Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1914-12-31
AMERICAN FARMS
BREAK RECORD FOR
PRODUCTS VALUE
Worth of Their Output for the Year
Reaches Almost Ten Billion
Dollars.
ANNOUNCEMENT OF HOUSTON
Amount is Nearly Hundred Millions
Greater Than that for Preced-
ing Twelve Months.
MORE LIVE STOCK is RAISED
Gain Due to Increase in Animals,
Says Statement.
CROPS NOT so PROFITABLE
they Do Not Bring SO Much Money
AS in 1919. According to EstimHta
Of United states ARricuI-
turaI bureau.
MORE LIVE STOCK is RAISED
Gain Due to Increase in Animals,
Says Statement.
CROPS NOT so PROFITABLE

= WASHINGTON, Dec. 3O.-The American
farms during 1914 eclipsed all records for
combined value of their products, with a
total of almost $1,000 100000. Secretary
Houston of the Department of Agriculture
announced today that the value of all
farm crops, farm animals, products
and farm animals sold and slaugh-
tered aggregated $9,S72. 900. That was
ss3OoO.OOO more than the grand total for
1918, the previous record year, and more
than double the value Of all farm prod
ucts in 1899.
Crops this year were valued at 1904. 4SO,-
OOO and the estimated total value of the
animal products of the farm animals sold
and slaughtered was $3,S2s, ,456, 600 The
value of crop production this year was
slightly less than in 1913, on account Of
\ the reduced value of the cotton crop,
brought about principally from the Euro
pean war.
Corn and Wheat Crops.
The corn and wheat crops, however,
were the most valuable ever produced in
the United States, bringing the years
crop value total to only $sS,279,OOO less
than the total for last year, despite the
loss of more than $500, 900, 900 In the value
of the cotton crop.
THE estimated value of the animal
products in the farm in 1914" said the
secretary of the Department of Agri-
culture today, 'is distinctly higher than
in 1913, which was itself a record year in
the value of this class of products. This
Is due to general but slight increases in
production, except for sheep and swine,
and in prices, more especially to a small
increase in the average farm price of
eggs, and to a more considerable increase
in the farm price of cattle and calves
sold and slaughtered"
Sales of Crops.
The sales of crops last year were esti-
anated at 81 s2s, ,0OO, 900 sales of7Iive stock
e2,919, 100000 a total of s5,s47, 100000 The
estimated value of total sales per farm
was $500 and sales per capita of rural
population (excluding towns) $139.
The value Of the principal farm crops
this year was; Corn. $1.7O2, ,599, 600; wheat
sS7S. $50, 900; hay, S7s,O6s 900; cotton, s5ls,
SIG, 900; oats s499, 49, 900; potatoes, Sl9S 500
coo; barley, s1O5, ,9O3 900; tobacco. S1O1, All,
90; sweet potatoes $41 ,2S4, 900; rye, $37 .0lS.-
600; sugar beets. S27,95O,OOO; rice s21, $40 40
flaxseed. s19,54OOOO. and buckwheat, $12,-
$4,000.
In the production of the above fourteen
principal crops, this years aggregate was
about 10 per cent larger than in 1913 and
6 per cent smaller than in 1912. which
year stands as one of the greatest ag-
gregate productions in the United States
Two Exceed Records.
This year two important crops ex-
ceeded previous records-wheat with S91,-
100000 bushels. following the 1918 record
o: 76S, 900 bushels and cotton with 49,
s66,OOO bales preliminary estimate). the
previous record being l5,69S,OOO bales in
1911.
The value per acre of all enumerated
crops average about 1854 this year. COM
pared with 1852 In 1918 and S1615 in 1912.