36 BULLETIN 1409, TJ. S. DEPARTMENT OE AGRICULTURE 
Table 21. — Argentina: Exports of frozen and chilled beef, 1899-1924 
(Thousands of pounds— 000 omitted) 
Year end- 
ing De- 
cember 31 
United 
Kingdom 
United 
States 
Other 
coun- 
tries 
Total 
Year end- 
ing De- 
cember 31 
United 
Kingdom 
United 
States 
Other 
coun- 
tries 
Total 
1899 
20, 016 
54, 212 
95, 892 
119, 934 
133, 632 
179, 698 
281, 556 
300, 938 
289, 716 
391, 366 
461, 918 
555, 904 
663, 574 
20, 016 
54, 212 
98, 996 
154, 362 
179, 720 
215, 486 
336, 996 
339, 086 
304, 724 
398, 626 
464, 414 
559, 324 
689, 674 
1912 
1913 
1914 
1915 
1916 
1917 
1918 
1919 
1920 
1921 
1922 
1923 
1924 
723,836 
782, 770 
679,570 
659, 448 
790, 124 
625, 224 
612,418 
646, 376 
771, 202 
795, 766 
833, 969 
1, 026, 768 
1, 153, 758 
32, 012 
17, 458 
3,078 
51, 920 
133,294 
242, 162 
478, 678 
233, 040 
132, 316 
63, 126 
55, 997 
167, 160 
508, 021 
755, 848 
807 390 
1900 
7,162 
130, 780 
88, 324 
19, 488 
3,072 
1,536 
4,036 
14,264 
368 
3,040 
1,413 
5,384 
1901 
3,104 
34, 428 
46, 088 
35, 788 
55, 440 
38, 148 
15, 008 
7,260 
2,496 
3,420 
26, 100 
813, 428 
799 692 
1902 
1903 
942, 906 
870, 458 
1, 092, 632 
883, 452 
917, 782 
1904 
1905- 
1906 
1907 
1908, . 
859, 260 
1909 
893,006 
1, 195, 341 
1910 
1911 
1, 667, 163 
Compiled from Anuario del Comercio Exterior 
Agro-Pecuria, Boletin mensual de Dec, 1924. 
la Republica Argentina 1899-1923, and Estadistica 
Table 22. — Wool washed in Argentina 
Year 
Grease 
wool 
washed 
Washed 
wool 
obtained 
Percent- 
age washed 
of grease 
Year 
Grease 
wool 
washed 
Washed 
wool 
obtained 
Percent- 
age 
washed 
of grease 
1919 
Metric 
tons 
27, 681 
18, 485 
Metric 
tons 
12, 366 
10, 034 
Per cent 
44.7 
54.3 
1921 
Metric 
tons 
18,423 
25, 675 
Metric 
tons 
9,811 
12,640 
Per cent 
53.3 
1920 
1922 
49.2 
Note.— 1 metric ton=2,204.6 pounds. 
Table 23. — Exports of wool 
(Thousands of pounds— 000 omitted) 
Year 
Grease 
wool 
Washed 
wool 
Total 
Year 
Grease 
wool 
Washed 
wool 
Total 
1914 
258, 533 
259, 393 
259, 387 
280, 937 
229, 027 
258, 533 
259, 393 
267, 989 
298, 770 
256, 611 
1919 
1920 
1921- 
309, 069 
208, 518 
354, 528 
387, 930 
30, 139 
13, 056 
11, 512 
14, 758 
339, 208 
1915 
221, 574 
1916 
8,602 
17, 833 
27,584 
366, 040 
1917 
1922 
402, 688 
1918 
The average weight of fleece is estimated at from 7 to 8H pounds. 
Table 24. — Dairy production 
1910 
1920 
1921 
Number of milk cows (estimated) 
2, 500, 000 
51j 
75, 282, 307 
16, 612, 434 
6, 043, 172 
2, 431, 000 
1,608 
218, 603, 655 
63, 189, 134 
55, 564, 374 
21,047,3x6 
3, 294, 987 
Number of creameries 
1,592 
Milk utilized in creameries 
Butter produced in creameries 
Cheese produced in creameries 
Casein produced in creameries... ... . . .. 
galls.. 
lbs.. 
do.... 
do 
229, 885, 600 
72, 275, 282 
52, 251, 077 
22, 040, 000 
