheat Area Planted and Harvested, Yield, Production, Price, and Value - United States: 1919-2014....... 215
Other Spring Wheat Area Planted and Harvested, Yield, Production, Price, and Value -
United States: 1919-2014..................................................................................... 224
Winter Wheat Area Planted and Harvested, Yield, Production, Price, and Value - United States: 1909-2014...... 232
Information Contacts......................................................................................... 240
PREFACE
These track records of United States Crop Production were assembled to serve
as a ready reference for data users. The track records are comprised of
National level statistics for the principal crops in NASS' estimating
program.
The following data, as applicable, are presented for each of the crops:
Historic estimates of acreage, yield, production, price, and value.
Comparisons of preliminary and final planted and harvested acreage estimates.
Comparisons of production forecasts versus end-of-year and final production
estimates.
Commodity estimates for 2013 are not considered final until the after the
2017 Census of Agriculture. Therefore, the columns titled "Percent of final"
are a percent of the estimate published in the annual summary or the latest
revision for 2013.
The crop estimating program reports on farmers' planting intentions,
estimates of acreage actually planted and expected to be harvested, and
forecasts of yield and production during the growing season. After the crops
have been harvested, estimates of harvested acreage, yield, and production
are made.
Through the mid-year and other quarterly probability surveys, information is
collected on acreage, yield, production, and grain stocks on farms. Surveys
conducted between quarters are used to gather information on crop conditions
and yields.
Due to the lapse in federal funding in October 2013, the National
Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) 2013 October Crop Production report
was cancelled. As a result, no October 1 forecast for 2013 will be available
in this report.
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Field Crops Records for Acreage, Yield, Production, and Ending Stocks
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: : : Acres planted : Acres harvested
Crop : : Series :-----------------------------------------------------------
: : began : Acres : Year : Acres : Year
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: : 1,000 acres 1,000 acres
: :
Barley 1/ ............: low : 1866 2,564 2011 754 1866
: high : 19,686 1942 16,958 1942
: :
Canola ...............: low : 1991 140.0 1992 112.0 1992
: high : 1,754.4 2012 1,717.9 2012
: :
Corn for grain 1/ 2/ .: low : 1866 60,207 1983 30,017 1866
: high : 113,024 1932 110,893 1917
: :
Cotton, all 3/ .......: low : 1866 7,926 1983 6,973 1868
: high : 45,968 1925 44,608 1926
: :
Dry edible beans .....: low : 1909 768 1909 764 1909
: high : 2,599 1943 2,362 1943
: :
Flaxseed 4/ ..........: low : 1866 96 1996 92 1996
: high : 6,182 1943 5,691 1943
: :
Hay, all .............: low : 1866 (NA) (NA) 18,250 1866
: high : 77,639 1944
: :
Hops .................: low : 1915 (NA) (NA) 18.0 1932
: high : 45.0 1915
: :
Oats 1/ ..............: low : 1866 2,349 2011 875 2011
: high : 47,494 1955 45,539 1921
: :
Peanuts ..............: low : 1909 703.0 1910 464.0 1910
: high : 5,150.0 1943 3,492.0 1943
: :
Potatoes, all 5/ .....: low : 1866 1,026.7 2010 1,008.9 2010
: high : 3,789.3 1934 3,901.0 1922
: :
Rice 5/ ..............: low : 1895 798 1933 270 1896
: high : 3,827 1981 3,792 1981
: :
Rye 6/ ...............: low : 1866 1,227 2011 239 2011
