Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1911-11-27
UNCLE SAM SELLS
MUCH MORE THAN
He BUYS
American Farmer Uses $50.
100000 Worth of Foreign
Products Each Year: Twice
That Much Sold Abroad.


OF American manufactures and other
products for uao ln cultlvating the
soil. while about go. 100000 worth Of
foreign products are annually import
cd into the United States for use ur-
on American farms. The foregoing
summarizes certain information re-
Gently complied by the bureau u sta
tistics, department OF commerce and
labor, In response 10 an inquiry upon
that subject from "A representative
newspaper located In tho great farm
ing area ~ tho middle west, and re-
fcFs moro especially 20 those classes
OF merchandise having their chief. II
not exclusive use in the farming In
dustry and does not include articles
In general use. such as clothing. fur
niture. and miscellaneous manufac-
lures.
or the exports from the United
States Of articles required In farm
ing. By far the larger portion are
composed OF manufactures. such as
agricultural implements. binding
Irvine, barbed wire. and oil cake:
while phosphate rock, 20 be ground up
and used az fertilizer. and clover. tim
othy and other grass seeds are among
the articles exported In the natural
state. In addition 10 tho exports
above enumerated A. specifically for
sarm use. there are certain artlclea
for which the agrlcuturaiiats 81 other
countries draw upon the United states
but which cannot be ciassed as dis
tlnctively for farm purposes such as
wagons. carriages, traction engines.
fiber bags. pumps. etc. In such cases
the bureau or statistics has no means
Of determining tho proportion OF the
exports Intended for farm uae ana
they are not. therefore, included IN the
100 million dollars worth Of mercban.
disc exported for agricultural pur-
poses.
TAXING up the principal exports OF
the class under discussion, egricuI-
turAl implements head tho list. with a
probable total Of sto.oo0.000 IN thu
year about TO end, comprised or near
H.. $4,000, 900 worth OF mowers and
reapers. $4,000. 600 worth Of plows and
eultiyatorx se.s0o.ooo worth 81
thrcshers, and the remainder mise si-
lancous farming tools and implements.
Thoee agricultural implements are cx-
ported 30 prwcilesiis. all parts of as"
world where man has adopted mod
ern methods 90 cultivatinE the soil.
IN the great waont zelda o. Rursla.
Ia The VINEYARDS OF France, on tho COT
Zee plantations " nrazil IN the rice
fields OF chine and Japan. and 81 all
the rapidly developing countries OF
tho New world. including cannda, Ar
acntina. cuba. and Mexico. The
years exports will ranGe from nearly
81, 100000 % European Russia, So
00e. 900 10 Argentina. and about w.
600 900 to Canada. 20 about ai,Soo'ooV
ta Canada, 20 about i.bo0.ooo 70 Al
rica. while 10 tho British AuatfAlasis,
and oceenia will be sent O total or
nearly 100000. 20 other oeeania
and Asia about $1,000. 600, and Bra
al about 100000 worth. Even the
great manufacturing countries OF
Europe, che United Kingdom. Germany
and France. are represented IN tho
years exports Of agricultural nipple
ments, the United Kingdom with "a
total OF over $1,000 Oo; Germany.
s2.O0o.o00 and France. ts.0oo.00o.
Fertilixers OF which the exports Will
he about $4,000. 900, during the year,
are chiefly sent to European countries
where iong-eontinucd USE Of the soils
has largely depleted their natural fer
tliity and rendered artihclai fertiiianrs
a necessity. For American phosphate
rock and other fertliixers OF that ciasa
Germany II the largest market. fol-
lowed next by Netherlands and tho
, United Kingdom. Another class OF
materials. used an cattle food, whosc
: exports are considerable includes OIL
cake and oil cake meal made from
eotton-seed and ilnseed. or there tho
exports amount 10 about sie.ooo,ooo
per annum. bcing exported mostly fn
various countries of Europe
/ binding Irvine IN another article OF
importance In wheat-Rrowing coun-
tries. OF that article the years ex-
porta will be about 100000, prae-
I sioaliy all destined for Russia and
other European countries. Canada and
Argentina. American harbed wire ex-
ported. about $1,000 900 per annum,
goes chiefly 20 canada. Australia, Ar
Eentina, British Africa, Mexico. Brazil
and cuba. In addition 60 these ar
ticles there are others largely " not
exclusively required ny farmers, such
as windmiils, with exports nearina
$4,000, eco per annum; and clover and
other grass seeds. over 100000
On the other hand. American farm
ers draw upon other countries Tor
certain Of their requirements. most OF
the imports, however. being articles
IN their natural state. The largest
Item shown in tho imports OF last year
were Fertilizers. including nitrate Of
soda. si7.0o0.ooo; gnano. manure
salts. etc, 80 100000; potash salts
IS, 900. 900. sulphatc o. ammonia. used
/ IN parts as q substitute for manure
ana In part In the manufacture 81
alum 100000 animals Tor breed
ing purposes, chiefly horses, nsariy
$4,000. GEO; clover soed, ta,00o,0oe;