Am'M°aUyr;S2rmi       Manufacture  of  Essential  Oils.  345 
MANUFACTURE  OF  ESSENTIAL  OILS  * 
A  preliminary  statement  of  the  general  results  of  the  19 19 
census  of  manufactures,  for  the  Essential  Oil  industry,  has  been 
issued  by  the  Bureau  of  the  Census,  Department  of  Commerce,  pre- 
pared under  the  direction  of  Mr.  Eugene  F.  Hartley,  Chief  Statisti- 
cian for  Manufactures. 
Reports  were  received  from  78  establishments  primarily  engaged 
in  the  manufacture  of  essential  oils  (not  including  the  synthetic  or 
artificial  oils)  during  1919,  with  products  valued  at  $5,698,403.  In 
addition,  essential  oils  to  the  value  of  $27,929  were  produced  by  7 
establishments  engaged  primarily  in  other  industries.  The  value  of 
the  natural  essential  oils  for  all  establishments  was  $4,439,704,  and 
witch-hazel  extract  $448,938.  At  the  census  of  1914  there  were  107 
establishments  (inclusive  of  2  primarily  in  other  industries),  with 
products  valued  at  $2,506,361,  including  essential  oils  $1,289,482; 
witch-hazel  extract,  $575,938. 
In  1919,  29  establishments  were  located  in  Michigan,  22  in 
Indiana,  9  in  Connecticut,  5  in  New  York,  4  in  New  Jersey,  3  in 
Pennsylvania,  2  in  Virginia,  and  1  each  in  California,  Kentucky, 
Ohio  and  Tennessee. 
The  statistics  for  1919  and  1914  are  summarized  in  the  follow- 
ing statement.  These  figures  are  preliminary  and  subject  to  such 
change  and  correction  as  may  be  necessary  from  a  further  exam- 
ination of  the  original  reports. 
Comparative  Summary  of  Statistics  for  the  Essential  Oil  Industry, 
19 19  and  191 4. 
Number  of 
Establishments.  Production. 
1919.    1914.       1919.  1914. 
Value  of  Products   ^8    2 107    $5,698,403  $2,565,361 
Essential  Oils,  Value    77      103    $4,411,775  $1,289,361 
Witch-hazel  Extract ,   3  11 
Gallons    125,412  917,690 
Value    $448,938  $575,938 
All  Other  Products,  Value  .  .  $837,690  $699,941 
*From  a  report  of  the  Department  of  Commerce,  Bureau  of  the  Census, 
Washington. 
1  In  addition  seven  establishments  engaged  primarily  in  other  industries 
made  essential  oils  to  the  value  of  $27,929. 
2  Includes  two  establishments  which  were  engaged  primarily  in  other  in- 
dustries. 
