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574 REPORT OF THE. COMMISSIONER OF AGRICULTURE. — ~ 
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SURPLUS PRODUCTS OF AMERICAN AGRICULTURE, : fe 
There is no country in the world whichfurnishes an agricultural ~ _ 
surplus at all comparable with that of the United States, and none 3 
with a surplus in such proportion to its production. In fact, it is ~.° 
‘arely the case that a country has any excess above consumption, > 
except in occasional crops or in years of exceptional abundance. 
That this’country should regularly have a surplus of not less than = | 
10. per cent. of the value of all its immense production,after supply- ~ 
ing with profuse liberality the wants of 60,000,000 people, isa mat- —  ~ 
ter of surprise and wonder elsewhere. It is more noticeable from the — 
large proportion of certain crops that can be exported, notably cot- 
ton and tobacco, amounting to two-thirds of the former and haif of 
the latter. Of provisions, pork products have always been abund- 
ant for export, and cheese has been largely exported since the rise of 
associated cheese-making. The beef exportation was not known a 
dozen years ago, except in the salted forms. These articles consti- 
tute nearly all of our agricultural surplus; other items are numer- 
ous, but small in detail and in the aggregate. i 
The agricultural production of the country includes all that is 
grown in the temperate climates of the world, and a great variety 
_of subtropical products. The variety is increasing as the Depart- 
ment of Agriculture and enterprising individuals introduce new 
plants and animals as foundations of new rural industries. 
The census has never attempted to enumerate and value all these 
forms of production. This Department has attempted to indicate ~ 
approximately the quantities or values of such products, but has not 
exhausted the investigation. The following a is givenasatenta- - 
tive estimate of farm values of the products and exports of agri- =~ 
culture: 
Value of products of American agriculture in 1886, and of the proportion exported ~ 
in the fiscal year 1886-87. ; 
as 
: Production | Exportation | Per 
Products. (farm yalue). | (farm yalue). | cent. 
Breadstuffs : | 
COTS 3 ALO oe RRIF are Ee Bee a AA SOc ae | eo $610, 311, 000 | $11, 790, 046 pls) . 
ANUBYSCR Se aang) ihe Ee Sie awd he te ee ae ae Po Bl tn Sen ACO 314, 226, 020 87. 658.833 27.9 ; 
(OF St Ei, SESS GAS OEE Tease e CARE EOS noo ance ee are 186, 137, 930 | 345, 659 ae 
IBERIA feat 4 BROS O BOC ID RECO ae Sori Ieee 7 OO RC iekOtnis St 31,840,510 | 691, 809 2.2 
Lea se oO ROD ICG Se EES Et oe tion aae Enee ete ese 13, 181, 330 | 197, 687 Lab 
LAH elia ete) Re ow 1 anh Ag obmpet On PRR aebe tary Sapo ObS See So: GrAGoS120) i. oe 3 ) segs ieee ‘ 
TETSU ahaa Nee ae eee i CAR PO i ARE 5,000, 000 26, 264 .b, 
MAA Cee ye Nak Ne ee ee OE ane ee 1, 167,161,910 | 100,718,318 | 8.6 
SS eae 
~ Meats.....:. Dp OE ae RORY ee CR ee CE ERT eae 748,000,000 | 62, B22, 185 B.4 
TRON Are edo het WEE Sn RAE BARRO CAN SEGA San BE SE rory ner” , 186,000, 000 TL Oi eects ea - 
Evclesat gir Obata ne tie nitro tos Skies at tel atlanta Ap hec ate een emae 93, 000, 000 825, 902 | +9 
Dairy products: Sai 2 
1B 011] Mea ay Ale A oa rt feo Eats Sen MATa iol Cia Br Page. i 192, 000, 000 | 1,487, 773 .8 
GH COSOS LE Cree e ee Noree Tee ebe recieve Ss clas ee tieteloi mere al is evs BRI 32,000,000 | 6, 455, 438 20.2 
AVTUD Ea PE Hee Larch ape eee ae eis eB octets, gre en arctate iar ap icre Saree 156, 000, 000 181,279 sab 
TRO GAL iar trex. Sse ia ee Met eter PEGE 2, Malas Qotis isis iabsrnle gicietees Caer 380, 000, 000 8, 124, 490 | 21 
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Textile fibers: 
Capron Shios ACURA Ne eee ae Cece ie near hk ay. SARE EA 257,295,827 | 177,895,501 | 69.1 
5 (12 CO en eee MO ie ote NU gee apd oleate hp 7, 000, 000 | 70, 202. | 
emp hlam. CEG. ver meee ek istsienetaty elcleiraroles blo, slat sictainie x lee eta SD OO0NO00! |)5 eae soe eee tS 
Way La ee ake A eta ERSTE OGRE, AARP MRE 343,295,327 | 177, 965, 708 51.8 
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