Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-05-30

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FOOD RON REekEososs.
Interesting Report of the stsxistTcian d
the Agricultural Observation-Disclosures on
Exports of Agricultural Products.
WASHINGTON, May 22.-The May report
Of the 6tatistician Of the Agricultural De-
partment contains the result of the invs g.
dgation OF the deficiency Of surplus of
each European nation, especially In the
production Of American agricultural prod
ucss. A single years data " euld be mis-.
leading, and the average imports and ex-
ports OF ten years are taken to obtain the
net deficiency OF surplus. The net Euro
pean deficiency is thus shown - to the
cereals, butter, cheese. etc, in connection
with European production. The 9nestion
of possible enlargement Of expectation in
quantity and variety is canvassek and
the opportunity for displacing any impor-
tation by enlarged production is pointed
out. The investigation was made psrsu-
ant to the following resolution passed at
the meeting OF the National Grange held
in Topeka. Kan, last fall:
ResosUed. That the Commissioner OF Aeric1it-
ure be requested to inquire through the con-
what foreign nations are now importing agri-
cultural products, and ascerta what POSSIBLE
-1ty there would be to establish trade relations
with them to dispose OF our surplus agricult~
cultural products are now imported that our
country and climate are capable OF producing
and lay the same before Congress and publish
1t for the information of farmers
Some of the figures given in the state
ment prepared by Mr.. Dodge are startling.
AS to wheat, he says that Europe is prac-
tlcally the only market that America can
have for this Ceraat and al 0nlv
Ia, O0O, 600 bushels a yesr, raising 1000.
OOO, 600 bushels herself, more than half of
the worlds crop. and twice that of all
America. OF the European deficiency the
United States supplies So. 100000 bushels.
In oats and barley there is very small
international trade, Europe importing
only 10. 600. 900 bushels of oats and the
United States exporting $500, 900 bushels.
Rye is the great bread grain Of Eastern
and Central Europe and Russia alone pro-
duces more than does the United States.
Europe imports not Jess than 1 SOC. 600
bushels, and the United States exports
less than 100000 bushels. The receipts
of European countries requiring maize do
not make sum half as largo as the prod
uct of Illinois, or of Iowa, or Missouri.
Great Britain takes nearly three-fourths
of the total 81. 600. 900 bushels, and this
country exports IS, OO0, 900 bushels. The
deficiency of France could be supplied by
Mclean County, ILL.,, and Germany re-
Quires still less. Russia and Roumania
have surplus, aud Southern Europe
grows enough for home consumption.
Europe imports over LOCO, 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
supplies her deficiency from Canada and
Germany. Only Greece, Belgium and
Portugal, of all European nations, do not
produce enough butter and to spare. To
make up the deficiency-25.O0 600 600 pounds
the United States exports "a, 200. 900
pounds.
It requires 14O. 900. 900 pounds Of cheese
to supply the European deficiency, of
which 118. 600. 600 is furnished by the
United States.
cotton, the average annual importation
being 1885, 600, 600 pounds. The United
States sends her /, $50 0OO, 900 pounds.
Mr.. Dodge says: This country is only
exceeded by Great Britain in cotton manu-
facture, and should, ere many decades
pass, attain the first rank. There has
been greater relative advance in con-
sumption of cotton in continental coun.
tries during the past ten years than in
Great Britain"
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 $50 O00, 600 pounds. slightly
more than is produced there.
The United States produces four-fifths
of the wool manufactured here The aim
of the wool growers of this country is to
supply the home manufacturer if possible;
never to import raw wool. II there ever
shall be surplus. It will bring more
money to the wool grower if sent abroad
in the manufactured form.
The United States imports nearly 60, =
O00 900 pounds of wool every year.
The statement shows that Europe pro.
duces about as much tobacco as the United
States-50O, 900 900 pounds annually-and
could easily produce all she needs, but the
American tobacco is desired for two rea-
sons-it is cheap and very desirable for
fortifying the European product. So the
United States furnishes 242, OOO 900 pounds
of the annual deficiency of 324, 600, 900
pounds
In conclusion the Statistician says
about e-tenth of our Agricultural prod
uct is exported. No other nation exports
as large a proportion. Yet the articles
shipped abroad are few. They are cot
| ton, tobacco, meats, breadstuffs and
cheese. All other articles together are
but per cent of the exports. Enlarge
ment OF the surplus must inevitably re-
duce the price both at home and abroad.
What other product can be exported
| It is folly to look to foreign nations for a
| market of any of the bulky products of
agriculture which are common to the agri-
culture of every nation. The more con-
centrated products may be profitably ex-
| ported. More cheese could be sold if it's
| reputation for quality should be kept up
| and there was more disposition to cater
| to fastidious or peculiar foreign tastes.
Butter exports could be enlarged if they
| were of better quality. Evaporated or
| preserved fruits. oranges of the Southern
| or Pacific coasts, wines from California,
| maize, profitable market as surplus stocks
as safety valve to the home market.
Kansas Knights of Pythias.
LEAvENwoRrH, Kan. May 22.-The
| State Grand Lodge of Knights of Pythias
began a three days session here yester-
day morning, 1SO lodges being repre-
| sented and about 600 Knights pres
emit with as many visitors. At eleven
| a. m. at the grand lodge reception.
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