The Arvada enterprise., 1917-12-06
CROP OF q BILLION
SHOWS RECORD PROSPERITY OF
AMERICAN FARMERs.
Thanksgiving Day Found Horn Of
Plenty erImnine Fuli.-cern 10
First on List With Value
Of e4,ese, ooo, 900.
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western Newspaper Union News service.
Washington. - Thanksgiving Day
found Americas horn Of plenty with
new high record fullness.
Responding faithfully to President
Wilson's appeal and the needs Of .
war.torn world. American farmers pro-
duced \ gross total OF &2l.0OO.00O.'
900 worth OF farm products. equaling
In valeu the nations total expenditure
In one year Of war.
That great total being the value OF
all crops. animals and animal pro-
ducts, was $1,000. 100000 greater than
last years and more than the com.
bined value OF any two previous
years. There were record crops OF
corn, oats. rye, white and sweet pota'
toes. tobacco and beans.
The principal farm crops will reach
more than $4,000. 100000 In value.
minor crops $4,000. 100000. and ami
mails and animal products. including
butter. cheese and eggs. about $6.600.'
100000. This years values are based
on preliminary production estimates.
and prices paid to producers Nov. l.
as reported by the Department Of Az
riculture. An official estimate Of the
principal farm crop values will be
made by the Bureau Of Crop Estimates
on Dec. II.
Corn, the country's greatest crop
accounts for about one-third Of the in
creased farm products value Of this
year. 1t is estimated at about $685.
900 900, compared with 1926. 900 900
last year. 31.723.O00.O00 In 1915. and
| $l.57 100000 the average for the five
years 1904. In point Of quantity
corn this year saw its largest produc
ton, being G6.OOO.OOo bushels more
than the 1912 record crop. 60s,000. 1000
bushels more than last year and 49,
600, 900 bushels more than the l9101%
five-year average.
Next In point OF value comes cotton
with a crop valued at about $780,
1000. accounting for more than one
tenth Of the years total value in
crease. Production this year 10 about
GOO. 900 bales larger than last year and
| 2,840,OOO bales smaller than tho 1910.
| IA five.year average.
Hay Is tho next most valuable crop.
with a total OF 1880. 600. 900. COM
pared with SLICE. OOO. 900 last year and
31.O56. 100000 In 1915.
Wheat. the fourth crop in point Of
value. Is worth more than billion
dollars, for tho second time In Amer
lean farming history. Its value IL es
timated at 1890. 900, 900. compared
with 3i.025.7G5.0O0 last year. $3.50.
$4,000 In 1915 and SG:' .939. 900. the
average value Of 1904 crops.
No other crop has reached the bill
lion.dollar total. although oats comes
within S25,0OO.O 900 Of that figure. be
ing valued at $4,000. 900. compared
with SG5G.OOOOOO last year and the
1904 average Of S442, 1909. 900.
Potatoes passed the half billiOndOl
lar mark, with a total Of $500. 900 900
as compared with S4l7.O63.000 last
year. 1921 1892, 900 In 1915 and sara.
G51 900 the 1904 average.
Other important crops show In
creased values. Barley. estimated "a
be worth 322b.000.000. Is more than
double the 1904 average value: rye
with n value Of S95.000.00O. Is worth
almost four times as much ms III
value averaged for the 1904 crops
and both buckwhcat. with . value Of
SCI. 100000. and sweet potatoes. with
. value Of S9i 900 900. are more than
double the l91O-I4 average. Flnxseed
is valued at 500 ,OOO,0 and rice al
333. 900. 900. both being less than last
year In point OF value. because oi
smaller production. Tobacco. q rec
ord crop, In valued at $2i9. 1000 900
compared with Sl69. 00O. 900 last yeaI
and Sit3,OGl 900. the 1904 average
Striking Increase In value iS shown
by the beans. onions. kaffirs and
broom corn crops, nll Of which more
than doubled last years value. Beans
are estimated at 100000. 900. com
pared with al. 200. 600 last year and
S27.O0O.0O0 in 1915: onions ut 9is..
al 900. compared with $685.. 900 last
year and S7.2sI 900 In 1915; knffirs At
SI2s. 100000. compared with S63.2G9..
900 last year and ISL. $4,000 In 1915.
and broom corn at 4i3.L00.00O. com.
pared with SG.s+s.o00 last year and
14.7s9.0O0 In 1915.
Tho peach crop In valued nj 1Cs..
500. 900: pears. ol3.600.000; apples.
S20s. 900: sugar bccts. $4,000. 900;
cabbage. @It.000.000 hops. 10000. 900.
and cranbcrries. S2.+00.000