The Sauk Centre herald., 1930-09-18

crops value for the past two years.
All the corn, all the potatoes,
grains. hay. fodder, alfalfa, sweet
clover, root crops combined were
worth $760, ,752. 900 in 1929. The
"cow-sow-hen" income brought
$SO7, $4,000
This same "cow-sow-hen" income
constituted 81 per cent Of all the
increase made In the four states
in 1929 farm income over 1921.
The northwest's farm income in
creased, as stated. II per cent In
the eight years. This grain amounts
to $661, ,166, 900 more farm buying
power and wealth in 1929 than in
1921.
It rose from $s26, ,s50. 900 in 1921
to a grand total Of $1,58S, ,116, 900 in
1929 from the same farm items.
The increased income per farm is
also important. It amounts to an
average Of $1,679-rising from ST.
1856 in 1921 to $4,065 per farm in
1929, in four states. Thus the farm
er has had his salary raised.
Minnesota's farm income increas-
ed 73 per cent or $307, ,991 900. from
$422, $4,000 1921) to $73o,340, 900
(1929). This is now the greatest
butter-making state in the coun-
try.
South Dakota's farm income in
creased also 73 per cent or $780,
3S7, ,0O0-from $213, ,745,0O0 (1921) to
1854, $4,000 (1929. This state is
fast becoming one Of the best di-
versified farming areas Of America.
North Dakota's gain was 81 per
cent or $123.977, ,OO0-from $202,I
$4,000 da21) to $326,s41, 90 (1929)
North Dakota is ION the way"
toward dairying and livestock, but
still too dependent upon ups and
downs of wheat. A short crop last
year pulled down her percentage
Of grain.
Montana, the Treasure state" is
up and coming also. Her gain in
eight years is 80 per cent, or $751;
81, ,0O0-from $S7, ,992, 900 (1921) to
$166, ,s03,0O0 (1929).
Dividing the "cow-sow-hen" in
come and its remarkable gains in
to three divisions, it is interesting
to survey livestock, poultry and
dairy incomes separately.
The livestock income from beef,
pork, mutton and wool-increased
116 per cent or $210,433, 900
from $1S0,71S0o0 (1921 to $751;
Isl, 900 (1929).
Poultry and "hen fruit" more than
doubled in value, 104 per cent or
$50, ,S31, ,000-from 56,30O,O00 (192D
to Sis, ,131, 900 (1929).
"Our barn yard flappers ask for
no farm relief, they lay their own
relief, right in the home nest"
Then the dairy cow, foster mother
Of the human race, her golden
wealth increased IS per cent or
$107, ,O44, ,OO0-from $194, ,223, 900 (192I)
to $3O1 ,267, 900 1929).
This is proved in two ways. The
dairy cows in the four northwest
ern grain states have increased
228,0O0 in eight years. The gain in
A other states is only 283,000 cows.
Northwestern butter increased in
pounds twice as fast as in the A
other states. The creamery make"
in the northwest increased 131 per
cent or 200. 1896 900 pounds. In the
rest of the country only 50 per cent
or 22,976, 900.
Twenty-four (24) per cent Of the
United States butter increase was
made, In Minnesota; gain of 49,
048,0OO pounds. United States gain
623, AZ, 900 pounds. Thirty-two (32)
per cent Of the United States butter
increase was in four northwest
state; 200, ,496, 900 pounds gain in
Minnesota, the Dakotas, Montana.
Twenty-four (24) per cent Of all
the butter made in the United
States is made in these states.
Minnesota, leading butter state
of North America, makes SO per
cent more than any other state,
271, ,345,0O0 pounds; or 75,277,000
pounds 38 per cent more than Iowa,
next highest state, 1876, 900
pounds in 1928.
Minnesota's butter income ex-
ceeds her iron ore since 1924. But
ter brought $125, ,952, 900 - 1928),
iron ore SOC, 0,94S, 10000 per cent Of
the United States iron ore.
Northwest dairy income exceeds
all the wheat income, the past four
years. The dairy cow gave $301,-
267, 900 in 1929; wheat only $178,-
465,000. Wheat in 1928 brought
$242, ,312, 900, in 1927 $281, ,773,0O, in
1926 $184, ,431, 900.
Better farming raised the acre
yields Of all northwest small grains
in the past five years over the pre-
vious five. Livestock farming is
building up the grain and milling
industries.
Wheat yields have increased 3.31
bushels or SO per cent-from 9.76
to 1927 bushels per acre. This