Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1907-12-06
SECRETARY WILSON MAKES
HIS REPORT.
Wheat in the United States Worth
Half a Billion Dollars-Poultry and
Eqqs More-Farm Exports Exceed
Imports by Large sum-Irrieation
Helped Greatly.

The eleventh annual report Oh oecre-
tary of Agriculture James WILSON, just
made nublic. opens with the statement
that the farm production for lSoi Is
well ND to the average in quantlty,
while it's value is much ABOVE that
of anv preceding year. The FARMER
will this wear have more money TO
snend and more to invest than ne ever
had before out of his years work.
This years durum wheat crop Is
worth $50 900, 000-more than Twice
the annual cost of the entire depart
ment: 100000 acres are now used,
much of it land formerly vaiueiess'
the home of the prairie dog and the
cactus"
The beet sugar industry has grown |
very rapidly during the past 10 years. |
Alfalfa is a wonderful plant for pro-
duction wealth. The total crop OF
alfalfa hay in 1907 is estimated 10 De
worth $100,000,OO0.
Irrigation is yet confined almost en-
tirelv TO the arid and semiarid regions
Of tho west and the rice lands of the
Gulf coast. but in time it will doubt
less be practiced largely in the more
humid regions of the country as II is
in similar regions of the old world.
The irrigated area now under cultiva-
tion in this country is 100000 acres,
and the crops grown on this area In
1907 were worth not less than $175,-
100000. Next year, if present prices
are maintained the products of irri-
cation farming should be worth $780,
100000.
Corn is King.
Speaking of the chief crops, the sec
rotary says that corn ranks first in
importance. Besides its large use as
a human food, as a live stock feed,
The starch of corn becomes the fat
of the hog and the finish of the steer,
thus becoming a great factor in the
production of meats and meat prod
uts for export. While not as large as
that of 1906, the value of the corn
crop of 1907 is greater and is 26 pei
cent above the average value OF the
crops of the preceding five years.
In value the cotton crop OF 1907, es
timated to be from S650,000,000 tt
s675. OOO, 900, takes third place, if in the
final estimate it does not displace ha!
for second rank.
Wheat Valuation.
The wheat crop of 1907 is 625576,00
bushels, per cent less than the aver
age quantity for the five preceding
years. But the value is about $500, 900
600, o. 51h per cent more than tn
average. although the crops of 1901
1902 and 1905 had each a slightly higf
er value than that of this year.
The farm value Of sugar beets, 81
gar cane, sorghum cane and molasse
and syrup made on the farm is $64
100000.
Farms Produce S7,412.ooo,ooo.
The value of the total farm produ
tons in 1907 exceeded that of 100
which was far above that of any pr
ceding year. The total value for 19(
is $7,412,O00,000, an amount 10 pr
cent greater than the total for 1906.
The animals sold from farms an
those slaughted by farmers in ls'
were worth about $1,270, 100000,
nearly twice as much as the cote
crop.
The dairy products of the count
alone were worth nearly $S00000,O
in 1907, OF much more than any cr'
save corn. Prices Of both butter al
milk have advanced.
The poultry and egg products f
1907 should be estimated at more thi
$600O0000O in value. In fact the
products we're worth more than I
wheat crop. In 1899 the farm price
eggs averaged a trifle over IL GER
per dozen; in 1907 it was over
cents. Dressed poultry sold in M
York in 1899 for 10% cents poun
in 1907 for nearly Is cents.
Exports and Imports.
During the fiscal year ended Ju
80, 1907, the domestic exports of IA
products were valued at 81 ,055, 900. o
or $79,000,000 above the high recc
for 1906. Plant products made up 70
ffths of this total, cotton ale
amounting to 1882, 100000.
Cotton is the greatest of all our
ports, having, in 1907, 291a per c.
of the total value.
Agricultural products valued
1927, 100000 were imported during
past fiscal year-$403, 100000 worth
DIant rrOd1otc o,5 QoO1 mn mn NO