Evening star., 1917-11-28
NEW HIGH RECORD
IS MADE BY CROPS
Americas Farmers Respond
to Presidents Appeal and |!
Increase Food Products.

Thanksgiving day finds Americas
horn of plenty filled to q new high
record.
Responding faithfully to President
Wilson'S appeal and the needs of .
duced . gross total Of $21,000.00 900
worth OF farm products. equaiing in
value the nation's total expenditure in
one year Of war.
That great total, being the value OF
was $6.600.0eo,0e greater than last
years and more than the combined
value Of any two previous years. There
were record crops of corn. oats. rye.
white and sweet potatoes. tobacco and
beans.
The principal farm crops will reach
more than $4,000. 100000 in value.
minor crops. $2,5o0. .0oa.o 900, and animals
and animal products. including butter.
cheese and eggs, about $4,000. 600. 600.
This years values are based on pre-
liminary production estimates and
prices paid to producers November
as reported by the Department OF Agrtr
culture An official estimate of the
made by the bureau Of crop estimates
December IL.
Corn Leads in Increase.
Corn, the country's greatest crop.
accounts for about one-third of the in
creased total farm products value Of
tar year; It is estimated at 80 s5out boz
6cS.S .SeS last year. si.7ss.ooo. .ooe in 1915
and 31,577, ,o0o. 900. the average for the
Ave years. 1904. In point Of guam
tity; corn this year saw nnS ant It's largest
more than the 1919 crop. 5000. 900
bushels more than last year and 46s,-
100000 bushels more than the 1904
fve-year average.
with a crop valeed at about s1.SS1.0eo.-
006. accounting for more than one-tenth
of the years total value increase. OF
that amount s1,645. 100000 is estimated
for lint and $336, 100000 for seed. Cot
ton lint last year was valued at s1.oso,-
100000 and seed at s27s.000.000, while
the ive-year. 1904. average value
was: Lint. S715.000. 600; seed. S12s,o00.-
60e.ooe bales larger than last year and
2.S46.0 .006 bales smaller than the 1904
hve-year average.
Hay is the next most valuable crop with
total Of S1.sso. 100000 compared with
s..1ss33,ooo.odo last year and sl'OSs'0Oo.Ooo
Wheat Passes Billion Mark.
Wheat, tho fourth crop in point Of value,
% Worth more than a billion dollars for
tory. Its value 10 estimated at 81. $40. .00O,-
year, Ss4$.S0a.oo0 in 1915. and $s2s.sss.-
900. the average value of 1904 crops.
dollar total, although oats comes within
$25, 200, 900 Of that figure, being valued
at 1915 100000. compared with s656.eo0.-
ooo last year and the 1slo-l4 average OF
Potatoes passed the half-bfllion dollar
mark with q total Of $562. .o00, 900, as COM
pared with &4l7.063.000 last year, S221,-
$4,000 In 1915 and s21a.651,000, the
1910-14 average
Other Important crops show Increased
values Barley. estimated to be worth
225,0oo.ee0. fs more than double the
191o.1x average value; rye. with value
Sf Is Worth y. a.,a almost four
for the 1sl6-14 crops; and both buck
wheat, with . value Of $2S. 600 900, and
sweet potatoes with value of $4,000
eSe are sssf 7. aoaDs NaDsa sae n
900 and riea at $4,000. 900. both being
less than last year in point of value,
because OF smaller production. Tobacco.
eomnered r % With ,iss' 'ooo. 600 0v;Vs last Year
and 108, ,o61 600. the 1910-14 average.
Striking increase in value is shown
by the beans. onions. kafir and broom
corn crops. all Ct which which more than
with $4,000. 900 last year and s27.-
100000 in 1915: onions at S19.341.O 900.
s7.2si 900 in 1915: kefiir at s12s. 900 900.
compared with sss, goo 900 last year and
s5l, ,I57, 900 in 1915. and hroomcorn at
sle, 500 600 eempsred With se.S4s.ooo
last yeas snd q ;fse'2oo ,sd in 1919. sac
500 COO; oS sssss. @ SIs.soS. 900; apples. $685.
oaSe. $4,000 ooo;; hSps. si2.ooo.ooo. and