The Washington times., 1910-12-08
Years Value of Agricultural
Output Reaches Total of
IS, 296,OOO,OOO.
CORN CROP LEADS;
WORTH $500, 600, 600
More Than $4,000 Assessed
In Fines for Violation of
Food Acts.

A new record for the world has been
made and wealth almost incomprehensi-
bic produced in the farm products Of
the United States of this year, declares
Secretary OF Agriculture Wilson IN his
annual report
The value of the agricultural products
for the year is S, $4,000, coo, a sum which
has never before been reached by the
farm products Of any country in the
world. This is nearly twice the value
Of the farm products Of this nation IN
1888. only eleven years ago. In this
period, says the Secretary, unexampIed
prosperity has been enjoyed by the
farmer, while he has advanced in in
telligence. in economic independence,
and knowledge of agriculture
Enormous Corn Crop.
A sum sufficient TO cancel the interest
bearing debt Of the United States, 10
buy all the gold and silver mined IN all
the countries OF the world in 1863, and
leave pocket money for the farmers be-
sides, Is represented in the corn crop Of
S,121,SSl.G00 bushels, with a value OF
$500. 0o5.c00. The South, he says. IS pro
ducing an increasingly large share Of
this crop
The cotton crop value is estimated at
S9lo eco 0l0- the hay crop at $40 000. go, an
amount which has been exceeded but
once; the wheat crop at S525, 90. 900. The
nth crop is oats, with a value OF $50
UuJo00- potatoes are next, with a pro-
dUCtiOD OF IS. $1,000 bushels Next in
order are beet sugar cane sugar, to-
bacco- barley, fax seed. rye, rice, and
hops
Foreign Trade Declining.
The balance Of trade in favor Of the
United States in th9 foreign trade in
farm products is declining, being only
S19S 099.s55. as compared TO S4SS, 004, 7g7 n
1s1S- The value Of the exports was ST.
1J7,057 in 1910 Cotton Is the principal
item IN the export trade. with packing
house products. grain and grain prod
UcJS. tobacco, OIL and oil cake products,
fruits. and live animals, in the order
The imports Of agricultural products
have constantly increased since the
middle OF the nineteenth century. says
the Secretary when they formed >
per cent OF our total Imports, 70 1910
when the percentage IS ~ per cent. The
principal items OF agricultural imports
hides, sugar, Tnolasses, coffee, silk,
wool h5erS5 TJSacCO, and fruits ImpOr-
1atlOn of forest products reaches its
hiSh-water mark in 1910. with a total
value OF S1l9.5l0,SS6-
Would Keep Inspection.
Protest is made by Secretary Wilson
against any movement TO take away
from the Agricultural Department the
inspection involved in the enforcement
OF the pure food and drug acts and
the meat inspection law. Such q
change. he declares, would be detri-
mental 10 the department and to the
farmers and packers, without gain TO
the public
More than $4,000 was assessed in fines
- - Of OF
the Secretary, and !, IS prosecutions
conducted more than twice as many
as last year Hundreds Of tons Of
Tn1SbrauCeQ foods and drugs were
seized Many cases were prosecuted
also under the Forestry Service regula-
tons, the care OF cattle IN transition
acts, and live stock quarantine laws
In the inspection Of meats per cent
Of the animals were condemned Tuber-
Culosis was the principal cause for con-
domination among hogs and cattle.
proved, 1t is stated, though 1900, 600
pounds OF meat food products were
condemned during the year The cost
OF the Inspector for the year was
s2940,eo0.
Campaign Successful.
Most gratifying results have attend
Cd the demonstration campaigns Of eCiu-
cation among the Southern farmers,
says the Secretary Especially has this
been the case IN the fight against the
boil weevH.
In the New England States, the Blu
reau of Entomology has made progress
IN its efforts TO control and eradicate
the brOWn-taiI moth The fight has
been carried on In cooperation with
local authorities The Importation OF
moth parasites has greatly aided in this
work
The average annual profits from a
single COW have been raised from Sis
20 S4z-S2 in four years BY the associations
Tor the cooperative testing OF COWS
which have been formed, SAYS Secretary
Wilson. Fifty-five Of these associations
are now active The score card system
OF dairy inspection recommended by the
department, Is proving successful in III
cities, il is stated
Object Lesson Roads.
Fifty-five object lesson roads con-
structed in cooperation with the de-
partments Bureau Of Public Roads have
done much TO instruct communities in
the art Of uoad building, and stimulate
the interest in good highways. says the
Secretary The assignments OF enEi-
neers OF the buCeau in connection with
road problems throughout the country
has increased 10 nearly double the num-
her Of last year
Extensive experiments IN the corrOsion
OF iron and steel, IN oil-cement concrete.
and in irrigation methods have been con-
ducte5 during the year.
Lives OF 2,g10 persons. and property TO
the valUe Of X1-00o.0l3 were saved BIZ the
stcrrG warnings OF the Weather Bureau
n q single instance it's declared The
service has been enlarged, and the Sec
retarv states its value to the public has
been increased
Wilson Issues RpnOrf