The chronicle=news., 1914-07-24

the dairy products OF smaller grow.
ing farm areas; and country towns
and small railroad stations have be-
come Shipping points for all kinds OF
farm products. especially poultry and
eggs. ont only this but the farm has
become factory for converting the
raw material into the finished pro-
duct, or advancing it part way
toward completion for consum 2tiOn,
And again, rcverting to the farm as
unit. the farm industry can no
longer ignore these sources OF in
come. Nor can the farmer refuse to
keen abreast of the prices which pre-
vail: and while the worlds crop con-
trols the price of cereals. domestic
consumption and trade must always
afford minimum domination in the
several countries in the matter or
small produce. albeit affected by the
density OF population and the growth
of great cities. The law of supply
and demand has more freedom of ac-
tion and gives greater benefit.
1t follows that group of the ex-
hibits in the coming Panama-Pacific
international Exposition devoted to
showing OF appliances and Methods
Used in Agricultural Industries OF
the character enumerated. must
prove of decided advantage and great
service to the farmers OF the world.
And it is to be mentioned that the
farmers of the United States may
learn much from the display of Euro
pean States, while South American
Countries have even n larger source
of information in the progress OF
both.
A few figures on Dairy Products
and the Production of Poultry and
Eggs in the United States, available
from the Thirteenth Census show
the magnitude of these industries.
In 1909 the production of poultry,
inclusive of chickens. guinea fowls.
turkeys, geese. ducks. pigeons and
pcafowls, amounted to sass, ,i6S.354;
the value of fowls raised during the
year reaching $2O2, 2,50G.272. an in
crease of 49.9 per cent over the total
valuc for ten years earlier. The pro-
duction of eggs for the same wear
| I909 was l.5S1,31 ,37l L,Len.
For this year this was production
of 5.2l fowls per capita and lI.3 doz-
on eggs per capita.
| Again, the dairy industry for the
United States, year 1903, reveals the
following:
Cows kept for milk on farms. num-
ber 2O.625.432; cows kept for milk
not on farms, number 1.170.33S: to-
tai 21,795,77O. Milk produced on
farms, gallons 5.S13.699.474. But
ter made on farms. pounds 994.G5O.-
SO: butter made in factories,
pounds 624.7G4,G53; total 1.619.415.-
263. Cheese made on farms. pounds
9,4O5,SG4; cheese made in factories.
pounds 311,12G.317. Total 320.532,-
|1S1. Condensed milk produced, lbs.
| Remembering that the Panama
Pacific is an International EXPOSE
ton, and that the Eurooean nations
|by governmental or individual par
ticipation are to be present the edu-
cative Importance OF these displays
must rise in the public regard. Our
international agricultural exchanges
must continue under the natural
|
plcs, but this class of farm industries
like Germany. France. Holland and
England must have much to tell the
farmers of the United States and the
rest of the world. The industries are
classified as follows:
Group 11S. Appliances and Meth
DDS Used in Agricultural Industries:
Glass 567.-Types of agricultural
factories connected with farming:
duiries; creameries; cheese factories.
etc.
Glass 5GS.-Oil mills. margarine
factories; grain elevators and ap?n-
ances.
Glass 5G9.-Workshops for the
preparation of textile fibres.
i Glass 57O.-Eluipment for the
breeding of birds and for the arti-
ricial Matching. raising or fattentns
of poultry. Poultry foods. Methods
OF and appliances for packing and
transporting.
Glass 571.-Market gardening.
Buildings and appliances for grow
ing. gathering, packing and market
ing vegetables. Processes and equip
ment employed in the forced culture
of vegetables and plants, with speci-
mems OF products.
What in the United States is an
cver-increasing domestic trade in the
older countries mentioned enters in
to the foreign exchange. Holland, foT
example, selling its chief foreign
shipments to its neighbors.
Taking Glass 567. comprising dair-
les, creameries and cheese factories
1.-The Importance to the individual
farmer lies in the fact that the ten
dency OF the time is toward STOCK
company ownership of all these
among the farmers themselves. In
the State Of Iowa the farmers prin'
cinally own the creameries. And l,