The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-07-05
Virginia Farm Products.

sAgS Virginia Farm P ducts.
S3Ns The Tir,es-D Dispatch has been urging tht
$peoplo OF Virginia to use H home-r'fRl rag
sstnoats and home made produ cts gen ernll y
MI But the statistics seem TO Ell Snow ~ tflt a.
the farmers Of the State nre not pro2'di'u!e.
$s3 Ing enough to supply. the home deman 1t
# Acrording to tho census Of 1900 the tota
s number Of meat cRttle N the VI l)nite e'
% States on farms and ranges was 67, sO0V
Esssi,1,mber PER thousand inhabitants s9o;
value Der capita ofGinhabitants, $500
Ss III Virginia Total number, SS25, 600; num-
81 Der per thousand inhabitants, 44o; value val y
A Der capita OF Inhabitants, So. 10. 4.
In indiana: Total number 1854 ooo; num- tllr
Ri Der per thousand bitants, go; ssyalu!e e
gs#s perS capita Of Inhabitants. $1,000.
III west Virginia Total number $40 Cog
Number y per thousand Inhabitants, 6do
a$Syalt,e per capita OF inha bitants. So So 5$S
81 YIN Kentucky Total number, !, osa, 900
WI number per thousand inhabitants, 500
value per capita Of Sinhnhhtants, 81 1.12'
SafsThe statistics as TO the number o. airy
5S5 cows, swine and sheep make nucll$ rs rs
IA same relative exhibit for virg inin. They ltey
mare; as follows: II n; 35f
DAIRY COWS 1T tai number, United t'sf
N States, 7136, 600; number per thousand IN
Shabitants pa; value per capita ct sin !? i
#bitants. s6,42.
virginia: Total III number, 2ss, coy;
sS{n,eumLer per thousand inhabitants 152;;
value 4 per apltn@of inhabitants, s3.bs.
@ " K Indiana: Total Z number. ga, 900;
number per thousand inhabitants, II e2s;
value per capita OF inhabitants, SIPS.
ss1a3. n West Virginia: Total number 2os,-
M Geo: number per thousand inhabitants,
S%215; value per capita, OF lnha bitants, $3.50
S IN Kentucky: Total number, 1864 5000;
number per thousand inhahtants, 17O;
value per capita OF inhabitants, $3.50, Ia
si SWIM Total number, United States,
s2,sss 600, number per thousand inhatd d,
5 taIlts. $40. IN I'll 81
Sss!:InE Virginia: Total number, $4,000:
number per thousand Inhabitants, SO y
$S.s8In Indiana Total number. a,7ss. 200;
number per thousand inhabitants, 1900.
35 In Kentucky: Total number. Los, 900;
number per thousand inhabitants, 9l0.
IN Tennessee: Total number, 1877, 900;
number per thea,sand inhabitants, $50. III
& SHEEP. Total number United States,
e1,5oa, 600; number per thousand inhabi-
I'll tents, SOC. III III
$ sn Virginia: Total number, 693 900; num-
Der per thousand inhabitants. s74.
In Indiana: Total number, 1,742,00Q;
number per thousand inhabitants, 6N.
&8 In West Virginia: Total number, 2.G64,-s
900; number rew thousand inala bitnnts \
100. IA
8 In Kentucky: Total number, 1927, OOD;
number por thousand Inhabitants GOO,
ss Thh figures relating to wheat, corn,
hay, butter and GEES mako even Q poor
er showing for Virginia. They follow:
8yVHIEAT-Ayerag,a annual crop In Ytr-
#Sginda for Ave Years, 1893 to 1902, Inclusive,
y,a39,ooo bushels. Average per capita 4,2s
bushels; average crop per capita, United
States, e2S; Indiana, 1924; Maryland.
sao.G; Tennessee, SIS,
Il per capita In the United states for same
uertnd statistical abstract Unated States
1909, $40 bus1els. Total annual con.
sunHAion In Virginia on this basis, $780,
900 bushels, Deficiency in annual pro-
ductaon. 1.5l7. 900 bushels Average farm
price OF wheat In Virginia, 70 cents per
tslshel; average United States. coz cents.
CORN-Ayeraga annual Drop in Virginia
lsame period. 3e,S1a,ooo bushels. Crop
ner capita, sl9.s h,,ssllels; average crop per
ct4piba United States. ai,7 bushels lpd,-
ana, b4.s bushels; Kentucky. 81; Ten-
nessee, sos,
II Average annual CONSUMPTION per CAPT
IA in tl,s United States, 24G bushels To-
tai annual CONSUMPTION on this basis IN
Virginia, $4,000 bushels. Deficiency in
e rrofllction to meet consumption in yir-
@l,s,rl, D.l7eJooo bushels Average farm
price of corn, Virginia. 4se cents per
& ts,ssel; United States. 1871 aents.
IIAY--Ayrrage annual crop In Virginia
"a tor same pertod 6l,Ooo tons. Crop per
s uapita, O.s2 tts,s; average crop per cap
q tia, United States. on tons; Indiana, o.os
Il tons; Tennessee os1 tons; West ylr-
sdnda. O.67 tons. VII g. ,8 +
a Average annual consumption In the
tJnItsd States per capita. o,7A tons. ro-
hi pfnual consumption IN Virginia on
ksas taists, 1,s7s0Q tons. Shortage Of an
slal crop 70 provide for oonsuHlp tion,
37l,0Oo toms. Average farm price, Yir-
HStnfa. .3li.b3 per ton; AVERAGE unind
Itates, ss.2S ler ION,
81 Ru.cYE Is Proavst!0p. DATED States.