The Washington times., 1915-11-13
Farmers MAKE BIG
Profits |' THIS YEAR
War Reduces Acreage In Europe
While Causing U. S. to Plant
More Than Ever.

9kyrocket,ns Of war stocks" on wall
Street Ia the spectacular effect Of the
European war. but the American farm
er 10 quietly pocketine his profits out Of
a big prosperity boom In the United
States. due to the first year Of the con-
fiet.
Figures compiled by the Department
Of Agriculture statisticians and made
available today indicate that the Ameri-
can farmer has seized the psychological
moment to boom his business.
European nations. so busy fghting
that they could not maintain their usual
AGRICULTURAL production. bought more
freely Of American. foodstufrs than ever
before, and the. American farmer
promptly planted more than ever be-
Gore
More Available For Export.
The aggregate production of all
crops this year IL estimated to he !
per cent larger than last year. Last
year .(the first OF the war; the United
States, exported possibly less than ~
per sent of what was produced In
agriculture. 1r half of the increased
production. be regarded as available
for export, the total or this years
crops available for export will bo 70
Per cent more than the amount en-
ported. last year.
The hrst year OF the war resulted In
= - per cent increase over the year
previous In the value Of agricultural
Rroaust: ,,, The & thrifty d II iaroseeirs
atsfy, planted more. The result was
the total acreage of the 1915 crops
10 estimated at moro than 100000
ssns 4{.'r .s than isss tRss
showed Increased acrssse were:
Sugar beets,, 80 per cent increase;
rice. ls per cent: wheat. II per cent;
sweet potatoes 10 per cent; tobacco.
5 per cent: corn. per cent; oats.
cont: potatoes. nearly ! per cent.
Flak. barley. and cotton acreage de-
Not only did the acreage increase. but
the departments figures indicate an in
creased Yield per acre.
Plenty of Wheat To Ship.
The demand for wheat last year prac-
/ ticaliy exhausted the reserve usually
carried over from one year to another.
The demand for corn was impellins-
5000 900 bushels e per cent? being ex-
ported from crop Of 2.6I9,0o.ao
bushels last year. Fifteen years ago
America regularly exported 10 per cent
Of the total corn production, but OF late
years less than per cent has been sold
abroad. The department estimates.
however, that II foreigners were will
Ing to pay the price, the American
farmer could accommodate them with
$4,000, 900 bushels out OF this years
crops. which Is more than 4O.0O.0o0
bushsis larger than last years crop.
Exports Of oats took big jump In
the hrst year Of the war. Agriculture
department statisticiana estimate that
.; 900 bushels were sent to the other
sice--s per cent OF the crop. Usually
the oats crop Is consumed AT home. Out
o, the increased exports last year the
fsrber took about l cent bushei more.
At the same price as pren aied last
year. the American farmer could un-
doubtediy spare G0,000.0O bushels. as
this years crop is nearly ~oop'uO
bushels more than last years.
"Cotton exports slumped. Usually ABOUT
az ar 10 per cent Of the crop Is exported;
Nothing like this amount went abroad
during the first year Of the war-S.S2op w
bales as against S,150.OoO bales In the
wear previous. Southern farmers. noting
that cotton was contraband. planted less
cotton this year and the crop will be
less than 100000 bales. as compared
with is 900 In 1914. There Is a surplus
Of 100000 bales Of tho previous crop
on hand The domestic requirements FOR
cotton arc Increasing. however. reducing
tho amount available for export-Whicn
this year maye be regarded as 7.OO00 0O
bnles.-1o Der cent less than last year.
Meats and dairy exports wore valued
at 500, ,00o, ,n0O. a 50 per cent increase over
the preceding year. II prices are main
tained. the farmer can. with the increase
OF This years food supply. increase this
amount another 30 per cent