The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-09-22

was produced by the SIX leading states.
Illinois, with products valued at $57,-
26s,000, representing 39.l per cent of
the total, is the most important state
in the industry, ranking first at the CEN
suses of 1909 and 1904, in value Of prod.
ucts, and in average number of wage
earners employed. New York ranked
second in 1909, with products valued at
$l4,97l 900; while Ohio was third, with
products valued at $l4,440,O00 Indiana
fourth. with Sl3670,O00; Wisconsin fifth,
with Sll.4ll 900; and Michigan sixth,
with $9,273O00.
Indiana shows the most decided gain
in rank, having advanced from sixth
place in 1904 as determined by 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 manufac
ture. In general, the states had in 1909
the same, or practically 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 establishments re-
ported, 54.5 per cent were under cor
porate ownership, as compared with GAS,
or sos per cent, in 1904. In 1909 the
value of products OF these establish
ments, Sl46,329 ,26S, represented 96.f pes
cent of the total, and in 1904, % per
cent. There was a decrease OF 30 in
the number Of establishments reported
under individual and firm ownership in
1909, as compared with 1904, and an in
crease of % in the number of corpora
tons.
In 1909, So per cent Of the establish
ments manufactured products valued at
81 100000 or over, as against AZ per
cent in 1904. These establishments re-
ported 64.3 per cent of the total value
of products in 1909 and 52.2 per cent in
1904. The small establishments that
IS, those manufacturing products valued
at less than demonstrating 5l.3
per cent of the total value of establish
ments in 1909, produced but Is per cent
OF the total value of products. The cor
responding proportions for these estab
1ishments at the census of 1904 We're All
per cent and IL 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 at
100000 or over, such establishments
reporting 93,S per cent of the total value
of products in 1909 and 90s per cent
in 1904.
The average value Of products per es-
Establishment increased from SlT2,S5l in
1904 to 1928 $3.50 in 1000, and the average
value added by manufacture, from $685.
342 to Sl34,4ll. The average number of
wage earners per establishment shows
an increase from 1874 in 1904 TO 10 in
1909.
Value of Principal Products.
In 1909 the aggregate value OF the
four principal groups of agricultural i'm
plements fseeders and planters, imple-
ments of cultivation, harvesting nipple.
ments, and separators-was S94524,494,
as compared with S79,335, 400 in 1904,
an increase of 1871 per cent during the
5-year period.
The value reported for implements OF
cultivation shows an increase of S4,63s,- !
07o, or 1872 per cent, between 1904 and
1909. Illinois was the leading state in !
the manufacture of this class of agri- |
cultural implements, reporting approx |
mately two.fifths of the total value OF |
such implements at both eensuses, while |
Indiana ranked second. Harvesting i'm |
plements show an increase in value of
So, T05. 696, or u per cent, between 1904
and 1909. Illinois reported GAS per cent
of the total value In 1909, and New
York, the second state, l72 per cent. |
The value reported for seeders and
planters increased S2.45,4799, or 2l.9 per
cent. between 1904 and 1909, Illinois also
reporting larger proportion Of the to-
tai for this class than any other state !
dis per cent in 1907, ana Ohio rank
ing second. Seed separators show an in
crease of S4396.529, or 66.t per cent,
in value from 1904 TO 1909. Indiana. |
the leading state in 1909, reported 249 /
per cent Of the total value.