Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1889-05-31
FOR THE FARMERS.
This COuntry's Share in Filling
Deficiencies in Europe.
Results of Investigations by tho
Department of Agriculture.

The May report Of the statistician of the
Agricultural Department contains the result
Of an investigation of the deficiencies or sur
plus of each European nation, especially in
The production of American agricultural
products that seek foreign markets, such
cereals, fibreS, butter cheese etc
As to wheat, Mr.. Dodgesays that Europe
is practically the only market that America
can have for this cereal, and she imports only
IA, 600. 600 bushels a year raising !, 200 00O,-
900 bushels herself; more than half of the
worlds crop and twice that of all America.
Of the European deficiency the United
States supplies IS, 900, 600 bushels In oats
ond barley there is very small international
trade ira b Europe importing net only l'G
United States exporting $500 600 bushels;
Of barley this country imports $500, 600
bushels. Rye is the great bread grain of
Eastern and Central Europe, and Russia
States. Europe imports not less than l, 500
900 bushels, and the United States exports
less than 3, 900, 900 bushels.
The receipts of European countries requir
ing maize do not make q sum half as large
the product of Illinois or of Iowa or Missouri.
Great Britain takes nearly three-fourths of
the total, ~ 62, 900 bushels, and this
country exports GS, 600, 900 bushels.
Europe reports over ], 000 600, 900 pounds
of rice but none OF it comes from the United
States. OF potatoes, Europe grows more
than she needs. while the United States sup
plies her deficiency from Canada and Ger
many Only Great Britain, Belgium
and Portugal, of all European ma
TONS do not produce enough butter
and to spare. For the deficiency Of
25, 600, 900 pounds, the United States exports
"a, 100000. 1t requires 40, 900, 600 pounds of
cheese to supply the European deficiency, of
which us, OOO, 900 pounds are furnished by
the United States. Europe has to import all
her cotton, the average annual imports be-
ing 2, 636, DOC, 900 pounds. The United States
sends her ], $50 900, 900 pounds
Europe gets from South America Asia,
Africa and Australia two or three times as
much wool as she imports from the United
States. The net deficiency of Europe is 780,
OOO, 900 pounds, slightly more than is produced
there. The United States produces four
fifths of the wool manufactured here. The
aim of the wool grower of this country is to
supply the homo manufacturer if possible;
never to export raw wool. If there ever
shall be a surplus it will bring more mony to
the wool grower if sent abroad in the manu-
featured form
The United States imports net 100000 600
pounds of wool every year.
The statement shows that Europe produces
about as much tobacco the United States
500, O00, 600 pounds annually-and could
easily produce all she needs. But the United
States furnishes 242, 100000 pounds of the
annual deficiency Of 324, COO 900 pounds. In
conclusion the statistican says:
What other products can be exported?
More cheese could be sold if its reputation
for quality should be kept up, and butter
too, if it were of better quality. Evaporated
or preserved ~ruits, oranges of the Southern
Pacific coasts wines from California, may
seek profitable market.
What agricultural products are now im-
ported that our country and climate are
capable of producing? Sugar is the first to
be suggested. Our wheat and flour sold will
scarcely pay tor the sugar bought in the
hemp should be more extensively
grown, displacing foreign fibres cost
ing millions of money, and furnishing
material for bagging of cotton, wool and
hops. The imported fbres, with their manu-
facture, altogether amount to a value more
than two-thirds much as the boaSted cot
ton expectation of the United States. There
is an importation Of fruits of the value of
$40, 600, Co., half Of which at least should be
produced in this country