The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-30
This Despite Fact That the Cotton Production Was
 701, ,000 Bales Short
DEPOSITS INCREASE
 MILLION DOLLARS
Financial Statement Issued by Super intendent Walker-TwO Additional Complaints Against Bell Co. Rates
 Filed With Utility Commission

Montgomery, March 29.-(Special) Despite the fact that the 1915 cotton crop was 701 ,OOO bales short as con- ! pared with the 1914 crop Alabama is s10000,0O0 better off today than one year ago, according to figures com 1 piled by the markets bureau of the de- partment of agriculture and indus tries. The increased production over l 1914 of corn, wheat, oats, sweet pota- | toes and hay added to Alabama S wealth more than $5,000.000, while vel vet beans. peanuts, hogs, cattle and other farm industries will augment the states wealth at least s5,oOO,oOO moro, the comparative crop statement of the department shows. ''Alabamas increased production in 1915 over 1914 was more than 11,000. 900 bushels of corn, three -fourths mill lion bushels of wheat, two and three fourths million bushels of oats, one and three fourths million bushels Of sweet potatoes, and 74,oOO tons of hay" the report declares.
 Had the price of these products not declined, Alabama's wealth would now be more than double the $10,000,000 increase. The decline prices in these products for 1915 cost Alabama more than $S,500,000." says the report. "ln other words, if our farmers had re- ceived a price equal to that paid In 1914 for the production of these five products mentioned they alone woult have totaled $71,500,O00, whereas the farmers were paid $63,000,000. SOME SIGNIFICANT FIGURES In the opinion of the market bureau the difference between the price or 1915 and 1914 paid Alabama farmers was occasioned largely by market con- ditions "A considerable saving would have been made if more attention had been paid to marketing our products in a merchantable shape,' says the bulletin.
 The comparative prices of these five products are as follows:
 Corn-1915, 69 cents 1914, 80 cents; diff ference Il cents.
 Wheat-1s15 SIPS; 1914 s126; difference, 1 cent.
 Oats-1915, s cents; 1914, 69 cents; diff ference, cents.
 Sweet PotatoeS-1915, o7 cents; 1914, 65 cents; difference, cents
 Hay-1915, s12.4O 1914, $13SO; difference, S1.40.
 The comparative crop report for 1914- 1915, prepared by Emmet A. Jones, chief of the markets bureau, is as foIlows
 Corn-Production, 1915, 66, 900 bushels; 1914, 55, ,4SS.O increase, 11,012,0O0.
 Wheat-1915, 100000; 1914, 403000 n- crease, 797,O00.
 Oats-1915. 1,4OO,OO0; 1914 S.5s0,O0O; in- crease, 2,820000.
 Sweet Potatoes-1915, 5,S5S, 900; 1914 4, 4,104,- coo; increase, 1.755, 900.
 Hay-Tons, 1915. 362,0 ,000; 1914, 2S8, GOO; in- crease, 74000.
 Cctton-Bales, 1915, 1,O5O,oOO; 1914 1,751,- GOO; decrease, 701, 900.
 Corn-Total farm value, 1915, $45, 747, GOO; 1914, s44, ,390, GOO; increase $1, 357. 900.
 Wheat-Total farm value, 1915, S1, 1,500, 900; 1914, $50S 000 increase, 1892, GOO.
 Oats-Total farm value 1915, s7,S20,0 900; 1914, $5, ,920,0O0; increase, $l,900,00O.
 Sweet Potatoes-Total farm value, $4 104. GOO; 1914. $3,S0S, 900; increase, s216,0O0.
 Hay-Total farm value, s4,4s9,0OO; 1914, s3,974,0O0; increase, s515,000
 Total increase, $4,890, 600.
 Cotton-Total farm value, 1915, $55, ,734,. 600; 1914. $56, 11s,0o0; decrease. s3s4.000