The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1911-05-25
Expectation OF American
Agricultural Manufactures


4 hundred million dollars worth OF
manufactures Of the United States ar,
consumed by agriculturists Of othc,
parts Of the world. This estimate OF
the demands which agriculturalists OF
other countries make upon the manu-
idcturerS OF the United States. wbil,
! necessarily sOmewha general, seems Ia
/ he quite within the limits of fact iudp.
/ inE from a statement just prepared bv
/ 'ht bureau OF statistics Of the Depart.
/ ueni of Commerce and Labor. which
shows the expectations Of principal Ar.
uclcs produced in the United state,
and passing direct to the agricultural
isis Of other countries.
This list includes mowers and ,p,p.
err, p,pw- and cultivaturs, other avn.
cultural implements. fertilizers. binder
l"iHs htrbed wire, sugar mill machn-
t' "'u'wl.Ir, traction engine, haI-
mes, aud ,ldl,"> carriages and wagons.
a.'-ahL aaI r.lcukc meal. seeds and
H"T.c.T ~ / as articles Of which prac.
".'''. '.t % .hr exports axe for agr'
.H.,uraa.,. ,b,r. 80 """'''r.' 80 ,his
u Mas Doe assumed that d cousidcrt
Irr. cu'age of tho wire other than
mrhr3 and nails, stoves, furniture.
cutlery pump and pumping machIu.
cry sewing machines, tobacco. aud
mineral !, are finally utilized hv tn,
agricultural sections Of the yariou,
c0uu;nc, Co. which the merchandise !,
exported
Agricultural implement, form the
largest single item OF the exports dis |
,uCiIy intended for the use OF farmer, |
and planters 1t the world. and the tu |
tai exports OF thi, single group duriup |
The fiscal year winch ends with nnN, /
month will approximate 80 million dol. |
lars in value.
OF the 2S million dollars worth Of |
agricultural implements exported i'm |
he nine months ending with March, |
1911, ten million dollars worth was rep |
'esented by mowers and reapers aud |
parts of, 8 million, plows and cult.
'ators aud parts thereof; and practical.
y nine million 'all other" agricultural |
Implements.
OF this grand total OF as, million
lollars worth OF agricultural nipple.
nen's exported in the nine months
'nding III March, 1911, o., million dol.
ion dollars worth to Russia in Europe.
. million dollars worth to Canada.
million dollars worth to- France.
bout million dollars worth o. Ger
many and three fourth~ ol % million
lolldr> worth To- the United Kingdom.
While the Bureau of Statistics figure
or the nine months period do not in.
llcatc countries for each OF the groups
If agricultural implements, another
publication OF the Bureau covering the
Npurts for the full fiscal wear periods,
hows mowers aud rcapers separately
to ~ million AhIia.S worth
Il the fiscal year 1910, Of which 5 u,
Million dollars worth went TO Russia III
europe, 4 little over million dollars
o France. little over one million dol.
lrS worth to Germany, over one-hulfI ,
million dollars worth - Argentina;
bout unc-half million dollars worth to
he United Kingdom, nearly one.halfI
million dollars worth to Australia, and ,
bout one.third of million dollars
forth to Canada. OF the Ga million
ollars worth of plows and cultivators
xported in the fiscal year 1910, mil.
ION dollars worth went to Argentina:
little oyer -. million dollars worth
'ent to Canada; about one.thrd of a
illIion dollars worth went to Russia in
EUROPE; a quarter Of million dollars
'orth went to Australia and New lea.
and, aud the remainder scattered
'idely.