Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-02-07
United States Department of Ag-
ricuIture Gives Figures Cow
ering Many Years.
OVER A BILLION A YEAR
In 1851 They Represented s15O,000,000
And In 1907 and 1908 Passed the
$1,000, 100000 Mark.
Especial Correspondence

Washington. D. c., Jan. 3.-The
last half century has seen great in
crease in the exports of farm products
from the United States. From an
average OF s150.oO0. 900 a year in the
five-year period. 1S51-1s55. the agri-
cultural exports rose to an average Of
$S75, 100000 year in 1901-1905, and
in two subsequent individual years
GS07 and 1909 surpassed a billion
dollars
Not only have such exports lncreas-
cd. but they have increased much
faster than the population. In 1851
1856 the average value per capita OF
the agricultural exports OF the United
States was SO So. in 1901-1905 it was
$1O.SS. and since 1905 it has been still
greater
"A report on the annual exports of
farm products from tho United States
from 1851 to 1908, inclusive. is about
to be published as Bulletin IS of the
bureau of statistics. United States de-
partment of agriculture, Averages are
given by 1ive-year periods, so that II
Is possible to perceive the general drift
of the trade
The chief agricultural products cx-
ported In the past half century have
been % cotton. CD grain and grain
products. and ca packinghouse
products.
THE COTTON EXPORTS
In 1S51-1S55, cotton made nearly
two-thirds of the value OF all agrioul-
tural exports, but In 1901-1905 be-
tween one-third and onc-half only. al
though the average quantity export
ed increased from 1.026 million
pounds In 1S511S55 to 3.677 million
pounds In 1901-1905. while in 1907.
the highest year, 4.51S million pounds
were sent out. In the period 1S6119 965
the quantity OF cotton exports was
only about per cent of that for
1S66-1S60. Increases occurred aft
onward, however. until In 1876
1880 the average quantity eX-
ported was somewhat greater
than in the period just prior to the
Civil war. In quantity exported per
capita, the five-year period 1S56-1S60
was highest: there were then exported
44S pounds of cotton per capita The
nearest approach to this was 44.5
pounds per capita in 19O1-19o5. Cot
ton-seed products. such as cotton-seed
oil. oil cake, and oil-cakc meal have
assumed considerable Importance in
the export trade of the United States
In recent years. that Is. beginning
about 1876. The value of cotton-seed
products exported averaged during the
past several years from 25 million to
80 million dollars year. the highest
being in 1907, about S34,000000
Grain and Its products come second
In order of value. They increased from
yearly average of 20, million dollars In
1S51-1S55 to S194. 100000 in 1901
1905, and in 1908 were s216, 10000
The chief items are wheat Oncluding
wheat flour), corn. and oats. Exports
of these cereals during 1s51-1S55
were equivalent to about 10000, 900
bushels of grain annually, and 80 years
later to about 250.000 900 bushels.
LARGEST GRAIN EXPORTS.
The period of largest grain exports
was 1S96-1900. since which time there
has been a decline. The per capita eX-
ports of wheat and flour were largest
in 1SSl-1SS5. when they were equiva-
lent to 26 bushels per capita; in 1901
1906 the average exports per capita
were bushels. and since 1906 have
been less than bushels. In corn
the maximum limit was reached In
1S96-1900. when an average of "A
bushels per capita WAS exported. Then
came a downward tendency. the cX-
ports in the next five year period
being only IL bushels per capita. and
In succeeding years falling below /
bushel. Compared with corn and
wheat, exports of oats have been
small, the largest average for any five
year period being 3S.000.000 bushels
a year during 1S96-1900, or something
moro than one-fifth the correspond
ing exports of corn or of wheat In
Guiding flour
Exports of packlnghouse products. a
third leading group. have increased
much moro rapidly in the last half
century than cotton or cereals The
average value of packinghouse products
exported In 1S51-5 was $4,000. 900 a year,
and In 1901-5 it was s1S3. .0Oo. 900. while
in 1905 the value was Sl96. 1000, 900. The
principal Items OF this group are pork,
lard. beef. and oloo oil. AS in the case
of grain. the greatest exports of lard
and pork were In the flvc-ycar period,
1S9o-1900 Tho exports of lard have
increased nearly eight times as fast as
the population of the United States
The average per capita In 1S51-5 was
IL pounds year, while so years later.
In 1901-5, the average reached Sc
pounds per capita. Another great in
crease occurred In per capita exports
of pork The average for 1S66-7o was
is pounds per capita: In 1S76-SO. 1876
POUNDS per capita; and i'll 1901-5. 81
pounds per capita.
BEEF AND OLEO OIL.
The largest exports OF beef and oIeo
oil Chose In 1901-5) amounted to 40S,-
100000 pounds a year for beef and l46,-
100000 pounds for oleo oil. Since 1905
there has been n marked decline In ex-
ports of beef. the average for 1865
being only 349.000.000 pounds year. or
less than for any five-year period since
1SS6-90 On the other hand the average
exports of oleo oil during the three
years ending with 1908 exceeded the
average for 1901-5 by nearly sO,0O0,-
900 pounds.
Tobacco. which a century ago was
among the most important OF our ex-
ports, stu holds prominent place.
Exports OF unnlanufactured tobacco
have averaged since 1915 more than
100000 900 pounds a year. with an
average yearly valuation of about 500