River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1912-12-12
RECORD FOR CROPS
WILSON SAYS PRODUCTION OF
FARMS THIS YEAR WILL
TOTAL $685., 900, 900.
CORN YIELD HOLDS LEAD
Secretary of Agriculture Estimates
Value OF Above Product at $780,
ooo,ooo-Hay Is Given Second Place
Farm Prices Lower Than in 1911.

Washington, Dec 9-The most pro-
ductive year in the history of the
United States has drawn to close,
according to the annual report of Sec
rotary of Agriculture Wilson to the
president. made public Friday.
Basing his figures on the census
items of wealth production on farms,
Secretary Wilson values the grand to-
tai of the 1912 crop at $9,532, 000, 900.
Besides the production of the soil, this
amount includes the live stock output.
In commenting on the productive
ness of the past year in relation to
those preceding Secretary Wilson
said:
THE enormous sum represented by
the crop output of the United States
for 1912 is more than twice the value
OF the wealth produced on farms in
1899, according to the census, and it is
about one-eighth more than the wealth
produced in 1909. During the past 16
years the farmer has steadily in
creased his wealth production year by
year, with the exception of 1911, when
the value declined from that of the
preceding year"
The report of the secretary was one
of the most bulky ever submitted by
the department of agriculture. 1t oc-
cupied 259 pages and contained about
100000 words. Most of this space was
devoted to lengthy review OF the
technical work of the department.
covering such subjects as the cpl
demic of disease among cattle, the
| campaign of the department against
insects injurious to crops, reports on
soils, and detailed statement of the
operations of the weather bureau
In addition to information of this
nature, Secretary Wilson included a
crop statement which showed that the
corn yield held the lead. The esti-
mated value of this product was ST.
750,000,000. The yield reached the high
water mark of 3,169 100000 bushels.
Hay was given second place in the
estimated figures. The yield was r.
425, 900 tons, which was held to be
worth 1851, 100000.
The report states that it is too early
| to estimate the production of cotton
this year, but $S60,00O,000 was placed
as possible figure for this crop.
The wheat yield as estimated by the
department, will be worth to the farm
er $500, 100000. Oats were placed as
the fifth crop in order, the value being
estimated at $478;0OO 900. The value
of the potato crop was placed at $780,
100000; the barley crop at $125, 000,-
900. and tobacco at $97,000,000. The
value of the 1912 fiaxseed, rye, rice,
buckwheat and hops crops were set
at $39,000,00 $24,000,000, $4,000, 900,
$12,000,000 and $11, 100000 respective
ly. The production of sugar from the
beet was set at 100000 tons.
Farm prices at which the crops of
1912 are valued have declined from
the prices of 1911 in the cases of some
important products. Barley has de-
clined Sc per cent, corn 10 per cent,
oats % per cent, rye II per cent,
wheat 5ha per cent, hay 10 per cent,
potatoes 43 per cent hops 43 per
cent, fiaxseed 81 per cent, and beet
sugar and cane sugar about % per
cent. The price of the cotton crop
of 1912 has gained about 10 per cent.
and for the tobacco crop 71a per cent.
Butter has increased IL per cent. and
milk nearly 5 per cent. Eggs have
gained Is per cent. and poultry about
1 per cent.