Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1878-12-04

States. Bushels Acres.
Illinois. .260, 600, 900 1906, 5li
Iowa.. ..........l56, 900 600 4 SOC. O0t
Missouri. $500 JOB 100000 3.55l,724
! Kansas. 90 900 600 2,709, 5SS
Ohio. ........... 81, 900 900 3.O79. 365
InGiaus, So 900, 900 200 00C
| Kentucky ............ 09 .5OO,OU I'So0' oSo
| Tennessee............ 0u0OOrOOO 1,O1O'O OO
| Texas. ..........-. 4S,OOO,OOO I'M OOO
Pennsylvania 49,. Al, l20. 600 l,246, 900
The recent remarks made as to
the movement westward of the
wheat-producing belt are applicable
to that of corn, for, while the de-
crease in acreage in the Mid
die and Western Middle States
has been quite large, the
loss is more than made
up by an increased acreage in the
far Western States. The question
of what to do with the vast surplus
of the present crop, after the home
and export demands have been sup
piled, is solved when we consider
the great interests involved in the
raising of swine and cattle through
out these States, so noted for the
production of cereals. If we were
to take the vast corn crop Of the
present year as a data from which
to compute the probable increase in
stock, it is seen that it would be
very great. The price of corn
paid to the producer in many of the
Western States the present season
has been very low, not averaging
over 12a13c per bushel, and this
low figure reduces the farmers
profit to the bare cost of produc-
ton. However, it is known that,
while corn is selling at the rate of |
13c per bushel can not bemade profit
able for human food, its value can |
be raised to 40c per busheI if it is
fed to hogs and cattle. This utili-
cation of the surplus will increase
al kinds of stock and bring CORE
spOndingly low prices.
The Importance of keeping up
The standard quality of our hog
products and beef cattle can not be
90 strongly urged, especially when
statistics are read showing the i'm
nense growth of these two branches
& our commerce during the last
ew years.
We give below the official returns
If the number of hogs in seven of
he principal producing States in
1878:
2,941,l1I Illinois 235, $50
Owa PA 800 49g,7S9
yebraska....... 497,O59 InQiana 1854
Kansas. 5I2,S7I
Total increase over 1877 of
$780, 45.
While the increase at the centres
f production is so great the export
rade of the packed products has
orrespondingly increased. We ex-
,orted in 1877 39,239,224 pounds
f pork, 1885, 24,225 pounds of
ard, and 263,481,647 pounds of
,acon and hams. When the raisers
f hog products realize the full ex-
ent and value of this immense
rade the inducement will be
tronger to place nothing but the
took into the packers hands, and
ne farmer can easily see where sur.
lus corn can lie used to the best !
lyantage. =
Another direction in which stock :
users can proftably turn their at n
,ntion is to the fattening of corned
lttle, and while our export trade
this direction has grown to such
4 extent that during the six months II
lding June 80, 1873, we exported r,
!, 23O head of live cattle, and 3d. c,
1,173 pounds of fresh beef, every tt
ire should be taken for its g
The number of head a
cattle in the Western States d
computed to be mething b
lormous. California is credited "
Ith $4,000 head; Colorado, $780, 3
10; Utah, $4,000; Montana, B
10000; Wyoming, 225,OOO;
.ashington, 100000, and Kansas
5000. Texas possesses more "
an twice all these combined. The
ttening of this stock for market
the stock raiser's care, and what ..
tier use could be made of the O
lste corn than to utilize it in this Sc
ay in those districts where it is of
'acticable, and especially so in those er
oalities where the raiser has hi
mailer amount of stock, and con- W
quently more time and material 10
herewith to bring it to a high de- p'
zee of perfection. 1t seems S,
asonable to suppose, and it is at
rnestly urged, that as much at at at
ntion should no maid tn tho utili