The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1912-12-12
CROP OF 1912 WAS
RECORD BREAKER
Secretary Wilson Sends Annual
Report to President.
VALUED AT S9,532,000, 900
Corn Yield Reaches High Mark OF
3,16eoo0,ooo Bushels and Estl-
mated to Be Worth
Sl,75o,Ooo,ooo.

Washington, Dec 9.-The sixteenth
annual report of Secretary OF Agri'
culture James Wilson, made public on
Saturday. shows that 1912 has been
the most productive of all agricul-
tural years in the country. The earth
has produced its greatest annual diyi.
dend The report also includes re-
view of the work and achievements
of The department during the sixteen
years throughout which Secretary VIII
sons service has extended.
Basing his figures on the census
items of wealth production on farms
Secretary Wilson values the grand to-
tai Of the 1912 crop at 1882, 100000
BESIDES the production of the soil, this
amount includes the live stock output
In commenting on the productive
ness Of the past year in relation 10
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 II is
about one-eighth more than the wealth
produced in 1909. During the past 10
years the farmer has steadily IN
creased his wealth production year by
year, with the exception OF 1911, Wheh
the value declined from that Of the
preceding year"
The report OF the secretary was one
OF the most bulky ever submitted Dy
the department of agriculture II oc
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 detailed statement OF the
operations OF the weather bureau.
In addition to information OF this
nature, Secretary Wilson included n
crop statement which showed that the
corn Nlplu HPIu INC ltub ht N'''h''N
ed value OF this product was sl,75o,'
100000. The yield reached the high
water mark OF 3,169 ,000,0 600 bushels,
Hay was given second place in the
estimated figures. The yield was 72,-
425,000 tons, which was held TO be
worth 1861 900 900. The importance
OF this CROP" says the report, rs bet
ter realized when It Is observed that
its value is greater than that OF tn
cotton crop and nearly as great as ne
combined values OF the wheat, tobac'
CO and potato crop"
The report states that It is too early
to estimate the production OF cotton
this year. but sS60,000000 was placed
as a possible figure for this crop.
The wheat yield, as estimated by the
department. will be worth to the farm
e. 1886, 100000. Oats were placed as
the fifth crop in order, the value being
estimated at s47s.000000. The value
of the potato crop was placed at $780,
600. 900; the barley crop at sl25,O00.'
600, and tobacco at $97 100000. The
value of the 1912 naXseed. rye, rice.
buokwheat and hops crops were set
at 500 900 900, s24,000,000, 0,0OO,O00
$4,000, 900 and 100000 respective.
ly The production Of sugar from the
beet was set at 100000 tons.
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 25 per cent, rye II per cent.
wheat 5i5 per cent. hay 10 per cent.
potatoes a. per cent, hops 43 per
cent. fiaxseed q 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.
end for the tobacco crop ~ per cent.
Butter has increased II per cent. and
milk nearly per cent Eggs have
gained l6 per cent and poultry about
] per cent!