Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1855-03-30
Liquor Law, and Farming Interests.

Liquor Law, and Farming Interests.
Mr.. EpuoR:--It Is said by those
who think they know, that the opera
ton Of the Indiana Liquor Law viii
reduce the price Of corn considerably.
Some are trying upon this ground to
prejudice the farmers against II. As
a producer / have examined this ques-
ton recently and am convinced that
THAT dog vii, not bite" l will pre-
sent the figures and IL any one can
draw different conclusion, | will be
glad IL such a one viii present the same
to the public upon the figures and
not upon the mere assertion ola polii-
clan.
In the compendence Of the u s.
census for 1850. we find that the total
amount Of corn produced in the U s.
Tor that year was 562,07i,i 04.
Total amount distilled il,o67, 76i
Making I bushel distilled TO every
533 produced. In Indiana for the
same year were produced 52.o64.363
Were distilled in Indiana 1,417, 900
or I bushel in every 81.
Then throwing away the computa-
ton for the entire United States and
supposing that Indiana must consume
all Of her own corn, we find that the
distilleries only consume I bu. while
81 are otherwise consumed. Destroy
the distilleries altogether, and you
destroy tho market for every 37th bu.
Of corn--or suppose that corn Is 81
cents bu. which is rarely the case.
and that the farmer Is compelled 10
lose entirely. the amount for which the
distillery would furnish market, he in
that case Losses tho 37th part Of his
price or cent on the bushel.
Now 10 arrive at this loss Of cent
on the bushel, corn must be 81 cents
q bushel, aud We must suppose that
there would be no demand whatever
for the corn which the distiller con-
sumcs. This however Is not correct
for the distiller produces pork with the
corn which he distills. some say as
much as though the corn was not dis
tilled--the least say one half MS much.
Then 1.-THE distilleries cease their work
there must be q demand for Mt least
one half their corn to produce the hogs
which .theylhav formerly furnished
the markets. This leaves only the
loss Of mills per bushel upon the OK
treme presumption that there could be
no market found either at home OF
abroad for the remaining onc-half Of
the corn, which the disliller formerly
bought. In Indiana there were made
during the same year, 4,472,o74 gal
Ions Of whisky. Follow that whisky
10 market-follow il into villages ant
towns and cities---see 1t going. under
the protection Of law, into the abode'
Of want and partial starvation. par
alyxing the arm Of industry and bru
talking the "image Of God" and car
any honest farmer suppose that IL tina
whisky had not been made-if the
corn which produced II was awaiting,
a market, and the thousand. OF hus.
bands and fathers who are now lost L
their families were providing brcat
for these households. / say, can any
one fail to conclude that. il destitute
families were thus provided for, thu
surplus corn would be demanded
Or.inlother words doess not 3AIgallon'
of whisky used in family, keep ou'
Of that family ordinarily 1 bushel o
corn meal. If that be true ! have tn,
market for all the corn that the distil
Ter bought and hundreds of homes
made happy.
Now all this Is without one hare
word against the distiller or the liquo
seller. Nor have taken at oil int
the account the tax which the farme
pays on account Of drunkenness in tn
land.
But we have all the time had q bet
ter market for our corn at home thai
the distilleries furnished. and 1 hav
the testimony. l once saw series Q
experiments of producing pork from
corn in the Ohio Cultivator, ! hav
not that paper at command now. bu
il any one desires the correctness G
what | report the paper can be oh
tanned. The experiments prove tina
BY careful feeding one pound Of por
could be produced from 81 lbs of corr
The most careless feeding yielded !
Of pork to s lbs Of corn. Accordin
to these last calculations one bushe
OIL corn would make III lbs Of porl
which at cents ID would make til
corn pay AZ cts. per bushel, pric
which distillers have not paid us.often
! have another case illustrated of II
same view of this subject. Mr. Isaial
Scobey Of Springfield Township Q
this county has kindly furnished m
with the result Of two experiment
made by himself with the view of as
certaining where he could find the bes
market for his corn. The following i
the interesting result Of his frstex
pertinent.
December. lst, 1851.
EPut up 25 pigs, average weigh
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