36 BULLETIN 1475, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 
Table 2. — Oil-producing seeds imported into the United States, 1921-1925 1 
Product 
Quantity imported 
1923 
1922 
1921 
Castor beans.- 
Copra... 
Cottonseed 
Flaxseed. 
Hempseed 
Palm nuts and kernels 
Perilla and sesame 
Poppy seed 
Rape seed 
Soy beans 
Sunflower seed 
Other oil seeds 
Pounds 
107, 231, 669 
364, 079, 144 
63, 831, 982 
924, 542, 416 
4, 018, 144 
56, 856 
3, 900, 958 
3, 914, 660 
7, 457, 645 
3, 811, 897 
430, 591 
160, 177 
Pounds 
84, 977, 470 
291, 064, 369 
95, 052, 650 
928, 980, 640 
4, 523, 195 
16, 529 
13, 865, 986 
4, 968, 263 
4, 843, 236 
4, 184, 120 
1, 089, 092 
278, 987 
Pounds 
88, 539, 306 
332, 984, 498 
68, 761, 608 
1, 352, 608, 128 
2, 558, 245 
742, 401 
13, 650, 480 
6, 291, 437 
8, 385, 007 
3, 648, 243 
5, 677, 525 
247, 131 
Pounds 
81, 673, 345 
268, 956, 000 
68, 762, 000 
835, 138, 000 
4, 180, 000 
188, 000 
366, 000 
5, 256, 000 
6, 336, 000 
3, 536, 000 
12, 000 
4, 614, 000 
Pounds 
33, 639, 800 
189, 320, 000 
82, 598, 000 
690, 269, 664 
1, 142, 000 
230, 000 
242, 000 
4, 828, 000 
5, 114, 000 
3, 946, 000 
None. 
13, 554, 000 
These seeds were not used exclusively for oil production. 
Table 3. — Raw materials used in production of oils in the United States, 
1921-1925 
Product 
Quantity used 
1925 
1924 
1923 
1922 
1921 
Pounds 
10, 159, 512, 000 
39. 062, 000 
9, 208, 000 
321. 412, 000 
5, 206, 000 
392, 256, 000 
99, 842, 000 
2, 310, 768, 000 
3, 858, 000 
3, 592, 000 
Pounds 
7, 717, 584, 000 
17, 998, 000 
2, 746, 000 
296, 530, 000 
4, 088, 000 
425, 668, 000 
84, 948, 000 
2, 132, 962, 000 
11, 568, 000 
2, 596, 000 
Pounds 
6, 403, 446, 000 
10, 000, 000 
9, 622, 000 
369, 962, 000 
4, 632, 000 
321, 144, 000 
88, S20, 000 
1, 913, 736, 000 
4, 396. 000 
4, 080, 000 
Pounds 
6, 085, 866, 000 
20, 648, 000 
57, 016, 000 
287, 044, 000 
5, 232, 000 
306, 306, 000 
72, 140. 000 
1, 357, 118, 000 
4, 020, 000 
3, 600, 000 
Pounds 
8, 060, 298. 000 
Peanuts: 
Shelled. __. 
21, 990, 000 
91, 718, 000 
172, 200, 000 
5, 758, 000 
246, 640, 000 
46, 228, 000 
1, 457, 458, 000 
Olives 
6, 582, 000 
6, 144, 000 
1, 942, 000 
598,000 
20, 338, 000 
1, 360, 000 
7, 448, 000 
25, 160, 000 
* 
9, 050, 000 
12, 272, 000 
5, 956, 000 
9, 816, 000 
Other seeds 
742, 000 
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