Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-01-27
sOUTH's ADVANCEMENT
IN AGRICULTURAL LINE.
Value Of Farm Crops Last lear as
Compared With Other Seasons.
Wonderful Showing Made.
VIRGINIA MAKES LARGE JUMPS
In Matter Of Increased Values, South
leads Ralance OF Courtry-Not
Altogether on Account OF Cotton.
facts nnd Figures.

leads Balance OF CouEtry-Not
Altogether on Account or cotton.
facts nnd Figures.
according ~ tie Manufacturers Rec
o-e.s analysis .: .hs reports c: the
tinted States Agricultural Department.,
the t>ta, va,.a &c the farm crops o.
tho South tnat ::,ciui:as I've siecN I
n,oducty, tsr 1877, wao sa..lc.iS2,eoe'
i aica exceeds b sl"0,voo.e'' ING
highest vaioc Or -, Farm CROPS ~ ,He
i,a!;.l S;ases il 1884,. the record value
40 10 that rea-. ii:is amazing chahGe
i, : striking iiius.ratica os tue enor-
mc..s advances in the value OF aETieu!-
r.1:l products c: recen. years.
TIC :ota, value OF Al! crops IN tAe
sou.h TO- las; %e-7 49, only ABOUT
ne- cent less th2a nc total value CT
III farm crops III ID. Iniscd states !"
1874. o.l: Ccu. Ncar2 Ase'
Tho gat- n 1917 over 1915 was roF
10 South. ove: S2,eae.oee,cc'. and as
compared with 1909 there was An m
G-ease az over sS,Jeo.oee.ooc-
The incrsase il the South last year
e-er the wear before vas. stated, a
,;.,l. over 81 ,ooo. 600. 600, while the total
Increase for the rest &C the country
-
az SIC total gain % crop values III
no. United states las. yea. VAS IL ;as
;scith This was not due, c"ccpl 70 a
limited extent 30 los increase in the
cotton crop, as many have supposed.
rnc value OF the cotton crop in islf'
as co.noarea With 1919, no. including
seed In eitho. ease, showed an increase
or sSoe,oet,ooo. @. less than oHa-"t.o
OF IN. net increase in l5iI.
VALUE INCREASES NOT DUE
ALTOGETHER no COTTON
The total value of the cotton crop
~ 1o,1, based on the December
p-ices as reported by The Department
os Agriculture. would be sl,5l7, 100000.
J., 10 this the "aluc OF the seed be
added. the to,al o, lint and seed would
be. In round nsures. about s",'oo.eoe'-
coo out Of a grand total for all crop
PRODUCTS OF the south OF s3.'lo,ooo,"oo'
,rhus only about one third OF the tota!
crop value or the South is due 10 cot
ION.
The sou.h's increase in corn IN ~
was nearly one-half or the total IN
crease in the United States, and ias'
years grain crop in The South assTe'
rated about 6oo,oo0,ooo bushels.
These uEures arc all based on th'
annual report OF the Department o.
Agriculture. with crop values hsuFe'
on the prices prevailing on pecehoc'
/ 1917. Since that date there has pee
!, large Increase in the price OF COT
ton. and an advance in many o'hc
PRODUCTS So. while the Department Q
Agriculture officially reports these hs
urcs Cor the year. the actual Geau''
viii largely exceed them.
II 10 tho value of the crops we shoul
add tive value OF ANNA! products. th
total value OF farm products or N
south 70. tho year would exceed -
to0oo0,oo.
The total value of farm crops OF III
tinted states for the year 1917 is Sirc
by the department at slS-oSo'"ou'oec
cain OF stsoo.oo0.ooo over 1915. and
rain Of ss.ioo.o0o,oo0 compared VIZ
1909.
rhe value Q. live stock products VI;
run tho ,o,a! OF all farm OUTPUT 70
.hc yea. 10 largely over s.o'o9e'ooeV'
yIRGINI1.s REMARKABLE
JUMP IN FEW YEAR
!. IS Instructive TO com spare the va'u
Of All crops b.. States in the South 10
,a15. 1916 and 1909. the changes !
some or these states has been amAs
inr:v srea-. North Carolina, Tor II
stance had an increase Ia 1874 oNf
1915 OF sl4o, 060,dVo. and A. compare
with 1909 OF s..o.o0o,ooo. In sout
Carolina u,e change w-s even nor
remark able. 1he gain in that stat
IN 1917 over 1915 was slhc,ooeooo, an
over 1909 It. was s2os,ooo.0oo. Nirsln!
which raises very little cotton, az
therefore is not much affected h. T.
advance in tho price OF cotton. shove
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