Xo. 6. 



UEi'Arn'.MioN 1 (iK Ai :i:icui/runK. 



ui\ill.U' file l()t:il plodlK-l ion nl' (hi' sjllilc n-ops foi' tin- \<;ir i'.MI.;. 

 we lia\'(' ii sliowiiiji' wliiili points to .1 \i-y\ (irridcd iniprovcuHni 

 made during the i!il<T\<Miing roiiitccii ycai-s. 



The lignrcs ^^iveii for jlic two yoai'S nauMMl Hliowin^f I In- prodnf- 

 lion of somo of llic lu-iiicipal crops, arc ns follows: 



3 



Corn, .*. . 



Wheat 



Rye 



Uuckwheat, 

 Irish iiotatoes, 



45,447,636 



:;6,«3S,444 



o,74«,525 



4,161,218 



22,217.923 



42,318,279 



21,995,499 



3,742,104 



3,069,717 



12,899,3:5 



3,129,3r,7 

 4,042,945 

 2,0O4.3ta 

 1.091,501 

 9,318,608 



Tlir ouiy one ol" the leading ceix-al crops for which a larger yield 

 is reported in 18S9 than in 1903 is oats, the production being 1,- 

 091,501 bushels less in 1803 than in 1S89. 



Another evidence of improvement in the condition of our agricul- 

 ture, is found in the improved condition of the Pennsylvania farm 

 home. Our State has always been noted for its fine farm buildings; 

 but it is only within recent years that a general movement has been 

 made in the direction of introducing into the farmer's home the 

 modern improvements that add so much to the comfort of its in- 

 mates. Much of this imi)rovement, no doubt, has resulted from 

 the discussion of questions relating to the home at our Farmers' 

 Institutes; but while the institute lecturers have directed attention 

 to the importance of this subject, the improvements could not have 

 been made without the necessary amount of surplus cash coming 

 into the farmers' hands, with which to make them. In mauv sec- 

 tions of the State it has come to be no uncommon thing to find farm 

 homes supplied with the same heating apparatus that is found in 

 the larger towns and cities, while the water supply is so arranged as 

 to pro\'ide hot and cold water for every part of the house where 

 needed, making the bath-room and inside toilet practical attain- 

 ments. 



I shall not attempt to enlarge upon the evidences of improve- 

 ment in recent years in the agriculture of our State; but before 

 leaving this subject, 1 wish to call attention to one more mark of im- 

 provement, which is, the advanced high character of the farm litera- 

 ture of the State. The literature relating to any subject will, to 

 a very great degree, correspond with the condition of the class, 

 association or people in whose interests it is published. It must 



