Farm prosperity and bee industry drive U S agriculture
The Agricultural Department figures show the United States’ wealth in crops and bees. It highlights vast corn and wheat output, honey yields from 700000 beekeepers across 6 million hives, and the nation’s vast agricultural scale with vivid comparisons, including a bee census joke by Bee King Phillips.
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Vast corn wealth dwarfs other crops in America's 40 year surge
The article extols corn as the key driver of Western state finances, noting 100 million acres under cultivation and a 40 year harvest totaling 67,045,916,486 bushels with a value near 1.4 trillion cents. It compares corn’s bulk to hay and cotton, highlights Panama Canal earth moves, and cites extensive fishery and wheat figures. It mentions New York as the hay leader and U.S. government fish stocking efforts led by Commissioner George M. Bowers.
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