New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-08-17
GREAT FARM WEALTH
Secretary Wilson Predicts Reco.a
Breaking Crops This Yeor

Washington. Aug. 1.-THE pronbe,,
nat american farms will produce a hr'
Op ''iS year Is somewhat staggering W. per
ANALYSIS OF the figures is made. When n i s an
bered that the value of the crops nrodae remern-
on the SIX and one-haIf million farm, 80 ast year
states reached the enormous total ~ a. -. United
the greatest In the worlds history the e@
that this record will be surpassed This u'euon
mands attention S7ar COM
Some idea may be gained OF the wealth -.
lean farms when ii is realized that the amer
the corn crop alone. Sl.s15 900GO is sue,.ta.s Ok
cancel the interest bearing debt OF tb -. 70
States, to pay for the Panama Canal ana .. eu
vide for the building of fifty first class bat,,a.L .o-
Inc total value or the hay crop amountin :.
s621 100000. and the wheat crop amountng - s 70
OOo.1O. exceeds by about S20O,OOO0G0 the total -,
priations of the second session Of the sOth g.
gress. The barley crop for 1903 would provide -
revenue for the maintenance Of the Department, ~
Agriculture. the diplomatic and consular sa,~
the District of Columbia and the legislative branes
of the government for the year 19O9-10 as var -
for the Indian Department ana the building ana
equipping of Notifications These few comparison,
serve Indicate the Importance of agricl,ltnra =,
the welfare Of the nation.
The almost unthinkable amount Of S750Ga@o q,
wealth which produced by farmers in ths
year for national sustenance and for exuor, -
foreign nations is about four times the value OF ths
products OF the mines. including mineral oil and
precious metals. From these agricultural product.
the manufacturing and mechanical industries draw
sss per cent OF their total materials. and these in
dustries ~ per of all materials used in ths
entire business Of featuring.
ITO the farmer who has averaged hardly 20 cents
a pound for the butter he has sold between and
cents a quart for his milk and about IA cents
for each egg. and even 10 the consumer who has
paid prices much above these. ii is a striking fact
that the value of the farm products Of the dairy
COW getting closer and closer 10 SSooOOOOO and
that the eggs and poultry produced on the farm
are worth as much the cotton CROP seed in
cluded. or the hay crop the wheat crop is the
interesting comment of Secretary Wilson in Ms
forthcoming annual report
''These advances in value are not due solely IN
increase in number OF and OF poultry but
considerably also to advances in price. The mean
factory price OF Elgin butter 1856 cents in
1899 2s5 cents in 1897 and Z7.1S cents in 1855 The
mean farm price Of eggs throughout the United
States was lis cents in 1883 17O2 1891 and
1S3 cents in 1905. The wholesale milk prices At
Chicago and New York. respectively, were l05 and
1O12 cents gallon in 1893 1924 and Ills cents in
1906 1855 and p Sss IN 1891 and 15lS 162
cents in 1908.
..'The mean wholesale price OF dressed poultry in
New York was Ills cents a pound IN 1893. l2T
cents in 1903 14s cents IN 1897 and 1885 1895
The aggregate value OF animals sold and saugh-
tered increases year by year because OF increasing
number. and also because Of rising price leys.
although In the case OF some classes OF animals
prices fall times.
In the aggregate the value OF animals sold and
slaughtered and OF animal products at the farm
amounts TO about three-eighths OF the value Of all
farm products estimated upon the census basis
This value IS getting closer and closer 10
S.Ooo0oOoo"