West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1889-05-30
FOR THE FARMERS.
This COuntry's Share i'm Filling
Deficiencies In Europe.
Results of Investigations by the
Department of Agriculture.

The May report OF the statistlcian Of the
Agricultural Department contains tho result
OF an investigation OF the deficiencies or sur.
plus OF each European nation, especially In
tho production OF American agricultural
products that seek foreign markets such as
cereals fibres, butter, cheese, etc
AS TO wheat, Mr.. Dodge says that Europe
Is practically tho only market that America
can have for this cereal, and she imports only
daa{'VVo0O0 bushels year. raising 1900, COO
900 bushels herself more than half OF the
worlds crop and twice that OF all America.
VI tho European deficiency tho United
Statos supplies Or, 600 900 bushels. In oats
and barley there Is very small International
Trade 6Tadc' Europe importing net only 10000
United States exporting $500, 600 bushels.
or barley this country imports 1900 600
bushels. Rye Is tho great bread grain of
Eastern and Central Europe, and Russia
alone produces moro than does the United
states Europe imports not less than /, 800, =
900 bushels and tho United States exporfs
less than 1000, 600 bushels.
lho receipts OF European countries requir-
ing maize do not make a sum half as large ns
the product of Illinois or Of Iowa or Missouri
Sroat Dritoin takes nearly tliree-fourths Of
the total, or CO. 900, 600 bushels. md this
country exports 6s, OO0, 900 bushels.
Europe reports over ZOO, 900, 900 pounds
on rice Dut none OF IL comes from tho United
states. or potatoes, Europe grows more
Ii tnan sho needs while the United States sup
plies her deficiency from Canada and Ger
many Only Great Britain, Belgium
and Portugal, OF all European M.
uons, do not produce enough butter
and TO spare. For tho deficiency of
20, OOO, 600 pounds, tho United States exports
~, 100000. IL requires 100 600 600 pounds OF
cheese 70 supply The European deficiency of
winch llo, 100000 pounds arc furnished BY
the United States. Europe Inns 30 import ali
hcr cotton, the average annual imports be
ing 3,GBO, 900, 600 pounds. The United States
sends her $50, 900, 600 pounds.
Europe gets from South America Asio
Africa aud Australia two or thrco times as
much wool as she imports from tho United
States. The net deficiency OF Europe is 75J. :
100000 pounds, slightly moro than Is sproduc,d
there THO United States produces four.
hfths OF tho wool manufactured here The
aim Of the wool grower Of this country ig TO
supply the home manufacturer &c possibIe.
never TO export raw wool. If there ever
shall be surplus II will bring more mony 20
the wool grower II sent abroad in tho manu-
factured form.
The United States imports net GO, 600 900
pounds Of wool overy year.
The statement shows that Europe produces
about as much tobacco as tho United States
-jOO OOOUJO pounds annunliy-nnd could
easily produce all sho needs But tho United
States furnishes 242 0O0, 600 pounds of tho
annual deficiency Of ~. .OOO, 600 pounds. In
conclusion the statisticam says.
What other products can be cxportedy
More cheese could be sold II its reputation
for quality should be kept up. and butter
too, " u were Of bctterquaiity. Evaporatcd
OF preserved fruits, oranges OF tho Southern
Pacific coasts wines from California may
seek profitable market.
What agricultural products arc now inn.
ported that our country and climate arc
capable Of prOducingY Sugar Is tho FIRST to
DC suRgcsted. Our wheat and -four sold will
scarcely pRy for tho sugar bought i'm tho
prCgcnt a. immediate future Flax and
hemp should bo moro extensively
gr~wn, displacing foreign lbrcs cost
lni millions u money, and furnishing
luotorial for bagging Of cotton, wool and
hops. Tho imported iibrcs, with their manu-.
facture, altogether amount to value moro
than twO-thirds as much as tho bOastod cot.
ton expectation ~ the United States There
is an importation OF fruits Of tho value Of
so 900. 600 half Of which at least should be
produced in this country.