Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-12-05

they produce four-hfths of the world
crop. In this cereal. The department
is also authority for the statement
that the wealth production Of Ameri-
can farms breaks the record this
year.
The farmer will pay homage to
King Corn because he is to get price
for his product rs per cent above the
average value of the past five years.
One billion three hundred and fifty
million dollars" says Secretary of Ag.
ricultural James. Wilson, will be the
value Of this great crop of corn. Only
four crops before have exceeded ST.
100000 a.
The farm value Of the corn crop
of eight such years as 1907 would pay
for duplicating every mile of steam
railroads in the United. States, and
pay for their costly terminals, rolling
stock and all property
Farmer Ought to Give Thanks,
THE farmer has received much for
which to be thankful. During the
first half Of the year he was threaten
ed with general crop failure east OF
the Rocky Mountains. The very last
day was exhausted that could be
withheld from crop growth and still
leave harvest worth taking.
Every necessary day for the de.
velopment of the corn crop was worth
20,000000 bushels of corn. Cotton
needed a longer time and offered to
pay 100000 pounds of lint for the
favor of each day Of growth during
the full term. Wheat offered over
100000 bushels a day, tobacco 7,OOO,-
600 pounds. potatoes 100000 bushels
and beets 100000 pounds of sugar
me entire wealth production Of
the farms was at stake and was de
pendant On cropgrowing season Of
sufficient length, and every one of its
days was worth $5O0O0,00O to the
farmer and to the nation.
'The value of the total farm pro
auctions in 1907 exceeded that of 1905,
which was far above that of any pre-
ceding year. The total value for 1907
Is S7,412.000 900. an amount 10 per
cent greater than the total for 1906
II per cent greater than that of 1905
20 per cent above that of 1904. %
per cent in excess of that for 1903
and 81 per cent greater than the 20
tai value for 1898.
The animals sold from farms and
those slaut htered on them in 1907
we're worth about s1,a7o,O0O, 600
During the fiscal year 1907 the
exports of farm products exceeded
the imports by S444.000 900, balance
that has been exceeded only four
times-in 1898, 1899, 4o01 and 1902.
Hay Value Beats Record.
Apparently the Lay crop this year
is more valuable ,lan the cotton crop
On account OF the varieties and quail
tiles Of hay it's average price is din
cult to determine The computed
value of the 6l,42O.O0O tons of the
crop is s66000O.OO0. The tonnage has
been exceeded severa. tines, but the
value is sC5.0o0 600 above the highest
previous value. that of 1906.
In value the cotton crop Of 1907
estimator , be from s650.00O0OO to
s675.Dn0,ooo, takes third place, If in
the final estimates 1t does not dis
place hay for second rank. Though
it's farm value is probably little be-
low that Of last years crop. In other
respects 1t will be the most valuable
cotton crop ever raised in this coua.
try. and per cent above the avera ge
farm value Of the crops of the previ-
Gus FIVE years.
The beet sugar industry has grown
very rapidly durin the past fifteen
years, and in 1907 the estimated pro-
duct reached 100000 tons.
The total crop of alfalfa hay in
1907 is estimated to be worth $780,
100000.
Irrigation is vet confined almost
entirely to the arid and semi-arid reg
ions of the west and the rice lands If
the Gulf coast. lhe irrigated area