The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-05-23
HUGE TOTALS SHOWN IN
AMERICAN EXPORTS OF
PRODUCTS OF THE FARM
Nearly 600 Millions of the Total of
1850 Millions Last Year Was
Sold Abroad.
COTTON, GRAIN, MEATS
These and Their Products Make
Up the Bulk-Small Showing III
Fruits and Dairy Products

WASHINGTON, May 22-The Depart
ment of Agriculture has issued report on
the Nations Farm Surplus prepared by
George h. Holmes, chief of the division of
foreign markets. 1t gives $500. 100000 as a
conservative estimate of the value of the
farm products of this country not fed to
live stock in 1908, on the basis OF the census
valuation. The value of the exported farm
products of this country in 1903 was ssis,-
1881, and the highest value reached dur
ing the last eleven years was S95l62S.S3l, in
1901, due chiefly to cotton. The value of
the exported farm products Of this country
is concentrated mostly in a few principal
products. In 1903 cotton constituted 80 per
cent, grain and grain products % per cent.
meat and meat products and live animals
"a per cent. these products equaling more
than IS per cent. of the exports of farm
products last year. Adding tobacco. the
exports of which were valued at more than
$685. ,0O0 oil cake and oil-cake meal. s19. $780,.
279; fruits and nuts, more than $4,000. 900.
and vegetable oils. more than $4,000. 600.
gives total of eight classes of products,
each with an export value of more than
$4,000. 900 that comprised almost 96 per cent.
of the entire farm exports of 1903.
Within recent years, ending with 1903, the
cotton exports have been between three
and four billions of pounds, and the EXPORT
ed fraction of the crop has been 63 to II
per cent for a long period of years. The
traction OF the wheat crop exported in the
Iast dozen years has been about 81 to IL
per cent, and the exported wheat and
wheat flour have yearly averaged some
what more than 200, COO 600 bushels since 1897.
before which period for many years. the
We raaI1 n X n
Dushels less. Only small portion of the
corn or maize crop is exported as corn, the
hlgnest percentage, IL, being for 1898. Not
withstandiIg the small percentage the ex-
ported bushels reach 100 900, 600 to 200 600 600.
The beef exports weighed 5000. 900 pounds.
pork exports 55l,0O0,000 lard exports 10000.
goo. oleo oil exports 126,000.OO0. and tobacco
1865, ZOO pounds. Butter and cheese ex-
ports have declined decidedly within two
or three years.
The report says that within a few years
the results OF an enormous extension OF
orchard planting will begin to appear, and
some of these results may be in a much
increased fruit surplus for export. The ex-
ports of animal matter are losing ground
relatively, with corresponding gain by
vegetab BILE matter.
Taking up the destination of the surplus
the report says the United Kingdom takes
about one-half, Germany about one-sixth
and France, The Netherlands, Belgium,
Canada and Italy from 3 to per cent
each: China in recent years takes 81 900. 0oC
sian China, Korea and Greenland and Ice
land and other remote portions of the earth
From So TO 80 per cent. of the total goes &c
Europe, to per cent. to North America
and less than per cent. each TO Asia
South America, Africa and Oceanica
Inc report also takes up the competition
of this country in foreign markets. showing
that this country furnishes 81 per cent. OF
the United Kingdoms imports of farm
products, thus leading in these imports. The
United States has long lead over its com.
petitorS as purveyor of meat and meat
products and live animals; is likewise pre-.
eminently conspicuous in the United King
doms imports of cereals and cotton, but is
far behind its competitors in dairy products
In German imports the United States leads
with % per cent. in all farm products. 81
per cent. in cereals, furnishes barely
three-quarters of i per cent of dairy prod
ucts, contributes the principal portion OF
imported maize, two-fifths of the oil cake
and oil-cake meal. but is exceeded in whea,
flour supply by Austria-Hungary and makes
bare showing in barley and only a little
more than per cent. in fruits.