Bulletin of the U.S. Department of Agriculture Volume 286-300 (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1915 Excerpt: ... pounds, valued at $383,669, in 1914. During 1914 more than half, or 1,314,093 pounds, came from Canada, 222,226 pounds from Germany, 223,862 pounds from the United Kingdom, and 178,286 pounds from the Netherlands. The hams and shoulders exported amounted to 48 million pounds annually during the five years 1882-1886, which was doubled ten years later, or during 1892-1896, the annual exports being 96 million pounds, and again doubled during the next five years, 1897-1901, the exports being 201 million pounds. Approximately 90 per cent went to the United Kingdom during the last 20 years, 1895-1914. During the same period Belgium received an annual average of about 5 million pounds, Cuba 4 million pounds, and Canada 3 million pounds. Fresh pork exported in 1884 amounted to 185,000 pounds, which increased to 44,000,000 pounds in 1902 and decreased to 2,668,000 pounds in 1914. During the 15 years 1895-1909 about 90 per cent of this product went to the United Kingdom. During the five years 1910-1914, 35 per cent of the fresh pork was consigned to the United Kingdom, 26 per cent to Panama, and 20 per cent to Canada. The fresh pork imported in 1914 amounted to 4,624,799 pounds, valued at $540,801. Canada supplied 4,600,000 pounds and Russia 21,000 pounds. The annual exports of salted or pickled pork during the five years 1852-1856 averaged 41 million pounds, which was doubled 25 years later, or during 1877-1881, amounting to 86 million pounds; this amount was again doubled 20 years later, or in 1907, the amount being 166 million pounds, which decreased to less than one-third, or 52 million pounds, in 1909, and to 46 million pounds in 1914. In 1895 the United Kingdom received about one-fourth of this article, or 14 million pounds. Ten years later, or during 1904, th...