Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-12-07
912ISGREATEST
CROP YEAR, SAYS
SEC'Y WILSON
In Is Years Farmers Wealth
Has Increased 141 Per
Cent, He Shows.

WASHINGTON. Dec. THE most
productive year in the history of the
United States has drawn to d close, ac-
cording to the annual report of Score
tary Of Agriculture Wilson to the pres
ldent just issued.
BasinE his figures on the census items
on wealth production on farms, Score
tary Wilson values the grand total of
the 1912 crop at $9.532,0OO,O 900. Be
sides the production of the soil, this
amount Includes the live stock output.
In commenting on the productive
ness II 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 half more than the wealth
produced in 1903
During The past sixteen years. the
farmer has steadily increased his
wealth production year by year, with
the exception Of 1911 when the value
declined from that of the preceding
year. If wealth produced on farms in
1899 be regarded as 1OO the wealth pro
duced sixteen years ago, or in 1897, is
represented as "a, and the wealth pro-
Dduced in 1912 as 202,1. During the six
teen years the farmers wealth has in
creased 141 per cent During the past
sixteen years the wealth production on
farms, according to the census items.
reached the grand total of more than
sos, 600, 100000
Uplift in Country Life.
In conclusion, the secretary said:
There has been an uplift of agri-
culture and country life. Beginnings
have been made in production per
acre increasing faster than the nat
ural increase Of population.
In this movement the department OF
agriculture has been gradually equip
ped to occupy the foremost place. 1t
came to learn; it has remained to teach.
It's teaching, its discoveries and its i'm
provements are permeating the national
agricultural life. The forces that are
at work must cause ever-increasing re-
suits"
Secretary Wilson included a crop
statement which showed that the corn
yield held the lead, The estimated val
ne of this product was $1,750, 900, 000,
| rhe yield reached the high water marA
of 3169 100000 bushels
Hay was given second place in the
estimated figures contained in the sec
retary's report. The yield was 72,425,-
600 tons, which was held to be worth
1851, 100000. The Importance of this
| crop" says the report, lis better real
lied when it is observed that it's value
is greater than that of the cotton crop
and nearly as great as the combined
values of the wheat, tobacco and pota-
to crops"
Cotton Worth $3.50, 100000.
The report states that it is too early
to estimate the production of cotton this
year $3.50, 000,O was placed as pos
sible figure for this crop. The wheat
yield, as estimated by the department.
will be worth to the farmer $596,0000 00
Oats were placed as the fifth crop in
order. the value being estimated at
$4io ,OuU,oOU. Inc value Oh tue potato
crop was placed at $190O0O,O 900; the
barley crop at $125,OOO,OOo and tobac-
co at $970OO0O0 The value of the
1912 flax seed. rye, rice, buckwheat and
hops crops were set at $3O,O0O,O 900, $24,-
O0O,OO $20,OOO,OOO $12,0O0O00 and
$11. 000. 900 respectively. The production
of sugar from the beet was set at
100000 tons, 100000 tons more than
that of last year