The Elbert County tribune., 1905-11-30
THE FARM AND RANGE
This Years Unprecedented Crops.

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any other country-$6. All. .000, ,000-"
In the first annual report of his third
term Secretary of Agriculture Wilson
presents an array of figures and state
ments representing the products and
profits of the farmers of the country
which he admits dreams of wealth
production could hardly equal"
Four crops make new high records as
to value-corn, hay. wheat and rice
although in amount of production the
corn crop is the only one that exceeds
previous yields In every crop the gen
eral level of production was high and
that of prices still higher.
Besides the enormous yield OF
wealth, the secretary estimates that
the farms of the country have in
creased in value during the past five
years to present aggregate of $685.
00O, 1000.
Every sunset during the past five
years. he says, has registered an in
crease of $3,400,000 in the value OF the
farms of this country" This increased
value, the secretary suggests. is in
vested better 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 q
70S, 100000 bushels, a gain of 10000
900 over the next lowest year, 1899.
Hay is second in order of value, al
though cotton held second place dur
ing the two preceding years. The hay
crop this year is valued at $605, ,00G, 900.
Cotton comes third, with valuation
of 575,000,000; wheat, 525,000.000;
oats, s2S2 900. 900; potatoes, s13S,000,-
000 barley, S5S 100000; tobacco, S52,-
10000; sugar cane and sugar beets,
$50,000000; rice, S13,S92, 600; dairy
products, s665, 900, 900, an increase of
s54 100000 over last year.
1.-The farmers hen," the secretary
says, SIS becoming worthy companion
to his COW. The annual production of
eggs is now a score of billions. Poultry
products have climbed to a place of
more than $500, 100000 in value, so the
farmers hen competes with wheat for
precedence.
There are more horses, with larger
aggregate value, than ever before, not
withstanding, as the secretary says.
they were first threatened by the BIZ
cycle and later by the suburban trolley
value at $1,200,000, 900, or nearly as
much as 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 17.570.000 milch COWS, valued at
$4S2, 100000. Other cattle are num-
bered at 1863 900, with a value of
S462 100000. Swine number AZ ,321 900,
valued at $3.50, ,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 30, 1905,
had a value of sS27 200, 900, which was
less by $51 100000 than the average
exports for the five preceding years. In
accounting for this the secretary says
owing to the short wheat crop there
was a decrease in the export of that
cereal amounting to SAL 100000, of $5,
100000 il the exports of packing house
products. and another $5,000,000 in
fruits and other minor items.
The increase included $3.50 900 in
cotton, S4. 100000 in oil cake and oil
cake meal; $4,000,000 in vegetable oils,
and $2,000,000 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 mere surplus
for which there was no demand at
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
679, 100000. 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 1,754 such banks
established in the last year. nearly ev-
cry one of which is located in "A rural
communSsy and the capital furnished
by farmers. Speaking of the increase
in deposits in banks by farmers, the
secretary stated:
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
ings TO permanent investments. In
spite of the fact that the banks do not
receive and keep all or most of the
farmers savings, the increase of bank
deposits in agricultural states and re-
gions is most extraordinary.
Still more remarkable is the bank
statement for the south central states.
Deposits increased 1871 per cent. in
Texas.
For the first time in the financial
history of the South deposits in the
banks of that region now exceed ST.
000, 100000