: high : 7,235 1937 7,187 1919
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Field Crops Records for Acreage, Yield, Production, and Ending Stocks (continued)
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: : : Acres planted : Acres harvested
Crop : : Series :-----------------------------------------------------------
: : began : Acres : Year : Acres : Year
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: : 1,000 acres 1,000 acres
: :
Sorghum for grain 2/ .: low : 1929 5,369 2010 2,396 1934
: high : 26,886 1957 19,682 1957
: :
Soybeans .............: low : 1924 1,539 1925 415 1925
: high : 83,701 2014 83,061 2014
: :
Sugarbeets 7/ ........: low : 1909 515.0 1914 398.0 1910
: high : 1,647.1 1969 1,540.5 1969
: :
Sugarcane, all .......: low : 1909 (NA) (NA) 89.0 1927
: high : 1,032.3 2000
: :
Sunflower, all .......: low : 1975 787 1975 709 1975
: high : 5,555 1979 5,410 1979
: :
Tobacco, all .........: low : 1866 (NA) (NA) 297.1 2005
: high : 2,124.2 1930
: :
Wheat, all 4/ ........: low : 1866 48,739 1970 15,408 1866
: high : 88,251 1981 80,642 1981
: :
Winter .............: low : 1909 29,196 1909 26,825 1917
: high : 65,547 1981 58,476 1981
: :
Durum 1/ ...........: low : 1919 938 1958 845 1934
: high : 6,855 1928 6,775 1928
: :
Other spring 1/ ....: low : 1919 7,646 1969 7,423 1969
: high : 21,137 1933 19,689 1996
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Field Crops Records for Acreage, Yield, Production, and Ending Stocks (continued)
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: : : Yield per acre : Production : :
Crop : : Series :---------------------------------------------------------------------------: Ending : Crop
: : began : Yield : Unit : Year : Production : Unit : Year : stocks 8/ : year
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: : 1,000 1,000
: :
Barley ................: low : 1866 15.9 bushels 1933 18,095 bushels 1866 51,231 1952
: high : 73.1 bushels 2010 608,532 bushels 1986 336,312 1986
: :
Canola ................: low : 1991 1,197 pounds 2002 144,037 pounds 1992 10,182 1992
: high : 1,813 pounds 2009 2,510,995 pounds 2014 448,090 2008
: :
Corn for grain 9/ .....: low : 1866 18.2 bushels 1901 730,814 bushels 1866 123,473 1947
: high : 171.0 bushels 2014 14,215,532 bushels 2014 4,881,693 1986
: :
Cotton, all ...........: low : 1866 122 pounds 1866 2,097 bales 1866 (NA) (NA)
: high : 892 pounds 2012 23,890 bales 2005 (NA) (NA)
: :
Dry edible beans ......: low : 1909 552 pounds 1917 5,772 cwt 1921 (NA) (NA)
: high : 1,889 pounds 2012 33,765 cwt 1991 (NA) (NA)
: :
Flaxseed ..............: low : 1866 4.5 bushels 1917 1,215 bushels 1989 244 1989
: high : 23.6 bushels 2009 54,803 bushels 1948 26,753 1970
: :
Hay, all ..............: low : 1866 0.93 tons 1934 21,298 tons 1866 14,156 2013
: high : 2.58 tons 1995 159,582 tons 1999 33,192 1979
: :
Hops ..................: low : 1915 816 pounds 1936 19,751 pounds 1923 (NA) (NA)
: high : 2,383 pounds 2009 94,678 pounds 2009 (NA) (NA)
: :
Oats ..................: low : 1866 18.5 bushels 1934 50,126 bushels 2011 24,739 2013
: high : 67.9 bushels 2009 1,523,851 bushels 1945 541,059 1971
: :
Peanuts ...............: low : 1909 623 pounds 1943 354,605 pounds 1909 (NA) (NA)
: high : 4,211 pounds 2012 6,753,880 pounds 2012 (NA) (NA)
: :
Potatoes, all .........: low : 1866 37.6 cwt 1881 59,798 cwt 1867 (NA) (NA)
: high : 426 cwt 2014 513,544 cwt 2000 (NA) (NA)
: :
Rice ..................: low : 1895 867 pounds 1896 2,340 cwt 1896 (NA) (NA)
: high : 7,694 pounds 2013 243,104 cwt 2010 (NA) (NA)
: :
Rye ...................: low : 1866 8.5 bushels 1934 6,051 bushels 2011 285 2013
