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REPORT OF THE STATISTICIAN, 575 
Value of products of American agriculture in 1886, ete.—Continued. 
7 SR Aaa OE ALPEN TRPURIs MNRAS IRE u eran cree 
y ; Production Exportation Per 
Products. (farm value). | (farm value). | cent. 
Vegetables: 
PIS MOLE EMASH eis nsicotle circa cabs g wep eteoelae ds Re siattisre wyatt $78, 441, 940 $238, 694. ey 
Sweet potatoes rs SreduSarepe ls Ch korn ke Sila yeital Aaa eM Blne st alci dere ae: OE OOO OOO (fe Fic eee. Sale alee ee pee 
PEAS AMRAUDRAMS Cos sas tcc fede bylee nase. Pe ue rat adeno Sth 13, 800, 000 450, 291 | 3.3 
Marke bCANGens. Joh uae eis sss Bot cope hienriates ak ip coed 68, 000, 000 256,518 4 
PITS oat rd Seperate nettles eva chy ate pve, es. alge gE Sey Sraged hale ahaa eee 2 | 175, 000, 000 1, 601, 979 ~9 
[GT PS OOS CO AD Mi, PAA ns NE ZN eee ee 353, 437, 699 | 130/804 [u.55 0. 
SPIES ieee MN RE SF SeMPo-a Fa Suche Sakata aa ieit GMa ae a aNRe ATS cunt Sore Bata } 39, 082, 118 | 2,510, 386 52.5 
TnL Gag ieee Bho Base ak BRE ee GHEE ye ALCS E) ahaa 3,500,000 | 46, 725 1.3 
Buran and sirup including Honey .5.).5 <6 56.- 6s opemis «sarees Bo) 000) QUO) hs. ¥. aoa qaetem eee es 
POMOP GHOVPTARSRACO : 42. vcr. cen ovple ap tigvealh ders saw aie mldcieetee 15, 000, 000 638, 329 4.3 
URE ore Shae erheien ae Chie Auk ayes wee Seed sgt eee ste Sean gs fe 10, 0c0, 000 129, 103 1.3 
RUA EO DANS ete ae Siete «yb oats cree oe SUG CA Alepeiahe eye ave Matadors ie 3, 727, 218, 994 374, 230, 603 10.1 
In the statement of value of agricultural products is included 
meats, hides, milk, and fruit consumed, in addition to those enumer- 
ated in the census, There are minor products, such as medicinal 
herbs, peppermint, teasels, and many others of small value, which 
are not included. The corn fodder and straw of cereals, and various 
kinds of green forage, ensilage, etc., are not included, because a large 
part of it goes into the production of meat, dairy products, wool, 
etc., while a considerable part of it goes to the sustenance of work- 
animals and the betterment of stock, and is fairly entitled on that - 
account to be considered as a part of the unduplicated products of 
agriculture. , 
On the other hand, about half of the corn is duplicated in other 
enumerated products. The other cereals do not enter into meat and ' 
milk products. Making all necessary, allowance for unenumerated 
products on one side and duplications on the other, I assume that. 
the net agricultural production of the country amounted in 1886 to 
$3,600,000,000 in round numbers, and possibly to the full aggregate 
of the table above. These values are the vale on the farm or of 
primary markets, They represent what the production is worth to 
the farmers. The value of exports, which are those made from the 
crops of 1886, are not those of the sea-ports, but of the farm. It is 
manifestly unfair to compare the exported products with the whole 
production on a different basis of value for each. In reducing to 
farm value the export values of wheat and corn, which come mainly 
from beyond the Mississippi, the average farm values of the district 
of production are taken. 
It appears that the proportion of all agricultural products ex- 
ported 1s about 10 per cent., or exclusive of cotton and tobacco, 5 
per cent. 
The tables below show an aggregate value of agricultural exports 
of $520,820,758, as reckoned in sea-port values, including all the cost 
of transportation and other commercial expenses. The farm value 
of those products would fall below a total of $400,000,000. On the 
other hand, the imports of agricultural products, mostly food prod- 
ucts, amount to $287,542,266, plus the cost of ocean transportation 
and commercial charges and profits, and whatever of undervaluation. 
may exist in the import prices. The real value is therefore not less 
than $350,000,000 at least, leaving possibly an actual balance of 
$50,000,000 in favor of net agricultural exports after the payment for 
