Albuquerque morning journal., 1913-12-30
Ten Billion Dollars Worth Of
Products and Five Billion
Casf Income Is Estimated
for Agriculture,
YIELDS PER UNIT IN
OTHER YEARS GREATER
High Prices Make Figures.
Most Astounding Ever Re-
corded in History Of United
States,
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WASHINGTON, Dee 90. Zen billion
dollars worth Of products fyo bil-
lion dollars OF caah income bumper
year ln spite Of droufhls and other
sethacks Is tho 1918 record of SIX
million American farms
Tho MOST successful year or hus-
lmary Boo The United states brought
forth fG,1o00o0 900 worth OF crops. Of
whlth 9gg9e.oOo.Oo0 were represented
hy cercala alone. and y9.G5O. 600 0o0
worth OF animals sold and slaughtered
ana animal products The value Of
The ln13 crops D. twice as great as
that " 1899. more than q billion dol-
Dra oyer 1909 and substantially
afeaicr than 1919 OF al the crops.
hoNetor. Il is estimated that 52 per
cent WIll remain on farms where they
were produced and that go per cent
0f Che animal production win remain.
un that baais The cash income is es-
iImaicd by The department of agrlcu-
mro at f5.sidOO0.000
Hut dcapIte record year OF crop
nine although the record of pro-
duciion has fallen und the fact That
the number Of farms has Increased
10 per cent since 1910 until there nre
estimated 90 bo $500. 900 farms In
ihe country. the department Ia dis
ruHalon of the subject made public
today does not take the view that
lower cost Of living VIII follow as a
consequence.
However desirable Increased pro-
dueiion ON farms may appear TO be
from thn consumers standpoint it
does mot follow that such Increased
production would result IN any In
erepao ln The cash income per farm
or per capita N farm population. OF
That prices paid by consumers would
DE ans lower" says tho report
'iIad the total production ln 1918,
cquailed or exceeded the 1919 produc.
iiou % seems probable that the cash
Income per farm would not have been
greater and might have hcon less than
m 1919. bot "a Is extremely doubtful
whether the cost 70 the consumer
Wonld have been any less because re-
tnil prices are promptly raised ON IA
prospect OF under production but are
very slow % decline IL there is over.
'The long line Of distributors ana
between tho farmer and
the consumer are IN a position to take
advantage of ihc market and to al
certain extent control the market in
both directions. because they are bet
ter organized To keep informed oil
crop and market conditions and to act
promptly than either farmers on con
aumers who are not organized and as
individuals are helpless
"rho high prices paid hv consum.
ers ranging from 10 noarly 500 per
cent In some casoa moro than the
farmer receives. Indicate that there is
plenty OF room for lowering the cost
of farm products to consumers an the
mmo time largely increasing the cash
income per flrm without increasing
farm productions
This condition Is undoubtedly
problem which win have
to he solved bN better organizations of
farmers and improved methods of
nawkctng when. rs The result OF
such organization and improved meth (
ods the price Of farm products can
DE maintained at higher level with.
ont increasing the eost 20 consumers.
farmers viii ho justified In ncreas-
ing the output Of their firms with al
mir prospect of realizing reasonable /
pronl ON their Investment of time, Ia
hor and money which ia the aegre-
eWe IS enormous
corn with value of 1882 0O0. 600
comntifod Is per cent of the value of
all crops although tho volume was
under the record Tho other nrlnci 1
pal crops with values are given In the
order in which they come. Cotton,
fgS.00O,000. hay, Sfa7.00O. 600. wheat. /
DE LARGEST crop ever raised ia this
.mmiry S6i0.Oo0 600, outs, 100000.
poo. poutocs S2es.o00,000, tobacco
Sl2a.ooo, o,o00 barley soc 100000.
sweet potatoes. Sl8000.Oo0. sugar
leets, $34.000,0oo. Louisiana cane
'nsaf AIthho,NO0, rye $4,000, 1000,
'ioe s22,0o0,00o FLAX seed. $4,000.
loQi hops $l5,o0o,000 huckwheat.
,to.oo0O00
ln quantity of estimated production,
he record has been broken by wheat.
ye. rice sugar hcets and the total
li beet ana cane sugar OF the re-
naming crops, oats. barley cotton and
lops have been exceeded twice IN
production The estimated production
% tho other crops. Of which separate
recount Is made. are relatively low.
THE value ot the crops of 1918 Is
ilah a new high record In estimated
aue Is made hy The total OF cereals
Hd separately by corn. cotton seed
omceo and auear beots only once
las thero been higher estimated
ane for oats ryc, rice potatoes hay
md hons and The total of beet ana
aue sugar only twice has tho csti-
mated value of wheat and beet sugar
leeu exceeded.
Dairy products of 1918. are estimat-
a "a more than SS14,O0o.00o. Eggs :