The Ordway new era., 1905-12-01
1Al FARM AND RANGE
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In the tirst annual report OF his tnira
term Secretary Of Agriculture Wilson
presents an array OF figures and state-
ments representing the products ana
prof,ts OF the farmers Of the country
which he admits dreams OF wealth
production could hardly equal.
Four crops make new high records "s
to yalue--corn. hay, wheat ana rice
although in amount OF production inc
corn crop is the only one that exceeuS
preyious Yields. In every crop the gen.
eral level of production was hish ana
that of prices still higher. :,
Besides the enormous yieiu v.
wealth. the secretary estimates tnat
the farms of the country nave III
creased In value during the past nve
years to a present aggregate OF $o,io'''
900, 900.
every sunset during the past hve
years" he says, has registered an IN
crease of 80. 400. 900 in the value OF the
farms of this country" This Increased
value, the secretary suggests. Is IN
vested letter than in bank deposits or
even In the gilt-edged bonds OF private
corporations.
Analysing the principal crops for the
year. Secretary Wilson says that corn
reached its highest production with =
70S 900, 900 bushels, a gain OF 42.ovo,-
900 over the next lowest year, 1888.
Hay is second in order OF value, IL
though cotton held second place dur
ing the two preceding years. The nay
crop this year Is valued at $6O5, ,Ooo, ,Ooo.
Cotton comes third, with valuation
of $575.0 900: wheat. 52o.OOO,ooo.
oats. $685., 100000: potatoes, $l3S,00o,-
OoO: barley. $5S.o00,000; tobacco. *e2.
600. 900; sugar cane and sugar beets,
$50, 900 900: rice. $l3.S92.000; dairy
products. $665.000.000. an increase oil
s5i, 100000 over last year.
"The farmers hen" the secretary
says, SIS becoming n worthy companion
to his COW. The annual production OF
eggs is row a score of billions. Poultry
products have climbed to a place OF
more than $500. 200. 900 In value. 80 the
farmers hen competes with wheat Tor
precedence.
There are more horses. with n larger
aggregate value. than ever before. not
withstanding. as the secretary says,
they were first threatened by the bi-
cycle and later by the suburban trolley
and the automobile. He estimates their
value at .200.000.0 900, or nearly as
much rs the corn crop.
Although milch cows are increasing
in number and value. the report states
that other cattle and sheep have for
several years been decreasing. There
are 1T.57o.00o milch cows. valued at
siSs, 100000 Other cattle are num-
bered at 43.669. 900. with value Of
$i62 .000. 900. Swine number 1921 900.
valued at $2S3, ,255 900. In the aggre-
gate the value of farm animals has In
creased few million dollars within the
year and since the census of 1900 nine
per cent.
The exported farm products during
the fiscal year ending June 80. 1905.
had value OF $S21 .000. 900. which was
less by $5i 100000 than the average
exports for the Ave preceding years. In
accounting for this the secretary says
owing TO the short wheat crop there
was decrease in the export Of that
cereal amounting to $i1 100000, of s5.-
100000 II the exports of packing house
products. and another $5.00O,000 in
fruits and other minor items.
The Increase included $3.50. 900 In
cotton, $4,000 In oil cake and oil
cake meal: 81 100000 in vegetable oils.
and $2.O00.000 in rice and various
minor products.
During the last sixteen years." Sec
retary Wilson says. the domestic ex-
ports OF farm products have amounted
to $4,000. 100000. or $1,000. .000, 900
more than enough to buy all the rail.
roads of the country at their CONNER.
cial value. and this of a mere surplus
for which there was no demand al
home"
Secretary Wilson points out that the
farmer is taking an important part In
developing the manufacturing inter.
ests of the country by furnishing raw
material, and that he has also become
banker. The farm contributions to
manufactures during the year were 81.
61?,00o,000. Under the recent amend
ment to the national banking act al
lowing the establishment of banks
with capitalization of less than $50.
900, there have been 1854 such banks
established In the last year. nearly ev
cry one Of which is located In rura
community and the capital furnished
by farmers. Speaking of the Increase
in deposits In banks by farmers, the
secretary stated:
In the north central states farmer,
have been depositing money in tn,
banks until the rate of interest on de
posits has fallen so low that they hay,
diverted large portion Of their saw
ings to permanent investments. II
spite OF the fact that the banks do no
receive and keep all or most of tn,
farmers savings. the increase OF banl
deposits In agricultural states and re
gions is most extraordinary.
"Still more remarkable is the banl
statement for the south central states
Deposits increased ISL per cent. Il
Texas.
For the first time In the financIa
history of the South deposits in tn
banks OF that region now exceed 81
000.000.0OO.