The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1904-12-22
VALUE OF CORN CROP OF 1904
BREAKS ALL v. 8. RECORDS
WOULD MORE THAN PAY NATIONAL DEBT
Value Of All Products Of the Farm
This Year Greater Than the Output
Of all the Gold Mines In the World
Since Discovery Of America.


WASHINGTON: The secretary of
agriculture has transmitted his Sth
annual report to the president.
In opening his report the secretary
enumerates some Of the important
features of the years work. Among
them are extensive cooperation with
agricultural stations; the taking Of
the preliminary step to conduct feed
Ing and breeding experiments; the
war waged against the cotton boil
weevil and against cattle mango;
plans for education of engineers in
road building; the production OF n
hardy orange, a hybred of the Flor
ida orange and the Japanese trifOlia-
ia: valuable research in successful
shipping of fruit abroad; the value OF
nltrogen-fiying bacterial successful
Introduction of plants suited to light
rainfall areas; establishment of pure
food standards: the extension of ag-
ricultural education in primary and
secondary schools; the extension or
instruction to our island possessions
to enable them to supply the country
with $200,000000 worth OF domestic
products. now imported from abroad.
He then proceeds to discuss the
place of agriculture in the country's
industrial life.
Corn is King In United States.
The corn crop Of 1904 yields farm
value greater than ever before. The
farmers could from the proceeds of
this single crop pay the national debt,
the intere2t thereon fer one year,
and still have enough left to pay n
considerable portion Of the govern
ments expenses for one year. The
cotton cop. valued for lint and seei
at S60O,O00,00o, comes second, while
hay and wheat contend for the third
place. Combined, these two crops
will about equal in value the corn
crop. Notwithstanding the wheat
crop shows lower production than
any year since 1909. the farm value
Is the highest since 1881 Potatoes
and barley reached their higheGt pro-
duction in 1904, save in 1902 the OFT
crop was never so large by GO 600 coo
bushels. TIL, present crop of rice
promises a yield of 900 100000 pounds
-3Oo,000,C0o more than ever before
Horses and mules reach the highest
point this year, with an aggregate
value exceeding s',354 100000 On
the other hand cattle, sheep and hogs
all show n slight decline
The steady advance In poultry leads
to some astonishing figures. The
farmers hens now produce Ia BIZ
lion dozens Of eggs ana AT the high
average price Cf the year the hens
during their busy season lay enough
eggs In n single month TO pay the
years interest on the national debt.
1901 Crop Worth Five Billions
After careful estimate OF the val
ne of the products of the farm during
1904, made within the census scope
II is safe to place the amount at
$4,000 00O.c00 cftor excluding the val
tie Of farm crops fed to live stock in
order to avoid duplication Of values
This is 9G5 per cent above that of
the census year 1899.
Some comparisons are necessary
10 the realization of the unthinkabic
value. aggregating nearly $4,000 900.
600. The farmers Of this country have
in two years produced wealth exceed
ing the output OF all 'hn gold mines
OF the entire world since Columbus
discovered America. This years pro-
>vsr six times the amount of
of all the national