Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1919-12-06
YANk FARMERS
LEAD THE WORLD
Secretary Of Agriculture Hous-I
{ tons Annual Report Shows
Some Interesting Facts
(By Associated Press,

(By Associated Press) AZ
Washington, Dec. 6---The American
farmer leads the world in individual
production Of crops, Secretary Hous-
ton Of the Department Of Agriculture,
asserted today in his annual report.
While countries such as Belgium, un-
der intensive farming, get a higher
acreage yield, he said, taking. both
acreages and yield per acre into ac-
count, the American agriculturist
produces two and half times as
much as his Belgian and German
rivals, .2.s times as much as the
British farmer, 3.2 times as much as
the French, and more .thah six times
as much as the italian. &
The result Of this and of the Amer
lean farmers war work is shown in
the 1919. American crop production,
placed at three times greater in value
than the average annual output dur
ing the five ear period preceding the
European war. The aggregate values
of all crops this year is placed at $15-
1913 100000 as compared to $l4,222,
o00, 900 in 1913 and an, average Of
$5,S2o, 100000 during the five ear
period.
Live stock on farms this year was
figured at $3.50. 100000 as against
SO .284, 10000 in 1918.
The average yield for aii crops for.
the decade ending in d918 is about 16
per cent greater than for the average
for the decade ending with 1890, the
report said. The average rate of in
crease for the past Is years is about
one-half of one per cent q year.
Estimates in the report put the
1919 wheat production at 91S,471, 900
bushels and corn at 2,910,250,0O
bushels. Cotton is expected to reach
1O,696,0O0 bales and tobacco e1,S16,
$4,000 pounds.
"The farmers Of the nation in 1919
planted an acreage in leading cereals
greater by 33,OOO,O00 than the pre-
war annual average which, IL Is es-
timated will yield 635,000,000 more
than the prewar average, "Mr. Hus-
ton said of war work on the farms.
"They increased the number Of mich
COWS over 1914 by 100000, Of other
cattle by S,50o.OO0, Of swine by 49,
100000 and Of horses and mules by
100000, or total Of 2S,900, ,0OO.' -
"The planting operations Of the
year began before the fighting ceased
and the call was still for more wheat
The Department suggested maxim-
um fall acreage Of 47,2O6,OO acres, an
increase of IL per cent over 1913.
There was actually planted 49,26l,-
900, the largest acreage in the ma
tion's history, 100000 acres more
than IN 1918.
"The spring wheat acreage was
% ,503, 900 while the winter and spring !
paintings combined amounted TO
II 1854 900 acres or 100000 more
than the preceding record"
"It is estimated that the yield Will
exceed that of 1918 by 100000
bushels and will be the nations Sec
Dnd record wheat crop. The estimated
corn crop of 2,91O,0OO,O00 bushels
will be 3OO,OOO,OOO greater than that
Of 1918"
The Nation can further expand It's
output of commodities by cultivatlng
unused tillable land, estimated at
more than 60 per cent of the total,
,he report states. Expansion Is
United, however, by the supply oil
,apital and labor
No step to promote farmers CO.
associations along the right
ines. should be omitted, the Sccre-
;ary said. 1t is estimated that these
market annually ap-
,roximately $1,5Oo,OOO,ooo worth OF
commodities.
Included in Mr.. Houston's recon-
were the following.
The building up, primarily under
State law, of system OF personal
,redit unions, for farmers whose
status and operations make
{ difficult to secure accommodations
through the ordinary channels; ex-
,ansion of facilities for aiding in
especially extension Of
he market news and food products
services; continuation OF
federal participation in road build
NO through an appropriation of 800,
100000 for each of the next years;
egulation and control of stockyards
md packing houses; Federal !egisla-
ion to protect consumers against
feeds and fertilizers; in
reased State support for rural schools
nd more definite instruction as to
ural problems and conditions; legis-
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