: high : 33.1 bushels 1984 101,142 bushels 1922 45,632 1971
: :
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Field Crops Records for Acreage, Yield, Production, and Ending Stocks (continued)
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: : : Yield per acre : Production : :
Crop : : Series :---------------------------------------------------------------------------: Ending : Crop
: : began : Yield : Unit : Year : Production : Unit : Year : stocks 8/ : year
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: : 1,000 1,000
: :
Sorghum for grain ..: low : 1929 8.0 bushels 1934 19,209 bushels 1934 6,688 1947
: high : 73.2 bushels 2007 1,120,271 bushels 1985 743,333 1986
: :
Soybeans ...........: low : 1924 11.0 bushels 1924 4,875 bushels 1925 1,345 1953
: high : 47.8 bushels 2014 3,968,823 bushels 2014 573,810 2006
: :
Sugarbeets .........: low : 1909 9.0 tons 1917 4,138 tons 1910 (NA) (NA)
: high : 29.3 tons 2012 35,224 tons 2012 (NA) (NA)
: :
Sugarcane, all .....: low : 1909 6.8 tons 1926 1,088 tons 1926 (NA) (NA)
: high : 45.5 tons 1956 36,114 tons 2000 (NA) (NA)
: :
Sunflower, all .....: low : 1975 933 pounds 1988 786,010 pounds 1975 58,157 1989
: high : 1,554 pounds 2009 7,296,110 pounds 1979 784,142 2005
: :
Tobacco, all .......: low : 1866 575 pounds 1874 217,340 pounds 1874 (NA) (NA)
: high : 2,359 pounds 1994 2,343,799 pounds 1963 (NA) (NA)
: :
Wheat, all .........: low : 1866 10.9 bushels 1876 169,703 bushels 1866 83,167 1936
: high : 47.1 bushels 2013 2,785,357 bushels 1981 1,904,981 1985
: :
Winter ...........: low : 1909 12.5 bushels 1933 378,283 bushels 1933 (NA) (NA)
: high : 47.8 bushels 1999 2,097,057 bushels 1981 (NA) (NA)
: :
Durum ............: low : 1919 3.8 bushels 1954 4,982 bushels 1954 8,288 2007
: high : 44.0 bushels 2009 183,040 bushels 1981 135,957 1982
: :
Other spring .....: low : 1919 8.4 bushels 1931 81,134 bushels 1934 (NA) (NA)
: high : 47.1 bushels 2013 757,608 bushels 1992 (NA) (NA)
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(NA) Not available.
1/ Planted acres data series began in 1926.
2/ Area planted for all purposes.
3/ Planted acres data series began in 1909.
4/ Planted acres data series began in 1919.
5/ Planted acres data series began in 1929.
6/ Planted acres data series began in 1931.
7/ Planted acres data series began in 1913.
8/ Units for ending stocks are the same as units for production for each commodity.
9/ Estimates began in 1943 for all stocks.
Principal Crops Area Planted and Harvested - United States: 1909-1990
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Year : Planted acres 1/ :Harvested acres 2/ :: Year : Planted acres 1/ :Harvested acres 2/
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: 1,000 acres :: : 1,000 acres
: :: :
1909 ....: 300,298 :: 1950 ....: 353,246 336,437
1910 ....: 306,299 :: 1951 ....: 362,922 336,079
1911 ....: 311,197 :: 1952 ....: 356,093 341,313
1912 ....: 309,729 :: 1953 ....: 360,461 340,660
1913 ....: 313,733 :: 1954 ....: 354,776 338,184
1914 ....: 315,108 :: 1955 ....: 353,715 331,902
1915 ....: 321,170 :: 1956 ....: 343,359 316,244
1916 ....: 322,277 :: 1957 ....: 330,871 315,564
1917 ....: 331,052 :: 1958 ....: 325,592 315,712
1918 ....: 344,708 :: 1959 ....: 329,378 316,308
1919 ....: 350,709 :: :
: :: 1960 ....: 324,470 315,818
1920 ....: 346,588 :: 1961 ....: 308,594 294,334
1921 ....: 345,439 :: 1962 ....: 299,815 285,830
1922 ....: 341,500 :: 1963 ....: 299,196 286,787
1923 ....: 344,891 :: 1964 ....: 298,454 287,262
1924 ....: 345,174 :: 1965 ....: 297,215 287,758
1925 ....: 349,798 :: 1966 ....: 293,062 283,511
1926 ....: 349,048 :: 1967 ....: 305,781 295,447
1927 ....: 348,252 :: 1968 ....: 299,384 289,668
