Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-11-30


cles for which the agriculturalists of
other countries draw upon the United
State but which cannot be classed ns
distinctively fir farm PURPOSES such
as wagons, carriages. traction engines
fibre bags. pumps, etc. In such caso,
the bureau Of statistics has no mo.nv
OF determining the proportion of tho
exports intended for farm use and
they are not, therefore. included I,
the sl00,000,000 worth of merchandise
exported for agricultural PURPOSES
Taking up the principal exports of
the class under discussion. apricul-
tural implements head the list. with
probable total Of $4,000. .O0o in tha
year about to end, comprised Of near-
~ $20000OO0 worth of movers and
reapers. $4,000, 600 worth OF plows ana
cultivators, $2,600.000 worth of thresh
ers, and the lemathfer miscellaneous
farming tools ana Implements. These
agricultural Implements are exported
to practically all parts Of the world
whore man has adopted modern meth
DDS of cUltivatng the soil; in the
great wheat fields Of Russia. I'm the
vineyards Of France. ON the ooffee
plantations Of }razil in the rice fields
of China ana Japan and IN all the
rapidly deVclu 1ing countries of the
New World, including Canada, Argen-
tina. cuba and Mexico The years
exports will range from nearly $S,-
100000 to European Russia, $1,000
600 70 Argentina, and about s.. 900 900
to Canada. about 81 100000 t.
,si 10 fn
and Oceania " i'll be sent a total #
nearly $4,000 100, to other Oceania
and Asia about 81. 900 900 and Brazil
about 100000 worth Even the great
manufacturing countries of Europe.
the United Kingdom. Germany and
France. are represented in the years
exports of AGRICULTURAL implements.
the United Kugdom with total Of
over $1,0OO.O0c, Germany $2.0O0.0O0,
and France $2;oOO.00o
Fertilizers, OF which exports will be
about Sl-,0w,0r' during the year. art
chiefly sent to European countries, where
long-continued use of the soils has largely
depleted their natural fetilty anu rem,
dercd artificial fertilizers necessity FOR
American phosphate rock ana other fell
tlizers of that class Germany is the lar
Eest market. followed next by Neither
lands and the United Kingdom Another
class of materials. used as cattle food.
whose exports are considerable include oil
cake and oil cake meal made from cot
ton seed and linseed. OF these the ex-
ports amount 30 about 81 000,,.J per an
mum, being eported mostly to various
countries of Europe.
binding twi1a is another article of i'm
portance In Vheat-grOwing countries Of
that article the years exports VIII ne
about 100000 practically all destined
for Russia and other European countries,
Canada and Al Eentina, American harbed
wire exported about S5,GD0Oo0 per annum,
goes chiefly =, Canada. Australia. Argen-
tina. British Africa. Mexico, Brazil and
cuba. In addition TO these articles. there
are others largely il not exclusively re-
Quired by farmers such as windmills
with exports nearing S2,0oouO0 per annum;
and clover and other grass seeds, over 81.
OuGOC
on the other hand. American farmers
draw upon other countries for certain of
their requirements, most of the imports,
however. being articles in their natural
state. The largest item shown in the i'm
ports of last year were fertilizers. includ-
ing nitrate Of soda, $l7,oo)VD guano, ma
nure salts, etc, SlOO0Q,to1; potash salts,
SS,0oj,c'o; sulphate Of ammonia, used in
part as a substitute for manure and in
part in the manufacture of alum. $1,000,
ooU; animals for breeding purposes, chief
ly horses. near 100000; clover seed 80,
Vt",Go; and sugar beet seed. $4,000