The Grenada sentinel., 1904-02-20

ne" 1Ork, nay anG forage. 50,237 ,44e
Illinois, oats .............. 45.012, ,761
kentucky, tobacco ........ 1854 ,98z
! California, orchards ....... 14,526, ,78f
California, barley ......... 1857 los
Louisiana, sugar .......... II 100000
North Dakota, flax seed.... 1885, GAO
New York, buckwheat 500. 3,G27 ,284
Wisconsin, rye ............ 2,663 ,205
| Northern and eastern states included
in the above are th:cllly populated, and
have probably reached their highest
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, and
await immigrants who may cultivate
land to it's highest state of usefulness
Cotton is a money crop
The value of Texas-raised cotton is
almost equal to the combined values of
the corn crop of Iowa. the wheat crop
OF Kansas and the Oat crop of Illionis
truly wonderful showing Other
striking comparisons could be drawn,
and were the southwest referred to
with its cotton crop of 1928, 3,O23,C4S On-
cluding seed) the figures would be even
crop of this section.
Statistics based upon the federal CEN
sus of 1900 show that out of 5,737 ,657
farmers (not including farm hands) in
the United States, 777,164 are in the
southwest
Other comparisons follow:
Farm owners-southwest, 54O,440;
United States. 5,737.3372.
Land decided to above eowners-south-
west, 181 1922 ,080 acres; United States,
83S,591,774.
Land and Improvements, with build
ings-southwest, $1.159, 1872; United
States. $16.614 647 ,491
implements and machinery-south-
west. $79,076,6O0; United States, $749,-
775,97O.
Live stock-southwest. $454 ,sG5, ,s95;
United States. $3075. ATT, ,7O3.
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, 100000 bales, value, $780,
100000
Cotton seed, s,s44,457 900 pounds,
value, $71,494,S45
Corn, 20o,o00,0o0 bushels, value,
$12O,OOO,OOO
Oats, 1oo,ooo,ooo bushels, value,
$50,OOO,O0O.
Wheat, 55,75o,ooo bushels, value,
$41,812,5OO.
Dairy products from 1,2G5,Oo cows,
value, $33,C44 ,43O.
Hay and forage, 4,519,416 tons,
value, $21,O10,8O9.
Sugar, 279,4o9,23o pounds, value,
$18,627,2S2.
Vegetables, 55,433 car lots, value,
$16,629,S69.
Poultry. 4s,oeo.s21 fowls, value,
$15,O4O,2SO.
Rice, 3oo,ooo,oo0 pounds, value, $751;
100000.
Fruit, 2o,oo0,ooo bushels, value, $15,-
100000.
Eggs, 4e,434,425 dozen, value, 49,
S46,8S5.
Potatoes. 100000 bushels, value,
$7,500,OOO.
Wool, 21,ess,G5s pounds, value, 3d.
94s,95s.
Bees, S26,13s swarms, value, $2,47s,-
414
Honey and wax, 10,25O,O0O pounds,
value, $1,225,89.
Kaffir corn, 1895, ,c63 bushels, value,
$667,5S
Nuts, 3,993,7S0 pounds, value, $685.
254.
Broom corn, 1855, ,270 pounds, value,
$532,152.
Thus total of $737,619,0S for Tex
rs, Louisiana, Arkansas, Oklaho-
ma, New Mexico ard Indian territory
is reached by conservative estimates
which do not include important mis- !
cellaneous crops. 1t is apparent that
the southwest abornds in milk and
honey; bread and meat; fruits and
sufficient to enable mil
lions of citizens to live at home and
also assist in supplying the markets
of the world. The value of products
is increasing each year as the result
of improved methods of farming and
in a few years the crops specified
above will reach a total valuation of
more than one billion dollars in the i
These facts taken from
the highest authority of the general
government, show where production
is greatest in this country-Phil c.
Travis, III Farm and Ranch.
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