Rocky Ford enterprise., 1906-12-14
FARMING LEADS
PRODUCT OF 1906 NEARLY ccvcN
BILLION DoLlAR3.
SECRETARY WILSON SAYS


Last Year-Biiiion Dollar Corn Crop.
Sugar Beet Crop Reaches Thirty
four Millions.
misunderstanding Wilson IN
his tenth annual report takes occasion
10 indicate the position OF the producer
from tho soil In the development OF
the country. He reports him as max
Ing progress In tho sciences and arts OF
agriculture, aided by the researches OF
the department and OF the experiment
stations. and states that "the time OF
the man and the yield OF tho acre be-
come more responsive as more I'M
peratiys demands arc made upon
them"
The laws made by Congress at It's
last session. to be executed by the de-
partmept, have required and received
special attention. The meat law In
being enforced, and inspection Is now
made In over 1000 houses. Rules havo
been prepared for the execution OF tho
pure food law. Good has followed tho
operation OF tho law for tho cxteiminn,
tiou O, the cattle fever tick In some OF
the southern states. In dealing with
tho gypsy and brown.tail moths OF New
England imported parasites have been
successfully established. a beginning
has beecn made In the method OF deter
mInin; the grading OF grain. and the
law providing for the humane treat
mcnt OF live stock In transit Is receiv-
Ing careful attention.
The economic revolution In tho art
and science Of agriculture continued
durin, 1906, with tremendous results
on tho national prosperity. The value
of crops continues to rush forward be-
yond comprehension: crops are strain
ing tho freight carrying ability OF tho
railroads, and the farmer. alive to the
importance OF the place that he occu-
piea In the nation. Offers this yearly nc
count OF himself to the people. Tho
secretary promises that tho figures pre-
scented In his review OF tho years full
production are advance estimates pro-
liminnry to those to be made later by
tho department.
Tho farm products OF the year have n
farm value of very nearly sG.s0o.0o0.-
600. nearly half million above tho
valuo Of 1905 and exceeding by over
$1,000. 100000 the figures for the last
ccnsuJ.
Corn remains by far the most valu-
able crop. estimated ut $i.l0O. 900. 900.
Next comes the cotton crop. which. IN
Guiding seed. should be worth to tho
growers nearly 0.o0o. 900. The value
Of hay. which is third In order. mp
proaches $G00.000.0O0. Wheat. tho
fourth crop. may be worth $3.50. .000.-
900; oats. &3O0. 900 900: potatoes. $780,
100000. Barley. with a value of $685.
0O0. 1000. shows gain OF twcnty.onc per
cent. In production In the past seven
years. The tobacco crop will be worth
about s55.0o0.o0o.
A remarkable development Is that OF
tho sugar beet. now the ninth crop In
value. The production In 1906 IN
placed mt $4,000 long tons. valued ut
sst. .00o.000 Seven years ago the value
of this crop wns S7.o0o.00o. The value
Of NIL kinds OF sugar. sirup and mo.
lnsses Aggregates S75.o0o.o00.
On the whole. crop values have been
either notably high or low In compar.
isoa with recent years. but the high
price level In the general average has
raised tho total crop value somewhat
ms compared with 1905 and the high
preceding years. To reach still
higher point In this series of high nn.
nual values is an achievement worthy
II attention.
The farm still ovcrshndows the mill.
Lho factory and the WORKSHOP in provid-
ng exports. and with his surplus be-
rond the nations need the farmer has
oadcd the fleets of oceans. For tho
iscal year. ended June 30. 1905. this
urplus has been exported to the value
S97G.000.00O. the largest amount
yer reached by agricultural exports
)r this or any other country and ex.
ccding the export value OF 1901. pre-.
iously the record year. Among chief
xports cotton maintains long lead.
ith value OF $500. 100000. Tho pack
E house products exported amounted
n value of s207.000.000.
For 1906 the agricultural exports es.
ledcd similar Imports by Si33. .0t I. 900.
bile products OF Nil other industiics
cured n balance In our favor OF only
100000. During tho last scscn-
N years the exports OF the farmer
We exceeded the agricultural imports
$4,000. 100000. while all other pro-
GERS find themselves ut the end OF
same period with n total on the
Dtor side amounting to si50.000. 600.
4 real estate. domestic ANIMALS,
Ter live stock. implements end ma.
merry are included. the farmers cap
has increased since the census
kation by probably $4,000. 900,
present valuation being probably
l00o. 200. 900.
Cotton planters are now out OF
lr former BONDAGE TO future main.
tncc. and in the Middle West there
been conversion of million
cultural debtors. paying high rates
interest. into Financially independ-
farmers. dcbtfree and Offering
savings to the BANKS at as small
te of interest ms three per cent.
ners are using their new capital to
ish the waste places OF the land
laIcrr lines Of improved produc-
FORMERLY there was an abun.
q of form labor and scarcity OF
capital. Now these conditions are
rsed. labor is scarce and capital
dant.