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Peppermint

Chapter 16: FOOTNOTES:
By Alice Henkel
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The bulletin provides a practical overview of peppermint: botanical description and distinctions among common varieties, methods of propagation, and the regions where it is grown worldwide and in the United States. It details cultivation practices, hazards to the crop, harvesting and on‑farm distillation procedures including still design, and the chemistry and uses of peppermint oil and menthol. Historical and commercial aspects are discussed, including export markets, price trends, and an episode of market control that affected production. Illustrations supplement the text with depictions of runners, leaves, flowering tops, and a typical still.

EXPORT OF PEPPERMINT OIL.

The exports of peppermint oil during the fiscal year ended June 30, 1904, amounted to 42,939 pounds, valued at $124,728. Germany and the United Kingdom were the largest consumers, the former receiving 22,372 pounds, valued at $65,505, and the latter 11,558 pounds, worth $31,798.

The following tables show the export of peppermint oil, by countries, for the fiscal year ended June 30, 1904, and the quantities and values of peppermint oil exported for a period of ten years, from July 1, 1894, to June 30, 1904, inclusive:

Exports of peppermint oil, by countries, for the fiscal year ended June 30, 1904.[6]

Country. Quantity. Value.
Pounds.
Belgium 473 $1,585
France 3,054 10,059
Germany 22,372 65,505
Italy 826 2,471
Netherlands 590 1,934
United Kingdom 11,558 31,798
Dominion of Canada:
Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, etc. 85 234
Quebec, Ontario, Manitoba, etc. 1,165 3,306
Newfoundland and Labrador 94 204
West Indies:
British 183 700
Cuba 29 87
Danish 17 55
Dutch 20 61
Argentina 1,237 3,504
British Guiana 10 31
Peru 50 175
British Australasia 1,176 3,019
Total 42,939 124,728

Quantities and values of peppermint oil exported during the fiscal years 1895 to 1904, inclusive.[7]

Fiscal year. Quantity. Value.
Pounds.
1895 87,633 $194,616
1896 85,290 174,810
1897 162,492 257,484
1898 145,375 180,811
1899 117,462 118,227
1900 89,558 90,298
1901 60,166 63,672
1902 36,301 54,898
1903 13,033 34,943
1904 42,939 124,728

FOOTNOTES:

[6] The Foreign Commerce and Navigation of the United States for the year ending June 30, 1904, vol. 1, p. 531, Bureau of Statistics, Department of Commerce and Labor.

[7] From The Foreign Commerce and Navigation of the United States for the year ending June 30, 1902, vol. 2, p. 309. Bureau of Statistics, Treasury Department; and The Foreign Commerce and Navigation of the United States for the year ending June 30, 1904, vol. 1, p. 192, Bureau of Statistics, Department of Commerce and Labor.