UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 
SUPPLEMENT TO 
BULLETIN No. 769 43 
Contribution from the Bureau of Chemistry 
CARL L. ALSBERG, Chief 
Washington, D. C. Vv October 29, 1919 
THE PRODUCTION AND CONSERVATION OF FATS 
AND OILS IN THE UNITED STATES. 
By Herpert 8. Batwey, Chemist in Charge, Oil, Fat, and Wax Laboratory, in collabo- 
ration with B. E. Reuter, Chief, Fats and Oils Division, U. 8. Food Administration. 
Since Department of Agriculture Bulletin 769 was issued new 
statistics on the production, importation, and exportation of fats 
and oils in the United States have become available. The following 
tables, which contain the most recent figures on the fat and oil situa- 
tion, have therefore been prepared to supersede the tables originally 
printed. They have been compiled from data collected by the 
Fats and Oils Division of the United States Food Administration, 
and turned over by that division to the United States Department of 
Agriculture. This publication completes the report of the fats and 
oils survey conducted by the Government during 1917 and 1918. 
Unless otherwise stated, all figures cover the calendar year. 
TasBie 1.—Production of vegetable oils in the United States. 
Oil. | 1912 | 1914 1916 1917 1918 
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| Pounds. Pounds. Pounds. Pounds. Pounds. 
SAE EE Ss eS | 23, 359, 000 20, 423, 000 22, 766, 000 22, 902, 000 14, 184, 000 
TOUT ee a aes Oe 31, 729, 000 38,272,000] 104,727,000] 188,488,000] 341,235, 000 
I eee ee cece an fE ce oe tee clecec| Se eedae tan Soe SOS OOO) Pec se cise sl aie ctlaleynlscere 
Sortbeeee. fhe ee ok ee 72, 832, 000 91,810,000] 109,963,000] 118,021,000] 111,065, 000 
Cottonseed @.......2........ 1, 435, 401, 000 | 1, 789, 777, 000 | 1,492, 430, 000 | 1,343, 849, 000 | 1,283, 823, 000 
Lit a | Cae a 461,656,000 | 507,422,000} 531,586,900] 482,199,000 | 375,452, 000 
Mustard seed.......-.......- 360, 000 306, 000 729, 000 1, 098, 000 1, 296, 000 
Drives ssi, hon) rae ae 966, 000 1, 128, 000 1, 462, 000 963, 000 618, 000 
Palm kernel?................ 3, 200, 000 402, 000 8, 619, 000 6, 453, 000 3, 784, 000 
fe Se ee 454, 000 1, 006, 000 28, 534, 000 50, 499, 000 95, 934, 000 
aperpeeed =) 22 5. ke 320, 000 435, 000 752, 000 667, 000 586, 000 
TECHIE So lo oe oa paicie os 90, 000 19, 000 223, 000 232, 000 139, 000 
eSame......-. Be See as 2 ok Val aeseaaleenne es 80, 000 129, 000 304, 000 299, 000 
EET ri 4 Bs es ees are eee Genes 8, 974, 000 BUF O00 Waraetemetertestrste 
PIRES LIE TL Ib. aledden sd son bos. 2, 764, 000 9, 920, 000 42, 074, 000 79, 861, 000 
Miscellaneous............-.-- 1,114, 000 1, 568, 000 2, 249, 000 1, 268, 000 409, 000 
otal, ays Fe | | 2,031,481, 000 | 2, 455,362, 000 | 2,318, 866, 000 | 2,259, 098, 000 | 2,308, 685, 000 
' Figures represent total production of edible and inedible oil. As the edible oil is made from the inedi- 
ble oil, there may be some duplication in these figures. 
* Figures represent total production of edible and inedible oil. 
+ Figures represent total production of crude oil only. 
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