The Garland globe. [volume] (Garland, Utah) 1906-191?, 1906-12-08
VAST INCREASE IN THE
PRODUCTS OF THE FARM
Annual Report OF the Secretary Of AZ
ricuiture Shows Great Strides
Made by the American
Farmer,

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ture James Wilson, in his annual re-
port, just presented to the president
deals with a very wide variety of
subjects of general interest to the far
mel and all who follow the growth and
progress of the nation along agricul-
tuIal lines.
The secretary points out that the
farmer is making progress in the arts
and sciences Of agriculture and calls
attention to the enforcement Of the
meat inspection laws passed by the
last session of congress.
The economic revolution in the art
and science of agriculture continued
during 1906, with tremendous results
on the national prosperity. The value
of crops continues to rush forward
beyond comprehension; crops are
straining the freight-carrying ability
of the railroads; and the farmer. alive
to the Importance of the place that
he occupies in the nation, offers this
yearly account of himself to the
people.
The farm products OF the year have
a farm value of very nearly six thou
sand eight hundred million dollars,
nearly half a billion above the value
of 1906 and exceeding by over two bill.
lion dollars the figures for the last
census.
Corn remains by far the most value.
able crop, estimated at eleven hundred
million dollars. Next the cot.
ton crop, which. including seed. should
be worth to the growers nearly six
hundred and forty million dollars. The
value of hay, which is third in order,
approaches six hundred millions.
Wheat, the fourth crop, may be worth
four hundred and fifty millions; oats,
three hundred millions; potatoes, n
hundred and fifty millions. Barley.
with a value of sixty-fve million dol
lars, shows a gain of 81 per cent in
production In the past seven years.
The tobacco crop will be worth about
ffty.fve millions. A remarkable de-
velopment is that of the sugar beef,
now in the ninth place in value. The
production in 1906 is placed at three
hundred and forty-fve thousand long
tons, valued at t~hirty-four million dol
lars. Seven years g the value OF
this crop was seven million dollars.
The value of all kinds of sugar, syrup,
and molasses aggregates seventy-fiye
million dollars.
The farm still overshadows the
mill, the factory, and the workshop In
providing exports, and with his surplus
beyond the nations need the farmer
has loaded the fleets of the oceans.
For the fiscal year ended June 30,
1906. this surplus has been exported
to the value of nine hundred and
seventy-six millions, the largest
amount W. reached by agricultural
exports for this or any other country
and exceeding the export value Of
1901, previously the record year.
Among chief exports cotton maintains
n big lead. with a value of four hun.
dred millions. The packing-house pro.
ducts exported amounted to a value
OF two hundred and seven millions.
Great progress has been made in the
practical application of a national for
est.reserve policy. In area the re
serves were increased during the year
from IS, 500, 522 TO log, 999. 1873 acres.
In revenue the reserves brought In
S767, 219, SO. as against s6O,142.62 for
the preceding year.
Through the office of experiment
stations, irrigation experts have been
detailed to work out and introduce the
right methods of irrigation. and tc
give practical advice to beginners In
irrigation in sections where 1t has beer
introduced. Wherever this ~educationa
work was begun there has been mark
ed appreciation of its value,
Much work has been done In the in
yestigation of seed adulteration, ant
in carrying on the campaign OF edu
cation on behalf of good seed,
Close surveillance of the interstate
traffic in game has brought the situa
ton in the middle west under partia
control, and during the coming yea
attention will be centered on thu
southwest. where a systematic viola
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