1928 ....: 351,477 :: 1969 ....: 291,153 280,586
1929 ....: 363,028 355,295 :: :
: :: 1970 ....: 293,211 283,096
1930 ....: 369,550 369,896 :: 1971 ....: 305,830 295,056
1931 ....: 370,589 355,818 :: 1972 ....: 294,609 282,976
1932 ....: 375,471 361,794 :: 1973 ....: 318,381 309,956
1933 ....: 373,124 330,850 :: 1974 ....: 326,076 315,941
1934 ....: 339,019 294,791 :: 1975 ....: 332,236 324,040
1935 ....: 361,942 336,102 :: 1976 ....: 336,091 325,324
1936 ....: 360,292 313,898 :: 1977 ....: 344,873 333,282
1937 ....: 363,069 338,500 :: 1978 ....: 336,438 326,423
1938 ....: 354,322 338,500 :: 1979 ....: 345,803 336,736
1939 ....: 342,870 322,109 :: :
: :: 1980 ....: 355,677 340,103
1940 ....: 348,050 331,731 :: 1981 ....: 363,167 354,295
1941 ....: 347,857 335,513 :: 1982 ....: 358,708 349,644
1942 ....: 351,521 339,508 :: 1983 ....: 309,536 293,886
1943 ....: 361,730 347,966 :: 1984 ....: 345,020 335,654
1944 ....: 366,099 352,868 :: 1985 ....: 342,224 330,942
1945 ....: 356,883 345,546 :: 1986 ....: 327,301 311,240
1946 ....: 353,522 343,012 :: 1987 ....: 304,945 289,422
1947 ....: 356,408 346,380 :: 1988 ....: 308,170 289,846
1948 ....: 359,807 348,047 :: 1989 ....: 317,247 305,761
1949 ....: 356,490 352,286 :: 1990 ....: 319,432 309,109
: :: :
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1/ Planted acres beginning in 1963 include: corn, sorghum, oats, barley, Durum wheat, other spring
wheat, rice, soybeans, flaxseed, peanuts, popcorn, cotton, dry beans, dry peas, potatoes, sweet
potatoes, sugarbeets; also includes harvested acres for winter wheat, rye, hay tobacco, and
sugarcane. Beginning in 1973, dry peas and popcorn were removed. Beginning in 1975, sunflower seed
was added.
2/ Harvested acres include: corn, sorghum, oats, barley, wheat, rice, rye, soybeans, flaxseed,
peanuts, popcorn, cotton, hay, dry beans, dry peas, potatoes, sweet potatoes, tobacco, sugarcane,
and sugarbeets. Beginning in 1975 also includes sunflower seed.
Principal Crops Area Planted and Harvested - United States: 1983-2014
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Year : Planted acres 1/ : Harvested acres :: Year : Planted acres 1/ : Harvested acres
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: 1,000 acres :: : 1,000 acres
: :: :
1983 ....: 325,113 293,204 :: 2000 ....: 328,685 307,955
1984 ....: 358,257 325,862 :: 2001 ....: 324,584 303,560
1985 ....: 353,042 330,255 :: 2002 ....: 327,283 299,146
1986 ....: 338,220 310,098 :: 2003 ....: 325,693 307,400
1987 ....: 315,263 288,532 :: 2004 ....: 322,317 304,521
1988 ....: 318,032 288,995 :: 2005 ....: 317,640 303,566
1989 ....: 331,152 304,574 :: 2006 ....: 315,645 294,453
: :: 2007 ....: 320,369 304,376
1990 ....: 326,337 307,768 :: 2008 ....: 325,632 309,225
1991 ....: 325,362 303,352 :: 2009 ....: 319,022 301,172
1992 ....: 326,453 306,652 :: :
1993 ....: 319,518 295,503 :: 2010 ....: 315,414 303,619
1994 ....: 325,699 307,905 :: 2011 ....: 314,343 292,652
1995 ....: 318,289 301,349 :: 2012 ....: 324,304 306,855
1996 ....: 333,682 313,202 :: 2013 ....: 324,869 303,717
1997 ....: 332,743 318,293 :: 2014 ....: 326,786 309,047
1998 ....: 329,899 311,402 :: :
1999 ....: 329,255 311,967 :: :
: :: :
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1/ Crops included in area planted are corn, sorghum, oats, barley, rye, winter wheat, Durum wheat,
other spring wheat, rice, soybeans, peanuts, sunflower, cotton, dry edible beans, potatoes canola,
proso millet, and sugarbeets. Harvested acreage is used for all hay, tobacco, and sugarcane in
computing total area planted. Includes double cropped acres and unharvested small grains planted
as cover crop.
