, 1880-09-15
AMERICAN AGRICULTURE.
Wheat-Production in the United
States.
Report Of tho British Agricultural
Commission.

Il
TItE nt:rDilr. ... ,....
Though 1t may be generally safl That u tho
cost Of tut,tlMctiolt GXceulla tic vatnc Uf my
article, tho article will soon cease 10 bc pro-
tl,cctl, Il mist bo remembered TINT America
l,ls n yearly increasing surplus OF brcudslnits /
md inen, which yl1c mitst sel1 Mt s0lilc price.
In round numbers, It nuy be sait TINT nearly |
ttlrce-,lllnrters Of that surplus III nyeraRe |
years find Its way to Tho United Kingdom.
Except III SEASONS Of general scarcity. tho |
other countries Of tito worI.l da not want,
mud ccrtnlnEy will mt receive, this
surplus except upon paytncHt OF lienvy
import duties. IT may therefore follow
tlat however low prices rule III England,
the ,nnjor pnrt Df thu grain ntul meat EXPORT
cd from tho United Slntcs will still find Its
why to these shores. And whenever there
sl,all 10 MI abundant harvest III tho Old
World anil III tho Nrw. prices may bc de-
pressed to Il considerably lower level than
tlIuss quoted III this iepnrt.
Tl1E COST OF PRODUCING AN ACRE OF
WHEAT,
Including rent md Interest on captni, In Eli
Esu1Nl II that which principally concerns tho
consumer. Thu distance Intervening between
l,tnt md tho grower being incoMsIderable,
freight, insuraltces, and commission will not
materially en,ut,ce tie price. as IN tho case
w!lere thu crop hns to be transported over
3,O00 or 1900 miles.
,,rn o ~ t"l,"nt in Smrr1co " nn', nnyi,n,,s ha
il0rn nceurn'cIy estimated tl!nn tor England,
wGTU thg GRIM fnrlns only Otlc III rotation
" n t',iins ',oi.I f,r tc acuuistt,o or ,,sc
~ ,rs;rn fa,iia " an ~" H.. i,iv,, n" n,,lt,yntn
required nnH lnHiIty GtnDln3Ml l3 nlSU well
| nserrtninci: the agricultural operations
s,.s =, III to oe. ~ r,n n,1t The cst "f ,,.,,i
ini,nr mrsn md st",n ',,syI.r itt,t titiir,,lt
!" ,T ,lntnrpinn i vii" ryi,n ,,,nv In, set MI II
s iI ysr y, 9io ;tns ~ sMn n,uI snsi s eovrvr th
crn,, vfy ,niias Il, fhr lM,ai rn,IrnniI t5o,mt
~" rianntnr s.M i'll ~ ti.sr fnrtors III mt .irt.r
t",nn t"a r,et ~ ,,r".i,ri-n III, si,ci rf whrat.
th"t f. Is nhvIn,a i. ,rSr,rt, i,v viri,l viii.
thnt amin II t!cnr,ltI,.l1t Oh scnso,ts.
.r1Jn WELL, OF WHEAT IN THE UNITED
.f' STATES
o,.or , ,,,o .or1oa nj ,.nnra ornooro N ,,oro
,st inst ax"'rtlc,I twrly,, f,sr]s mr. ncre. Far
iiho iiho yvar issp lis yieh! s rstnrneti IT isi
11VEssS 1Vs..ns;, fnr,nr, 'rT,,l,i tivey frnm Iis
as t,a ,,,ot wItort inss nj ,ei,itiu,,s
I, .,,rr ~ n h1,sl"l If sixtv ,n,,iis. or :S Xiii.
igs @aareretM IT, no E"!!;'ds, wls!! 3 Is twenty
rp",'trls' p""' ~ ~''' -''o'''' "~'@"' - 'o
eeiri1, rhn 1!or,nal pricc Of wheat In America On
4,,a n,.t nnnut vii rn,p" mt wifi. thn rnst If
rio 'u ist fs on "i ta ,"Hu iays giaicy M s SIR
rn,,ilnt, t,e ~ .rt.at mi rctrs ~ ta'tinti,m nsi
,,str,' III , syit ti,,. vS,,o IF inm Iahnr
nnt,Hn,.v r., lin % new lurti t,f the Wait. tlrs
@ thm xnrwinp ~ "ost I ~ l"ln,i trr1it Hs' f Is
nsi III t,as s,n,minsnt IN tke iIm;t" st"tcs ia
VIII, ..nrni;,tv' nn% r"nfitv ,mnvInw w,st'
wnra. a Il Is ui,,,.iy W ,r,Iu ti,9t tic cultivation
weat IS mos,c al ~, wsees T. 4 so,,,% ',9t ~ Y
i't }o ~ It'll '1 u rnr'it] % H. Il tc ~ frnrs S M M
,s.,r et'', .n t,in IT, "tI,,r vnr,,a oimnn,r 70
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fr"m n tic roints of eo,siimptiSn ilIan IN t!io
H ss; ," -. - sar 3,i; ,h"s
Mai ava stoI ~ It'll i 'rensinit N Xmv ,stintn tnr..
fr'. ~ ~ % Nm" nr,na esI of AiurirnM wLr"t il,
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hccoHht nus ~ ~ thhtit " Wy leiMs VI
a MIea ea s.I Or f ~ ai " s " Wit III rs d. to
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, gssss t n4'e ts @ H.. !; sn,1u
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py nnt ReGo !er aaatel ,.t ~ ~ ln1t!its
sillllli1Es ~ ttG DIV EuSe tEA!',st al!4!iie'
s;lt, Mco ~ tno % otneF' giving Ill a'eFaeo o1
shiri,lngs rg " lHher. IT,, o,oo, r,.oo ,,,v In ro
Ear'lsd ~ iow. Ii,oso . ,, iur thG years proceed
NY lo'3 mpRsaF 10 iMge NY psgn Mssnef.
hna, fifo f"r o, IL '0 ind wfn. ,y' eafscs tS
taken mtg nrcpat. H. Itest' W., W. n,lln!!lit i
tue EMse " slH'u II u!!, W tue utnc! SIM !!
the WAFER 10 sl,,aill,E psnes ls,Aster 0
~ ~ ,v'.c"i ns iMn sr;,t tGn In, or IA
:. miles from Chtcnx. to New York for ! sEl
; Ijucs, Willis tic 1lsj,n1 winter prlt9 for thu
tiisfn,,rn il i sjIf!iillyN.
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