Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 22, Number 12, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 30 October 1900 — MAGNIFICENT INCREASE FOR AMERICAN FARMERS. [ARTICLE]

MAGNIFICENT INCREASE FOR AMERICAN FARMERS.

Crop and Live Stock Gains of Over a Billion Dollars in Value. DIFFERENCE BETWEEN PROSPERITY AND DEPRESSION. A Marvelous Statement by the Department of Agriculture, Which Shows Why Farmers Are with the Administration-

Tbe United States Department of Agriculture has just issued Its statement of the value of nine of tbe principal crops of the United States. Comparing this value with the value of the same crops in 1890 and adding the increased value of live stock already published, there is an increased gain of over one 'billion two hundred million dollars. . It is the difference between prosperity ■and depression—between Republicanism and Democracy. The increase is given below: lacreue in Nine Crops-* 710,722,617 IncreaMia hive Stack.. 501,444,474 • ' Total ■Gaia to Ktnn- . era.. .-*1,212,167,091 The value on the farm of the nine principal crops' raised in the United States was $710,722,617 larger this year than in 189 G. The figures are supplied by the Department of Agriculture, those for 1900 having just been completed. The details by crops follo-w:

They received nearly $164,000,000 more money for their cotton than they did in 1896. This year the mills were open and there was a demand for cotton. American farmers received nearly $42,000,000 more money for their crop of oats this year than they did in 1896. They received nearly $22,000,000 more money for their potatoes this year than they did in 1896. People could afford to buy potatoes this year, as the mills were open and good wages were being earned. .J’hqy received over $14,000,000 more money for their barley this year, and barley is one of the smallest of tbe staple crops. They received almost $6,000,000 more ■money for their rye crop, which is another of the small staples. American farmers have also gained over $500,000,000 this year in the value of their live stock as compared with 1896, according to the Department of Agriculture’s figures. Thus we have: Increase this year, $710,722,617 in nine staple crops.

FARM VALUES. Increase in 4896. 1900. 1900. Corn *513,871,912 *859,810,000 $345,938,088 Cotton 319,976,437 483,750,000 163,775,563 Wheat 265,098,900 380,000,000 114,301,100 Oat* 120,248,889 a 62,187,500 41,938/611 Potatoes 75,670,302 97.350,000 21,679,638 Barley 18,294,996 32,337,500 14,042,504 Rye 8,346,399 14,242,500 5,896,101 Hay 069,295,564 671,000,000 1,704,436 Buckwheat. 4,931,424 6,380,000 1,448,576 T0ta1.... *1,996,334,883 *2,707,057,500 *710,722,617

American fanners received almost $115,000,000 more money for their wheat this year, under Republican prosperity, than they did in 1896 under Democratic depression. This year the people can afford to buy bread. In 1896 thousands of them were -starving and begging for bread. The American farmers received $346,000,000 more money this year for their corn crop than they did in 1896.

Increase this year, $501,444,474 in live stock. Total increase, $1,212,167,091 in farmer’s property in 1900. The farmers will not throw away the substance for the shadow. They will vote for a continuance of Republican prosperity as against a return of Democratic adversity. They will vote for McKinley and Roosevelt. They will not vote for Bryan add Stevenson.