The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1908-12-19
REPORT OF DEPARTMENT OF
AGRICULTURE SHOWS YEAR
OF REMARKABLE PROS.
PERlTY.
TOTAL BREAKS RECORD
NEARLY EIGHT BILLION DOLLARS
PLACED TO CREDIT OF
FARM WORKERS.


years Of service as head of the depart.
ment. the secretary Of agriculture in
his twelfth annual report to the Presi-
dent, Just issued, renders a compre-
hensive account Of his stewardship and
presents 4 review Of the progress OF
agriculture in the United States dur.
ing this period. Concerning the farm
production Of 1905, he says the
farmer has created wealth by the bill.
lions.
The farm value of all farm products
Of 1908 reaches the most extraordinary
total in the nations history-$7,77S,-
100000. This is about four times the
value Of the products OF the mines,
Including mineral oils and precious
metals.
The gain In value Of farm products
In 1908 over 1907 is $3.50, 100000 and
would have been much larger had not
the prices OF cotton and hay been low
The value Of products In 1899, the cen.
sus year. being taken at 100, the value
for 1908 stands at 1876; for 1904. at
ISL: for 1905. at 1874; for 1906, at l43;
for 1907. at 1859. and for 1908 at 165.
During the last ten years the wealth
production of the farmer OF this coun.
tryl has exceeded the fabulous sum Of
10000. 900. 900.
Corn-Greatest OF all crops 10 In.
dian corn, whose production this year
10 2.643. 00O. 900 bushels. The value of
this crop Is el.Sl5.0 100000. This
wealth. grown out Of the soil in four
months Of rain. sunshine and some
drought. IL enough to cancel the inter.
<Pst-bearing debt Of the United States
0And to pay for the Panama canal and
fifty battleships. This crop is worth
this year nearly % much A. the great
crops Of cotton. hay and wheat com.
bined. Compared with the averages Of
the preceding five years the quantity
10 : per cent. higher and the value ~
per cent. higher.
Hay-The greatest hay crop In his.
tory has been gathered this year. 6s..
. 100000 tons. or ~ per cent. above the
average OF the preceding five years.
Its price IL - per ton less than It was
Q year ago. but still the farm value OF
the crop 10 1921 100000, or 6 per cent
above the flve.year average.
q Wheat-Wheat IL ~ per cent above
the five-year average In production and
- per cent. above It's total value. The
1000 900 bushels Of this crop are es.
timated to be worth SEQ. 200, 900 to the
i farmers. or 66.000.0O0 more than the
most valuable wheat crop heretofore
produced.
Oats and other cereals-Although
the oat crop suffered from drought the
value IL 1891 100000 for 7se. o0O. 900
bushels. or 10 per cent. above the five.
year average value and 3 per cent. be.
low the average product.
The barley crop, 10000. 900 bushels.
is Is per cent above the nve-year nv.
vbraEe and It's value. 3s6.00oo.0o0 Is %
per cent. above. Both have been ex.
ceeded only once.
Rye remains In the notch that II has
occupied In production In recent years.
but It's value. $4,000. 900. Is II per cent
above the average.
All cercals-Ali cereals aggregate L..
oBUsOVVsVVV uubuctus y kotol tuat uao
been exceeded three times. but the
value reaches $685.. 900 900. or more
than $500. 100000 above that Of 1907.
and exceeds stiil more the totals OF for.
msr years. Compared with the proceed.
ing five years. the number Of bushels
10 higher BY o. per cent. and the value
10 higher BY - per cent.
Sugar beets and cane-The sugar
beet crop has never been 30 large nor
% valuable - Il 10 this year. The
rapid development Of this crop for
sugar making appears In the statement
that the production OF beets Ia 1908
10 Is PER cent. above the average Of
five years.
The plantation value Of sugar cane.
molasses and syrup. not including fac.
tory products. 10 estimated To Be osl..
oo0. 900. . value exceeded only In 1904.
"a greater than the five.ysar average
:" 10 per cent. nearly 100000 short
teas q bset sugar will probably be
made from the crop Of this year. and
The factory valus Of this and Of tho
beet pulp 10 about al. ZOO. 900. About
10000 short tons Of raw cane sugar
wsse Dso1uced this year. IN amount
pssoepetbly greater than the high pro-
luetteo figures q four or five former
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