The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1910-02-10
INCREASE IN
FARM EXPORTS
Substantial Growth Noted in
Products of Agricultural
Lands.

o. N~@S AhShCchoO III IllG cAPOTU6 latin
products from the United States.
From an average of $50 million dol.
lars year in the five year period,
1851-1S55, the agricultural exports
rose to an average of 875 million dol
lars year in 1901-19O5, and in two
subsequent individual years (19O7 and
1909 surpassed billion dollars.
Not only have such exports increas.
ed, but they have increased much
faster than the population. In 1851
1855 the average value per capita of
the agricultural exports of the Uni
ted States was $685., in 19O1-19O5
it was $10.SS, and since 1905 it has
been still greater.
report ON the annual exports of
farm products from the United States
from 1851 to 1908, inclusive, is about
to be published as Bulletin rs of the
Bureau of Statistics, U. S. Depart
ment of Agriculture. Averages are
given by five year periods, so that it
rs possible to perceive the general
drift of the trade.
The chief agricultural products ex-
ported in the last half century have
been Q) cotton, ca grain and grain
products, and CD packing house pro-
ducts.
In 1S51-1855, cotton made nearly
two-thirds of the value of all agri-
cultural exports, but in 1901-19O5 be-
tween one-third and one-half only al
though the average quantity exported
increased from 1,026 million pounds
in 1851-1S55 to 3,577 million pounds
in 1901-1905, while in 1907, the high
est year, 4,518 million pounds were
sent out. In the period 1S61-1865 the
quantity of cotton exports was only
five per cent of that of 1S56-186O. In
creases occurred afterward, however,
until in 1876-18S0 the average guam
tity exported was somewhat greater
than in the period just prior to the
Civil war. In quantity exported per
capita, the five year period 1856-1S6O I
was the highest; there were then
DNPOAtSA THO POuh0S OL COLUOU per
capita. The nearest approach to
this was 44.5 pounds per capita in
1901-1905. Cotton seed products
such as cotton seed oil, cake and /
oil cake meal have assumed consid-
cradle Importance in the export trade
of the United States in recent years,
that is beginning about 1876. The
value of cotton seed products export
ed averaged during the past several
years from % million to 80 million
dollars year, the highest being in
1907, about "a million dollars.
Grain and it's products come second
In order of value. They increased
from a yearly average of rs million
dollars in 1S51-1855 to 1914 million
dollars in 1901-1905, and in 1908
were 215 million dollars. The chief
items were wheat Qncluding wheat
flour corn and oats. Exports Of
these cereals during 1851-1855 were
equivalent to about 20 million BUSH
els of grain annually, and fifty years
later to about 100000 900 bushels.
The period of largest grain exports
was 1896-1900, since which time there
has been decline. The per capita
exports of wheat and flour were larg-
est In 1SS1-1S85, when they were
equivalent to &c bushels per capita;
in 1901-1905 the average exports per
capita were two bushels, and since
1906 have been less than two BUSH
els. In corn the maximum limit was
reached in 1896-1900, when an aver
age of "a bushels per capita was
exported. Then came downward
tendency. the exports in the next
five year period being only IL bush
els per capita and in succeeding
years falling below one bushel. Com
pared with corn and wheat, exports
of oats have been small, the largest
average for any five year period be-
ing 3S million bushels a year during
1S96-l900, or something more than
one-fifth the corresponding exports
of corn or of wheat, including flour.
Exports of packing house products,
third leading group, have increased
much more rapidly in the last half
century than cotton or cereals. The
average value of packing house pro-
ducts exported in 1851-1855 was 10
million dollars year, and in 1901
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