Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1889-05-24
AGRICULTURAL EXPORTS.
The Future for the American Farmer Not
Very Bright

Very Bright.
WASHINGTON, May 20.-The May re-
ports of the statistician of the sgriout-
rural department contains the result of
the investigations of the d6ti9ieneies of
the surplus of sach European nation,
especially in the production of American
agricultural products that seek foreign
markets. The question of possible en-
Iarpment of expectation in quality and
variety is canvassed and the opportuni-
ties for displaying any importation by
enlarged production are pointed out. The
investigation was made pursuant to the
resolution passed at meeting of the ma
tionl grange held in Topeka, Kas., last faI
Some of the fyures given in the state
ment prepared by Dodge are startling.
As to wheat, it says Europe is practically
the only market America can have for
this cereal, and she imports only 144,
100000 bushels a year. raising 100000
600 bushels herself; more than half of
the worlds crop and TWICE that of all
America. OF the Europa an deficiency,
the United States supplies 95,O00,000
bushels. OF oats and barley there is
very small international trade, Europe
importing 10 100000 bushels of oats and
bushels OF barley. This country I'M ports
100000 bushels of rye, which is great
bread grain. Eastern and central Europe
and Russia alone produces more than
does the United States. Europe imports
not less than 100000 bushels and
the United sates exports less than 5000,
600 bushels. The receipts of Euro
pean countries requiring maize
Dl
large as the products OF Ilinoia, or of
Iowa or Of Missouri, as Great Britain
takes nearly three fourths of the total
or 62 million bushels, and this country
exports 68 million bushels. The defc
ency of France could ee supplied by Nc
Lean county, Ills, and Germany requirs
still less. Russia and R0umania have
surplus, and southern Europe
can grow enough for home
consum ption. Europe exports over
cne billion pounds of rice but none of it
comes from the United States. OF po-
tatoes Europe grows more than she
needs while the United S sates supplies q
deficiency from Canada and Germany.
Oaly Great Britain, Belgium and Port
uga of all European nations DO not
produce enough butter aud have enough
20 spare. To make up the de
ioiency, twenty-five million pounds,
the United States exports 25,
100000. 1t requires 100000 pounds
of cheese to supply the European 'defic
iency, of which lis, 100000 are furnished
has to import all her cotton, the an
nual imports being 1856, 900
pounds. The United States sends
South America, Asia, Africa and Au9tral-
ia, two or three times SIS much WOOL as she
ports from the United States. The
net deficiency of Europe is 100000
slightly more than is produced
there. The United States prod uces
four-ffths of the wool manufactured
here. The aim of the wool growers of
this country Ia to supply to the home
manufacturer if possible never to export
raw wool. If there ever shall be a sur
plus it will bring more money to the wool
grower If sent abroad in manufactured
form. The United States imports q net
of SO, ,00O, 900 pounds of wool every year.
Europe produces about as much tobacco as
the United States 500, ,0OO, 900 lbs. annuity
and could easily produce all she needs,
but American tobacco is desired for two
reasons, l. E.. it is cheap and very desir-
able for fortifyiug the Europesn pro
Duct SO the United States furnishes
PAS, 900, 900 pounds of the annual def
sieney of 324, ,O0O. goo pounds.
In conclusion the ststist,clan says:
About tenth of our agricultural
products is exported No other nation
exports as large proportion. Yet the
article. shipped abroad are few. They
are cotton, tobacco, meats breadssuSs
! butter and cheese All che other articles
/ together are about three per cent. of tht
exports. Enlargement of the surplu:
| must inevitably reduce the price both Al
| home and abroad. In response to the
inquiry, "Whst agricultural products sr'
now imported thst our country and eli
mate sre capable of producing
| sugar is first suggested Flax AID heml
! should be more ext nsivsly grown, die
placing foreign fbres costing .aiIlioss
| Money and furnishing material for bag
| gins of cotton, WOOL and hops
Osher fibres of sup-tropicai regions
should be produced along tn
gulf cosst. Imported fibres with thsi
manufacture, AItoR ether, amount 4
/ value more than tvo-thirds - much as tn
munifcent and boasted cotton exports