The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1912-12-13
RECORD FOR CROPS
WILSON SAYS PRODUCTION OF
FARMS THIS YEAR WILL
TOTAL se,532, 100000.
CORN YIELD HOLDS LEAD
Secretary OF Agriculture Estimates
Value OF Above Product at $780,
ooo,ooo-Hay Is Given Second Place

Washington, Dec According to
the annual report of Secretary of Ag-
riculture Wilson, made public today,
the total value of the crop Of 1912 in
the United States, is 1882 600, 900,
this including the live stock output as
well as the production of the soil.
The figures are based on the census
items of wealth production on farms
and show that 1912 was the most pro-
ductive year in the history of the
country.
In commenting on the productive
ness Of the past year in relation to
those preceding. Secretary Wilson
said:
Farmer Increases Wealth Production.
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 1t
is about one-eighth more than the
wealth produced in 1909. During the
past 16 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"
The report of the secretary was one
OF the most bulky ever submitted by
the department Of agriculture. 1t &C.
cupied 259 pages and contained about
100000 words. Most of this space was
devoted to a 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 a detailed statement of the
operations Of the weather bureau.
Corn In the Lead.
In addition to information OF this
nature, Secretary Wilson included a
crop statement which showed that the
corn yield held the lead. The estimat-
ed value Of this product was $1,750,-
600, 900. The yield reached the high
water mark of 3,169, 100000 bushels
Hay was given second place in the
estimated figures. The yield was H.
425. 900 tons, which was held to be
worth sS61 100000 1.-The Importance
Of this CROP" says the report. is bet
ter realized when it is observed that
its value is greater than that of the
cotton crop and nearly as great as
the combined values Of the wheat,
tobacco and potato crop"
Large Crops Produced.
The report states that it is too early
| TO estimate the production OF cotton
this year. but $500, 100000 was placed
as a possible figure for this crop
The wheat yield, as estimated by the
department, will be worth to the farm
er s596,000,000. Oats We're placed as
the fifth crop in order. the value be-
ing estimated at S47S.000000. The
value Of the potato crop was placed
At s190.000,000; the barley crop at
1925, 100000 and tobacco at s97 ,000,-
O00 The value OF the 1912 .fiaxseed,
rye, rice. buckwheat and hops crops
were set at s39,O00,0OO, s24 900 900,
SIC .000,0 900. s12,0OO,0OO and $1,000.
coo respectively. The production Of
sugar from the beet was set at ZOO.
600 tons
Slight Decline in Prices.
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 So per cent, hay 10 per cent,
potatoes 43 per cent, hops 43 per
cent, faxseed p per cent and beet
sugar and cane sugar about % per
cent. The price of the cotton crop
of 1912 has gained about IL per cent.
and for the tobacco crop ~ per cent.
Butter has increased IL per cent and
milk nearly 5 per cent. Eggs have
gained 16 per cent. and poultry about
nor cont