AGRICULTURAIv MACHINKRY AND IMPLEMENTS 



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854 works and $149 318 544, so that during the last five-year period the 

 value of the annual production increased $18 802 088, or 12.6 %. 



The machines which mainly contributed to this increase are enumerated 

 n Table I. 



Table I. — Machines ti;ith maximum increase of proihiction from 1909. 



classes of Machines 



Number of machines nade 



m 1909 



in 1914 



Percentage 

 increase 



Reapers 



Spring-tooth harrows 



Drills 



Corn (maize) huskers and shredders 



Maize harvesting machines 



Bean harvesting machines 



Cotton sowers 



Potato planters 



136 022 



114 341 



144 6i5 



I 298 



19 819 



I 650 



81 826 



23 142 



215386 



118 247 



199 805 



4338 



52 087 



3605 



loi 256 



37276 



58.3 % 



64.6 



38.2 

 234.2 

 162.8 

 118.5 



23-7 

 61.4 



Table II gives a comparison, for 1909 and 1914, of the value of the pro- 

 duction of the principal classes of machines and of the total production. 



Table II. — Compared value of the production of agricultural machines 



in 1909 and 1914. 



Tilling machines 



Planters and sowers 



Harvesting implements 



Machines for separating grains and seeds 

 (threshers, etc.) 



Other machines and spare parts for ma- 

 chines of every description 



Repairs 



Total value of production . . . 



Percentage 



