The Jersey City news., 1905-11-29
FARMERS IN Good
SHAPE THIS YEAR
Record Of Wealth for 1905
Is So, ,4l5, 600, 900 Which
Shows Great Prosperity
HARvEsTs WERE EXCELLENT
SECRETARY WILSON'S ANNUAL
REPORT GIVES INTERESTING G
FIGURES RELATING TO CROPS.

" -ASHiNtSIoNs NOV. 20 lSVo'-
Never, since Uncle Sam began to keep a
record and give systematic attention 60
the subject' have the farmers OF fne
United States raised such big crops, sold
them for 50 much money, and been gen
orally as prosperous~as this year. Ac-
cording to the annual report Of James
wilson, Secretary Of Agriculture, mace
public to-day. corn this year reached ITS
highest production, 2,7oo,oOoooo bushels
and had market value OF Sl'2lo'VoV'-
wy. Last years Snort Wnear crop was
followed py one OF oo4,vuo''syV 0usheis'
and sold at q record-Dreaking vaiue OF
S2229, ,ooo,O0o. The nay crop was worth
Sooo o,eoV,oVV. and the COTTON crop IS es-
tllnaleo 70 De worth qoso'Vvo'o0o' Inc
corn, nay, Wneat ana Eice crops DROUGHT
lne Vop hotcn Yaiuess Ahe uaily pioa-
ucfs or the year were "ortn sooo'0oV'-
Wy, ana tne poultry anu ess inuus'ls
producea an estlmateu Nalue u pow
VoVsVoV.
And yef, says me oecreeafy' ene
story IS noe zone. Inc Wealth pfouue7
| eion oA laills II i'oo naS 1easAsA -
hlshesf amount ever attained ~ ns
lafiner q tnis y any olisl SounsAs
sealeisuous asslesaee' = assu1's = = -
S'nu = 1se'o. anu = ss.a.is' A'-1s a =
'1uo = Y0,Ass'sss'sss' - - sS
iase sssi = P-'o'O00'ooo. - -
p1ouuse0 - As'i---S = - 80,
OF 1>''f ps iouf peh eeil''' e'i'' : = 80
by eight per cent. and that shown Dy
the census figures for 1899 by thirty-six
,ar oan4 Sbozld Here he no reliance
a14,,
= W ''1s pi''e--N p7ir1
producer, three years henee tue iaiAael
will find that the farming element. ABOUT
thirty-fiye per cent. of the population,
oz,,aod -, o,,o,,n+ If wealth with
,,e g
N een ses'is edual = w.
tire national wealth produceo IN tnree
centuries
The yalue of horses and mules on
.saoa 1aS+ 1,;v+a, q A5o ooO.-
wy. AAilen COWS a hAel es'siAs -
bers and are worth $4S2,000,0o0. Idae
value of all other cattle is estimated at
eaeo 600 600 shaon orc decl;nine in
anu toeai saiue' "iiAio '"4DS --''-A1s =
their previous position ,and are valued
at over $23S 100000. In the aggregate
+be valua Of farm, animals of all sorts
has Increased over that given in the CEN
sus If 1900 bv nine per cent.
Dur;np the last fiscal wear. exported
domestic farm products were valued at
soe7 oO1 600 This il haloyv tha ANIMAL
avara ga ar the f;ve Years nreceding. and
tha reIativa nos;tion of farm nroduets il,
don,astac axnorts ;s declining one on
occonn+ of t;ba gain r. axnorts Of mann
fsctnres Nevertheless during tbe la.4t
s;vtaan Years tba domestic aTnorts of
fn4 rrodf1ptS have afnOnnfpd tn &lZ.-
GOO 600 600 or 81. 900 oOO. 600 more than
anoneb q brv All the railroads in +he
country - tbeir commercial value. ard
#b;s rr;+l, ~. 7nora sr,.nl,,s for which
+Iano ,4,as. ~ lon, and ~ homo nar;no
49, 49, s;~toa,, vaors +bo farro. hos soc,,,..
~ 49, ! 1.a1sroa ~ e5 cox oO0 0o0 q b,7r-
Me o,,+ ~ which be mas offsat an. ad-
rorso g,ala,,oa ~ s549 0oO oon - #ba far.
-. J., ~ ,..1 rroa,,ots
arron - ~ 7ataon fror,, n, !,
80. s..;t Al a+t,on -a+;onr s5 ooo oon ooo
~ -. ot - ,a4 sco
aaa co. 40 - = TSN'
0Oo,ooo' y
oolllp : % aelons paseu upon esisus =,
- : 10 - sno@ slas -'1l.D ! pAouue's eon7
s.leus 80 s - ssaa.' = u, 'lIe oe 'o'-a Pr
uuo.s = ene eoun'iy' alu oo. peh ee..' =,
= '1lo 'o'al nis' l'lls = .iles us'l-
lzlns asrleaisuiai pioauces s's naaserl''as'
Durihs ehe iass census year Iarn pro-
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