The Lamar register., 1905-03-15
Farm and Forest Products.

The Department of Agriculture has
issued a report on foreign trade in
farm and forest products in 1904, com
piled by the division of foreign mar
kets. II shows that the balance OF
trade in farm products in each year
from 1890 to 1904 was in favor of ex-
ports. There was a distinct gain In
1898, when the export balance In
creased to $3.50 900. 900, gain OF $257,-
600. 900 over the IAeceding year, and
for six successive years beginning with
1898. the annual export balance for
farm products exceeded $410.OOO,OO
The statement shows that the do
mestic exports of farm or agricultural
products for the year 1904 were $i9,-
000. 900 less than in the preceding year
and $4,000. 900 less than the annual av-
erage for 1899 to 1903. The total value
for 1904 was 1853, ,1G0,2G4.
The exports of forest products in
1904 aggregated 500 .500.430 and was
an increase of $l7.OO0.0Oo over 1908
and $36.0O0.0O0 more than in 1902.
The total imports of fam products
in 1904 were S461 .434.S51, an increase
of $5,O0O,0O0 over 1908, end of $54.-
OUv, 900 over the annual average for
1899 to 1903 and of forest products,
79.G19.29G.
The value OF imports OF forest prod
ucts exceeded the previous year by $S,-
900. 900 and the annual average OF 1899
to 1903 by $19,000,00O.
The value of the cotton exports in
creased S55, 100000 from 1903 to 1904.
although the quantity exported in 1904
was 479 100000 pounds less than in
1903.
A decline of s72.OOO.0OO in domestic
exports of grain and grain products is
Tt..t, Ia. ~
without a corresponding rise in price.
Meat and meat products exports de-
clined from S17S,000. 900 to $4,000, 900.
The farm imports in 1904 include
$4,000, 900 OF sugar AMI molasses, ST.
900, 900 in animal fibres, $40 100000 in
coffee, $52,000,000 in hides and skins
and $46.OOO,0O0 in vegetable fibres.
Lumber exports aggregated $4,000
600, an increase of S7.000.000 over the
previous year.
Naval stores exported increased
from $13 100000 in 1903 TO over $16,-
900 900 in 1904. Alcoholic liquors i'm
ported declined $500.000.
According to the Denver Record
Stockman lamb buyers for the Fort
Collins and other Colorado feed lots
are all of the opinion that the supply
of range sheep is decreasing. The diff
fculty in securing supplies for the feed
lots for this season, they insist. will be
even greater during the coming year
and most of the buyers will take the
field early in order to make sure OF
supplies.
The state of California is making
extensive preparations 10 disseminate
the codling moth parasite that is being
introduced in this country by George
Compere entomologist OF western Aus
tralia. The parasite belongs to the
ichneumon family and lays its eggs in
the larvae of the codling moth.
One encouraging fact which ]. Il.
Payne has noted in his travels is that
the samples of macaroni wheat grown
in eastern Colorado have been pro
nounced to be the best grown in the
United States. The rainfall is never
enough to damage the quality of mac
aroni wheat From present indications
it is possible that in few years very
little wheat except this variety will
be grown in eastern Colorado and 1t
is also likely that the wheat-growing
dIsurcts will be greatly enlarged by
Its use.-F1eld and Farm.