The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1910-11-24
Missouri Wealth


Book for Missouri's surplus products
for 1909. The enormous total of
$342,542,o03, an increase of almost
$28, 100000 over the previous years
production, includes only such COM
modities as were during the twelve.
months considered, hauled driven.
afoot or shipped to market from ia
counties of Missouri.
After a year of hard work Labor
Commissioner ]. G. A. Hitler and SUI
pervising Statician A. T. Edmonston
of the bureau of labor statistics have
made public some interesting facts
and figures on the wealth and high
standing of Missouri, the poultry
queen of the Union," a title which
will cling for years to come. All is
set forth in an up-to-date and enter
tanning fashion in the 1910 report of
that department, which publication is
now so generally and widely known as
the Red Book"
MILLIONS IN LIVE STOCK.
The largest one item in Missouris
1909, vast array of wealth, is that for
live stock, which amounted to $780,
25O,85S, as Missouri is one of the
leading live stock producers in the
Union. During six years the state
has raised surplus of live stock pro-
ducers in the Uuion. During six
years the state has raised surplus of
live stock. to the tune of 37,o26.373
head.
Contrary to expectations, more cat
tie, hogs, horses, mules, sheep and
goats went to market from Missouri
counties than in the precedir -
The high prices such commodities
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
$45, 5,902,655, and showing the Miss
ouri hen to be worthy of her fame,
spread far and near, as an unrivaled
wealth producer.
The surplus eggs for the year num-
bered 148,730,049 dozens, and the
surplus poultry, live and dressed, had
a total weight of 21O,3O4, 1872 pounds.
The values OF the two commodities
were almost neck and neck for the
season, and each practically reached
the $23, 100000 mark.
FACTS AND FIGURES
Next to the farmyard products in
value during the year of 1909 comes
the classification of farm crops, which
amounted to s38, ,462,756, and in
cluded all the field crops, such as
corn, wheat oats. hay, fax, rye, cotton,
tobacco, etc.
Fourth in value come the mine and
quarry products, reaching total valu-
alton of $31,367, 173, followed by the
forest products, worth S23, ,841,357
Other classifcations in the list .of
surplus wealth are: Mill products.
apiary and cane; dairy (worth $14,-
57O,o25): Missouri corncob; nursery,
liquid, fish and game, packing house;
cotton, medicinal, vegetable and can
ned goods, fresh fruit, wool and mohair,
stone and clay and miscellaneous.
The figures for the poultry depart
ment, are of wide interest because
this is a product found on every farm,
show an enormous growth for the sur
plus during the last nine years. In
1900 the surplus was rated at $12,-
843, ,022, while for 1909 the figures
are nearly quadrupled, with the total
of $45, ,o02,655. The years feathers
in quantity of 1,6o5,588 pounds
brought $678,235.
Surplus honey amounted to 364, ,718
pounds worth S47,43o. and 14,o74
pounds of beeswax brought $4.432
more. Then there were 364, 163 gal
Ions of sorghum molasses, valued at
S1oo, ,249: 1,051 pounds of maple
sugar and 1,7S5 gallons of maple
syrup swelled the total of sweet pro-
ducts by $1,01o.
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