The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1908-12-18

Dl1sytE-N-t-s L14-lEA - y - ~
Iute,eex Bearing Detf and Build
The Canal.
vssaiug-on. . c. - 5uicas q
bushels q ts-- pro5uc-E, rs1us1 q
esr-zsr61na-y totz1 q :1s17Es pees-
900. were produced Il tos Tinted
STATES q tne Hscs1 rear lspE. 2ccord-
s-g 70 ne annusl repor. q rns 5srrs-
.s-y .. Agriculture. TIE Tzius q
tar- produc-s Il 1881. Secretary WI
son declares. was torr t1-sE ne
wine q liz products q -hs -2ss,
sntlu1lng mineral ollE gnd V-sclors
metals
The farmer, ne sal oo-t-ic-
--ss eight y-ssFso ~ cer- . re NV
material Gss5 = those 1snutsc- 1-i--g
311uE--lss with Depend mostly y
co-Eic crafty ur'o1 agricultural --z-s-
rails, aa5 -1ose industries uss forty
tvc per csn-. q al materials Zss1 =
Al a11Esr-1ss-
yc.r =. 2ocksss1isr -sT b -1s
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hut Is Z .nzraeusIlc-s1 5s cs- hardly
os r1zcs5 Il tae sane class wiz Set
yg-z-y Hralso-. VIC deals WITH o-l-
lscns al scsresly mentions -cLl1o-E
Z 51scassEg IL 1z-3 productions =
-11s csuu-ry-
TIE Tzlue q ts-u proiucts &
1874. ssyE Secretary Wilson. Is ST.
azS e91.QQR OYER t1zt q 1875, 81
49,. gt0,ppQ s59vs t2s- q 1893. 81
e1s.oQo.Qeq z5oTs -ost Il 1904. a.
<e1.oQQ.o0Q aoore -azl q 1879 zod
s3Qs1,99Q.g94 25ors ne ceas-s
z--ou.t Of 1890.
Zas- Secretary Wilson makes -a-s
statement
Daring TIE l2s- Ten years The
wealth cro5rctica q ne farms q
f.ls couotrF hsg exceeded the taou-
5ozx z-ouat q ssQ.g9g.999.epa 4
SIMPLE series y sa1sE numbers shows
~ og.esS5Ts Increment q wealth
pro- -cE1on ~ ne farmer 4 another
for-. TIE valve u farm Dro5gcLs IN
1899. tos cenSus gs2r. being taken =
te- tas value for 1893 stands a 20.
.or 1894 q ~. FIR 1903 q i2f fOr
1898 q 142. 81 1871 z 15s AID for
1873 & 49,"
TIE rziue q the corr crop almost
surpzssex belief. % quote Secretary
Wflsoa Carr 70 me enorEOrs Quz2-
tl.y II asa, 00e.e 500 bushels, Tsiued
Z. s1,s15 .Qoa.o0o. wss produced II
me United SAFES & 1893. Secretary
Wilson Observes that this wealth has
growa On. of the soil IL four months
Q. rain sa6 sunshine ard some
drought IN, s.d thzt i IS enough 70
cancel the Interest bearing dent 0. the
co11rry and 10 par for the Panama
Canal and Fifty bsttieshipg.
While the figures are not all ~
hs.c, Secretary Wilson szyg that the
indications are that the value q the
co.ton crop for the fra time Will
probably exceed the value Of the hay
crop. Sixty-eight million tons ri hay.
valued a. 352l,g9Q 900. were raised
during the year. The wheat, amount
ing u esQ. 1000. 900 bushels. was val
ued 81 :521.9Q0, 900 EeYen hundred
and eighty-nine million bushels Of
oats, valued a. 1921. 100000, were
raised The quantity and yalue Of
other crops are given Ss follows.
Barley, 1871 .g0Q, 900 bushels. worth
5000. 900: rye. z0.0Oe.o0 bush
els. worth sz2 900 900; rice. 10000
900 bushels, worth s1s 900 900; po-
tatoeg. 275. o00.g bushels, worth
sIs.00Q,0Q0 The total quantity Of
cereals produced WAS z,52e 900, 900
bushels. valued a. sz.ss4.G00,000.
To the farmer, who has ayeragcd
hardly twenty cents a pound for the
butter he mas sold. between three and
four cents Z quart for his milk and
about one and one-aalf cents for each
egg, and even 70 the consumer, who
has paid prices much aboTe these,
ssyg Ar. Wilson, . IL ig striking fact
that the value Of the farm products
O. the dairy COW are getting closer
and closer 70 $500, 900 900 and that
the eggs and poultry produced Oh the
farm are worth as much as the cotton
crop, seed included. or the hay crop
o. the wheat crop
Secretary Wilson asserts that in me
aggregate the value OF farm animals
sold and slaughtered and Of animal
products al the farm amounts 70
about three-eighthg Of the value " all
farm products, estimated upon the
census basis This value is getting
closer and closer 10 the three billion
dollar mark, he adds.
The balance Of trade in agricultural
products is very largely in favor Of
the United States, according to Secre-
tary Wilson, who says:
THE exports Of domestic farms in
1908 being worth SLIT. 900, 900, tho
exports OF foreign products being over
10000. 00e and the imports 0. farm
products being $4,000 900, a bal
ance Of international trade in favor
of the farm products OF this country
results In the enormous value Of
s4s1 900 600