Farming in the United States. 



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The exports of the chief products of the pastoral industries 

 of New Zealand are shown in the following table, in which 

 the figures represent the total value ot the commodities 

 exported in quinquennial periods : — 



Total Exports in Five Year Periods from Nt w Zealand. 



Period. 



Wool. 



Frozen Meat. 



Butter and Cheese. 



Grain. 



1881-85 

 1886-90 

 1891-95 

 1896- 1900. 



£ 



15,515,327 

 17,636,027 

 20,706,878 

 22,554,619 



£ 



^856,614 

 3,382,854 



5,770,524 

 8,729,860 



£ 



355,534 

 879,479 

 1,654,401 

 3,187,684 



£ 



4,461,278 

 3,591,827 

 2,5!7,973 

 2,473,759 



* This export began in 1882. 



The value of the wool exports has risen by over 45 per 

 cent., while that of the shipments of frozen meat and dairy 

 produce has increased, roughly, tenfold. The exports of 

 grain have, according to these figures, on the other hand 

 been on the down grade throughout the period under review. 



There are several other items of minor importance 

 connected with pastoral pursuits which furnish, in the 

 aggregate, a substantial addition to the trade of New 

 Zealand. Such are tallow, sheepskins, hides, meat (preserved, 

 cured, and salted), sausage skins, and live stock. In the 

 single year 1900 the exports of these products reached a total 

 value of £889,653, against £471,246 in 1885. 



[New Zealand Trade Review, June 1901.] 



Decreased Cost of Farming in the United States. 



The United States Department of Agriculture have recently 

 issued a bulletin (Misc. Series No. 18) dealing with the course 

 of prices of farm implements and machinery for a series of 

 years. The endeavour was made to obtain prices for i860, 

 1880, 1890, 1895, and 1900. Agricultural implements and 

 machinery have, of course, been immensely improved since 

 i860, and in many cases materially so since 1880 and even 

 1890; so that a comparison of prices for earlier years with 



