The Detroit times., 1909-12-02
GREAT INCREASE IN
FARM PRODUCTS
Gain of 100000 Is Shown Over
1908 by the Annual Report of
Secretary Wilson

WASHINGTON. Dec Tile thf.
teenth annual report OF Secretary OF
-Aasie11ltltea-A A-i.~an--AAnMs thal the
value of the farm products during the
past year + : -.5y1yr. si,l4.-e.t
SSh4 qua n1A-uAe1- lan2-Ihe- xalue uf
the products has almost doubled i'm ten
years The report says.
Eleven years uf agriculture. BEGIN
ming with production of Sail. 600 00u
ending with $500 600 900 \ sum CT
Spuoo. 600 0U0 Tor the period II has
paid of mortgages, it has established
banks, ii has made better homes. b.
has helped 90 make the farmer a citi-
zen OF the world. and j has provided
him with means for improving his soil
and making n more productive
The most striking fact i'm the world $
agriculture is The value az the corn
crop for 1909, which is about SLIGO
Gee 600 II nearly equals The value OF
me clothing and personal adonmeut
of 1G000.0nO people. according 20 the
census of 1900 The gold and silver
coin and bullion of thc United States
are not OF greater value % has grown
mp from The soil and uu of the air ma
III GITS IT, rrrrrt-trtit' 81 ----.i+4-
crop nearly enough FOR TWO Dread
noushts daily for peace or WAT This
crnp exceeds iu value lhc average of
the crops OF the five prcccdug Years
bF SO per cent
Cotton is now the second crop io
value. aud his years cotton crop ls
easily tnc most valuable one OF the
farmer that has been produced VIII
cotton lint selling at 49, Gems On tae
farm Nov ! and with cotton seed SELF
ing for about So per ton The lint and
seed OF thls crop are worth about $500
00o.00o TO Inc farmer 30 cotton crop
since 1919 has been sold by farmers
for as high a price per pound as this
one
Third in value &, WheaD. worth about
$72I000 600 at thp farm and this
largely exceeds an previous values.
The November farm price WAS almost
an even dollar n bushel "A price which
has not been equlled since 1881 This
/, The third wheat crop i'm point OF size,
with 80 zoe. 01u bushels
The hay crop valued at $G65, goo
0Ua; oats an 500 000. 600. potatoes az
S-12 .000. 900, and tobacco az nearly
100000, 900 Beet and cane snga and
molasses and syrup from farm and
factory. viii reach the total oi about
500 O00. 900 The barley crop is worth
SIS. 100000 GaNsecd $4,000 GOO, and
200 O00 600 pounds OF rice S2I,00o00o.
The production OF all cereals com
bincd is I'LL o00, 06n buehclS. an
amount cuusiderally greater than that
for any other wear cNcepl l9oG II ok
ceede the average of the preceding five
years h> CO per cent TIL" value OF all
crcals i'm 9O9 has never been eqnaled
i'm a previous wear II lis almost OK
actly SCOOP 600 600. or "a per cent
above thr dye-vear average
Compared With the average OF the
previous GV" years, AN principal crops
arc greater in quantity his year except
cotton. laNsced hops. and cane sugar.
bul without exception every crop is
worth more 10 The farmer than the
hvc-yoar average.
This h. the year Of highest produc-
ton for POTATOES tobacco, beet sugar.
all sugar. and rice; next 10 jhe highest
production for corn oats, and all cc-
reals Compared with sos gains In
value are found all alOn@ the line jhc
exceptions bein" barley buckWheat,
rye. and milk The increase for cot
ton. lint and seed Us SOS 600 600:
wheat. S1o7 600 00U; corn Slo5.oho 900,
hay. $4,000 089 oais S. ooooun to-