Barley Area Planted and Harvested, Yield, Production, Price, and Value -
United States: 1866-2014
[Blank data cells indicate a program change or that the estimation period has not yet begun]
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Year : Area planted :Area harvested:Yield per acre: Production :Price per bushel 1/:Value of production
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: -- 1,000 acres -- bushels 1,000 bushels dollars 1,000 dollars
:
1866 ......: 754 24.0 18,095 0.952 17,231
1867 ......: 1,058 22.5 23,850 1.220 29,060
1868 ......: 1,064 21.8 23,200 1.490 34,560
1869 ......: 1,238 23.5 29,099 0.872 25,386
:
1870 ......: 1,331 21.8 29,047 0.853 24,764
1871 ......: 1,348 20.5 27,690 0.771 21,343
1872 ......: 1,421 22.5 32,005 0.738 23,623
1873 ......: 1,473 20.7 30,536 0.963 29,392
1874 ......: 1,628 22.2 36,125 0.962 34,753
1875 ......: 1,702 19.3 32,812 0.856 28,090
1876 ......: 1,973 20.6 40,711 0.685 27,894
1877 ......: 1,962 20.0 39,173 0.633 24,780
1878 ......: 1,848 20.3 37,448 0.584 21,861
1879 ......: 1,926 22.0 42,369 0.599 25,359
:
1880 ......: 1,990 22.7 45,261 0.663 30,011
1881 ......: 2,201 22.3 48,984 0.819 40,100
1882 ......: 2,434 24.7 60,072 0.631 37,903
1883 ......: 2,474 23.1 57,126 0.589 33,632
1884 ......: 2,694 25.2 67,919 0.483 32,816
1885 ......: 2,862 22.3 63,963 0.557 35,642
1886 ......: 3,027 24.3 73,503 0.531 39,042
1887 ......: 3,258 22.2 72,395 0.520 37,612
1888 ......: 3,283 23.1 75,980 0.591 44,883
1889 ......: 3,352 24.1 80,790 0.415 33,508
:
1890 ......: 3,250 21.5 69,880 0.621 43,422
1891 ......: 3,590 26.2 94,160 0.522 49,182
1892 ......: 3,857 24.7 95,170 0.466 44,388
1893 ......: 3,689 23.6 87,109 0.402 35,009
1894 ......: 3,639 20.4 74,211 0.437 32,438
1895 ......: 4,185 25.0 104,475 0.328 34,280
1896 ......: 4,131 23.6 97,479 0.296 28,888
1897 ......: 4,120 24.9 102,575 0.343 35,212
1898 ......: 4,113 23.9 98,174 0.389 38,169
1899 ......: 4,472 26.4 118,161 0.388 45,847
:
1900 ......: 4,703 20.5 96,588 0.407 39,309
1901 ......: 4,963 24.9 123,800 0.454 56,202
1902 ......: 5,474 26.7 146,207 0.453 66,262
1903 ......: 6,231 24.0 149,335 0.447 66,783
1904 ......: 6,579 25.2 166,103 0.412 68,453
1905 ......: 6,658 25.8 171,639 0.394 67,646
1906 ......: 6,744 26.6 179,148 0.418 74,867
1907 ......: 6,854 22.0 150,584 0.665 100,192
1908 ......: 7,409 23.1 170,780 0.566 96,691
1909 ......: 7,697 22.5 173,069 0.568 96,675
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