The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-07-07

WASHINGTON. y. q, July -sec-
retary Wilson, the head farmer of TIC
United States, admits that the c,ropss
Rational compreliension' IN point OF
taize. The annual, effort which Secr,n-
Ilmry Wilson puts forth TO GoInpnte Wy
size of the farm product OF the nilea
States always fails, but the failure
this year Is more dismal than ever
before.
The crops Of this country were never
80 r large as they were Y 1875 ,ps ,,n,tea
ss S%aeT ,oo Gsn ea rils Is slsG oSooSd
/ above the value Of tic 1905 s6a5, oo0,,
lsso77.ooo,ooo above tic census for 1892
nn s proaa aeren''SS e fs 1nr Il 100
Vas eight per cent greater than ina.
1897 iSSi per per cent cent 6ver isos
IL the value OF tho crops Of 1899; of
which census was ~ iak EN- pc ,ak for
III os rs stanaa at IS sS ' so4 sa 1s
I FOR 1905, at lal, and for 1905, at l44.
Most of the increase Of 1905 over
! 1905 was due to horses ana meat AM am
with the total values of farm producrs
Is that the value Of the cereals / OF
last year was $4,000, 900 below that
her Of bushels for 1906, which was q.
AGSS, 900 was 120,0o0,o 900 above the yield
of 1906.
The farmer Of the United States
\ I'll ould not be blamed should he grum.
lble at the decrease in the price OF ms
products In the face of great increas es
In the price Of every article ~ mas mas - -
ibuy. He is prosperous, not because o.
Increased prices received for the Things
The has TO sell, but because he produces
more than he did a few years ago oW-
ing to beneficent nature-good seasons
land the application OF modern ihetl'-
In addition to the increase IN we
aSprice Of horses and meat -produclng an na
S3mals, the price Of poultry also increa seu
during. 1906. but the price Ct sEss sac &C. ,
Ia Total iyt gain IN ii value q he crops q 1906
over the crops OF 1909, DESPITE o rhy
cereals is estimated by Secretary VIII
son at about $4Ooo0,0o0.
Corn is still king. the estimates a. v na6.
os the crop last year being Sl,l00,0oo,'
600 for 1851. 100000 bushels
The cotton crop for last year is es.
minated at s64o.ooo,ooo IN value: -,
crop being estimated at 100000. ooo
/. although there was a shortage OF abnu
100000 tons. ION,
being mes Sal Eens at h s4sG 100000 Tor erol
OF 74o.O06,000 bushels, which was Win
in 100000 bushels Of the largest Vel.
ever grown in this country, the cTo'
! oats ats come nth, with q value Q
4 sa09,0o0,05 oon
Potatoes are next, valued at SioO,ooo,
600 for 100000, 600 bushels.
Barley has seventh place: WIN ldno
total estimated production OF l15,ooooot;
1t 6OC bushels. OF the valueHof s65.o00,0o,
Theryalue OF the tobacco crop IS estl
mated at S55,0oo,0D0 for crop
GgO. 900 900 pounds. This puts tobacc
eighth in point of value Of America
Ninth is sugar made from beets, val
,ed at 100000. The value OF can
sugar, as well as beet sugar. ana q
kinds OF syrups and molasses, Is estl
mated at S75,c00.000.
Tie rice product of the United STATE
1r 1905 was 77ooO0,ooo pounds. value value
at 1s.00D,000.
In addition to producing so mucf
the railroads of the country we're gn i
able to furnish him cars TO hahl, ~
products to market, the Amertta
farmer had TO have steamships en no X
10 carry abroad last year SvIo,o0u,pu
worth Of cereals-enough, as Secretat
Wilson observes, In the Yearbook 81 IN
Department of Agrtcu!turs--to bnlla !.
high class railroad halfway around "
earth The balance Of trade is 81
largely In our favor the value OF 1arl
Droducts imported into this countr
last year being ss5.000,000 In our favo