The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1904-03-25

1exaS, cotton ............. 1929 .047 1874
Iowa, corn ................ lis, 736, $50
Kansas, wheat ........... 5S,456, 7s9
New York, hay and forage. 55,237, 446
Illinois, oats .............. 45,012, tel
Kentucky, tobacco. 1854, 1882
California, orchards ....... 1885, 1856
California, barley ......... 1852, 10S
Louisiana, sugar ....... 11,000, 900
North Dakota, fax seed.... 7,735, GAO
New York. buckwheat ..... 3,627, 2S4
Wisconsin, rye .......... 2,663, 205
Northern and eastern states included
IN the above are thickly 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 pillow, and
await immigrants who may cultivate
land to its highest state of usefulness
Cotton is 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 q wonderful showing Other
striking comparisons could be drawn,
and were the southwest referred to
with its cotton crop Of 1923 .023.64 lin
Guiding seed) the figures would be even
more favorable. Cotton is not the only
crop Of this section.
Statistics based upon the federal GEN.
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-snuthwest, 1910;
United States, 5,737,372.
Land decided to above
west, 1S1 1872 $50 acres; United States,
81, 591 TIA.
Land and Improvements, with build
ings-southwest, LIS, us, 1882; United
States. $16.614, 647, 491.
Implements and machinery-south-
west, $79,076. 800; United States, $749.-
IT'S. $40.
Live stock-southwest, $454. S65, 1896;
United States, $3.075. AZ, 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 1903.
Cotton, 100000 bales. value, $780,
100000.
Cotton seed. s,s44,457, 900 pounds,
value, 81 ,494.S45.
Corn. 200,000,ooo bushels, value,
$120, 000, 900.
Oats, 100000 bushels, value,
$50, 100000.
Wheat. 55.75oooo bushels. value.
$41,S12.50O.
Dairy products from 1.2G5.o0O COWS,
value. $33.644, 4s0.
Hay and forage, 4,519,416 tons,
value, $21, ,S09.
Sugar, 27s.4o9,23o pounds, value,
$1s.627.2s2-
Vegetables. 55,4ss car lots. value,
316, 629, 1863.
Poultry. 4s.oso.s21 fowls. value.
$1,000, $50.
Rice. soo.ooo.ooo pounds. value. $751;
10000
Fruit, 100000 bushels, value. $751;
o00, 900.
Eggs. 4s.4s4,425 dozen. value. So
SAG, 1856.
Potatoes. 100000 bushels. value.
$7,5o0.O00.
Wool, 2l,sss,sss pounds, value, ss.-
s4s.s5s.
Bees. s2e,1ss swarms, value, $2,47s,-
IA.
Honey and wax. 1o.25o,ooo pounds.
value. $1.225,s2s.
Kaffr corn. 1895. c63 bushels, value.
$685., $50.
Nuts, s.sss.7so pounds, value, $685.
254.
Broom corn, s,555.27o pounds, value.
$5s2. 152.
Thus total Of $737.61s,0s7 for Tex
4. Louisiana, Arkansas, Oklaho-
ma. New Mexico and Indian territory
Is reached by conservative estimates
which do not include important mis-
cellaneous crops. It is apparent that
the southwest abornds in milk and
honey; bread and meat; fruits and
vegetables sufncient to enable mil
Hons Of citizens TO live at home and
also assist In supplying the markets
OF the world. The value Of products
4 Increasing each year as the result
Of improved methods Of farming and
IN 1 few years the crops specified
above viii reach . total valuation OF
more than one billion dollars in the
southwest. These facts taken from
the highest authority OF the general
government, show where production
q greatest in this country.-Phil G.
Travis. In Farm and Ranch.
KEEP AN EXACT RECORD.
re Practical Farmer should Keep