Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-01-20
ALL RECORDS BROKEN
Farm Values in 1909 Were I'm.
precedently Large.
Unusua11y Front able In Every RE-
spcct, save ns TO the Feeding Of
Cattle for Beef Production
Yield Was BountifUI.

Farming has been profitable Industry
during the last year. with the exception
81 cattle feeding for beef production. soys
George *. Holmes. statistical scientists
81 the Department OF Agriculture. In an
article In the Philadelphia Ledger. The
yield Of crops has been bountiful and
prices have been high.
The corn crop this year has the most
extra ordinary value OF 81 $751; .0OO FOR
2 172.S76, 900 bushels. a production that was
exceeded only in 1905. In 1907 the farm
price Of corn was BIG cents per bushel; In
1898. COS cents. and December l. 1909, it
was 500 cents Range cattle have not all
gone directly to the slaughter house. A
largo proportion OF them has gone "a
farms to be fed corn. Half q dozen years
Of this abnormal movement of beet cattle
to the great markets began to tell on the
supply in 1905. and the decrease continued
in 1903.
With cotton lint selling at a price be
tween l3 and II cents on the farm and
with cottonsscd selling for about s26 per
ton. the lint and seed Of this crop are
worth about S7s2. 200, CO.,
The wheat crop Of 7s7, iss, 40 bushels has
been exceeded twice. but its value to tho
farmer at almost exactly 81 per bushel
'NSs az ~ "h,At Ctop Nhiues os
iaTse amount
In several years me hay cTpo has been
iafs'r than IN A'W'' nut It's value Is the
n1shes' OF record. Ses9.s41'0o excepting
the moro Va"uaoie crop OF ls''. The oats
crop was e%ceeoed only IN 1907 The larE-
est potato crop ever grown in this coun-
try is that Of 1909 with 37e,537 900 bushels.
a quantity "a per cent. above the average
OF mo preceoine h'e years Tooacco is
announcer crop win i's iarsest production
IN ue yea ufl"er review amounting to
s49'S''"" ponnos' worth @o'l',op.
II EXPECTATIONS are fulhlled. the value
oi AL sugar. noiasses anc~syrup, OF beet
ana cane FROM farm and factory, will
reach the Value OF about Ss'N,oD. Bar
ley mas receded from It's very high price
OF 1871 but stu has price OF about 55.2
cents on tho farm. which has not been
squaled since 1890 except In 1907 and 1903.
Tho production OF naxsced seems to he
declining and the crop Of this year esti-
fnateo at S@5'"o bushels. Is trii'e nm
oer the average or the i've previous
years.
SHORTAGE OF HOPS
Tn shortage NJ tina world,a crn,, ~ t,,,.
t,,i. vear raisa. Tho orica .o . ht.t a.
ure' ABOUT 81 cents FOR New York and
ABOUT - Genus Tor the fac'hcnorthwest
" happens however. that large proper
lion or tho facihc COAT crop had been
contracted Tor last year at about cents
all cereal crops are added their pro-
a ,rohu.t,on axcs.d.d or,,, t., ,at. rt
farm 'A'oe OF all cereals IN 1917 has never
seen eaualeo: 1T is almost @'ooo,o"ooo' or
- per cent. ABOVE the hVe-year average,
every one OF tho principal crops was
larger IN production in 1909 than the aver
age OF the I'VE years preceding, except
COTTON naNseeo' hops and cane sugar,
NNhout exception every crop WAS worth
more 10 the farmer tnan the hve-year
average. This WAS the year OF highest
Production FOR potatoes. toba eco, beet SUI
gar all sugar and rice; year of next 10
me highest production for corn, oats and
all cereals; the wheat crop is third In
size.
for farm Naiue the amount for 1909 has
not been equaled in previous year in
TIE case or corn. cotton, wheat, oats all