OUR INDUSTRIAL POSITION IN THE WORLD 3 



the production of hops we are exceeded by Great Britain and 

 Germany; our country producing but 18 per cent of the world's 

 crop. 



In the making of alcoholic liquors this country does not 

 take high rank. Of the wine of the world, we contribute 1 

 per cent only ; of spirits, 10 per cent ; and of beer, 19 per cent. 

 Germany and Great Britain exceed us in the brewing of beer, 

 and France, Germany, Russia, and Austria in the manufac- 

 ture of spirits. 



In live stock, our standing is good. We have one fourth 

 of the horses, or more than any other country except Russia; 

 and nearly one fourth of the cattle, far more than any other 

 country. We have only 7 per cent of the sheep, and here 

 we are exceeded by Austria, Argentina, and Russia; but we 

 have more than two fifths of the hogs on earth. Our meat 

 production is nearly one third that of the earth; our catch of 

 fish is proportionately but little less; and both are far greater 

 than those of any other country. Our dairy products are 

 nearly one fourth of those of the earth, and nearly double 

 those of any other country. 



Summing up, it appears that of the entire agricultural 

 product of the world, the United States produces 23 per cent — 

 a little less than one fourth; while Russia produces 15 per cent, 

 and Germany and France, 12 per cent each. This proportion 

 of the agricultural product of the earth which is contributed 

 by the United States, enormous when contrasted with her 

 population and area, is further emphasized by the fact that 

 for every man here engaged in agriculture, a product valued 

 at $900 is contributed, while the average Frenchman produces 

 but $580, and the average German, but $510, in agricultural 

 products. In other words, the average American farmer 

 produces over 50 per cent more than the citizen of any other 

 nationality. This is due, primarily, to the fact that the farms 

 of the United States have larger areas. The average farmer 

 of this country cultivates 44 acres, while the Frenchman 

 cultivates but 13, and the German but 8. On the other hand, 

 farming is more intensive in Europe than in America, the 

 product per acre being nearly twice as great; but with the 

 abundance and cheapness of land and the high cost of labor 



