The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1912-12-12
BIGGEST CROP EVER.
THAT OF 1912 IS EASILY WORTH
1882, 100000, SAYS Mr..
WILSON.
FIG RES ARE ACCURATE
Interesting Facts and Figures That
Are Found In the Annual Re-
port of the Secretary Of
Agriculture.

washington, Dec. THE most pro-
ductive year in the history of the
United States has drawn to a close,
according to the annual report of Sec
rotary OF Agriculture Wilson to the
president, just made public.
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, 900, 900.
Besides the productions 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:
Doubled In 10 Years.
"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 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 II
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.
In addition to information of his
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,
000, 900. The yield reached the high
water mark OF 3,169, 600. 600 bushels.
Hay was given second place in the
estimated figures. The yield was H.
425, 900 tons, which was held to be
worth 1851, 900, 900. THE Importance
Of this crop" says the report, lis bet
ter realized 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, tobac-
co and potato CROP
Cotton Crop Estimated.
The report states that it is too early
to estimate the production of cotton
this year, but $3.50, 900, 600 was placed
as a possible figure for this crop.
The wheat yield, as estimated by the
department, will be worth to the farm
er 1896, 000, 600. Oats were placed as
the fifth crop in order. the value being
estimated at s47S, 000, 900. The value
of the potato crop was placed at $780,
600, 900; the barley crop at $125 ,000,-
600, and tobacco at $4,000 900. The
value of the 1912 fiaxseed, rye, rice,
buckwheat and hops crops were set
at 500, 900, 900, $24, 900, 900. $50, OO0, 900,
$12, 600. 0eO and 81 200, 900 respective
ly. The production of sugar from the
beet was set at 100000 tons.
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 SO per cent, corn 10 per cent,
oats rs per cent. rye IL per cent,
wheat So per cent. hay 10 per cent,
potatoes AZ per cent, hops 43 per
cent. flaxseed q per cent and beet
sugar and cane sugar about % per
cent. The price of the cotton crop
of 1912 has gained about 10 per cen
and for the tobacco crop ~ per cent.
Butter has increased IL per cent and
milk nearly 8 per cent. Eggs have
gained 16 per cent and poultry about
/ per cent.