Perth Amboy evening news., 1909-12-01
BANNER YEAR
FOR FARMERS
Products of the Soil Valued
at So, ,76O, 600, ,OOO---
Big increase.
MEANS 1858, 600, 900 MORE

Washington, Dec. /. - Secretary Of
Agriculture Wilson In his annual re-
port TO the president says that the val
ne Of the farm products Of the coun-
try Is so incomprehcnsiblely large that
1t has become merely row Of figures
For this year, he says. 1t Is $8.760,-
100000 The gain Of this year over
the preceding year is $S69, 100000.
Most prosperous of all years is the
place TO which 1909 is entitled in agrl-
culture" Secretary Wilson informs the
president. 'Erhe yield has been bounti-
ful with most crops, and prices have
been high Advantageously situated
as he is In most respects. the farmer
Is less and less generally compelled to
dump his crops on the market at times
of harvest. He does not need to work
for his board and clothes, as he often
did In the former time when prices
were SO low as TO be unprohtable."
Farmer Misses His Fair Share.
In the report the results Of care
full study OF the prices of meat are Of
fered, and Secretary Wilson says that
the farmer has rot had his fair share
in the benefits Of generally rising
prices.
In connection with the recent con-
fesslon Of the Armour Packing com
pany that It annually makes 30 per
cent profit on its capitalization Secre-
tary Wilson shows that the consumer,
having paid this profit to the beef
trust, is also forced to pay profit OF
3S per cent to the retailer.
sAs the result of unique investiga-
tlon,n says the report 'it Is found that
the retail cost charged to consumers
above the admitted wholesale price
was 3l.4 per cent In the north At
lantic states, aS per cent In the south
Atlantic, 3S per cent in the north cen
trail, 30.4 per cent In the western and
81 per cent in the south central. In
New York city 1t was found that the
gross retail profit was 20 per cent, 80
per cent IL Boston and "a per cent in
Mobile.
sThe lower the grade Of beef the
greater the increase in the percentage
Of profit, and the Inference is safe that
the poor pay nearly twice as much
profit to the wholesaler and to the re-
taller as do the well to do"
Products Doubled In Value.
According to the figures presented,
the yalue Of farm products has nearly
doubled In ten years. Secretary VIII
son is enthusiastic over the figures
and says:
s'Eleven years OF agriculture, begin
ming with a production Of $4,417,000
and ending with SS,760, 100000 sum
OF $4,000, 100000 for the period. 1t
has paid off mortgages, It has estab-
lished banks, 1t has made better
homes, 1t has helped to make the farm.
er citizen of the world, and 1t has
provided him with means for improv-
ing his soll ana making 1t more pro.
ductive"
The most striking fact in the worlds
agriculture is the value of the corr
crop for 1909, which is about S1,720,
Oo0,O00. This crop exceeds In value th'
s average Of the crops Of the five pre-
ceding years by 80 per cent.
Cotton IL now the second crop II
value. and this years cotton crop
worth $3.50, 100000, is the most valua
bic one TO the farmer that has beer
produced.
Third in value is wheat, worth abou
S725. 900. 900 at the farm, and this
largely exceeds all previous values
The hay crop is valued at $685., ,000, 600
oats at $400,000,0Oo, potatoes at $212,
100000 and tobacco at nearly 100000,
600, The increase for cotton is $20S,
10000; wheat. s107 .000,0 600; corn, $105,
o00. ZOO: hay, $2e.O00.O0o; oats. $4,000,
900; tobacco, $4,000, 600; potatoes, St5,
100000
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