2 BULLETIN 769, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 
TaBLE 2.—Production of animal and fish fats and oils in the United States. 
Product. 1912 1914 1916 1917 1918 
Pounds. Pounds. Pounds. Pounds. Pounds, 
Iboneeneaseeapsee eee ee 29, 528, 000 42, 264, 000 34, 389, 000 31, 020, 000 24,817, 000 
Cod and cod liver oil......-- 372, 000 394, 000 367, 000 439, 000 712, 000 
Garbage grease.......------- 30, 411, 000 44, 688, 000 60, 212, 000 65, 250, 000 53, 476, 000 
TE Gane COWIE Geeqobseoccsasoss 1, 888, 000 1, 512, 000 1, 476, 000 1, 637, 000 774, 000 
Ward hs ee sete ca csser 727, 744, 000 887, 580, 000 | 1,086, 581, 000 868, 389, 000 | 1, 008, 757, 000 
Dard) neutrals. sce. =. 2555- 51, 414, 000 51, 303, 000 76, 163, 000 52,548, 000 81, 289, 000 
Menhadenjolleeeseseeeeeeaes 33, 009, 000 16, 265, 000 20, 598, 000 18, 640, 000 12,370, 000 
INeats toouOllessse spose eee 5, 181, 000 5, 158, 000 7, 239, 000 8,317, 000 9, 764, 000 
GleoistoCks. 225. (oo ae 122, 568, 000 143, 247, 000 152, 982, 000 153,188, 000 145, 929, 000 
Spero aso eee 4, 083, 000 2, 495, 000 4, 5€0, 000 3, 567, 000 743, 0N0 
Tall Owes 2 ecto sae 202, 946, 000 227, 339, 000 275, 511, 009 268, 825, 000 304, 891, 000 
Wihaleioiles.c5-42 ease eee 931, 000 632, 000 1,691, 000 1,193, 000 431. 000 
Wool greaseand recovered 
PT OAS ys eae nme cee ee in 7, 206, 000 9,370, 000 14, 137, 000 13, 839, 000 21, 020, 000 
Miscellaneous animal oils. ... 1, 980, 000 1, 470, 000 2,649, 000 2, 049, 000 7, 559, 000 
Miscellaneous fish oils. .-...- 1, 001, 000 1, 333, 000 1, 931, 000 38, 078, 000 954, 000 
Miscellaneous greases.....--- 95,277,000} 133,195,000| 129,571,000}  113,748,000| 165,509, 000 
MG tale ete see 1,315, 539, 000 | 1,568,245, 000 | 1,870, 057,000 | 1,605, 727, 000 | 1,838, 995, 000 
1 Figures include edible and inedible product 
TABLE 3.—Estimated production of fats and oils in the United States. 
Product. 1912 1914 1916 1917 1918 
Pounds. Pownds. Pounds. Pounds, Pounds. 
Vegetable oils....-----<--<-- 2,031, 481, 000 | 2, 455,362, 000 | 2,318, 866, 000 | 2,259, 098, 000 | 2,308, 685, 000 
Animal fats and oils.......-- 1,315, 539, 000 | 1,568, 245,000 | 1,870, 057,000 | 1,605,727, 000 | 1,838, 995, 000 
Wotaleier es. ty: 3,347, 020, 000 | 4,023, 607, 000 | 4,188, 923, 000 | 3, 864, 825, 000 | 4,147,680, 000 
Butter fat (farm) 2........--- 1,660, 000, 000 | 1,613, 736,000 | 879,610,000| 733,222,000} 777, 000, 000 
Butter fat (lactory)..-.....-- 581,000,000 | 6523382000 | 630,825,000 | 637,503,000} 669, 492, 000 
Rataleeeeer ac. sn ene 2,241, 000, 000 | 2,266,118, 000 | 1,510,435, 000 | 1,370, 725, 000 | 1, 446, 492, 000 
Grand total........---- 5, 588, 020,000 | 6,289, 725, 000 | 5,699,358, 000 | 5, 235,550,000 | 5,594, 172, 000 
1 None of the derivatives reported in Table 11 are included here. 
2 The figures for farm butter fat are based on reports from various sources, and are believed by the authors 
to be at least 90 per cent correct. 
TaBLE 4.—IJmportation of fats and oils into the United States.+ 
Product. 1912 1914 1916 1917 1918 
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Vegetable: Pounds. Pounds. Pounds. Pounds. Pounds. 
Ghinesomutiolle ns ehes eee 42,787,000} 30,139,000] 57,649,000] 41,190,000] 42, 717, 000 
Coconuboll sire 22 ee sek. Leek 46,720,000 | 58,012,000 | 64,349,000 | 163,091, 000 | 356, 089, 000 
Cottonseed oll. i5 ee. 2 ee 2,160,000} 16,016,000 | 16,598,000} 13,826,000] 18,373, 000 
erniseed Oil eae ess ot cca eee 2,135, 000 4, 350, 000 711, 000 633, 000 196, 000 
Olive oil, edible............-.-.---- 43,460,000 } 50,857,000 | 55,435,000} 51,055, 000 1, 284, 000 
@liyeloil; imedibless.4) =.) See eee 5,794,000] 5,609,000] 6,335,000] 4,476, 000 3, 000 
Olinetootshaes Wiese. 51 Nee 15, 804,000} 13,045,000] 14,246,000] 8,308, 000 159, 000 
aire oil eee sin ciaiai Sob eee eae 52,671,000 | 49,092,000 | 29,270,000} 34,257,000} 20,993, 000 
Palm) kerneboil eee) eae 27,680,000 | 21,089,000} 4,324, 000 306 34, 000 
EATIU GO lem etna bes Wap eae 7,626,000} 7,365,000 | 15,674,000] 27,405,000] 68, 466, 000 
apesced Olas cen. eee ae 10,266,000 | 11,172,000 | 20,181,000 | 10,132,000 | 23,079, 000 
Oya beaniGuess ees Tae eee 24,959,000 | 12,555,000 } 145, 409, 000 | 264,926, 000 | 335, 984, 000 
Animal and fish: 
Codtandieadilivier oie. -ssee-- see aeeee eee eae 14,198,000 | 10,973,000} 16,618, 000 8, 939, 000 
Oleosteariniase Was 5. SEER soon 9,178, 000 4, 030, 000 649, 000 5, 555, 000 1, 557, 000 
DEMO WAG Se ei oe eee 609,000 | 12,690,000 | 13,087,000} 73,619,000] 51,885, 000 
Miscellaneous greases. ..........--- 14,901,000 | 11,665, 000 9,580,000 | 13,551,000} 29, 711, 000 
Miscellaneous oils... .......2-.----- 221,727,000} 10,943,000 | 23,375,000] 23,426,000] 20,984,000 
Motalestes34ae os eee Cee 328, 477, 000 | 332, 827,000 | 487,845, 000 | 752,068, 000 | 980, 453, 000 
1 The figures in this table are taken from the Monthly Summary of Foreign Commerce of the United 
plaice, issued by the Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce, of the United States Department of 
ommerce. 
2 Reported as “All fish and animal oils.” 
