Los Angeles herald., 1910-11-28
MISSOURI HEN IS
WEALTH PRODUCER
Show-Me States Red Book
Claims Title "PouItry Queen
of the Union"
WHISKY LEADS WET GOODS
1909 Products Total $342,542,-
9oa, an Increase Of $28,ooo,-
600 Over Previous Year

JEFFERSON CITY, Nov. 27.--Like
the revenues of an empire are the
figures in the new 1910 Red Book TOT
Mlssouri's surplus products Tor 1919
The enormous total OF $342,54z SV5' an
increase of almost $28,000,OOO over the
previous years production, lncludes
only such commodities as were uur
ing the twelve months considered
hauled. driven afoot or shipped to mar
ket from the ia counties of Missouri.
After a year of hard work Labor
commissioner ]. c. A. Hitler and
Supervising Statistician A. T. Edmon-
ston of the bureau of labor statlstlcs
have made public some interesting
facts and figures on the wealth ana
high standing of Missouri, tine poultry
queen of the Union," title Wnlch
will cling for years to come. All Is
set forth In an up-to-date and enter
tanning fashion in the 1910 report or
that department, which publication is
now so generally and widely known as
the RED Book"
MILLIONS IN LIVESTOCK
The largest one item in Missouris
1909 vast array of wealth Is that for
livestock, which amounted to $136,25O,-
858. as Missouri is one of the leading
livestock producers In the Union. Dur
ing six years the state has raised
surplus of livestock to the tune OF
81, ,926,373 head.
Contrary to expectations, more cat
tie, hogs, horses, mules, sheep ana
goats went to market from Missouri
counties than in the preceding year.
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, 1902, ,655, and showing the Missouri
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 sur
plus poultry, live and dressed, had a
total weight of 210,3O4192 pounds.
The values of the two commodities
were almost neck and neck for the
season, and each practically reached
the s23,000.000 mark.
FACTS AND FIGURES
Next to the farmyard products in
value during the year of 1903 comes
the classification of farm crops, which
amounted to 3S,462,756, and included
all the field crops. such as corn,
wheat, oats, hay, flax, rye, COTTON,
tobacco etc.
Fourth in value come the mine and
quarry products, reaching total valu-
alton of $31, ,173, followed by the
forest products, worth $2S,S41, 1857.
Other classifcations in the list of
surplus wealth are: Mill products,
apiary and cane; dairy (worth $14,57O,-
$780, Missouri corncob; nursery, liquid,
fish and game, packing house, cotton,
medicinal, vegetable and canned goods,
fresh fruit, wool and mohair, stone
and clay and miscellaneous.
The figures for the poultry depart
ment, of wide interest because this is
a product found on every farm, show
an enormous growth for the surplus
during the last nine years. In 1900 the
surplus was rated at $12,843, ,022, while
for 1909 the figures are nearly quad
rupled, with the total of $45,9O2, ,655. The
years feathers, in a quantity of 1,690,-
5S8 pounds, brought $678,235.
Surplus honey amounted to 1854, ,919
pounds, worth SAT ,499, and 14,774 pounds
of beeswax brought $4432 more. Then
there were S64.169 gallons of sorghum
molasses, valued at $109,249; 1851
pounds of maple sugar and 1885 gallons
of maple syrup swelled the total OF
sweet products by $1019.
CORNCoB PIPE OUTPUT
The almost half million dollars
contributed by Missouri corncob pipe
products, with their valuation of $44S,-
asa, was distributed over 27,733,26O corn
cob pipes, 1881, 484 extra stems, 454,235
wooden pipes and 152,7S4 pipe cleaners.
The surplus liquid products" as
classified in the Red Book. include
wine, vinegar cider, natural mineral
water, whisky, wood alcohol, brandy
and cordials, with total valuation of
1,904,194.
The largest single item is whisky,
which was shipped out of counties to
the extent of 564,047 gallons, worth
81 2691 105. OF wine there was 500, ,685
gallons, valued at $269, 1858. Brandy was
a surplus only to the amount of 49,
1876 gallons, worth $746S7.
+ There were 4,130,559 pounds of sur
plus game, worth $2S9,lS9, and OF nsh
7,199,592 pounds, valued at $270,17. Some
persons will be surprised to learn that
the years product of furs amounted to
521 OPS pounds, and having value of
$104 4205.
Other items which help to make UP
the total under the class of fish and
game products of $716053 are: Turtles,
frogs, terrapins (9722 pounds Of this
delicacy), crawfish, shells, skins and
miscellaneous.
Among the unclassified products,
credited with a total value of $5,273,-
5S1. are: Pearl buttons and blanks,
coke (gas), junk ice, anhydrous am
monia, coal tar, other gas tar, powder
and dynamite, acetate of lime, linseed
oil and linseed meal
one of the features of the Red Book
is a folding map in black and green,
which gives the county outlines, rivers
and streams, railroads. cities, towns
and village. 1t advertises Missouri as
the "booster state" of the Union be-
cause it's inhabitants are ali state
boosters.