The Democratic advocate., 1909-12-03
HEN IN MISSOURI A PRODUCER
OF WEALTH.
Vast Increase In 1905 Is Equal 10 The
Output Of Gold Of two States.

Poultry raising has grown into such
an enormous industry in Missouri
that II can no longer be clasaed as
side line, ranking next 10 live stock
IN the amount OF money Il brings an
nuaily 10 the farmers
Early last year the State Bureau OF
Labor Statistics announced that the
indications were that Missouri held
frat rank In the Union for the quanti-
~ OF poultry and eggs which we're
placed on the market during 1907,
and proudly pointed 10 the fact that
the surplus for that war had brought
In the grand sum OF f44 S66 .i47 plac-
ing the State ahead OF Iowa, indiana,
Ohio and one or two other Common
woalths which had LONG led the list Of
producers
But now come the figures Of the
year 1908. which were prepared for
the 1909 Red Book by the Bureau of
Labor Statistics and made public by
Commissioner J C. A Hitler Accord
ing 10 the advance Information tho
poultry. eEEE and feathers placed on
the market pf the large cities OF this
state brought 10 the farmers siA.s
gG0,a72, which is n gain OF t9f s16 Ia
value over 1907
While the gain II no; large " com
pared Wtth the total value. yet gain
shows that poultry raising Is uoW one
ot the leading lnduatri0a ~ The State.
or course. Il must be remembered
that the poultry and oKga The farmers
consumed themselves nnd what they
sold to their immediate neighbors are
not Included ip tho large valuation
Just given Al turkeys chickens.
squads. ducks. geese and pigeons
which we're haulcd into the laFFe
cities and towns aud She yaaI amount
shipped out by rnil. boat and express
make up tho calculation Ia figures
this surplus Amounted t2 gp.zIaNh1
pounds Of live poultry. valued at
si2.V2l 5ss. and s3,B6gGs2 ppundn OF
dressed poultry valued az FiO01fo3f
Allowing nse pounds tG eneh fowl
included iu the tAbnlhtlnn aud giving
zach fowl rnuuFh room IN which 10
move around. Il would require an en-
closure covering nearly twenty two
square mllcB to hold The i0.sag, ,gs1
fowls representing the combine live
and dressed poultry surplus
Divided up between the entire pop.
ulatlon Of The United SlateA. there
would be enough 10 give nearly two
pounds Of Missouri roultry 10 every
man, woman and child
The surplus eEEa oi 1907. amount
ing "a iaS.S50. .sb7 dozens. in reality
means .T62 2.2i0.zSf eggs. These sold
for 22025. $40. which sum was large
enough so purchase all the gold mined
IN Colorado. the chief gold producer
OF the United States. In 1907. and
still have enough 20 pay for the gold
output OF Oregon for the same year
II took 4.S1b. .02s wooden cases. each
holding thirty dozens of eggs TO trans
port this enormous mass of eggs In
pounds the waight was 2sg ,226. $40.
aud In tons 1893.
The z.G9a.2i5 pounds Of surplus
feathers sold for ks37 ,6s6 Made in
To feather beds. such as grandmother
uses means $4,000 OF such winter
lg2urieR.
In nine years the value OF the sur
plus Of poultry eggs and feathers has
more than tFlplcd. the large gain
commencing with the extra demand
created by the increase IN population
Immediately before and during tho
Worlds Fair In 81 Louis Farmers.
discovering that the industry Was
profitable. devoted more attention to
Il from then on, speedily bringing the
business up TO its present important
position. From 1900 and including
1908. Missouri has received from sur
plus farmyard products the enormous
sum OF s259. ASS sos.