The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1906-02-13
TIE AMERICAN FARMEE.
The Wealth He Produces Makes Hii:,
The Greatest Wonder Of tn:
Age.

editor Of the American Agrlcultu11st,
who wrote the following article Oh
the wonderful ACHIEVEMENTS Of the
American farmer for the New York
HseraId's annual financial review,
says:
;:Our American farmer is the won
der Of the age. Wall street trembled
when he announced the value of his
products for 1905 at S6,415, 100000.
Railroad officials shook because OF
their inability to hand to him bill
of fading in 1904, but when he asked
for rolling stock to transport his crops
at the close Of the last harvest they
were unable to speak. He requested
cars for 2,7o8,Oo0,o0o bushels Of
corn, 74O,OOe,O0O bushels Of
wheat, 1000, 100000 bushels Of oats,
35,000,0OO bushels Of rye, 15o,oOo,OOo
bushels of barley, 30,O00,00o bushels
Of aaxseed, 25O,oOO,Ooo bushels Of po-
tatoes, 2s,Ooo,ooo barrels Of apples,
3,e08,00o bushels Of onions, $4,000
bushels Of eranberries, 650,00O,O00
pounds Of rice, 2So,O0otons beet suger,
11.ee0, 900 bales Of cotton, 58,0oO,Oo0
tons Of hay, 100000 pounds Of
broom corn and 156,o0o, ,oe0 pounds of
5o5aceo. =
::In addition the farmer asks Tor
transportation Of milk, butter and
cheese from 17,57o;e0o COWS, which
pfoauees alone he estimates will be
Wifi IS ati ii 1906 more than $685., 100000.
He values his COWS at 1882, 100000, to
say siS nothing Of the 43;7OO,oOo other cat
tie. worth in round numbers 1868, ,OOO,-
600. Just to make the fgues even up,
he says, add another 81, OO,0OO,OO0 for
horses and mules and cast your eye
over 47 100000 sheep and swine IN the
barns and fields. AS the general freight
agent starts away, scratching his
head, the farmer says provision must
be made for handling and shipping
l,8OO,O 100000 dozen Of eggs during the
next twelve months.
ssWhen he closed the year 1904 the
American farmer announced the value
Of his products at s4,9oo,O 100000. The
general public was amazed at these
unthinkable fsues, but when he comes
forth at the close Of another season
witt, ii an aggregate Of over $1,5oO,Ooo,-
0oomore than the marvellous record OF
1904 We wonder what sort OF man
the farmer really is. All other classes
Of producers sink into insignifcance
when compared with him.
>t:All the gold mineral iii the world
in the last 100 years could not pur-
chase the farm crop Of the last two
years.
Farm crops for 1905 are worth
more than the value Of the manutac-
lures of FIVE years ago, not counting
the materials used. They represent
several times the gross earnings OF
all the railroads in the United States.
<'An occupation that produces sueh
begildering figures is deserving OF
more than passing attention. A few
wears ago The; man who tills the g.
100000 farms in the United States
was called a 'hayseed' or 'Rube. To-
day he stands head and shoulders
above his fellow coworkers In other
vocations, but we never hear him
speak disrespectfully Of any one. he
is the :: master. Of the situation. Wall
street tt, eonsults him ana measures the
successes Of: the year by the con-
tents of the farmers granaries.
The man behind the plow has de-
livered his goods for 1905 and bids
eve,1r,ylb,ody i, d a happy New Year. His
sranaries are bulging to overflowing,
his cellars are packed and his larder
is stored with the necessities Of life.
He feeds the world, reserving first
enough for himself and family. No
enc dare deny the fact that the pros
perity and welfare Of the United
States are intimately associated with