The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1912-12-20
RECORD FOR CROPS
WILSON SAYS PRODUCTION or
FARMS THIS YEAR WILL
TOTAL $685., 100000.
CORN YIELD HOLDS LEAD
Secretary of Agriculture Estimates
value OF Above Product at s1,75o,-
COO,OOo-Hay Is Given Second Place
Farm Prices Lower Than In 1871.

| 6lon' Dec. i-According to
the annual report Of Secretary OF Ag.
rlcuiture Wilson, made public TODAY.
the total value of the crop of 1912 in
the united States, is $685.. 600 600.
this including the live stock output as
well as the production of the soil
Inc ngures are based on the census
items or wealth production on farms
and show that 1912 was the most pro.
ductlTe year in the history OF the
country.
III commenting on the productive
ness OF the past year in relation to
those preceding, Secretary Wilson
said:
FARMER Increases Wealth Production.
Inc enormous sum represented BIZ
the crop output of the United States
Tor 1872 is more than twice the value
or the wealth produced on farms in
1899. according to the census. and II
IS about one-eighth more than the
wealth. produced in 1909. During the |
past 10 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 bv
lhe department Of agriculture 1t oc-
cupled 259 pages and contained about
zoo'ooO words. Most Of this space was
1evoted to lengthy review of the
technical work of the department.
covering such subjects AS the epj-
iemic of disease among cattle the
campaign of the department against
Insects injurious TO crops, reports on
olis. and a detailed statement of the {
'perations of the weather bureau. .
Corn In the Lead. {
In addition to information of this t
azure, Secretary Wilson included q c
rep statement which showed that tho t
orn yleid held the lead. The estimat il
Value or this product was s1.750. t
$4,000. The yield reached the high 7
'ater mark Of 3,169,O0O,OOO bushels d
lay was given second place in the W
figures The yield was ~. b
zo'ooo tons, which was held to be
orth SS6l.O00000. "The Importance h
,hls crop, says the report. lis bet fe
Il realized when 1t Is observed that is
5 Vaiue is greater than that of the b.
'tton crop and nearly as great rs b;
le combined values of the wheat.
'oacco and potato crop" fir
Large Crops Produced. by
Inc report states that it is too early II
estimate the production of cotton be
is year. but $S6O,OOO,OOO was placed tie
possible figure for this cron sp
lie wheat yield, as estimated by tho de
partment. will be worth TO the farn, re
Sose.ooo'ooo. Oats were placed as
fifth crop in order. the value be- M
estimated at s47S,OOO.0OO. The ma
lue Of the potato crop was placed att
Sl9o.OOO,00O; the barley crop at VIII
,5,oOO,OOO. and tobacco at se7 oo0 Ma
}. The value of the 1912 flaxseed CIR
}. rice. buckwheat and hops crons
re set at s39,0OOOOO, s24 OOO nm pri
100000. s12.OOO,OOO and 81, ooo boo
respectively The production Of viz
ar from the beet was set at 700. the
tons. viz
Slight Decline In Prices. ALI
arm prices at which the crops OF Ser
are valued have declined from Civ
prices OF 1911 In the cases of Some eve
ortant products. Barley has do Tur
ed Sc per cent. corn 10 per cent
20 per cent, rye IL per cent NJ,
at 5A per cent. hay 10 per cent NJ
Itoes % per cent. hops 43 Der
=. haXseed q per cent and beet PRS
'r and cane sugar about % nor
!. The price OF the cotton crop
9l2 has gained about 10 per cent
for the tobacco crop ~ per cent Ii
er has increased II per con, onS hea'
nearly per cent. Eggs have pris
ed 16 per cent and poultry about cry.
r cent in Il