Fifteenth Annual Report Highlights Agricultural Prospects
The fifteenth annual report of the Secretary of Agriculture highlights key topics including meat gains from removing cattle fever ticks, hog cholera serum effectiveness, plant disease control, and improved crop prospects. It notes extensive experimentation, soil and irrigation emphasis, and aims to boost farming through education, reforestation, and public storage reports. Corn remains the leading wealth producer with a record value, while cotton faces price declines despite high production.
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Secretary of Agriculture
California
Washington
Sahara Desert
Florida
Kentucky
Tennessee
Idaho
Alaska
Rocky Mountains
Pinatt Bureau
Record Crops and Values Hit Highs Across Nation
The 1911 agricultural year showed record or near record values across crops such as corn, barley, rice, flaxseed, hops, and beet sugar. Despite below par cereal totals, the combined crop value soared with high prices pushing beet and cane sugar to new highs and total farm value reaching substantial levels.
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Italy
Japan
Australia
Canada
United States
Department of Agriculture
Cold Storage Durations for Major Foods Since 1880
An investigative summary outlines month by month receipts and storage durations for fresh beef, mutton, pork, dressed poultry, butter, eggs, and fish. It details warehouse reporting practices, regional price quotations, and the time foods spend in cold storage from March 1909 for most items, with earlier data for some.
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Bureau of Statistics
Washington
United States
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