Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-12-12
Products of Soil to Bring S7,4Iz,.
100000 to Farmers This
Year.
BILLIONS FOR OTHER THINGS.
Hay and Cotton Next to Come,
While $500, 900, 900 Is Wheat
Output.

culture James wilson, Will De IHe value
Of this great crop of corn. Only four
crops before have exceeded 81 200, 000,-
600. 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 ali property.
The value of the total farm produc-
tons in 1907 exceeded that of 1906,
which was far above that of any pre-
ceding year. The total value for 1907
is S7,412,OOO,000, 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 total value
for 1899
The animals sold from farms and
those slaughtered ON them in 1907 were
worth about S1,270,O00,000.
During the fiscal year 1907 the eX-
ports of farm products exceeded the
imports by $444,O0O,0O0, a balance that
has been exceeded only four times
in 1898, 1899, 1901 and 1902.
Apparently the hay crop this year is
more valuable than the cotton crop. On
of hay its average price is difficult to
determine. The computed value of the
81, 100000 tons of the crop is S66O,OOO,-
coo. The tonnage has been exceeded
several times, but the value is S65,OOO,-
600 above the highest previous value,
that of 1906.
In value the cotton crop of 1907, es-
timated to be from S650,O00,00O to
$675, 100000, takes third place, if in the
final estimates it does not displace hay
for second rank. Though its farm val
ue is probably a little below that of
last years crop. in other respects it will
be the most valuable cotton crop ever
raised in this country, and per cent
above the average farm value Of the
crops of the previous five years.
Wheat Is Worth $500, 100000
The wheat crop of 1907 is 25,576, 600
bushels, ) per cent less than the aver
age quantity for the, five preceding
years. But the value is about $50O,OO0,-
600, or So per cent more than the av-
erage
The farm value of sugar beets, sugar
cane, sorghum cane and molasses and
syrup made on the farm is $64,000,00O
Sugar made in sugar mills (including
raw cane sugar and refined beet sugar.
amounts to $4,000 short tons, worth
S73,0OON- }. Other products of the SUI
gar mills bring the value up to $95,OG0,-
0O0; three-fourths of this is farm value.
The oat crop-741, 521 900 bushels
is 10 per cent below the five-year av-
erage, but the value is 26 per cent
above the average, or $360,000,000.
Potatoes-292, 427, 900 bushels-are
per cent above the average; the value
is S19O,OOO,OOO, or % per cent above the
average
Barley also is per cent above the
average in quantity, while the value is
extraordinary, about So per cent above
the average. The quantity is 147, 1872
600 bushels, the value $115,00O,000.
Tobacco declined to 645,213,00O
pounds. II per cent below the average
in quantity, with a value of $67, 900,
or 6 per cent above the average. The
crop is smaller than for many years.
Irrigation IS yet confined almost en-
tirely to the arid and semi-arid regions
of the West and the rice lands of the
Gulf coast. The irrigated area now
under cultivation in this country is
100000 acres, and the crops grown
were worth not less than S115,O00,0OO
Rye produced 81, $4,000 bushels, with
a value of $23,0O0,00O quantity pei
cent above the average and value OF
% per cent above.
The seven cereal crops produced
4,135, 100000 bushels, showing loss OF
214, 100000 bushels, or 5 per cent below
the five-year average, the loss being
chiefly due to oats. The total value is
S2.37S,OOO.O0O; this exceeds 1906 by
1896 100000 and is % per cent above
| the average.
Dairy products of the country alone
were worth nearly SS0O,000,000 in 1907
or much more than any crop save corn
The poultry and egg products fol-
| 1907 should be estimated at more thar
| S600000.000 in value. In fact these
| products were worth more than the
! wheat crop.
The total crop of alfalfa hay in 1901
| is estimated to be worth 100000, 900
During the fiscal year ended June 80
1907, the domestic exports of farm
products were valued at S1,055, 000, 600
or SI9,O0O,0O0 above the high record
| of 1906. Plant products made up four
| fifths of this total, cotton alone amount
ing to S4S2, 100000.
NOTES OF CURRENT EVENTS.
Crew of Norwegian bark lost in Pa