The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1905-11-30
A Synopsis Of the Annual Report
of Secretary of Agriculture
James Wilson.
FARMERS PRODUCTS AND PROFITS
In 1905 Il Was S6.4l5. 100000. 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
s6,133 ,ooo,ooo

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-$6,415OO 600"
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
to a present aggregate OF f6,lS3OOO,-
600.
Every sunset during the past five
years" he says, has registered an in
crease of s3,4OO, 900 in the value of the
farms of this country"
This increased value. the secretary
suggests. is invested better than In
bank deposits OF even In the gilt-edged
bonds OF private corporations.
Analysing the principal crops for
the year the secretary says that corn
reached It's highest production with q
7OS 900 900 bu.. a gain Of 42O00,OOO
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 S605,00O. 600. Cot
ton comes third. with valuation OF
1915 900 900; wheat. s525000 900; oats,
s2s2.O0O. 600; potatoes. s13s,OO0 900;
barley. s5S.000.000; tobacco. $4,000
900; sugar cane and sugar beats. $780,
600 600; rice. s13.S92000: dairy prod
ucts. 1865 100000. an increase OF. s54,-
100000 over last year.
"The farmers hen" the secretary
says. is becoming a worthy companion
to his COW. The annual production Of
eggs Is now score OF billions. Poul-
try products have climbed TO a place
OF more than a half billion dollars In
value. so the farmers hen completes
with wheat for precedence"
There are more horses and with a
larger aggregate value than ever be-
fore. Notwithstanding, as the secretary
says. they were first threatened by
the bicycle and later by the suburban
trolley and the automobile. He esti-
mates their value at s1.20000o 900, or
nearly as much as the corn crop and
the value OF mules at s252000,000.
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 17.57O.000 mich cows
valued at $4,000. 0O0. Other cattle
are numbered at 1860 900. with a
value OF 1862 900 900 Swine number
1881 900, valued at s2s3.255OOO.
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 3 per
cent.
The report concludes: Should
there be no relapse from his present
position as a wealth producer three
years hence the farmer will find that
the farming element about S5 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"