Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1907-12-07
VALUE OF ALL CROPS
IS S7.4I2.000.000
Greatest In Money Value Of Any
In History Of Country.

refery Wilson = RS annual report
made public today The protucuon
average az the previous i've years Ia
quantity. IN value far exceeds that OF
any previous year. The figures. ectn
n production and wealth. are sag
Eering.
Speaking OF the chief crops. ths
Secretary SAYS that corn ranks first IN
importance. While not 50 large az
that OF 1905. the value OF the corn
crop % 1897 - greater and - 70
per cent above tho average value %
the crops Of the preceding rive years.
lie adds that eight such crops as that
OF 1907 would pay FOR duplicating
every mile % steam railroad IN the
United states. with terminals, rolling
stock. and all property.
Cotton Crop--ln value me cotton
crop ~ 1907. estimated 90 % from
Ss5o.0oo.oo0 20 s8-S.c0o.ooo. takes
third place. Y IN thc mai estimates
% does not dispiace hay Tor second
rank The commercial expectations
are that tho crop viii De found 90 BE
the third one IN size ever raised. and
percepuhiy larger than the average
crop % tho previous five years.
Though 80 farm valuo - probably
little below that % last years crop.
ga other respects IL viii be the most
valuable cotton crop ever raised IN
this country. and per cent above
the average farm value OF the crops
% the previous i've years.
Higher Price for Wheat
wheat Crop.-The wheat crop OF
1907 IS scS.5-6. geo bushels. s Per cent.
less than the average quantity FOR the
five preceding years. Hut the value
ls about 8lQQ.0o0.0oo. or Ia per
cent more than the average. although
the crops 80 1901. 1903. and 1898 had
esch a slightly higher value than that
% this year
Tohscco declined 60 Sss.cI3.000
pounds u per cent. below the aver
age in quantity. with value of faI.-
100000. or per cent above the aver
axe. The crop Isl smaller than Tor
many years.
some Rig Figures.
AID cereals The seven cereal crops
produced t.115. 600 0Oo bushels. show
Ing "A loss 10 $4,000. 900 bushels. or 5
the loss being chiefly due 90 oats The
total value Isl S1.3fS.ooo. 900. this eK-
ceeds 1906 by s296.00o.oo0. and IL IS
per cent above the average.
TotaI wealth. production OK farms
The value ~ the total farm rroduc-
lions il 1907 exceeded that of 1905.
: which was FAR above that of any pre-
cclinx year. The total value for 1897
is t-.All.000. 600. an amount 10 per
cent greater than che total for 1895.
.r- per cert greater than that oc 1908.
: % peg ceut above that % 1904. 20
and s. rrr cent greater than rne tota|
value fcr 1893 70 we iet 100 repre-
I, sent tle tctai value ror 1899. the value
, fer 1908 would De represented cy -3
. that FOR 1904 by 1871. FOR 1898 by ia
, for 1906 by ls3. ana the total VALUE
DAIRY and Poultry
The farmer depends nor alone on
. his Acid crops. He produces mea
animals he keep- dairy Bows. h
raises sheep FOR mutton and FOR wool
he "a ises horses and mules. he keep
poultry The animals SOLD from farm
% and those slaughtered on them in 100
p were worth about St.2To. 100000. %
- nearly twice AS much as the cotto
.s crop.
! dairy products oc tae country sion
> were worth nearly Ss04.4u1.lol in le0'
8 or much more than any crop Say
.f corn. Prices q both butter AID mn
ll have advanced.
4 rhs poultry and egs products "a
= 1907 sh6uld be estimatsd az more TIA
- s. 10000 ln value. ia tacf, tnes
4 Thss, crop. IN 1895 '6s farm Pre-
ID, cents per dozen. IN 1907 II was ovs
K cents 9sesssd P9l..'ry .sia n ,. Ne
p la 1907 FOR nearly IS cents-
& Exports and Imports.
- Our Agricultural TX gorts.--D VI g
g ths nscal year ended June SO, ESQ
- the domestic exports 10 farm product
were valued at 5. JOSS. 600. 600. or SIS
p. coo. 900 above the nigh record tor 100
- PLANT products made up four-rcths
a. This total cotton alone amounting
- Animal and animal produets-mos
ly packing house pro1u were a
ported 20 the value q sass. 900. 900. II.
1--we animals exported were worth Ssi
100000 and tie dairy products s. 60.
81. Axricultural Imports "A xricultur
Sc products valued A. So 100000 w
be .mrPoEFtts rte "a, dur.ns the past nseal yea .
- and s1Zs 100000 worth - animal pro
re acts The principal items among the
er .lnperts were sugar and mol ss'
o. 81. 100000. cores. S-8.oooQoos doel
or So. zoo. coo, packing house produc
81 mostly hides and skins1. S9s 00o. 90
silk. 81. 900. 000s and wool 1000 Oh
Balance Of Trade.
Balance % Trete.-Durlug the Csc
year 1907 the exports OF farm pro
O. ucts exceeded the Imports oy sAttOe
on 0ce a balance that has been exceed
a only four timss-in lsss. 1893. -
ne our foreign credit is sustained ma
= ~ bv our farmers For eighteen yea
nj beginning with 1880. the farmers IA
Il ancs the lowest being that Of 1895
u ass. 1000. o0O-Snd rhs grand aggresa
An OF the balances o. trade in farm prc
~ ucts for the eighteen ears - 1872
ne 600. 900. At tue same time our sorei
lal trade IN nonaEriCulrursl pr0oucts
mi me same period has shown an aEgl
% gate adverse balance OF sass. 900. 900
ne thus a great stream or wealth
constantly bean sent from farms
80 foreign countries 20 onset the ac~S
lef balance % trade IN lOdiries OF
icy thNn agricultural 70 pay the ocs
let freight costs on imports conveyed
ese eiEn-0wned ships. and 20 pay
lth inteEssI el'1oehSs @no Tie es2
20 forslsnsrs IL IS tbs farmer who
y seat credit 20 axpatriAtsd America
hat Il Is he Who has provided thu tpi
ant grant with millicns 20 send every y
ab- &C the lOved ones Ia the old coOntri
ard. II there Is stfll any credit 20 {
pose or the farmer has provided
American traveller Ia foreign count: