Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-07-09

1899. The production In 1909 was ~
612.664. 465 bushels, yet the increase OF
73.707,A52 bushels over the production
in 1899 was only IL per cent or about
half the percentage Of increase In
acreage In ten years.
How the worldwide increase In tho
cost of living has added to the income
OF the farmer, however. is shown by
the fact that the total value OF our
crops OF cereals in 1909 was $685.
539.714, while In 1899 their value was
only $1,482, 6O3,O4 While In ten years
the increase In bushels of cereals was
only IL per cent, the increase in value
of crops was 1913 per cent.
Nearly onehalf of the total acreage
In cereals in 1909 was contained In
the seven states of Illinois, Kansas.
Iowa, Nebraska, North Dakota, Mis-.
souri, and Minnesota. Illinois is the
banner state OF the union as to the
production Of cereals. It's total In 1909
was 580,954 423 bushels, valued at
1897 ,523.09s. Iowa gained second place
with 4s9,S03,11S bushels, worth $780,
205,315. Kansas is third with $685.
443,5S1 bushels, valued at $169, 109, 449.
Wyoming shows much greater per
centage of increase in production OF
cereals in a decade than any other
state, being credited with 419.3 per
cent yet its total production in 1909
was only 4,523.S10 bushels. valued at
$2,744,502. Idahos production OF
cereals increased 800 per cent from
1899 to 1909, in the latter year having
l6,62s,174 bushels, worth 316,026, 676.
Corn still reigns as king Of Ameri-
can cereals In 1909 there were g.
$50, 189.630 bushels II It, worth $1,4SS,-
663, 919, produced on 9S,3S2,665 acres.
Despite an increase In acreage since
1899 Of 81 per cent, more corn was
produced in that year by 114,134,470
bushels than in 1909. However. the
crop of 1899 yielded the farmers only
$828, 192,388, while the smaller crop of
1909 brought them $1,43S,55S,819. or
nearly 80 per cent more than that OF
1899.
Wheat ranks second among our &C.
reals in acreage and value, although
In the aggregate more bushels Of oats
are produced. On 44,262592 acres OF
land 6S3, 279,259 bushels Of wheat.
valued at 1857 ,656.S01. were produced
in 1909. In 1899 from 52.58s,574 acres
were produced 66S,534.252 bushels,
worth 1858. 645.320. In other words,
the production In 1909 was only 3.S per
cent greater than in 1899, but the In
crease In revenue to the farmer was
nearly 70 per cent.
The oat crop in 1909 was !, 007, 142,-
$50 bushels, worth $414,697,422. pro-
duced on 35,159,441 acres, while the
crop Of 1899 was 943,389,375 bushels.
worth $2170ss.6S4, from 29,539,69s
acres. The gain in production in the
decade was only 10 per cent, but the
increase In value was 81 per cent.
Hay and other forage crops grown
on 72,28O,0O0 acres in 1909 amounted
to 97,453,735 tons, valued at $824,0O4,-
S77, while in 1899 the yield from 61,.
|691, 069 acres was 79, PSI, 1862 tons, worth
i $484. 254.703, the gain in revenue in
|i9Os being over TOPPER cent.
On 3,66S,s55 acres OF land 3s9,194.-.
966 bushels of potatoes. worth 1885,
423,9 were produced. In 1893 we,
had 115,876.789 bushels. worth $685.
Sso.110. from ,2.ssS,77S acres. The de-
cadets gain to the farmer In profit was
nearly 10 per cent, although the In
crease In production was only AZ per
cent.
The cotton crop Of 1909 was 10, 64e,-
1858 bales, worth sos, 619,3O3, from 49,
O43,S3S acres. In 1899 the yield from
24,275,1O1 acres was 9,534,707 bales.
worth 3323,S61.132. The increase in
production in 1909 over 1899 was less
than IL per cent, but the revenue to
the growers Of cotton increased 1173
per cent.
The population Of the United States
increased Fl per cent In the decade
from 1899 to 1909 The increase in that
time In the production Of important
cereals was only 3.5 per cent, yet their
value in 1909 was greater by $1,1S3,-
900 900 than in 1899. The production
OF forage crops increased % per cent
during the decade, yet the value Of the
1909 crop was greater by over 70 per
cent, or 1899 .750,174, than that of 1899.
rhe yield Of cotton increased only III
per cent in ten years, yet the increase
in value was 1173 per cent. 1919, $751;
1872 more being paid for the 1909 crop
than that Of 1899.
These figures shed much light on
the higher cost of living not only In
the United States but throughout the
world. It will continue to increase so
long as our population increases at a
greater rate than the increase In our
agricultural production.
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