The Red Cloud chief., 1882-10-27


nhe~vvpo Of 1851 NJ tbs date prpsni.s
lib~rpi rrwari To the acrcsharisss of
the country. There are certain districts
IN which particular croFs win fan h-lo~
the ayerase. and the loss To individuals
may be sever. bat the general re sulf.
taking the coani:y ~ . whole. vii be
houniifuI .nd profitable. In some dis
,ricts shsr. src failures in the oats crop.
she failure being In no equaiing the
general product In other dis,riess
Tie growing po;atoe, have rot;ed ,ad
prpy.sl . total los. while throughout
the ounir the eron IL 20 abandzn; a.
To es-lui. ms apprehension that poia-
toes siii have TO b- imported. as las;
year. 20 the valu. of sI.oo.oa The
wheat crop IL not only prolific. but Of \
superior quality. as - also that Of RE.
fax and harley. The cotton crop /.
s,ill undetermined. bas AL the indsea-
tons are that il will equal The best ex-
pecta,ions
The other and perhaps the mos; i'm
portant OF al the crops In . National
sense. aud n one in which the interest. Il
the creates number Ut pcrsons are in
vowed, is the corn The early summer
was unfavorable- The planting in a
very extended area VA. de aged beyond
precedent. and in an egual!s exisns We
area the first planting was lost or de-
s,royed by the excessive rains Thi, Last
portion was. however. r~eplaniei. and the
more genial sun III the later summer
months has wondroasly promoted the
growth OF the whole vast AREA planted
with corn. X has recovered the time
lost in june and the first Of July, and
on this the I'd day %. September il prom
ises a Yield equal to the average OF .
number O! Years Not only does the
| Weld per acre promise in this way. but
the creage devoted 10 corn this year il
much greater than heretofore. This is
due To the change o. policy in many o!
the Southern States. where the ruie has
been in the pat to buy corn and meat
for home supply. This wear there will
| be thousands Of farms NJ the South
where corn will be raised for domestic
uses. and where efforts will be male ~
feed a suiicicncy Of hogs 10 meet the
home wants for pork and bacon. l. is
safe 10 assume that the acreage devoted
10 the growth Of corn this year will be
increased twenty per cent. b. the add
iions made in the Southern II ties. The
total production of corn last year was
comparatively small, the yield per acre
being far below the average. and he
total Weld of the whole country this
year may be increased largely. even il
The WELD per acre be no greater than
last year-a result. however. not aniici-
pa,ed a. this time from the present con-
dition Of the growing crop.
The qua ity and quantity Of the crops
of 1882 are OF great importance iinan-
cially. What we produce above and
beyond the needs for domestic o n
sumption is what We will have 10 sell.
and represents the profits which in one
form or another a,e 10 be added tn the
national wealth. On this point \ com
p~arison of the annual production aud
the annual expectation does not fairy
represent the extent OF earnings. IL is
very evident that our home n
sumption Of agricultural products in
creases even faster than our population.
Our population increases ut n liberal
rate annua ~. calling for q proportion
ate increas. of the supply Of food prod
ucts, but il is unguestionably true. a'so.
that our consumption OF bread and
meat products increases faster than
does the mere number of our popu'a'
ton. We consume more Of the ordin-
airy food products per crpha every
year. This is due to the general pros.
perity Of the country and To the Always
increasing improvement in the trnns-
p~ortation and all other items entering
into and reducing the cost oi
production. The man who in the
distribution Of his earnings has
heretofore been able to ailOt n
half his income per week "a
purchasing a given weight OF bread and
meat, as the prices of these articles are
reduced in consequence of the use oil
improved machinery or in the cost OF
transportation. finds that the amount Of
food Obtainable for the same amount oI
money is enlarged. and the amount pur
chased for consumption Is increased
proportiOnately. The growth of the for
eign trade that is. the exports Of bread
stuffs and provisions To supply foreign
~demand-and the amount needed &
meet the requirements Of home con
sumption cannot be measured by the
extent of the increase of the home pop.
u~lation, nor by the numbers in the for,
eign States dependent upon this coun-
try for foo. We need an annual i'm.
crease Of food products for home con.
sumption far in excess Of any increase
in population, and each foreign popula
ton to whom We supply cheap food will
require of us an increase in quantity in
proportion to the reduction in the price.
1 nL,-, -, a, sk.l, " 49, x~.
siImers and consumers of American -four
in Europe to whom until within u few
years white bread was unknown AMI
meat q luxury only tasted on rare festi
walls and holidays.
Thus. though the crops of 1882 mark
an era in our agricultural products no,
exceeded in our history, any e tina,
does not equal or exceed the previous
one may be styled q failure. TO the cx.
tent that it fails to meet the ever-grow-
ing demand not only for home consump.
ton. but also to Meet the c~ver-increas.
ing supply 10 feed our customers abroad.
1t is too cary yet TO venture ON fig-
ures Is to the number of tons of -four.
Of corn. and Of provisions we will have
at the close of the harvest. or Of the
have to sell. The deficiency Of corn.
and consequently Of provisions. last
year must be considered, rs also must
the increased demand for home con-
sumption. This latter is an unknown
quantity. and it must be supplied and
satisfied before we can venture to seek
foreign markets. But one thing NAV be
assured as ascertained and positive:
that. let our product be n large and -
comprehensive As il NAV, there will be
q market and q demand for every pound
and bushel which We may produce.
Not = grain need be wasted customer
will apply with his money for every
pound. or bushel, on head.-CAscage
TribHas.
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