The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-09-20


 ed in other industries On the other hand, agricultural implements were reported in 1909 to the value of $2- 989,276 by established engaged pri- marily in the manufacture of other products.
 the export of agricultural imple- ments has increased from $3,80O,O0O in 1890 and $16,oOo,00O in 1900 to $25,600,0OO in 1909.
 Production by States.
 Although the manufacture of agri- cultural implements was reported in 1909 from 39 states, 82.7 per cent. of the total value of products for the in dustry was produced by the 6 lead ing states. Illinois, with products valued at $57,268, 1000, representing 39.1 per cent. of the total, is the most important state in the industry, rank ing first at the census of 1909 and 1904, in value of products, and in av- craze number of wage earners en- p1oyed. New York ranked second in 1909, with products valued at $14,- products valued at $14,440, 900; In diana fourth, with SIS, ,67O,OoO; Wis consin fifth, with $11,411,00O; and Michigan sixth, with $9,273.OOO
 Indiana shows the most decided gain in rank, having advanced from
 
 value of products, to fourth place in 1909, from fifth place to fourth in average number of wage earners, and from sixth to second in value added by manufacture In general, the states had in 1909 the same or prac- tica11y the same, rank in number of wage earners and value added by manufacture as in value of products. Character of Ownership and Size of
 Establishments.
 In 1909 of the $40 establishm ents reported, 54.5 per cent. were under corporate ownership, as compared with 648. or 5O.5 per cent. in 1904. In 1909 the vaa1ue of products of these establishments, $146. ,268, repre- scented 96.1 per cent. of the total, and in 1904, 94 per cent. There was a, decrease of 30 in the number of es- tablishments reported under indivfd- ual and firm ownership in 1909 as compareG with 1904, and an increase of 22 in the number of corporations.
 In 1909, 5.3 per cent. of the es- tablishments manufactured products valued at $1,o0O,0OO or over, as against Az per cent. in 1904. These establishments reported 64.3 per cent. of the total value of products in 1909 and 52.2 per cent. in 1904 The small establishments is, those manufacturing products valued at less
 
 cent. of the total number of estab- lishments in 1909, produced but Is per cent. of the total value of pro ducts. The corresponding propor- tions for these establishments at the census of 1904 were All per cent and IT per cent. respectively. More than nine-tenths of the output of all establishments in the industry, as measured by value, was turned out in both years by those having products valued at $10O,0O0 or over, such es- tab1ishments reporting 93.8 per cent. of the total value of products in 1909 and 9O.8 per cent. in 1904
 The average value of products per establishment increased from $172,- 851 in 1904 to $228,639 in 1909, and the average value added by manufac- ture, from $98,34 to $134,411. The average number of wage earners per establishment shows an increase from 73.1 in 1904 to 79 in 1909.
 Value of Principal Products. Tn 1909 the aggregate value of the four principal groups of agricultural implements - seeders and planters im1a1enaants of cultivation. haxyaStipR