The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-07-10
$685. 96,013 PRODUCTS
OF MANY MILLS
Statistics for Flour and Grist Mills in
the United States Pub
iished

Washington, d. c., July l0.-A sum
mary of the general results of the 1918
census of manufactures for the -four mill
and grist mill industry has been issued
by Director Sam L. Rogers of the bu.
reau of the census, department of com.
merce II consists of a statement of the
quantities OF materials consumed and
the quantities and values of the various
products manufactured. prepared under
the direction OF Mr.. William NJ Steuart.
chief statsticisn for manufactures. The
| figures are preliminary and are subject
to such change and correction as may
become necessary upon further examna
ton OF the original returns.
Esta blishments Reporting and Value Of
Products.
| Reports were received from l0,7s7 es-
Establishments which did merchant grind
ing during 1914. the products Of which
were valued at 1915, 496,0l3. At the cen
sus of 900 there were reported 1851
establishments. with products valued at
$3.50 .5s4 405 There was thus decrease
Of 904 in the number of establishments
and of nine-tenths OF per cent in the
total value of products. The decrease in
number of establishments is due largely
to the tendency toward concentration in
the industry, as result OF which many
small mills which had been in operation
in 1909 were out of business in 1914
Another cause is found in the fact that
considerable number of grain elevators
have given up the milling branch OF
their business since 1909.
Mills engaged exclusively in custom
grinding for toll or local consumption
should not be included in the census, but
it is not in all cases possible to conduct |
the inquiry in regard to such establish |
ments on uniform lines at different cen
suses. 1t may be that some small mills |
which reported for 1909 that they were
doing limited amount of merchant |
grinding, and which were therefore in
cluded in the census, reported for 1914 !
that they were engaged exclusively in
custom work, and for that reason We're
nto enumerated This condition also as
sists in explaining the decrease in the
number of establishments reported at
the census of 1914.
Grain Consumed.
The consumption of wheat by flour
Mills and gristmills increased from 400.
tS0.3l4 bushels in 1909 to 54397003S
bushels in 1914, or by 90 per cent. and
hat of rye from / ,503,969 bushels in
he earlier year to l2,74S.l35 bushels in
he later, or by los per cent. The num-
YER of bushels of oats ground remained
stationary, being 50,24l SOS in
900 and 50.227 $50 in 1914. In the case
# other grains the figures show marked
eclines. The consumption of corn de-
reased from 20a PSI .237 bushels in 1909
o ls0.ll5,7O4 bushels in 1914, or by 1870
er cent; Of barley, from 24,509.770 bush
Is to 20.2ss. 396 bushels. or by l72 per
ent; of buckwheat. from 7.l56.062 bush
Is TO 5.47s.045 bushels. or by pa per
ent; and Of other grains. from 7.O75.OIl
ushels to APT SEA bushels. or by sos
or cent. The decrease shown for corn
robably may be accounted for by the
lcressed use of this grain. by establish
tents other than -four mills and grist-
ills, in the manufacture Of breakfast
'ods and Of prepared foods for animal
which are classified by the
'nsus bureau as flood preparations
Products
The output Of wheat -four. which rep
scented about 60 per cent Of the total
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