Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-08-06
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FRIDAY EVENING, AUGUST 8. leeo.


Gefm8uUOWu 1SlcBIapus
At no former period Of the national his
tory have American farmers had SO much
reason to feel proud of the results of their
toll - 1t the present time. In round
numbers the money value Of the exporta'
tious of bread stuffs alone from this repu6-
Lie, during the fiscal year ending June ~,
1850, appears to be e277, OOO, OOO. Inns,
therefore, is the great leading export OF
the country, far surprising the hlsnest
crop. which was $233, ,OOO, 900. 1t is very
true that the year just closed was in many
RESPECTS an exceptional one, in consequence
of the threatened and actual famines in
Europe. France, which usually produces
enough breadstuffs for her own people and
a surplus for the English markets, was
obliged, during the past fiscal year, to pay
to Uncle Sam &70, 600, 900 in gold for
stock of wheat, to avert the danger OF
famine in that country. Altogether the
importatiOns of coin and bullion at New
York alone, during that fiscal year, were
over sS5, ,OOO, 900.
1t is very, important, however, that our
readers should observe that this enormous
exportarion of breadstuffs from the United
States has been rendered practicable by the
vast increase of cultivation and produc-
ton. To this result the great railway sys-
tenn of the country has contributed to an
extent that we can imperfectly express.
Russia, Turkey and other countries of the
old world can and do produce large crops
for expectation, but they are deficient
in that all pervading system OF
transportation from the interior to
the seaboard, which is the pride and
boast of America. It is well known
that the corn corn crop is staple pro-
duct of all of our states and territories,
except Alaska. But it is not SO we'll known
that wheat also is produced successfully
by the same wide range of country. The
Southern wheat crops, which were not I'm
portant before the war, have become more
and more SO of late years, though it is ad-
mitted as a matter of course that the
wheat-product is the great staple OF the
North and West. As to the ability OF our
country to export such a surplus STOCK
regularly every year as the breadstun SNIP
meut to which we have above referred, we
NAV remark that the expectation of the
preceding year was valued at $2O1, ,OOO, 600 ;
and it is believed that the trade of the
current year can easily be made to reach a
total of at least $3.50, 100000
In connection with this subject, we arc
tempted to ask those persons who depre-
cate the enormous increase of our invest
ments in manufacturing pursuits, where
the farmers of the country are to look for
profitable merkets if their agriculture is to
be stimulated to such stupendOus proper
tiOns as would he inevitable if the millions
Of people in America who are now sus;
tanned BY mining and manufacturing shall
be turned tillers of the soil? We cannot
conceive it possible for American farm
ing to be increased more rapid
ly than it is at present without
great injury to the farmers, and
without reducing the farm laborers to a
condition of abject penury, in consequence
of the deficiency Of profitable markets fol
the crops. Fortunately for the country,
the prevalent sentiment is very decidedly
in favor of building up extensive, prosper
GUS and increasing hOme-markets as the
principal and best reliance oft American
farmers now and at all times, leaving only
the surplus to be exported to foreign coun'
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