The Washington times., 1908-12-14
Farm Products Show Most
Extraordinary Total in
Nations History.
SECRETARY WILSON
GIVES ACCOUNTING
Total Value Nearly Eigh. Billion
Dollars, With Corn Far
in Lead.

Almost every page telling OF the pros
perity of the American farmer, the an
nuaI report OF Secretary Wilson, OF the
Department OF Agriculture, which was
forwa rded to the President today. states
that the total value of all farm products
for 1905 was s.. as. eco, ,O0O-the most ex-
traordinary total In the nations his
tory. This Is about four times the
value OF the products Of the mines, in
Guiding mineral oils, and precious
stones.
The greatest of all crops is Indian
corn. whose production this year is
9.sg3 O00. 600 bushels. Tis value OF this
crop is over s., 500, 10000 This wealth,
grown out Of the soil IN four months or
/ rain. sunshine. and some drought. is
/ enough to cancel the tnterest-bearins
debt OF the United States and TO pay
for the Panama canal and fifty battle
ships.
! The cotton crop this year is one Of Inc
highest three ever produced, Win a
value next TO the highest or perhaps
more. although the farm price OF cot
ton this year is below the price last
wear bv more than 1 cent. For the
first time in the history Of the country
agriculture. the value Of the cotton crop
| including seed, has apparently exceeded
J the value OF the hay crop, which mas
! heretofore held second place IN the
/ list Of farm PRODUCTS.
| The greatest hay crop In history mas
| been gathered this year Wheat Is IL
per Gel above the hve-year average IN
production, and 3 per cent above IN
total value. The 6e0. .O0o,OoO bushels %
this crop are estimated 70 be worth
| Ss20OO1 OO4 TO the farmers. or S66,ev'v'"
more than the most valuable crop ever
l Tbis wear. for the first time, the val
ue Of all farm crops goes over S0,USl'VJy'-
GO. and Of this total the value OF the
/ corn crop IS about one-thlro' WhSal,
hav, and cotton combined make another
/ third and the smaller crops the re-
mainder.
Dairv Products Worth Millions.
Under tie caption, Animal Pro
ducts" the Secretary Of Agriculture
says:
/ although the farmer gets hardly -
conts a hound for his butter. between
: and ( cents a quart for his milk ana
about ~ cents for each egg. yet the
value OF the farm products OF the dairy
cow Is getting close 70 Ss00,O0Oo1 and
The value OF the eggs and poultry pro
duced on the farm IS worth as much
az the cJ.tou crop. seed Included or
! the hav crop. or the wheat crop
The experts Of agriculture products
for the fiscal year 1908 were valued -
81. .Ol7, ,O6OOtJ. an amount greater Jhan
for any year except IS05r the reduction
beinp chiefly due 10 the falling on IN
,ysrfra Of CottOn exports.
In a review OF his twelve years OF
/ service as read OF the department Sec
| retarv Wilson calls attention 20 me
almost IN United numbeu OF changes
that have occurred to agriculture dur
ing that period. Features o. great i'm
port have been introduced, and the
farmers work and harvest have had
the benefit OF more varied knowledge
ard more effective intelligence
| The report calls attention TO the fact
that the extraordinary prosperity Of the
farmers following their loFg financial
/ condition OF a dozen years ago ana
earlier has enabled them 10 pay higher
wages for farm labor t.Ian before.
Enforcement of Laws.
In 1905 about 100 cases have been
brought at the instigation of the de-
partment against railway companies
for violating the twenty ght-hOur
law QimitIng the number OF hours
stock can be kept n cars without un-
Ioading)-
The enforcement OF the food and
} drugs act began in earnest last year
In fourteen criminal cases the offend
ers had 70 pay fines ranging from S
70 500. besides costs Many cases are
/ | now pending before the courts and
/ not a single case has been decided ad
/ verseIy to the Government
{ The report pays special attention to
! tuberculosis IN animals. : zsisS:es. It Is
r stated, show that tuberculosis II ani
mails is on the increase, a recent est,
! mate, based on the me2s ':>=no Stlon &no
p the record OF the tUSerCllin test
! shows: Beef cattle affected 1 per cent
hogs, 2 per cent: dairy cattle, 10 pei
lcent. The financial loss to stockmer
! and dairymen because OF this disease Il
estimated to be fully S14,00o.eO annually