The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-01-02

s32. 4sI. and TO libraries, Ss1s.o0o. The
practical withdrawal of Mr.. Carnegie
from library beneicence seems to have
been infectious. The three regularly
largest CONFERENCE.-The. Rockefeller,
Mr.. Carnegie and Mrs. Sage-were not
as conspicuous as usual. their home
benevolence having been straitened. per-
haps. by war demands. The figures for
the year. so far as recorded. are: Mr..
Rockefeller. s1.97o.000: Mr.. Carnegie.
1880, 900; Mrs. Sage. $4,000.
Thu women OF the country gave 1885,
304.65s. For the relief OF Belgium $780,
600 900 was raised. and another 100000
600 In cash. food. clothing and supplies
was raised by other relief organizations.
The war has cost the United states
about $4,000. 900 so far In the form
OF philanthropy.
Many Gifts 20 Charity.
Among the large gifts OF the year the
following stand out January. Charles
". Hull b%cqueathed to Oberlin College
$4,000. 900 Mrs. w. A.. Mcmillan. to
charity. $4,000. 900 February. Drs. Will
lam and Charles Mayo, gift for medical
research, $1,000. 900 April, Mrs. John D..
Rockefelle- bcqucathed % charity. ST.
100000 Andrew Carnegie. gift to Car
neg!e Institute. $4,000. 900 May, Eliza
beth Thompson. beaueathed to charity.
<3.2o0.000 June. George u. Barnard. be-
queathed TO Barnard College. 1900. 900 (;
August. Gordon Mckay. bequeathed to
Massachusetts Polytechnic Institute, S.
500 ,00o October. Kate l.. Dunwoody be-
q%ueathcd to Dunwoody Institute, $780,
600 November. Amos r. Emo bequeathcd
to Columbia University and TO charity.
estimated. $500. 900 Robert r. Ward
beQueathed TO charity $4,000 900 Mrs.
Van Antwerp DE Wit Jesup be-
uueathed to colleges II museums S.
go, 600 December. Andrew Freedman
bequeathed to charity. s~2.j0o,00o.
Turning from the massive columns Of
fgures which Offer statistics OF death
and violence and OF philanthropy for a
survey NJ "A field OF tremendous impor-
tance IN this country, agriculture. one
finds that In the size OF the crops raised.
In the value to the farmers OF the prod
ucts harvested. In the extraordinary
Weather conditions that have prevailed
and !u the abnormal developments In
the export trade induced by the war
abroad I'll" year 1915 was probably the
most remarkable In the history o: the
country.
The total yield OF the principal crops
enaced all previous records and the
value exceeded $4,000. 900. 900. Foreign
demands produced relatively high values
' NO.
tained throughout the agricultural dis
tricts. Tit return OF general business
prosperity was hasteped and mills In all
sections started. Railroads benefited
immensely by the tremendous market
ings of grain and other crops. Earnings
advanced as the result not only Of the
expor, movement OF domestic crops bit
also he ause of the enormous shipment
of Canadian wheat and oats to the East
prn c1hnar I'd 30 tho 1'pffaI Gtatac
No Real crop Failure.
There were few sections of the coun-
try which did not benefit by bumper
crops. Unreasonable weather did much
damage In some sections. but in no state
was a complete crop failure recorded.
The country as a whole was favored as
never before in its history. New records
were established in the production OF
wheat. the total winter and spring wheat
crops a~ggregating l.0Il. 900. 900 bushels.
or l20. 900. coo bushels more than in 1914,
which had established a new high record.
The corn crop was the second largest IN
the history Of the country. 3.054.000, 600
bushels. AS compared TO 2.Ss3, O0O, 900
bushels In 1914. All previous records In
oats production were shattered. the out
put being $4,000 900 bushels. about
400. 900. 900 bushels more than was raised
in 1914.
Other new records were established In
the production OF hay. barley. rye and
rice. and the production OF tobacco was,
AT l,oso.0o0. 900 pounds. larger than IN
the previous year. The farm value OF
the principal crops was Winter wheat.
% cents. spring wheat. SS.5 cents: all
wheat. 80 cents corn. 515 cents oats.
cents barley. SIT cents rye, s39
cents hay. 5000.
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