The evening world., 1917-11-28
S21,OOO,OOO,OOO
PRICE Of PRODUCTS
RAISED THIS YEAR
Grand Total More Than Twlce
Value of Any Previous Two
Years In Nations History.

wAHfffaOTOH. Nov. ~ -Thanhs-
siviss Dnv hnis lmsrios's horn ~
pisn'y vith nsw high record fuinssr-
Hsspondins fai,hfuily 20 Prssidsnt
wilson's appeal and the nssf' ~ the
waf. torn world. American farmsrs
. Efofs total ~ ~ ooo 900 ooo
worth NJ farm proinrts epuallinG In
value ths nations total expenditure To
enc year ~ war.
That great total. bslng tha vaius of
oil oropa. animals and animal prod
nets. was $500. 100000 greater than
last years and more than ths COM
bInsd value of any two previous
years There wsFs record crops ot
corn. oats. rye. white and sweet po-
iAtoes. tobacco and beans.
The principal farm crops wlll reach
moro than $4,000. 100000 In value
minor crops ,2.bOo,OoO. 900, and animals
and animal products, including butter
cheese and eggs about 100000
This year's values are based on pre-
iimlnary production estimates ana
prices paid TO producers Nov. /. as re-
ported by tho Department of Agri-
culture.
An oflciai estimate OF the principal
farm crop vaiucs will be made by the
Bureau OF Crop Estimates on Dec. IL.
Corn. the country's greatest crop
accounts for about one-third or tho
increased total farm products valued
Of this year. II is estimated at about
81. 65s, ,OOO,OOO compared with '2'2sS'-
900, 900 last year. si,723 100000 in 1918
and Sl.577. .OOO,0 900 tho average for the
Ave years 19lO-i9iI. In point OF guam
tity corn this year saw It's largest pro-
duction. being 6e.ooO, 900 bushels moro
than tho 1912 record crop. eo3,ooo.ooo
bushels moro than last year and 49,
900, 900 bushels more than the i9lO-lslA
five-year average.
Next in point OF value comes cotton.
with a crop value at about Sl,osl.oOo'
900, accounting for more than one
tenth OF the years total value In
crease. or that amount N,6+6, ,ooo. 900
is estimated for lint and sS3e, 1000, o0o
for seed. Cotton lint last year was
valued at sl.0So. 100000. and seed a
s27s, OOO, 900, while the Ave year, 1910
1914 average value was: lint, s7l5,-
100000, seed s12s.00o,ooO. Production
this year Is about 100000 bales larger
than last year and 2,st0.0Oo bales
smaller than the 19l0-19l4 hve-yeai
averai g..
Hay Is the next most value in cror
with a total OF 81, $3.50, 900, 900, compared
with 81, 1852. .OOO,o last year and Slo6s.'
100000 In 1915.
Wheat, the fourth crop in point ot
value, Is worth more than a billior
dollars for the second time in Amer
IIcan farming history. Its value Is es'
timated at sl,320,Ooo,oO0, compared
with 81 LOIS. 1855, 900 last year, S94S.ao3,'
900 in 1915 and $29,939,OOo the average
value OF 19iO-l9i4 crops.
No other crop has reached the bill
lion dollar total. although oats Gomez
within S25, ,OOO, 900 OF that figure. beinl
valued at 1915, 100000. compared with
Iss56, ,OOO, 900 last year and the 1slo-1sl
laverage OF s442, ,909, 900.
Potatoes passed the half billion dol
liar mark with total OF s562, ,0o0. 600
las compared with il7,OsS, 900 last year
1921. .ss2, 900 In 1915 and s2l3.65l. 900 tn
ll9lo-l9l4 average.
other important crops show In
creased values. Barley. estimated :
be worth 26,OOO,O 900, IL more than dou
blue the l9l0-l9l4 average value; ry,
with a value of sos, 900. 900. u wort
ALMOST four times as much as II
value averaged for the lslU-1S1% crop,
and both buckwheat, with a value @
s26, 900, 900, and sweet potatoes. wit
a value of ;94,OO0,000, are more tina
double the l9l0-l9l4 average. Flax
seed is valued at S29,0O0,000 and ric
at ,ss, 900, both being less than La
year In point Of value because OF
smaller production. Tobacco, a rec
ord crop, Is valued at s249, ZOO, ,00
compared with ,l69.OoO.OO0 last yea
and sos, ,oei, 900 the 19lo-1s1+ average.
Striking increase in value Is show
by the beans, onions. kaffires an
broom corn crops. all of which MOI
than doubled last years value. Bear
are estimated at il2O, 900. 900. compare
with Si5,OOO,OOO last year and $4,000
600 IN 1915; onions at S1s.S4l. 900. con
n 2Oi, 900 in 1915; katfirs at s12S,000, 90
cnmpared with t53,269 900 last ye,
and t5i. $4,000 in 1915, and broom cor
at S1S, SOC, 900. compared with $4,000, ,0
iast wear and S4,709,000 In 1915.
The peach crop Is valued at S6S 500
oo0. pears Sl3,50O,0O0, apples t2OS, S36
oOO sugar beets $4,000 900. cabbal
SI 900 900, hops sl2,000,00O and cral
berries S2,40O,OOO.