The Plymouth Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1878-1901, 1879-07-17
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OttIsITOaustiVus
The Rural NetU Yorker says il is to
be regretted that any economists
should intimate the belief that there
Is, or threatens To be, over produc-
tions Of the fruits of the farm. AL
ready our agricultural interests have
too much and too many
kinds Of opposition. The prevailing
low prices Of the articles raised by
the farmer are not to be accounted
for on this ground. Neither is the
widespread financial trouble to be at
tributed to such Il case.
It Is readily admitted that local or
general markets may easily be over
stocked with various kinds Of manu-
features, and also with those articles
OF consumption that are regarded as
Injuries; but these bear to the CON-
munity an entirely different relation
from that sustained by the usual pro-
ducts of agriculture. All kinds OF
articles of commerce have shown a
corresponding decline in price. II
farmers need much that they cannot
buy, the same is true Of those en-
gagged in all other occupations. The
low prices Of farm products are not
attributable to the absence OF a de-
mand for them, but rather to the
want of the money with which to pur-
chase them.
ALI over this vast land there are
now, and probably always will be,
districts which need far moro meat
and grain than they have or can OBJ
tiin. Taking broader view, the worn
and denuded lands OF the Old World
are scourged with terrible famines
from time to time. China, in a few
years, has lost millions of her people
from this cause. syria and India
have been-and the latter even now
threatens 10 be again-the scenes Of
horrible mortality and desolation
from the same calamity. Brazil and
Morocco have also been previously
affected by famine during Ike past
year.
For the following reasons we be-
lieye that no section need to fear
over production OF the necessarles OF
life: The means of transportation
are so rapidly multiplying that there
are always near or distant communi-
ties that may be reached. that are in
immediate and urgent need of what
the farmer raises. These means OF
transportation are constantly increas-
Ing. Tie growth OF population and
the vast extension and N multiplication
Of non productive callings will pre-
vent any diminution Of the demand
for the direct and Indispensable means
OF subsistence.
The nature Of the products OF the
soil is such that in many instances
they can be converted into other
rms that may prove more market
able. II there be more corn than is
needed, there may be a scarcity OF
cool beef, butter, mutton. pork, etc.,
and these can readily be raised from
the corn. Again. there is such wCn-
derful adaptation in our soil and eli
mate, that, at least in many parts of
our country. there is vast privilege
of choice as TO what articles shall be
produced. This ought TO protect the
intelligent farmer from the disap-
pointment on al over. stocked mar
ket.
Millions OF our people do not have
pound OF fresh fruit Of any kind for
a great part of the year. Millions do
not have pound OF butter for
months. Millions scarcely know the
taste OF good. rich milk. Millions
sre living almost entirely without
meat Millions are to-day without a
single article produced In the gar
den. Millions do net taste mutton
once year. Millions have 10 live
nearly or quite without wheaton -four.
Millions have not enough corn bread.
Does that look like over production?