The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-12-06
AMERICAN farmer
LEADS the WORLD
In SIZE OF CROPS
fBy Associated Press>

In NLE Ut GkUfS
. tBy Associated Press) :
st' WASHINGTON, Dec. 6.-The Amer.
Iican farmer leads the world in individ-
ual production of crops. Secretary
J Houston of the Department OF Agri-
. culture, asserted today in his annual
: report. While countries such as Bel
GUM. under intensive farming, get a
higher acreage yield, he said. taking
. account, the American agriculturast
produces two and halt times Is
much as his Belgian and German rit.
ais. 90 times as much as the British
farmer, 3:2 times as much as the
French, and more than six times as
buch as the Italian.
The result of this and OF the Amer
'ican 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 Ave year period preceding the
European war. The aggregate value
OF all crops this year 10 placed at
$15,873.0 O0, 900 as compared to 81, 222.-
100000 in 1918 and an average OF
$5.829.000,O00 during the five year
period.
Live stock on farms this year was
figured at $3.50. 100000 as against
$8,2S4, 000, 900 in 1918.
The average yield for all crops for
the decade ending in 1918 is about 16
per cent greater than for the average
for the decade ending with 1890. the
report said. The average rate OF
increase for the past 26 years 10 about
one-half Of one per cent year.
Estimates In the report put the 1913
wheat production at s1s, ~ 900 bush
els and corn at 1910. 1850, 900 bushels
Cotton is expected to reach 1866, 0OC
bales and tobacco 1,316, 900 pounds.
[, THE farmers of the nation In 1918
splanted an acreage In leading cereals
Greater by 100000 than the prewal
annual average which, it is estimated
will yield 635. 900 900 more than the
prewar average" Mr.. Houston said
of war work on the farms. They in
creased the number of mich cows
over 1914 by 2.700, 900, Of other cattle
by 100000, OF swine by 1900, 900
and Of horses and mules by 1,OOO, 900
or a total of 2s.90O.0O0.
Tho planting operations of the year
began before the fighting ceased and
the call was still for more wheat. The
Department suggested maximum fal
acreage of 47,206,00O acres, an in
creaec Of IL per cent over 1918. There
was actually planted 49,261.00 the
largest acreage in the nations his
tory. $4,000 acres more than in 1918
1.-THE spring wheat acreage was p.
$4,000 while the winter and spring
paintings combined amounted to Il.
1884, o0 acres or 100000 more than
the preceding record.
ct Is estimated that the yield will
exceed that Of 1918 by 100000 bush
els and will be the nations second
record wheat crop. The estimated
corn crop of 2,910,00O.0O0 bushels viii
be 3O0,0O0.00O greater than that o.
1918"
The nation can further expand it:
output of commodities by cultivatfn&
unused tillable land, estimated at more
than 60 per cent of the total, the re
80 port states. Expansion Is limited, how
., ever, by the supply of capital and
labor.
No step to promote farmers coop
erative associations along the RICH
lines, should be omitted, the secretar!
said. 1t is estimated that these or
CARNATIONS market annually approx
3 mately $1,50O,000,00O worth of com
I modities. Included in Mr.. Houston''
recommendations were the following
The building up, primarily unde
state law, of system of persona
credit unions, for farmers whose finan
cial status and operations make !
difficult to secure accommodation
through the ordinary channels; ez
pansion of facilities for aiding in mar
keting, especially extension of tn
market news and food products in
spection services; continuation of fed
eral participation in road buildin,
! through an appropriation Of 100000
900 for each of the next 4 years; reg
ulation and control Of stockyards an
packing houses; federal legislation t.
protect consumers against adulterate
\ feeds and fertilizers; increased stat
support for rural schools and NOR
definite instruction as to rural prot
lens and conditions; legislation to i'm
prove rural sanitary conditions an
provide hospital and medical facilities