Wichita eagle., 1889-05-31
FOR AMERICAN FARMERS.
Products Demanded In Foreign Coun-
tries-Foreign Trade and Ameri-
can Surplus

New York Tribune.
The May report of the statistician of
the agricultural department. contains the
result of an investigation Of the deficien-
cies or surplus of each European nation,
especially in the production Of American
agricultural products that seek foreign
markets, such as cereals, fibers, butter,
cheese, etc.
As to what, Dir. Dodge says that
Europe is practically the only market
that America can have for this cereal,
and she imports only IA 900. 600 bushels
year, raising / 200, 900, 900 bushels her.
self, more than half of the worlds crop
and twice that of all America. Of the
European efficiency the United States
supplies 90, 900, 900 bushels. In oats and
barley there is very small international
trade, Europe importing net only 10, 000,-
900 bushels of oats, and the United
States exporting 100000 bushels. Of
barley this country exports $500, 900
bushels. Rye is the great bread grain of
eastern and central Europe, and Russia
alone produces more than does the
United States. Europe imports not less
than 100000 bushels, and the United
States exports less than 5000. 600 bushels.
The receipts of European countries re-
quiring maize do not make a sum half
as large as the product of Illinois or
of Iowa or Missouri. Great Britain takes
nearly three-fourths of the total or g.
100000 bushels, and this country exports
6S,O00,000 bushels.
Europe imports over 1000, 900, 600
pounds of rice, but none Of it comes
from the United States. Of potatoes
Europe grows more than she needs,
while the United Stasts supplies her def
cheney from Canada and Germany. Only
Great Britain, Belgium and Portugal, of
all the European nations do not pro-
duce enough butter and to spare. For
the deficiency Of $4,000, 900 pounds, the
United States exports 24,000,O0O. 1t re-
quires 100000 pounds of cheese to
supply the European deficiency, of which
116, 100000 pounds are furnished by the
United States. Europe has to import all
her cotton, the average import being g.
636, 100000 pounds. The United States
sends her 1850, 900, 600 pounds.
Europe gets from South America,
Asia, Africa and Australia two or three
times as much wool as she exports to the
United States. The net deficiency of
Europe is 100000, coo pounds, slightly
more than is produced there. The United
States produces four-fifths of the wool
here. The aim of the
of this country is to supply
the home manufacturer if possible; never
to export raw wool. If there eyer shall
be surplus it viii bring more money to
the wooI-grower if sent abroad in the
form.
The Uunited States imports net Co.,
OOO, 900 pounds of wool every year.
The statement shows that Europe pro-
duceS about as much tobacco as the
United States-500, 100000 pounds an
could easily produce all she
needs. But the United States furnishes
Z, ~, 600, 900 pounds of the annual def
cheney of 324,000,000 pounds. In con-
clusion the statistician says:
''What other products can be export
ed? More cheese could be sold
if its reputation for quality
should be kept up, and butter,
too, if it were of better quality. Evap
ported or preserved fruits, oranges Of
the southern Pacific coasts, wines from
California may seek profitable market.
"What agricultural products are now
imported that our country and climate
are capable of producing? Sugar is the
first to be suggested. Our wheat and
flower sold will scarcely pay for the SUI
gar bought in the present and immedi-
ate future. Flax and hemp should be
more extensively grown ;Sdisplacmg for
eign fbers costing millions of money,
and furnishing material for bagging of
cotton, wool and hops. The imported
fibers, with their manufacture, altogeth-
er amount to value more than two
thirds as much of the boosted cotton ex-
portation of the United States. There
is an importation of fruits of the value
of 500, 900, 900, half of which at least
should be produced in this country