The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-12-06
THE FARM WEALTH OF
COUNTRY IS PH|NG UP.
Annual Report 81 the Secretary Of
Agriculture.
USEFUL DISCOVERIES Burning YEAR
Corn Is StiM tho Greatest Wealth,
producer, and lie Value This Year Is
Greater, Though the Crop Is Shorter
Thaa That of 19a6-Work of the De-
partment in Exnerimenting.

Vi Agriculture, which WAS JUST naue
public opens with the statement that
The farm production for 1907 Is we'll
M to the average in quantity. while
It's value is much above that of any
preceding wear. The farmer will this
year have more money to spend and
more to invest than he ever had be-
fore ont of his wears work.
The beet-sngar industry has grown
very ranidlv during the past Is wears.
In 1892 the beet-silgar factories turn
ed ont 1346o short tons of refined
sugar. in 1897. Ave years later. as
GAG tons. in 1902 at the end of an
hther f3ve-vear ner,od 212 405 tons:
and in 1e07 the Estimated prod
net reached 5OO 600 tons.
AIfaIfa is wondarf,,l n1ant for
nroducing wealth n NOT only Yields
several cuftings of most nutritious
hav during q season Int actually
anriches fba gronnd ON which IT
GROVE hv taking nitrogen from the
air Tho danarfment and the state
eynar;man+ stations have dome much
to nromota the extension of alfalfa
orrowino
ooFn IS Inc banner oloP.
Speaking of the chief crops, the
Secretary says that corn ranks first
in Importance. Besides its large use
as human food, as livestock feed,
"the starch of corn becomes the tat
of the hog and the finish of the
steer" thus becoming great factor
in the production of meats and meat
products for export. While not as
large as that of 1906, the value Of
the corn crop of 1907 is greater and
is 26 per cent. above the average
value of the crops of the preceding
five years. He adds that eight such
crops as that of 1907 would pay for
duplicating every mile of steam rail-
road in the United States, with ter
minals. rolling stock and all property.
In value the cotton crop of 1907,
estimated to be from $65O,O00,O 900
to $675.OOO, 900, takes third place,
if In the final estimates it does not
displace hay for second rank. The
commercial expectations are that the
crop VIII De founo 10 pc .he .niru une
IN size ever raiseu' anu Peloepei ~.
larger tnan the average Tlop " az az
previous nve years; ,.V., its
Iarm vaiue is proDaDly Iittie ueio~
tnat OF last year 8 crop, ~ osnei
spects II VIII De me most yaiuaDae
cotton crop ever Ialseu N .nis coun.
try, ana per cent. ABOVE Tue 1880
Iarm Value Oh the crops u ne pIes.ULS
nye years. OUTSIDE OF the osl.isn
East lnoles, the prouucllon VI coseon
IN the BRUSH colonies, posSesslons
and protectorates was LooS pa aSs
of 800 pounds gross weight IN l904
ana !O,Vio Daies IN 1SVo. IN tne
French colonies except Frencn mora
ana lnoo-Cninar 4oV pales were p,o-
duced IN 1904; IN tne German COLO
MES, LOW Dates ZEE WA :. cor
The wheat crop OF 1907 Is 0Zo,-
$4,000 bushels, per cent. Tess
than the average quaRtlty lot the nve
preceding years. But Ine value IS
ABOUT $2UV,VOu,VUV,0 OF n per Cent.
more than the Averages, although the
crops OF 1901, l90Z anna isOo nao
each slightly higher value tnan
that OF this year.
Quantity. Less, Va3Ue Greater.
The oat cron-741 .52r 600 bushels
3. 40 ,,e. cert beloyu tye f,ve-vear
/. var.aa hut +ha value is 2e. ner cent
-T,,rn tha avarsga or saS0 t,llA 900
p"t.toes 2aS 42T 900 br,sheIs-
!, ~. > 49, cont ahoves tbs average.
tbo v,Jne 10 sIeo O0C o0N or 2S Der
eant ahoya +ha overaoa.
par1e1 o1so 10 nor cant above
tha averosa IN cnantitv while the
~, ~ 9traordioarv shout az nor
aa.rt aSaua tha averaga Tbe ouan-
t,t1r :. IT, 100 oon hush a,ts- the value
ST}E oan mn
Tohaoco declined to GA5 219 OOO
onnSs ~ ner cont beyow the aver
20 IN nnartitv with q vaI,,e of ss7-
eSe nnS az nor cent shove the
ove,oSe The cron is smaller than
Sa, Few wears
hoi TN man" SoysaaS cron % az 400 ono
h,,sho,s Worth S9s Ggo 400. the
ouantitv =. nor cant heInw and the
ysima ner cent above, the fiye-year
average.
with value of $2S,O00.OOO; guam,