Show BILLIONS INVESTED IN FARMS magnitude of agriculture industry must be reduced to figures to be appreciated it if nil all the he farmers in the united states should decide to g go 0 into some sollie other business bu branch out as ab we say tiley could sell their tile stock and crops for one year arid and with the money molley they receive buy nil all the railroads in the llie united states to ealier with all the rolling stock an and oilier equipment declared declare secretary Secle tary of agriculture SIer edilh before the united states chamber of commerce at atlantic city if they wished to go out ot of the llie farming in business enair entirely ply they could sell ell fidell dainis fauns along floii with ther their crops and add live stock cli and with tile the money they receive buy all the railroad i all the in all fit lie mines and all till the quarles in the united stated state in ili other words it 1 be jut au an even it trade ade between the ibe farm fald property and all the other pro ducthi popi prop ity pity in fit the united unit states except the billere mercantile azitile ehll establishments in ell ts they the y could bilth aili their income floal froin ll 11 lh stock kocl and elis crops for a single year pay practically tile llie entire national debt the investment ili vestment in agriculture amounts to about 60 80 billion dollars A 1 I 1 lust year tile die value of crops alaj ahe tock stock ug legated 23 billon dollars |