Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1882-03-30

came from Russia. per cent. from India, s
per cent. from Australia, per cent. from
British America. per cent. rom Egypt. 3
per cent from Chill, 3 per cent. from Ger
many, and IS per cent. from the United
States. There is no good reason why other
Wheat-bnying States should not be supplied
from the United States in the same proper
ton that Great Britain is. aud there are Wis
ible signs that this will soon be effected
Russia sold 100000 centners of wheat to
Great Britain ouly three years ago; now
she sells but little over 2,5OO.0OO.
Germany, which furnished Great Britain
with 100000 centners iu 1878, furnished
her but l 200 900 in 1880.
There are not fewer than ten European
countries which must by part Of the grain
'hey consume, and nearly as many are con-
PEELED to buy part of their meat France
imported in 1878 not less than 20 O0O. 900
centrers Of grain, not fourth of it coming
from the United States, though we increas-
ed the amount to about 100000 bushels
in 1879. 'aE'". N
Little Switzerland imports about 1000, 900
centners ofgrain yearly, but to the present
time almost wholly from Eastern European
States, Willie ll7.000.000 francs worth OF
wheat and corn are bought yearly by Italy.
small proportion only coming from the
United States. So, too, is it with Sweden.
Portugal. the Netherlands and Greece, all
1irr hnr Of oF,,
yet buying extensively OF the United States.
Supposing that Europe continues to produce
the same quantities. of bread and meat as
now, there is still left the numerous mar
kets referred to to be supplied, and that
with amounts which. III their totals, would
double the exports we now have. There is
no likelihood, however, OF production con
tinuing SO largely in Europe Sfen it is be-
coming so Improbable. Cheap laber is
counterbalanced by dear land, and the ques-
ton of Americas supply has become almost
wholly question OF freights.
II with but 32,OOOO00 acres of land in
wheat we can now support 50,o00.0O0 of our
own people and send about 100, 100000 Of
spare bushels abroad, what will we have for
export when all territories of American
wheat land shall stand in golden grain?
Our corn fields have prodGced surplus
crops for Europe that are scarcely less as
founding than the shipments OF wheat.
From 100000 bushels sent abroad in 1860
the exports had risen to more than So ,000,-
900 bushels in 1879; and this is supplement-
ed by something like II 900 600 bushels Of
rye, barley and oats furnished to Europe in
that year, @@
1t is not so much the absolute and cnor-
NOUS amounts of these articles exported
that is w .rthy of attention just now, as the
steadiness of the increase recently from year
to year, showing that this unheard of ex
port ot breadstutts and meats is not based
on fictitious circumstances that may speedi-
ly chaLge. The price of the native products
rope. The land itself cannot become much
cheaper or produce more, nor can farm la
borers be expected for less wages than they
at present receive. In America land may be
come dearer, it is true, but in proportion
that it becomes de.rer will immigration in
crease its products, while new methods If
farming, Of farming, of saughterng. pack
ing, preserving and Transporting will double
and treble the capacity of Our country for
the world eheaply with life's
Corr. american Miiler.5
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