, 1918-01-31

Cheyenne, Wyo.-Ihe year 1871
was the most prosperous of the fifty
years of Wyoming's history. Prosper
ity, in fact, so markedly characterized
the last year in this state that the
statement of its results, reduced to
cold figures, is almost incredible,
in income from Wyoming industries
in 1917 was 1924 per cent. Using the
income from these industries in 1916
as the basis for comparative calcula-
ton, it shows that the per capita in
dustrial production of the state in
creased 1922 per cent during the
same period and that assessed wealth
increased more than $4,000, 00o.
The income of Wyoming during
1917 from its chief producing indus
tries was $201, 575,63O. The income
from these industries in 1916 was
1929, 097, 264. The increase in 1917
was n ,47S, 1866. The percentage of
increase established by these figures
is 50.94. On the basis of a population
of 100000 the per capita increase of
the chief producing industries was
1922. The per capita production in
1917 was s1,024, in 1916, sos; the in
crease for the yea period was 1916.
The chief producing industries of
the state, in the order of their i'm
portance, produced during 1917 the
following incomes: Oil production and
mining, s~77,114,650; agriculture, s54,-
230,S2O; livestock raising, SAT, sos, 200;
manufacturing S15,125,O00 Allowing
$4,000 to cover the income from
unclassified producing industries. the
year total for the state is, as stated,
$201.575,630.
Wyoming agriculture produced $54,
230,820 in 1917, al increase of $780,
1856, $40 over the 1916 production of
$50, 844, 2S0. OF the increase almost
one-half is accounted for by the hay
crop of 1,257, 900 tons, this being
worth, at the prevailing average price
Of SIS a ton, $1S, $50, 900, an increase
Of $8.92S.600 over the value of the
preceding years crop of $4,000 tons,
which value was $s.921, 400. The hay
production was increased in 1917
1872, 900 tons.
Wheat, secondary in Importance In
Wyoming in 1917 to potatoes, from the
viewpoint of total crop financial re-
turn, and from that viewpoint of i'm
portance only a little more than half
as great as that of the hay crop, utter
ly eclipsed potatoes and far outdid
hay from the viewpoint of 1916-1917
comparative returns. The 1917 hay
crop was 1886 per cent greater and
sold for $3.50 per cent more than that
of 1915. The 1917 wheat crop was
41.99 per cent. greater than that Of
1916 and sold for s109.S1 per cent.
more. The 1917 potato crop. while
10s.65 per cent. greater than that Of
1915, sold for only 1915 per cent,
more. The 1917 wheat crop was a..
068,00 bushels, as compared with q
1856, 900 bushel crop in 1915, and was
worth $2.13 per bushel, its total value
being S8,664, $40. The value of the
1916 crop was %$4,011jO00. The increase
In wheat production in 1917 was l.
203, 900 bushels and the increase In
value $4,653, $40.
ALI Wyoming crops of 1917 were
greater in bulk and in value thar
those of the preceding year. The oats
crop increased 100000 bushels, from
S,1b0.000 bushels in 1916 to $780, 900
bushels in 1917, the increase in value
being $1,000, $50, from $4,23s,00O in
1916 to $6,59S,0SO in 1917. The corr
crop increased 22S,0O0 bushels, from
572, 900 bushels in 1916 to 800, 900
bushels in 1917, the increase in vaiue
being $770,920, from $5O9,OSO in 1916
to s 1,2S0.O 900 in 1917. Barley was In
creased 10000 bushels in 1917, the
crop being 100000 bushels as com
pared with 100000 bushels in 1916.
The increase in value of this crop was
$243,5OO from s3S6,O0O in 1915 to
$67s,5OO in 1917.
Accurate information is not avail
able regarding the 1917 production oil
sugar beets, grains other than those
hereinbefore referred to, orchard pro.
ducts, garden products and field pro.
ducts other than grains and hay, but
the total value of these products rea,
sonably may be estimated as SIS.
100000, an increase OF $4,000, 900 ovel
the value of corresponding products
in 1916.
The Wyoming live stock industry
produced In 1877 $47,606,2 200, an In
a Of 1 9,76s,S $50 over the 1915