The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1905-11-30
A Synopsis of the Annual Report
of Secretary of Agriculture
James Wilson.
FARMERS PRODUCTS AND PROFITS
In 1905 1t Was s6,415, 900, 900, the
Highest Ever Attained In This
or Any Other Country.
Farms Of the Country Have Increased
In Value In the Past Five Years
To An Aggregate OF
se,133, 100000.

Washington, Nov 27.--"Wealth pro
duction on the farms of the United
States in 1905 reached the highest
amount ever attained in this or any
other country--s6.415O00 ,000."
In the first annual report of his
third term, Secretary Of Agriculture
Wilson presents an array of figures
and statements representing the prod
ucts and profits of the farmers of the
country which he admits dreams of
wealth production could hardly equal"
Besides the enormous yield of
wealth, the secretary estimates that
the farms of the country have increas-
ed in value during the past five years
60 present aggregate of $6,133O00,-
900.
Every sunset during the past five
years he says, has registered an in.
crease of S3,i00,000 in the value of the
farms of this country"
This increased value, the secretary
suggests, is invested better than in
bank deposits or even in the git-edged
bonds of private corporations.
Analyzng the principal crops for
the year the secretary says that corn
reached its highest production with O.
7OSOOO,O0 bu. a gain of 100000
over the next lowest year. 1899 hay
IS second in order Of value. although
cotton held second place during the
two preceding years. The hay crop
this year is valued at S605. 900, 600. Cot
ton comes third. with a valuation of
S575. 900; wheat. $525,0O0.00O: oats.
s2S2O0O.o0o; potatoes, S13SO0O,0O0;
barley, $5S.OOO.OOO. tobacco. $4,000
00O; sugar cane and sugar beats. $50.
Ooo 600: rice, Sl3,S92OOO; dairy prod
uc,s. SGG5OOoOOo, an increase of s5i,.
600 900 over last year.
THE farmers hen" the secretary
says is becoming n worthy companion
to his COW. The annual production of
eggs Is now a score Of billions. Poul-
try products have climbed TO a place
o. more than a half billion dollars in
value. 50 the farmCr's hen competes
with wheat for precedence"
There are more horses and with a
larger aggregate value than ever be-
fore, Notwithstanding, as the secretary
btES, lNeg were UISl threatened Dy
the bicycle and later by the suburban
trolley and the automobile He estl-
mates their value a. S1.200 900 600, or
nearly as much as the corn crop and
the value Of mules at 100000.
Although milch cows are increasing
In number and value, the reports
states that other cattle and sheep
have for several years been decreas-
Ing. There are 17,570,0O0 milch COWS
valued at SfS2,OOO,0OO other cattle
are numbered at 43669,0OO, with
value of $G62.OOOOOO Swine number
E,321 00O valued at S2S3,255.0O0.
In the aggregate the value of farm
animals has increased a few million
dollars within the year and since the
census Of 1900 have increased per
cent.
The report concludes: Should !
there be no relapse from his present |
position as wealth producer three |
years hence the farmer will find that |
the farming element about 35 per |
cent of the population, has produced |
an amount of wealth within ten years |
equal to one-half of the entire national
wealth produced in three centuries"