The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1910-03-05
EXPORT OF FARM PRODUCTS
FROM 1851 TO 1903
Omitted States Department Of Agricul-
tur-. Department. Of Publicity.

The last half century has seen
great increase in the exports OF farm
products from the United States
From an average Of $50 million dol
lars year in the fiye-year period.
1s51-1S55. the agricultural exports
rose to an average Of SO million dol
lars a year III 1901-l905. and in TWO
subsequent Individual years G9G7 and
1909 surpassed a billion dollars.
Not only have such exports inCreas-
ed. but they have increased much
faster than the population. In 1851
1885 the average value per capita Of
the agricultural exports Of the United
States was 1856. in 1901-1905 il was
$1o.6S. and since 1905. it has been
still creator.
\ report on the annual exports OF
farm products from the United States
from 1851 TO 1903, inclusive. is about
u be published a. Bulletin - of the
bureau Of statistics, United states
department of agriculture. Averages
are given by tive-year periods. - that
it Is possible To perceive the general
DRIFT Of the trade.
The chief agricultural products TX
ported in the past half century have
been CD cotton. ca grain ana grain
products. and CD packing house pro-
ducts.
In Is51-IS55. cotton made nearly
two thirds of the value of all agricul-
tural exports but in 190l-l9O5 be
tween Onc-t third and one-half only.
although the average quantity export
ed Increased from 1925 million
pounds in lS31-lS55 to 3.511 million
pounds in 1901 1905 while in 1907, the
highest year 4.51S million pounds
We're sent out. In the period 1851
1865 the quantity of cotton exports
was only about , per cent. of that OF
1S56-1S60. Increases occurred after
ward however. until in 1S16-lNN0 the
average quantity exported was some
what greater than in the period just
prior to the civil war In quantity
exported per capita. the five year pc
Rod of 1856 1860 was highest, there
were then exported AS pounds OF
cotton per capita. The nearest APP
proach 10 this was 40 pounds pei
capita in 1901-19o3. Cottonseed pro-
ducts. such as cottonsced oil. oil cake
and oil cake meal have assumed con
sidera Bile Importance in the "Xpnr'
trade Of the United States in recent
Years, that is. beginning about 1879
The value of cOttOnSced products tx
ported averaged during the past sew
eral years from - To so million dol
! lars 4 year, the highest being in 1870.
about "a million dollars
! Grain and its products como seCon,
! In order OF value. They increased
! from a yearly average Of - million
| dollars in lA5l-1>53 to 1914 million
: dollars in 1901-l905. and in 1908 wvr,
2l5 million dollars. The chief item:
are wheat Gncluding wheat hour)
corn. and oats Exports Of these &C.
! reals during l>51-1>55 We're equiva
! lent to about 20 million bushels q
| grain annually. and fifty years late
{ to about go million bushels. The pc
! riod of largest grain exports was 1896
: 1900 since which time there has beer
n decline. The per capita exports "
! wheat and flour Wcr" largest in 1871
| 1855. when they were equivalent 10 >.
bushels per capita: in l901-19G5 tn
/ average exports per capita W"r"
bushels and since 1905 have been !es
/ than bushels. In corn the maximum
limit was reached in 1896 1900. whe!
an average of "A bushels per capt.;
was exported. Then came a down
! ward tendency. the exports in III" mex
tfve-year period being only Il hushcl
per capita and III succeeding year
! falling below / bushel. compared Wit
, corn and wheat. exports Of oats HAY
! been small. the largest average f.
any five-year period being 81 million
bushels 4 year during 1896 l2"o. Q
something more than 0ne-tifIh I'll
corresponding exports OF corn OF q
J wheat. including Hour.
Exports Of packing house products
I a third leading group, have increase
much more rapidly III the last hal
century than cotton or cereals TIL
average Waite II packing house pro
ducts exported in 1>5l-lS55 was /
million dollars a year and in 19tl-l9o
it was l>3 million dollars. while !
1908 the value was 1916 million dollar.
The principal items of this group ar
pork. lard. beef. and CLEO oil. As i
the case Of grain the greatest export
Of lard and pork We're in the five Yea
period 1>96-1900. The exports Of lar
have Increased nearly eights times a
fast as the population OF the Unite
States. The average per capita !
1S51-1S55 was IL pounds a year, Will
fifty years later. in 1901 1895. the az
erase reached Sc pounds per cap!t>
The average for 1H66l>70 was /.
pounds per capita: in 1>.6l>>c, l3
If'uIliS pei CdI'Ilt anu ia A''i A.'N'
"A pounds per capita.
The largest exports Of beef and ole
oil ,those in l901-l905l amounted I
i0S million pounds 4 YEAR for beef an
l46 million pounds for oleo oil. Sine
1893 there has been a marked UeClin
IN exports Of beef. the average {
I906-l9 being only $40 millio
pounds year. or less than for an
tive-year period since 1>>6-1Sso. q
the other hand the average exports {
olen oil during the three years rndin
with 1908 exceeded the average :,
l9oI-l9o5 by nearly 90 million bound
Tobacco. which a century aAo Va
among the most important Of our y
ports, SUI holds prominent p!ac
Exports Of unmanutacturvd ;ohac,
have ragged since 1>91-1>95 MOI
than 500 million pounds a YEA. Nj
an average yearly valuation II abui
81 million dollars. The pr capita y
ports of this product declined FRI!
5.3 pounds in 1>5l-l>55 II IL fouuj
III l9oI-l905 while during l4"5- -
the average was lrSs than pounds.
Exports - fruits Increased fror
$1,000 in mi - So. 400 in $50
and subsequently, they ranged tro!
$I4,ooo, 200 - $l7.00o oo0.
Exports IF hops have been i-rogl: a
n 1>5l. lln.ooo pounds We're exported
I'm 1898. 4.G22. 600, II 1850. 80. 600.
1861. >.>5f.0a". in l>7". l6.556.1ao.
I'M. o6I,noo. and beginning WIKI is
ta1 man q.