Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-11-27
JOLLIES FARMER
Secretary Wilson Tells AgricuI-
turist Of His Remarkable
Wealth.
ANNUAL REPORT is ISSUED
Country Banks Bursting With Deposits
Some Remarkable Fig
ures.

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products of the farms of the United
States in 1906 reached a value of So
AIS, 100000. the highest amount ever
reached. according 10 the annual report
of Secretary Wilson.
Besides the enormous yield the sec
retary estimates the farms of the coun-
try have increased in value during the
last five years to a present aggregate
of s6.133. 900, 900. Every sunset during
the last five years. he says, has regis
tered an increase of S3.4O0.000 in the
value of the farms of this country"
Refers to Leaks.
In dealing with the crop report
leak" Secretary Wilson. after refer
ring to the gross breach of trust on
the part of one of the employees of the
bureau of Statistics says: This de
partment acted with vigor and dispatch
when it got evidence of wrongdoing
on the part of its own officials, but We
have no evidence of disciplinary or
preventive action at the traders end
of the line, where gamblers, interested
neither in the production nor consump-
ton, disturb values to the injury of
both and make loud outcry when crea-
lures of their own kind corrupt officials
to betray confidence for the love of
Scores Gamblers i'm Farm Products.
The responsibility for this leak is
shared by every one, who, TO get
money without work, CANDLES in farm
products. When this form of industry
ceases these parasites who tempt de
partment officials will have to work for
their bread"
Analysing the principal crops for the
year. the secretary says that corn
reached its highest production with
2 .7OS 900 900 bushels. gain of 10000
600 bushels over the next lowest year.
1899.
The hay crop is valued at SG05,OO0,
900. Cotton, 1915. 900 900; wheat. $525,-
900 600: oats. $2S2. 100000; potatoes,
S13S 900 900: barley. SOS 100000; tObac-
co. S52 900 600; sugar cane and sugar
beets. $4,000. 900: rice. s13.S92, 900;
dairy products. S665, 100000, an in
crease of $54 600 900 over last year.
The farmers hen" the secrtary says,
is becoming a worthy companion TO
his cow The annual production of
eggs is now a score of billions. Poultry
products have climbed TO place of
more than half a billion dollars in
value. so the farmers hen competes
with wheat for precedence.
Put Money in Banks.
In the north central states farmers
have been depositing money in the
banks until the rate of interest on de-
posits has fallen so low that they have
diverted a large portion of their saw
ngs to permanent investments" says
the report. "In spite of the fact that
the banks do not receive and keep all
Or most of the farmers savings. the in
crease of bank deposits in agricultural
states and larger regions is most ex-
iraordinary.
The foregoing remarkable increases
IN banks deposits in agricultural states,
as well as the increase in the number
Of small country banks, are directly
and indirectly because of the profits
that have come to the farmers from
the operation of their farms The man
with the hoe has become the man
with the harvester and the depositor
and shareholder of the bank.
Should there be no relapse from his
present position as wealth producer,
three years hence the farmer will find
that the farming element, about 80
percent of the population. has produced
an amount of wealth within 10 years
equal TO one-half of the entire national
wealth produced in three centuries.