, 1876-06-03
A Wheat COmpeIitOr.

! a few years since Russia was regarded as
probable TO prove formidable competitor to
the United States il supplying the English
markets with wheat. So far Russia has
| failed, however, to meet the expectations in
this regard, and the United States still re.
mains the source from which England draws
her principal supplies. We have now, how
| ever. ano her rival for this great trade, and
this time it is India. Very well; if India
can raise better wheat and sell it cheaper IN
the English markets than we can. let her 20
into the business, and when our wheat is not
wanted, We VIII make more money and keep
up the fertility of our lands better in produc-
ing something else. The Rival Press has
taken the trouble 10 look up the evidences in
favor of Iudia's possible rivalship to Us in
this business, and We copy portion Of such
evidences as set forth by that Journal. The
Rpoal Press says:
For instance, we quote from an article in
the San Francisco Cal Of last week: Some
remarks in the lHark Lane Ezrvcss recently on
India as source of wheat supply for Great
Britain, and the possibility of that country
becoming a competitor with the United
States in the British market attracted eonsid-
erublc attention. To-day a sample IF Cal
cutta wheat was exhibited on Change 1t j..
large, white, plump gram, and is pro-
nOuueed hy the millers to be first class
milling wheat Il Will, from It's superior
quality, come more in,o competition with
California wheat than any other grown in the
United States 1t Is already beginning TO
figure IN the Liverpool market quite extern
siyeiy. The sample on Change TO day COM
par,s favorably with the best California and
Oregon grain This is evidence of the quail
iry of India wheat, from experts IN our mar
keis who are familiar with he splendid wheat
which this State produces.
We find further reason TO appTehend
rivalry from India from testimony abroad.
II. kdms Jackson, well known as a grain
authority in London, writes; The new
feature in The wheat trade of East India sup
plying the United Kingdom is brcomiug
pronounced, and the experience Of the past
season seems 10 have satisfied mi!l,rs to 20
ON buying ludIa produce. The development
Ol lAt tsAh IA llG1iC d-Nt4EtE OAt l.
ful aud cheap tonnage TO bring grain and
seed home in ships freighted out with British
,xportS. In the same way shippers gladly
tTing home Astralian wheat, there Is every
chance oI Ina an wheat being stimulated / q
it, supply, II for no oth-r reason than fur
nl-hng back freights to the feet Of ships
pIpyet in our Indian and Aust ralisu trade.
The present quotations Tor Indian soft red
"a heat, 4u--, and 40 Gl- to 10 ior >sL.t--
April Nav shipments are low enough 10 at
tract attention, and as guides TO point ont
" bat the summer level of value will be.
The New York Ea.let5l Pulishes a letter
from London correspondent from which We
qnote paragraph bearing upon this subject;
Ano'h her feature IN this market i the large
quantity OF C,,icut-a u beat that Is taken 10y
miilvrs IN Ireierence 10 American HE
" heat Is made thoroughly wet, 50 that al
the earth il 1t may b. brought TO a pulp, and
v hea !, Gri i Is reduced TO dust and blown
out, leaving the wheat perfectly ci,an The
wheat iJss,i has both coior and strength
a. Is we are fulloTin.; thiS subj-ct With the
idea Of giving our readers luil understand
ing Of the matter, VIC qo'e below from the
last received humber Of the London Ag-
iicu.iure! Gg-l,te, Il letter on Indian wheat
growing, written from Pnnj .b, March 2l
Wheat is a far crop, about an averase
we should say TITS Is the staple crop OF
this part "a the country, and II Is grown year
after wear, and generation at er generation
on the game laud-that l. 20 say, ~ long ss
the land will yield ; or bushels to the acre.
II is ii rulUous system, but Is the system pur-
sued here, aud manure Is never spi led, ex-
crpting to small fields for sugar can-, tobacco,
oliun, or vegetables, near ihe village walls
The return per acre Of wheat Is, according
to a writer in the B1Riqa AgyicHlhyGlia, from
10 10 mAuuds-9 beng an ordinary crop,
y an average one, 10 good one. y maund
is about 50 pounds, say bushels, which
Will yield u. 10 aud % bushels respectively
az ordinary, average and good yields. Even
this Is, think, rather high, and | should
say that an average wheat crop seldom ex-
ceeds IL OF i3 bushels 10 the acre. This
state OF things, however, can be easily rem
sdied by good management and the use OF the
English piow.
3" 4 field here cultivated On the native
system, with native implements, on good
soil, gaze Il bushels grain and II cwt. straw
and chdff per acre Another field, ploTed
only once with the English plow, and very
poor soil, gave 10 bushels grain and IL cwt-
straw, while a third field. ulauured with
bones crushed with hammers, gave 2o5a
bushels grain and so cwt. straw, and a fourth,
manured with little manure, village and
lawn sWeepings, gave 80 bushels grain and
10 cwt. straw ard chatf. Both the latter
were ploEed once with the English piow,
aud afterwards worked with the native piow,
which makes a very good cultivator for work
lng the land af.er it has been well piowed
With the English plow."