New-York tribune., 1908-12-14
WEALTH OF FARMS
PASSES ALL RECORDS
THEY PRODUCED SITS. .OOO.-
900 IN 1903.
Secretary U'iison Tells Of the Years
. Great Crops-Corr Still King,
.citf Cotton in Second Place.


the farmer has again piled mis- wealth." says
seorstzr7 Wilson of the Department Of Agri-
c..-r.-e In his twelfth annual report.
TIE value Of al farm products in 1905 he con-
-3nues reaches the most extraordinary total in
The nations histo-y-S1.77S 100000. This is
sbou, four times the value OF she products Of
me mines incl3ding mineral oils and precious
metals The farmer contributes s. per cent of
- -av materials used in those rnanufa cturing
industries which depend mostly or considerably
NJ agricultural materials. and these industries
,-se = ner cent Of al materials used III all in
das5Ties
The gain n value Of farm products in 1908
7--s~ 1907 = s290. .6JsO3 soc, and would have been
-,rch larger rad not the prices Of cotton and hay
fesn low The value Of products in 1899. the
census var. being taken al 100 the value for
-ses stands ~ le5: for 1904 at Isl: for 1905. at
"a. for 1905, at 14S; for 1907. al l59. and for
-sas q IS. In The last ten years the wealth
--,5ucrton on the farms OF this country has
caede6 the fabulous sum Of s6o,00o.Oo0ooo-
Greatest Of al crops is Indian corn. whose
--os.rr+en this year s 2,643000.000 bushels
TIE value Of This crop IS SL6I5.o0o.00o This Is
-,rrr 20 cancel the interest bearing debt Of the
Tinted states and. 10 pay for the Panama Canal
e-s fftv batteships- This crop is worth this
,-zr- nearly as much as the great crops of cot
- -sv and wheat combined Compared with
-be averages Of the preceding five years the
o-,s--5-r is . Per cent higher and the value 43
rae- cent higher.
T seems likely that the cotton crop IS one Of
The highest three ever produced. but with q
ys-ge next u the highest or perhaps more. al
-lr-zA the farm price OF cotton this year IS be
low the price Of last year by more than one cent
r-7- the 1-sr time in the history of this countrys
----,---r-e he value Of the cotton crop. includ-
ing seed has apparently exceeded the value Of
t-e hzv crop. which has heretofore held second
Place.
GREATEST Hay CROP.
The greatest hay crop n history has been
gathered this year 5000 GOO tons. or u per cent
above the average OF the preceding five years
7-s price - s. 2 ton less than il was year ago.
z- still The farm value OF the crop IS s62Looo.-
rG6. Or per cent above the fve-year average.
Wheat is ~ per cent above the fve-year
average in production and % per cent above in
total value. The So. 100000 bushels of this crop
a-s estimated be worth s62o,ooo,ooo TO the
<a--ers OF s6s coo ooG more than the most val
uatle wheat crop heretofore produced
Although ths oats crop suffered from d-outh
tAe xzs5s IS 1891 eco for 7se 100000 bushels.
n 10 per cent above the fve-year average value
z-5 Per cent below the average product
Tie barley crop 1e7.ooooee bushels, is 13 per
,ss 200 600. is % Per cent above. Both have
been exceeded only once
I've remains IN the place that Il has occupied
s- --o6uction in recent years, but its value.
81 ooo. .oG0. is l. per cent above the average
TIE largest crop Of rice eve- -aised. 23,oQo.ooo
+,-s--1s i this years. with I value Of about
,-5 GOO coo the crop being - per cent above
--e @ve-vear average and its value 3 per cent
.have
INCREASE N VALUE OF 100000, ,ooo.
~ -,- .zz-.zs+a 200 600 GOO bushels. Z |
,,.z7 ev~eeded three times, but the value
reaches & ga. .0eo 600. or more than S3oooo60oe
saev. that Of 1907. and exceeds still more the |
.u-s7s Of former years. Compared with the pre- /
o.z7-- eve Years. the number OF bushels is |
higher bv Q . per cent and the value Is hgher |
bv s. Per cent
-1e ---ea- meet crop has never been so large |
nor 50 valuable as il is this year The raplo oe-
ye,o--7e-r Of this crop for sugar making ap- |
nez-e IL rhe statement that the production Of |
tesrs in 1905 is - per cent above the average |
e fve yea-s.
TIE plantation value II sugar cane, molasses /
al zv-1-r not including factory products Is es-
t.--s-l5 - be S34.090Otsa . value eXceeded only |
!r 1861. and greater than the five year average
n - per cent
,,a=-1- zao0ra short tons Of beet sugar will /
r-~-zr,-,- he made from the crop Of this year. |
and the @sctorz- -alue Of this and OF the beet /
pusr IS about S45OO0o00 About 10000 short
tors rf -zv cane sugar were produced this year
a. amount perceptibly greater than the hlsh |
production figures of four OF five former years
Tie sugar heet and sugar cane crops are TO-
Ee,5e- worth about s5600OO0o TO the grower
The sugar made from cane and beets, the beet
uulp the s---7lp and rrolasses Of cane and sor-
ghur- and the maple sugar and syrup. II Is est
mated. ere worth this year SS4eoer
r~fzvr-able weather made the potato crop
only 10000 bushels. or . per cent below me
fve year average, although the value, $50
'a@10 Is Is Ter cent above and was never
ee1slled 1y any former crop
TOBACCO PRICES HIGHER
Tohacoo p~od1ction is stil low in comparison
sl,h recent Years but the price is probably
little stove that Of 1907. when there was
decided increase above former years The value
= his crop is about the same a. for l9o' ana Is
higher than at any time before that year
On account Of the extremely Low price Of hops
Ia 1907. the average production and value oi
ls}s are low and have been exceeded in many
torraer years.
For the -f-st time this year the value Of all
farm crops EQUALS S5DOOUDOO00 and Of this
to,sl the value Of the corn crop is about one
third Rhest hay and cotton combined make
Haore than another third, and the smaller crops
f1e renal tuder. gr nearly One-thl-o
Ihs highest crop values IN comparison Win
former years are held by corn. wheat rlce' al
Cereals. potatoes. sugar beets, possibly tobacco
q beet sugar and by beet and cane sugar com
l'asa Next 70 the highest value Was Tea'i'0u
q nay, barley. oats. sugar cane and cane s1sai'
&C perhaps by cotton
Although Tie farmer gets hardly 70 GEMS
p'1hc for his butter, between ana