The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-07-01

IMMENSE WEALTH
STEADILY GROWS
Farmers Becoming Prominent as
Bankers and Money Lenders
Throughout Large Areas.
Products Harvested \
Abundantly, and
81. Prices High.

FromR Our Regular Corrcspondent.)a
WASHINGTON D. CT. Juno ao.--The
year book OF the Department Of sAgrlcul-
gtatns a more varied assortment of In
formation thar any 8publicat!o Ion .}of the
government. It is also prepared ina.
Y%style|that ts much more attractive Than
that of%tle averageSgoNernment 5pubica-.
ton. SecrctarytENvllson who has for ten
years been at the head OF the depart
ment. Is somethlng8of q writer as well as
farmer. and he always manages to ex-3
press himself. even in ansssotticlal& report
In d way ifrercntifromSthe manner OF the,
average goyernrn ent Official.
The year book. which eyery#farmer OF
the co untryswill want, because OF the In
3formationSon every topic connected With
agriculture, contains q great many fig-S
$ures relative to the 8va1ueHtot theHfarm
products Of theSun!ted States. The res
port says 4 hat the last year was the most
successful In the $history#of# the farmers,
Fof am country Farm pr ducts nave
never been harvested so~sabundantly and
the price received has never been higher,
taking cost OF {prodnct ion nto account.
Value Of Crops.
@ Corn hos ssrselache Its highest production
with 2,70s 10000 bushels. q gainSof q, ooo,0O
over the next lower year 1888. In value
also the corn crop OF this year is higher
than that of the next lower year, 1900
by SIPS. 00. CO., and the total value may
be 81, ZIG. 0oo, 900. 3S No other crop@iis worth worth
more than half as much.
Second In iorder#of value among all
kinds OF crops is the hay crop. which
takes the se~cond@fplace back from the
crop which held It forsthe}two pre-!
Seding years. Many%hay%crops have $ex-
Sceededj In tons the product Sof this year
but because Of high prices the crop.
reaches a value Of 1905 10000, rwhichSis
5h algh !, f eysss ! oo' s. t b 81 Va
Cotton, Including seed. stands third Tin
value among the leading crops Of the
year, although some uncertainty still re-
mains concerning Its quantity and value
IT can only be said that Its value. aiin-
GLIDING seed, Is expected to rise we'll
toward s576,Oo0,OOo q, and Will be nearer
toSGthat figure, or above 1T in proportion
as the expectations Of cotton planters,
ore realized with$regardE TO- liGhe prices:
Great Wheat Yield.
Fears last yearHthat the United States
had fallen I oSthes levelSof Its CONSUMPTION
in the production &oflwheat were ~ l-found
ed.iThe short crop Of that year ls; fol
lowed this year blythe! second sWheatscrop
In size that this country has ever pro-l
duced, s4,,ooO.oD BUSHELS, and the value
81 this crop, $525, 100 .ooo. overtops the high
est value before reached, In 1881 by s11.-
10000. @8&S
Fifth In ,orderfo OF value among the crops
of the year Is the koat Q With $4,000
600 bushels, or b0.00o,o 900 bushels under
the highest production, In 1902. 1n&value
as vel as Yield the oat crop OF this year
has been; exceeded in only two previous
years, amounting to- $es2, o0o, OO, only i$22,-i
10000 under that OF 1902. 5SSs
Next after oats comes h egpotato crop
which has been 81 partial failure and
falls below the highest prpduction Of
preceding years, that of 1904, by 7e,oooINo
bushels; but In value the crop has done
better, since It occupies the 1ourtha place
from the highest, and Is! .valuedSa s$l3S,-S
S0Oo, om,s or only $3.50 900 below the highest
preceding value. EthatSsfor 1903.
Barley Pulls8Up.
The high price OF barley during the
last three years has much increased the
size and value OF this! crop, 80 thatsit
nov occupies seventh place among the
leading agricultural crops. In quantity
the crop9of this year. 1S3,0O0,oW bushels.
Ia third among annual barley crops,
though only 100000 bushels under the
highest crop, that OF 1901. and has 9 value
~ ss .ooo,o 900, or only 100000 under the
most valuable crop OF this cereal
OF 1907 NJ ss
Tobacco, like potatoes, Is an undersl1edi
crop this year, as It was last year. and,
considering the difficulties IN 1.-THE way Of
placing "a value upon Il at this time, an
estimate OF $4,000 900 may be too low, AT
any rate, because Of high prices, the
entire crop almost exceeds the highest
value yet reached, &thar OF 1888.
Although unrelatedElln culture, the com,
mon purpose OF growing sugar beetsg anu
SUGAR cane permits their combination IN
"a statement that their united value this
year is estimated to be In the nelghbor'
hood OF sc, oO0, 900. This is aGfarmS value
for the raw material from which sugar,
syrup molasses, and feeding SUITS are
derived In process Of manufacture,
The rice crop ID not as valuable as sons.
other. crops which are not mentt?nedf hers,s
yet It's remarkable position entities y .sol
notice, It's production Ancreasea a appnl
ST 100000 pounds In 1905. and to s?s,0 900, oW
pounds In 1904; but the extraordinary pre-
auction OF 100. fell to Ga7,oo0,00 pounas
this year, and, although second IN aualh..
.tity, this years cropGls probeply Wortn:
more than the crop of 1904. which was
valued at sls,s92,0o.
General Level High.
b While 1t my be observed that only one
crop-cppn--reached its highest production
this year, four crops reached their hlsh,
est Syaluo-namely, corn, hay. wheat and
rice. The general level, OF production "as5
high and that OF prices still higher. 60
that no cropsafor which separate esN'
mates can be made fall below third place
In total value compared with the crops
5ot preceding years, except potatoes, psr:
ley, tobacco, rye. and buckwheats The
E~cereals,f INCLUDING rice, more than malns
talned their previous strong position n
Continued On Eourth5 PsEsl