The Washington times., 1910-08-27
COTTON DETHRONED
AS KING OF FARM
Nation Enjoys Most Prosper
GUS Agricultural Year in
All History.
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the crop OF 1902 been about 1000. 600
bushels larger.
This years crop Of potatoes is more
valuable than any one before pro
dUced, and IS worth about S212. 600. O00.
The large production is what makes
the crop so valuable. a production
that has not neen equaled-it is &c.,
600, 900 bushels"
Secretary Wilson states that the
1903 tobacco crop IS the heaviest ever
raised. OF about 100000. 900 pounds
with a farm value Of a little under q
$lUU-JUO-UOU- lnuica lions for beet sugar
were given as $4,000 short tons, with
a value Of the sugar and OF the beet
pulp for feeding purposes OF 3d.
100000, an amount not reached in any
earlier year On the basis OF the com
merclaI estimate Of production the
value OF cane sugar. mOlaSSeS. and
syrup was placed at S4O.000.000-
The value and production Of other
crops given IN the report are Bar
lew farm value. SSS,00O.000- prOdUc-
ton, 165,000,06 bushels F'laxseed,
SS6-OO0-UO0- Z5-s6l-0GO bushels Rice,
-$25, 900. coo; 1000. 100000 pounds. Rye,
S23.000.000- S1.000-000 bushels. Hops.
$4,000, 600. The total production Of ce-
reals was lesTSer than in any other
year than 1906
Great Cereal Year.
THE farm value OF all cereals In
1907 the Secretary says, has never
been equaIed in a previous year II
IS almost exactly 5000, 0eG05o, OF 81 per
cent above the f7ve-year average
Compared with the average OF the
preceding five years, every one Of the
crops partiCUlariZed IN the foregoing
was larger, except cotton, faxseed-
hops, and cane sugar Without ex-
ception every crop was worth more TO
the farmer than the hve-year average -
With regard 10 the increase in the
prices Of meat. Secretary Wilson de-
tails the result OF an investigation con
Quoted in fifty cities Profits Of the
retailers over the wholesale prices
wee in some Of the cities New York
and Philadelphia, - per cent, BaIti-
more. L. Boston So Buffalo, IS Rich
mOnd, Va, IL Augusta Ca, o. Allen
town Pa, and Cortland y Y, so
Chicago, E5- Cincinnati. .. Omaha. D.
Kansas City, No, - Minneapolis, .,
St Paul. So Detroit and Milwaukee,
20, St Louis, 90 Louisville, -; Mem
phis, 8; Spokane, So san Francisco, %
Denver. 81. Seattle. =. and Tacoma. Is
per cent The average retail profit In
the fifty cities was y per cent
The report SAYS the cattle raiser has
not received his share or the increased
the increase are the demand OF con
sumers for delivery of goods. which
sweUs the retailers expenses the over
doing Of the retail meat business, the
general demand for a few choice cuts
An important factor is that the num-
Der Of cattle have not increased in pro-
portion 10 the population Since 1909
cattle hardly increased absolutely,
while the population has gained - Per
cent The abandonment OF big cattle
20 ID
general increase Of expenses have tend
ed TO keep down the cattle supply
Meat Is Declining
seventy years ago the oer capita con-
sumption Of meat was about = Of the
rational dietary by 100 IL had declined
TO about 1-3 or q little more 1t may
new lie less than Is Vegetables and
berries now provided OUt OF season.
canneE goods and the cold storage OF
butter. eggs. and poultry are credited
With having had much 10 do with the
decrease in the CONSUMPTION Of meat
Tie per capita consumption Of wheat
sugar and oats has greatly increased
in twenty-five years.
From the moment the price is paid
for the steer OF hoe in the StOcky ards
10 the purchase Ct the meat by the con
sum- there are successive additions to
prices in slaughterinE. in wholesalinE.
and IT. retailing The adjustment OF
these three business functions to one
another with regard 20 their relative
/shaTe IN the final price scale have re
NAMED substantially the same since the
period of 1881 TO 1890. which constitutes
the base line Of this INVESTIGATION II
1lEhe retailer has increased his price Of
bee and PORK. 50 has the wholesaler
And the Slaughter. an with some show
81 approximation 70 the same degree as
The price of the animal he's advanced at
s the - -ICyards.--