Show THE CROP FOR 1908 1998 Secretary Wilson is a great secretary of the in in- tenor He has done more for the cause o of agriculture ture turc and horticulture than any other othel man ever has hasin hasin hasin in office in this country He reports the farm products products prod prod- of the country in 1908 1903 at a n. value unequalled by any other industry in the worlds world's s 's histo history history his his- his his- to tory 1 an increase of 4 per cent over 1907 of 15 per percent percent cen cent over 1906 06 31 per pr ce cent t ov over r 19 1903 1003 3 and 65 per cent over 1859 1889 He Be gives the value of the country's products in the last ten years at As usual corn is the great crop with an output valued at In bushels only three years have exceeded the yield of 1908 1903 and in only two years in the history of the department has the price been as high as it has this year He rates the crop as asworth asworth asworth worth nearly as much as that of the cotton hay and wheat combined The sugar crop beet and cane exceed ex cx- all records in quantity and in value Tobacco and hops are short crops That is a good showing of course but it is not so good a showing as that from the mines for the reason reason rea rca son that most of that material is eaten up by the peo peo- pie The crop crop from the mines enters into the circulation circulation circulation cir cir- cir cir- and makes money and the volume of money is what gives value to the farmers' farmers productions If Ifan Ifan Ifan an agricultural state were to decide not to raise any crops next year it wot would d make no difference except to the people of that state If the miners were to decide not to do any work next year by the tho end of the year the wheels of industry would be about stopped The highest occupation of man after all is that of the miner |