Republican farmer., 1919-12-12
YANKEE FARMERS LEAD WORLD IN
 CROP PRODUCING


 Washington, Dec 1.-The Ameri- can farmer leads the world in indi- vtdual production of crops, Secretary Houston of the Department of Agri- culture. asserted Tuesday in his ann.~T3 report While countries such as Bel giurn, under intensive farming, get a higher acreage yield, he said, taking both acreage and yield per acre into account. the American agriculturist produces two and a half times as much as his Belgian and German rivals, 2.3 times as much as the Brit ish farmer, 3.2 times as much as the French. and more than six times as much as the Italian.
 The result of this and of the American farmers war work is shown in the 1913 American crop produc- ton, placed at three times greater in value than the average annual output during the five year period preceding the European war.
 The aggregate value Of all crops this year is placed at $15,S73, ,00O.0o as compared to $14.222, ,O00,0o0 in 1918 and an average of s5,S29, 900, 00G during the five yea period.
 Live stock on farms this year was figured at s8,83C 100000 as against sS.2s4, 100000 in 1918.
 The average yield for all crops for the decade ending in 1918 is about Is per cent. greater than for the average for the decade ending with 1890, the report said. The average rate of increase for the past 25 years is about one half of one per cent. a year.
 Estimates in the report put the 1919 wheat production at 91S.47t,- 900 bushels an corn at 2.910.250, 900 bushels, Cotton is expected to reach 1o,6s6,0oo bales and tobacco 1916, 553, ,000 pounds.
 ''The farmers of the nation in 1919 increased the number of milch cows over 1914 by 2,700,0O0 of other cattle by s,500.000, of swine by 16,T0O, ,0O0 and Of horses and mules by 1000, ,oOO or a total Of zS.900, 900.
 '"The planting operations of the year began before the fighting cease and the call was still for more wheat The Department suggested a maxi mum fall acreage of 47,206, 900 acres an increase of 12 per cent. over 1918 There was actually planted 49, ,261, 600 the largest acreage in the nations history, 6,s60,0Oo acres more than in 1918
 The spring wheat acreage was 22, 593,000 while the winter and spring plantings combined amounted to Il, s54, ,000 acres or 100000 more thar the preceding record.
 'It is estimated that the yield VII exceed that. of 1918 by 1000. 900 bush. els and will be the nations second record wheat crop. The estimated corn crop of 2.s10,Ooo,oOo bushels vii be 300,0o0,0 900 greater than that 0, 191S."
 The nation can further expand it. output of commodities by cuItivatins unused tilable land, estimated a more than 50 per cent of the total the report states. Expansion is limit ed. however, by the supply of capita and labor.
 Included in Mir Houston's recon mendations were the following
 The building up, primarily unde. State law. of a system of persona credit unions, for farmers whose h nancial status and operations make i | difficult to secure notation 1 through the ordinary channels: ex 1 pansion of facilities for aiding il marketing. especially extension Of tn | market news and food products in 1 spection services; continuation of Fed i eral participation in road buildinl ! through an appropriation of &10O, 1 900, 900 for each of the next 4 years I regulation and control of stockyard l and packing houses: Federal legisla 1 tion to protect consumers agains l adulterated feeds and fertilizers; in creased state support for rural school and more definite instruction as | i rural problems and conditions; leg 1 isIation to improve rural sanitary con 1 ditlons and provide hospital and medi 1 kacIlitiaa