The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1917, 1915-01-01
FARM PRODUCTS
GREATEST EVER
1914 ECLISPSES ALL RE,
coRDS.FOR VALUE OF
CROPS
s. , ,~
OF MOST VALUE
The Corn Crop for Year Exceed
ed the Million Mark, Wheat
Next IN Value.
OF MOST VALUE:

= WASHINGTON, Dec. 30.-American
farm products during 1914 eclipsed all
records Of value, with total of al
most ten billion dollars. Secretary.
Houston announced today that the
value OF all farm crops, farm animal
products and farm animals sold and
slaughtered aggregated S9.872 1886, 900.
That was $83.000.000 more than the
grand total for 1913, the previous rec
ord year. It was more than double
the value OF all farm products in
1899.
Crops this year were valued at S6,-
044.480.000 and farm animal products
at S3.a28, 1885, 6,000.., Tho value of crops
was slightly less than in 1913, on ac1
count Of the reduced value Of cotton.
The corn and wheat crops, however;
Earp the most, ipahie. ever produce
cd. They brought the years crop
value total TO anly e8S, ,279, 900 Less
than the total for last year. despite
the loss OF. more than s300.000,Q00 in
the value of cotton. ~. Pr.
"The estimated value of the animal
pro- sctst Of the farm In. 1874" said the
As.sj;c.. vaI Outlook today. ''ie dis:
tintIy Ill., than In 1918 which was
itself : re- In the value OF this
class OF prouucfs. Anis is due to gem
cre!, hnt -!.ss,ke increases in. produc-
tion, except for sheep and swine and
In prices more especially TO small
increase In the average farm price Of
eggs, and to more considerable in
crease in the farm price Of eggs, and
to more considerable increase in the
farm price of cotton and calves sold
and slaughtered. -.
ut must be borne In mind that the.
amounts of these estipates do not
stand for wealth produced, not for
cash. received, nor for profit, nor for
income In any sense. Each product Is
valued;' as In the census, when 1t
reached; commercial form, and the
grand aggregate Of all items is to be
regarded as an index number, or from
q relative rather than from an abso.
IutA point of view.'' a. !
Sales Of crops last year were estit
mated at ~. .92s! !0a0, ,00o: sales of live
stock $2.919,000O00. e. total OF $5l
ES47:000.000. The estimated value OF
total sale3 per farm was 1892, and
sales. pei. capital Of rural pppplatlol lon
The value q tie Hnf pnrfnatc;ipaf farm 4
Ecrupg '.hfE year wass Gegn- $1,302 r5aes..
.0bo; wheat ss7s. s.68a. 900; hay $779,-
s68,O00: cotton . s519,6f6.O0o; cats
sf9s, ,431 900; :. potatoes. S19s. 500. 900;
bailey s1o5. .sos.OOo; tobacco s101.411.-
0b9: sweet potato Dps. Sal, $4,000; rye
$37,o1s! !o60: sugar beet ss27 $50. .o90;
rice. $2l.849.0 flax seed $19,540,0 900.
and buckwheat .$l2892, 900.
In the production Of these II prih-
cipai crops. the aggregate was ABOUT
lG psr essstt. larger larger than sn 1913 and
Q per cent! smaller than In 1919,
which year stands as the: one Of the
greatest aggregate production In the
United States. This ,year5 two import
ant crops exceeded previous records
wheat, with :891 100000 bushels, fol-
lowing the 1919 record nf 7e3, 900 900
bushels; and cotton, with; 1856, ,0D0.,
bales lpraliminary estimatel sthe pre-
vious record being 't5,6a 900 bales IL
19fl. s5;5 Il, iss Is 81 ~
The, value per sacre ofsall ennmer-
+atda ldreps Rysragedf ABOUT SIC s44At this
'year:: compared With ssf6.52 sfh. l191ai
and $16.15 In 1912