The progress., 1904-03-26


in the above are thickly populated, an
have probably reached their highes
stage of development. With the lead
ing cotton state it is different. Thou
sands of acres Of virgin soil have new
er been penetrated by the plow, ant
await immigrants who may cultivat
land to it's highest state of usefulness
Cotton Is a money crop.
The value of Texas-raised cotton II
almost equal to the combined values o
the corn crop of Iowa, the wheat crol
Of Kansas and the oat crop Of Illioni'
truly a wonderful showing. Othel
striking comparisons could be drawn
and were the southwest referred tt
with its cotton crop of $323,023,64S Gin.
cluding seed) the figures would be ever
more favorable. Cotton is not the only
crop Of this section.
Statistics based upon the federal cen.
sus of 1900 show that out of 5,737, ,651
farmers (not including farm hands, in
the United States, 777,164 are in the
southwest.
Farm owners-southwest, 540,440;
United States, 5,737,372.
Land decided to above veowners-south-
west, 1871 $4,000 acres; United States
s3s,591.774.
Land and improvements, with build
ings-southwest, $1.159, ,779,SS2; United
States, 1864 ,G47 ,491.
Implements and machinery-south-
west, $79,076,600; United States, $749,-
775,970.
Live stock-southwest, $454, 1866, 1896;
United States, $3,075, AT, ,703.
That the Southwest is the garden
spot of the world and is destined to
increase in commercial Importance
and become the most densely populat-
ed portion of the earth is apparent
when the following figures tell what
was raised in this section in 1908.
Cotton, 4,5OO,OOO bales, value, $780,
100000.
Cotton seed, S.944,457, 900 pounds,
value, 81, ,494,S45.
Corn, 20O,00O,OOO bushels, value,
120,OO0,00O.
Oats, 1OO,OOO,OOO bushels, value,
So, 100000.
Wheat, 55,75O,oO0 bushels, value,
$41 ,812,500.
Dairy products from 1,265, 900 COWS,
value, s33, ,644. .430.
Hay and forage, 4,519,416 tons,
value, 21,010,809.
Sugar, 279,4O9,23O pounds, value,
SIS. S.627.2S2.
Vegetables, 55,433 car lots. value,
SIC, ,629, 500.
Poultry, 4s,oeo,s21 fowls. value,
s15. .O4O,2so.
Rice, 3OO,oOO,0OO pounds, value, $751;
100000.
Fruit, 100000 bushels, value, $15,-
DOC, 900.
Eggs, 4s,4S4,425 dozen, value. 49,
346, 1856.
Potatoes, 100000 bushels, value.
s7,5OO,OO0.
Wool, 21,93S,65S pounds, value, 49,.
)4S,95S
Bees, S26,13S swarms, value, s2,47S,-
ia
Honey and wax, 10,250,0O0 pounds,
1alue, $1,225,S29.
Kafir corn, 2,925,O63 bushels, value,
Nuts, a,sS3,7sO pounds, value, $685.
.54.
Broom corn, S,555,27O pounds, value,
,532,152.
Thus total of $737,619,OS7 for Tex
IS, Louisiana, Arkansas, Oklaho-
ma, New Mexico and Indian territory
5 reached by conservative estimates
which do not include important mis-
ellaneous crops. 1t is apparent that |
he southwest abounds in milk and
loney; bread and meat; fruits and |
egetables sufficient to enable mil |
ions of citizens to live at home and
lso assist in supplying the markets |
t the world. The value of products |
5 increasing each year as the result |
f improved methods of farming and |
n a few years tho crops specified |
bove' will reach a total valuation of |
lore than one billion dollars in the
outhwest. These facts taken from
he highest authority of the general
show where production
J greatest in this country.-Phil c.
'ravis, in Farm and Ranch.