OFFICIAL DOCUMENT, No. 7. 



TKNTH ANNUAL REPORT 



OF THE 



SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE. 



Hon. Samuel W. Pennypacker, Governor of Pennf<ylvania: 



Sir: In compliance with Section 2 of the Act of March 13, 1895, 

 establishing a Department of Agriculture and defining its duties, I 

 have the honor to present herewith my report for the year 1904. 



The past year has brought to the farmers of Pennsylvania a fair 

 return for their outlay and labor. The various cereals, vegetables 

 and fruits have yielded average crops, while the prices realized, 

 with but few exceptions, were satisfactory and comparatively remun- 

 erative. The weather being favorable during the growing season, 

 there was no material shortage in any of the leading crops, and I 

 think it is safe to say, that the average farmer enjoyed a greater 

 degree of prosperity than in some former years when the effect of 

 drought and insect pests were more seriously felt. 



Owing to the extensive mining and manufacturing interests located 

 in the State, Pennsylvania has exceptionally good markets for almost 

 everything grown on the farm. The mountains within the borders 

 of the State give to the valleys a better climate than is enjoyed by 

 the people of many of the other states of the Union. In all that por- 

 tion of the State lying within and east of our mountain ranges, 

 the very severe drought that frequently visits other sections of the 

 country is, comparatively speaking, unknown. 



The most reliable data available gives the following figures, show- 

 ing estimates of acreage, production and value of the principal crops 

 produced in the State during the year. 



CORN. 



Acreage. Av. yield per acre. Total bu. 



1,427,522 ' 34 48,535,748 



Price, (average) 59c. Total value, $28,636,091. 



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