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Show GREAT PRODUCTION j Of WEALTHON f ARMS WASHINGTON, Nov. 27. "Wealth pro- auction on the farms of the United States j in 1905 reached the highest amount ever j attained In this or any other country j W,41S.O00,000., i In the first annual report of his third J ttrra Secretary of Agriculture Wilson I presents an array of figures and state-M state-M ment representing tne products and I y profits of the farmers of the country F"T1 i which he admits "dreams of wealth pro-T pro-T 1 ' duction could hardly equal." v Four crops make new high records as j to value corn, hay, wheat and rice a.1-f a.1-f though In amount of production the corn U . crop is the only one that exceeds pre-j pre-j ious yields. In every crop the general ?j level of production was high and that of ft prices still higher. Z Besides the enormous yield of wealth, '- the Secretary estimates that the farms f of the country have increased In value f during the past five years to a present aggregate of Jti.133. 000.000. Analyzing the principal crops for the i year,' the Secretary says that corn j reac'ied Its highest production at 2,708.-! 2,708.-! . i00.afio bushels, a gain of 42,000.000 over ! the Jnext lowefit year, 18&9: hay Is second iit4rder of value, although cotton held 'i secnd place during the two preceding v yeaf s. The hay crop this year is valued - aL jOG.OOO.OOO. Cotton comes third, with vkluation of Ii75.000.o00; wheat, Ia25.-(Irto.; Ia25.-(Irto.; oats. 182.000.000; potatoes, J138.-tmv.WK J138.-tmv.WK barley, liS.OOO.OflO; tobacco. 112,-' 112,-' Hf".0rt); sugar cane and sugar beets, $50,-, $50,-, ").ono: rice, J13.892.0O0: dairy products, $5.)00.000. an increase of $64,000,000 over ijast year. ' |