24 ANNUAL REPORTS OF DEPARTMENT OF AORTCT'LTURE. 



to IG.l in 1911; oleomarj^ariiie, oleo oil, tallow, and salted and 

 pickled beef were all highest in the five years 1905-1900. 



The total for pork aiid its products reached the highest export 

 mark, 102.2, in 1900-1904, and fell to 65.9 in 1911. Some pork ex- 

 ports were highest in 1905-1909, and these were salted and pickled 

 pork and lard. 



Lard compounds are represented by 1G.8 in 1893-1899, by G8 in 

 1900-1904, by 132 in 1905-1909, and by 135.5 in 1911. Mutton also 

 is able to increase its exports, and at the end of the period of 42 

 years under examination has the index number 164. Again, in the 

 case of animal oils not specially named, there is a similar tendency, 

 and the number for 1911 is 226. 



In the case of cotton the exports were 35.7 in 1870-1879, and the 

 number steadily rose to 110.9 in the five years 1905-1909. It was 

 85.7 in 1910 and 107.8 in 1911. 



Dried apples gained steadily until 101.1 was reached in 1905-1909, 

 and fell to 64.6 in 1911, but fresh apples have gained to the last 

 year, for which the number is 146.7. Both prunes and raisins have 

 an upward tendency to 1911, the former being represented by 133.8 

 and the latter by 367.1. Glucose and grape sugar may be added to 

 the list of products with gaining exports. 



Barley has fallen from 109.9 in 1900-1904 to 89.1 in 1911; corn 

 and corn meal, from 117.8 in 1900-1904 to 69.3 in 1911 ; oats, from 

 123.4 to 13.4 ; rye and rye flour, from 139.5 to 2 ; wheat, from 131.8 

 to 28.6; wheat flour, from 118.8 to 65.5. Bread and biscuit had 

 highest exports, 124.8 in 1880-1884, and after a decline to 96.1 in 

 1905-1909 rose to 111.1 in 1911. 



Hay declined from 111.8 in 1900-1904 to 72.2 in -1911; cotton seed, 

 from 120 to 37.1 ; clover seed, from 133.3 to 39.7 ; beans and pease, 

 from 102 to 77.8. 



On the contrary, corn-oil cake has advanced to 164.1 in 1905-1909 

 and to 275 in 1911; hops to 115.5 in 1905-1909; cottonseed oil cake 

 and oil-cake meal to 104.4 in 1905-1909; flaxseed, oil cake, and oil- 

 cake meal to 110.7; cottonseed oil to 108.4; linseed oil to 134.3; rice 

 to 165.8; rice bran, meal, and polish to 106.6; flaxseed to 110.2; 

 timothy seed to 123.1; onions to 125.2; potatoes to 124.9 in 1905-1909 

 and to 262.9 in 1911. 



I Tobacco had the index number 85.4 in 1890-1899; 101.1 in 1900- 

 ,1904; 98.9 in 1905-1909; 110 in 1910; and 109.4 in 1911. 



SUMMARY. 



The numbers quoted in the foregoing presentation may be re- 

 garded as fairlj'^ indicating the upward or downward tendency of 

 exports of the products mentioned. 



