The Washington herald., 1921-12-04
AMERICAN FARM
IMPLEMENTS Sell
OVER WIDE FIELD
Division of Department
Of Commerce Aids
Manufacturers.
EXPORTS OVER 14%
Consuls and Commercial At
taches Show Where De-
mand Lies.

How Uncle Sam Is booming Amer
icsn-brand farm Implements in for
eisn markets is disclo Ia in a re-
port just issued by the Agricultural
Implements Division OF the Depart
ment of Commerce.
George B. Bell. chief Of the divi-
sion. shows that s536.s45,OOO worth
Of these implements, including
tractors, corn shelters, farm and
house pumps. stump pullers, gar
den tools. wind mills. horse-drawn
machinery. threshers. haying and
harvesting machines. sprayers. farm
wagons and various equipment.
were manufactured in the United
States in 1920. Exports amounted
to sT7,371. 900. or AS per cent.
The division was established in
order to maintain and foster export
trade as a vital element in, the pros
perity of the implement and tractor
industry. To attain this end close
and effective contact with the trade
has been established. and, the farm
equipment manufacturers. repre-
senting rs per cent OF the manu-
facturers and exporters. is the most
important unit with which the bu-
reau co-operates.
Covers Wide scope.
Reports from consuls. CONNER
cial attaches and trade commits SION
ers abroad provide much Informal
ton. and official publications of for
etgn countries are useful.
The information is divided into
several classes. tractors comprising
a class by themselves Data on
areas OF cultivated land. size of
farms. soils. irrigation. types OF
farming and everything appertaiu-
ing to the agricultur = industry
that may have a beariTN n the
use of modern impl. ments Alp in
the classification Of the information
for use of American manufacturers
The principal media for dissent
mating this information are COM
merce reports. articles of timely
interest and jottings Of informa-
ton sent to the Farm Equipment
Manufacturers organization for dis
tributiOn among its members. Ger
tain material is suitable for news
papers and is accordingly released
TO the press All material not 9TH
erwise used is placed on file so
that il may be available in answer
ing inquiries and experimenting
other material
Makes Rapid Progress
The progress made since estab-
lishment of the division a little
over two months ago has proved
eminently satisfactory to govern
mene officials Relations have
been established with the bulk of
the trade. Articles have been pre-
pared on markets for implements
in South Africa, China. Argentina.
Italy. Palestine and India. Naria-
tions IN the value Of exports in
August, September and October. in
creased production OF implements
assCompared with 1914. production
Of implements in Great Britain and
Russia. demand for tractors in
Sweden. Australia. South Africa
and elsewhere and exports to
Cuba, the PHILIPPINES, and British
exports to Australia. New Zea-
land. and South Africa, compared
with American exports to those
countries are some of the phases
of the trade covered in the report.
ton 10 the articles thus far pro-
vided. Chief Bell points out. \
campaign has been inaugurated by
the division TO secure additional
subscriptions to commerce reports,
and a circular letter has been sent
to manufacturers and exporters. de-
scribing the value of the publica-
ton. The Exporters index also
has been brought to the attention
of the manufacturers. 1t is an in
dex of American firms which have
conformed to certain conditions and
are entitled to the special services
rendered by the division, such as
receipt of the confidential bulletins
and circulars. furnishing Of names
to foreign inquirers
The service of this division is
supplanted by the facilities of other
divisions. The foreign tariffs divi-
sion provides data on customs du-
ties and parcel post regulations
abroad; the Commercial Intelli-
gence Bureau maintains a world
trade directory; the commerce laws
division. gives information regard
ing the laws of foreign countries.
and the geographic and commodity
and other divisions have their util-