The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1910-11-24
MISSOURI WEALTH.
What Our Farms Have Contributed IN
the Way of Surplus Products in
One Year.

Jefferson City, November IL
Like the revenues OF an empire are
the figures in the new 1910 Red Book
for Missouri's surplus products Tor
1909. The enormous total of SJl2,-
J42 SOB, an increase of almost S2S,-
600 900 over the previous years pro-
duction includes only such commod-
tiles as were, during the twelve
months considered, hauled, driven
afoot or shipped to market from the
ia counties of Missouri.
After year of hard work Labor
Commissioner J. G. Hitler and Su-
peryising Statistician A. 7. Ed
monston of the Bureau of Labor
Statistics have made public some in
teresting facts and figures on the
wealth and high standing OF Mis-
souri,, poultry queen OF the Union"
"A title which will cling for years to
come. All is set forth in an up-to-
date and entertaining fashion in the
1910 report of that department, which
nublicatlon is now SO generally and
widely known as the "Red Book"
The largest one item in Missouri's
1909 vast array of wealth, Is that Tor
live stock, which amounted to Sl3O,-
25O, SjS, as Missouri is one of the
leading livestock producers IN the
Union. During six years the state
has raised surplus of live stock to
the tune Of 81 ,D2G 1913 head.
Contrary to expectations, more
cattle, hogs, horses, mules, sheep
and goats went to market from MIS-
souri, counties than in the preceding
year. The high prices such com
modities were obtaining tempted
farmers to sell as many animals as
they could spare.
The second largest item on the
list is that of farmyard products,
rated at S4j, gO2 ,Gj5, and showing the
Missouri hen to be worthy of her
Iulllt, NII'uNl lul llN'A '''a' 49, 49, 49,
rivaled wcalth-producer.
The surplus eggs for the year
numbered l4s, 73O, Ol9 dozens, and the
surplus poultry, live and dressed,
had n total weight OF Of 2lO,3Ol, l92
pounds.
The values of the two comnodi-
ties were almost neck end neck for
the season, and each practically
reached the S23 900, 600 mark.
Next to the farmyard products IN
value during the year of 1909 comes
the classification of farm crops,
which amounted to $3S, 462,7 1855, and
included all the field crops, such as
corn, wheat, oats, hay, flax, rye
cotton, tobacco, etc.
Fourth in value comes the mine
and quarry products, reaching to-
tai valuation Of $3l 1857 ,l73, followed
by the forest products, worth S23,'
,3j7.
Other Considerations in the list OF
surplus wealth are: Mill products
apiary and cane; dairy worth Sl4,
57O,935); Missouri corncob; nursery
liquid, fish and game, packing-house
cotton, medicinal, vegetable ant
canned goods, fresh fruit, wool ant
mohair, stone and clay and misceI
laneous.
The figures for the poultry depart
ment, 81 wide interest because Thu
is product found on every farm
show an enormous growthsfor TIT
surplus during the last nine years
In 1900 the surplus was rated at Sl2,
S43,O22. while for 1909 the figures ar
nearly quadrupled, with the total o
Sl5,gO2, go. The years feathers, II
quantity OF l,60j,5SS pounds
brought S67S,23j.
Surplus honey amounted To 3o4,
0lg pounds, worth si7 ,439, and l4,Tl
mounds OF beeswaX brought Sl.i3
more. Then there were 364, l63 gal
Ions of sorghum molasscs, value
at S1O9, 24D; l,0jl pounds of mapl
sugar and l,7Sj gallons OF mapl
sprnp swelled the total of sweet pro
80, 4 nIu