The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-03-15
HOW FARMERS PR0FITED.
Produce worth "a Biiiiop md q Half
More Than During the Year.
OF ncpr~sston.

NEW YORK March i4.-"The Improve
ment IN agricultural conditions nov. con-
trasted with the depth OF depression IN
l@t-96. is as little appreciated by the out
side public as was the farmers condition
during the hard times I, f. conservative
however 10 say that the production % the
United States farms for the past year was
worth to tho farmers over 81 eoeo0o more
than IN either of the depressed years This
is an average advance of 81 per cent in
values compared with tho love point"
These statements arc made hy the Rmer-
lean AEriculturist FOR March which con-
tains an elaborate review Of the agriculiuf-
al situation from financial and industrial,
standpoint
The 1.-Two stock of the couni-x- h. aid %
be worth 10000 coo more than during the,
hard times or gain Of - per cent Staple
crops are worth tfoooeoo more than thon.
while other crops show an increase %
f2po. go IN value or a sain ~ = per cent
compared with the depression Of issi. iss
and 1855 The produce og live stock. such
as meats dairy products. calves. mutton.
sheep and lambs hides and roits colts
mules. etc. are sala 20 show o gain Of
81 e0ocoo o. - per cent. shove the low
point
The review referred 10 says
''IIve stock itself has advanced rearif
or quite as much au1 NOW evree3r rhe high
point ~ the rice that reached its highest
point On igsa Fvsn hnrses are anf-fhlra
h.aher than four yrars aEo Thc total
value ~ cattle on farms is uoN q PER cent.
more than Eve years aRo. while tnc averng'
yalae per heed 20 cattle has advanced 9s
per cent above the low point - iaa Mich
COWS are worth g. per cent more than tu
isag and their total taiuc is - fef cent
greater than in iS1s Sheep nro higher
than for tweufF years W1rfh abyuf foUhl-
on she farm whsi fhcr wcru Ave years
aro and are fully - per ceat higher than
during the early SOS. The trtai v-.ge ~
shcep Ga ths ccuutry o. - rcr cent greater
than in 1864 fIoga have ocraf. analie been
worth more than noa. hut are sefluu az
a hiEh range especially ~cmrarei wiih
cheap corn. TIE nurnter - heEs is sma4
compared vita the increase ~ population
and growth - export trade
''Farm real estate deprecated sharply
dIriar the hard fiuss. bot h1f moro conn
recovered On ysiUe. ana iF naN eHil.rafei
,a 10 worth s. .aa 90 ple r.are ftan iu i,s9
The fotl .nVeffwcuf in American aericai-
ture o. noE placed at f'iasa ~ r. zain ~
nearly 20 rer cent over iht con- rhr1tirfF
hig1 basis ~ giaeE NJ iss All tr-ea ra-
urrs look fsfr-. sue when fxaFrr in 700
iast agricultural census nfe anitrata91
anf o. is frnafnit.rel tsHt ttF Gales - thH
-rasItry nud erFs in tho r,nea States
amount to over Efnari 'sh year. me r1n-
aersa,ivo -stHf~ ~ Geese statistics rHn 30
better understood"
Tae American Ag-icufarisf e'tinatfa
taaf tso rumter ~ farms ia ins uniag
states hn, lucrrares by s71e dal tar.ng
tas pnft zen years aEa.nst a Esi1 1f nfh3-
d. 8oDo in gre IFef.ops 1ccaGs aaa n
I ls1l so fram Is71 to lesa 8td anifus nat a
larger proportion 0f tasas farms 80 ger
cent? are occupied by taeF awatrs naa
than ,1sn. Eaus be numbef - arus uoF
under mortgaTe tnnt are ocruisjr1 70 tisss
owners 10 no greater than in 100 As ne8r
as thla authority Goa set g. tss au5ant ~
MORTGAGE On flrraa occap.ed - their eurn-
crs is nos ab3gt tSi0aeo9 less thaa az las
t,eEinnlDg af the decade.
.NnrfRaEss rev aFersae 'cnlt an uf w
rer cagt of fhe farms taa5 ere 20. TN
rtrr = interest hus declined and tne sweat
haAk % u39FgEaEos DcW 90 fusce a4a Ia
CURED 70 Luz the farm " imDEgve IL