The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1889-05-25
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS.
where Shall We Sell Our Surplus Agri-
cultural PrOducIs?-FiGnres for
the Study of Farmers and
Political Economists.

The MAY report of the statistician of the Agricul
tural Department contains the result of an inycSti
CATION of the deficiencies of surplus of each Euro
pean nation especially in the production of Ameri-
can agricultural products that seek foreign markets
AS a single years data would be misleading, the
average imports and exports of ten years are taken
to obtain the net deficiency of surplus. The net
European deficiency is thus shown as To the
cereals bres butter, cheese DC. in connection with
European production. The question of possible en-
argement of expectation in quantity and variety is
canvaSsed and the opportunities for diSp'acing any
importation by enlarged production pointed
out The investigation was made pursuant to the
following resolution. passed at the meeting OF the
National Grange held in Topeka, Kan, last fall:
Rssolrer That the Commissioner Of Agriculture
be requested to inquire through the consular system
of Government or otherwise, what foreign nations
are now importing agricultural products, and aScer
tain what possibilities there would be 10 cstlbish
trade relations for the disposal of our surplus agri-
cultural products also TO inquire what agricultural
products are now imported that our country aud
climate Is capable of producing, aud lay the same
before Congress and publish for the Information of
farmers.
Some Of the figures given IN the statement pre-
pared by Mr. Dodge are startling As to wheat, he
says that Europe is practically the only market that
America can have for this cereal, and she imports
only l4L0Jl0J] bushels year, raising 100000
bushels herself more than hals OF the worlds crop,
and twice that of all America. Ofthe European
deficiency the United States supplies 100000
bushels. In oats and barley there is a very small
International trade Europe importing but only
100000 bushels OF oats and the United States ex
porting 250o6oo bushels. OF barley this country
imports 100000 bushels, Rye is the great bread
grain of Eastern and Central Europe and Russia
alone produces more than does the Omitted states.
Europe imports not les than l.5OoCOj bushels and
the United states exports less than S01o0p0.
The receipts of European countries requiring
maize do not make a sum half as large the pro
duct Of Illinois. or OF Iowa or Missouri. Great
Britain takes nearly three ourths OF the total. or
o1p00do bushels. aud this country exports 6SoQo,
90 bushels. The deficiency Of France could be
supplied by Mclean county. Illinois and GeTmauy
requires SIM less Russia and Goumania have q
surplus. and sauthera Europe grows enough Cor
home consumption. Europe imports over one bIl.
lion pounds Of rice but none Of Il comes from the
United states. Orpotatnes Europe grows more than
she needs while the United states supplies her de
Geiency from Canada and Germany.
only Great Britain Belgium and Portugal OF all
European nations. DO no; produce enough butter
and 90 spare To make MP the deieiency-a5 1a'l-
oie pognds-,hc United States exports 2goooG7o Il
reqqircs I0.ol7ol0 pouads 90 cheese to supply the
European deficiency. % which iiSnooop are fur
nIshed by the Uaiiai states.
of course Europe has 20 import all her cotton the
average annual imports being 26st odo."'o pounds
The Uailed states sends her I.S0noo0oo pounds
Mr. Deiee says This county Is only exceeded
by GREAT Britain ia cotton manufacture and should
ere many decades pass aisalE The Grst rank There
has heon a greater relative advance In e1ns1mr-
tisD Of cotton in continental Countries during the
Fa.t ten years than On Great britain.
Eurupe grss lrom south America Asia Area and
Australia tvo or thrce times a. much Wool shs
imports fFom the Cuttc3 states The net dcacicrcy
Of Eurufc IS ssopotn1 pounds slightly murc than
Is proacci thrHe The yaiissi states PToiacvs four
alths % the wool manufactured here. Tie STA af
,ae wool eruwor q this COUNTRY : O. supply ihC
hogac mzua0rsarer u pusi5lc. never g. export
raw Wool. II there cvcs shall he a sarpsus Il y 40
bring aarc usousy 80 The Woui zrasrr 70 ssuy abroad
lu the manufactured form. Tae UEsIrd STATES im-
r-,rp ne, - 5ao.s,] pounds ~ WOOL every year.
Tbs statement shaws taat En7nJ,c gfo5urc, Elsui
As much raaacco as iie nitcd sszics-tse asit
Jlln 2s annually and c1ia easily pssiase all she
usosss ba; the American tobacco is drsrsd Ct tao
seas1usii j. cheap and very desirable So Sssfifylns
shc Earos-an prolaet - the CaitrJ States faf.
z5shcs at 1ooa01 pounds 81 The snnsal dcSicaey o.
Es3Qio.sn psas,ls-
iu eonclus,oa the .ssi5ssEcisa SAYS Ab-ost one
seuJh q our zsFteiiaral pss.lsrl, eSFsse1. Ne
eiArt ast.aa expects so largc urapar,sa, Nss The
articles shiyrsi 4bguzi srv fca Thsy aFe ceti1a.
tsharca. meats bresat,saas and cheese. All 0tasF
arteies toxpthes sEe bat taFce Per cent ~ the ca
ports EniAsxcmsus 81 she Surplus assl iacriiatay
reylaco ihe prlec bosh a. home Aad asro&a
WHIST chez gr,-iacts can D. ezresss5 Il f. SLY
30 book b foreign aaSous 60 nArses q Say a the
bslky ps1l1-ss 81 agriculture shtch eeEalnus 10
the aEricultare aG every naiiou The Hose 0ouosn-
srzss-I pro,larss may b. FrpsaAhiy exported Aosv
stfssc cvatd b. sod " is rsPataiioa fss quAisiy
Should - kept up sad there gacrc 3ssNosfsian
g. c4ses 60 fzstsllsas a. pycaiizr fsrrlEn tastes
Butter exports ros1ld h. rni41Egsl II tAey sere -
better gasii,y gysparzics O. preserved ffait'.
s,ansrz af thc soathrfa isesas cas;s Hlaes fssm
Caiigaruia rsay aass pse21Ah}c marsri - sarplas
ssacEs a. . - sesy valve e. me Aoase masEei
Whaf agricultural rfgsi1cs arr nos lnapassel iaas
car caaus-y AMI climate ar c4pslte 81 Fe-inetps
o. response 50 TBS .nazsfy saraz i tae ara - or
ssi,asrss.l- Oar assi sni apsf sol4 vl s1arcrly
gay ST ihs sugar bausaI ~ ise Prsseut saS iaaEr-
dste T1tare and thc hsnc dru,apd rpalA n1s -
uurczsaln bai Jassuspsary and iaszslsie Flzx zn4
heiap shga'1 o. usaSs extensively grusu. dsParius
s.scizn Gbrc, rlsisu< usii'a1ss Of EiearF Aad far
ni,alns material 81 SaEssag ~ eptsaa. Woaj and
hops nshec Ebscs 81 sasgrupisAs rgg;oas s.5sil .,
asi;er a4enz she ti4if e0zsf. Tne .1s.lgsci thFri
aiih thels uauu5zc-uEc, alssgcihsr aHauai 60 a
fa,ue more tAza fao yhissis aluea A. ihs muaia-
ceag End hss,ed eltasi rXgoFiat5osi ~ the iuitcl
S;at- Therx - an igapoFtsiiaa fsalts - he value
~ - 3sssf1, h4lfof whieh 1e&ss sh9g5a ~ Fzo
dnrei lu shts couHJTy The satloe i 30 iarxo fnT
lgcAtaaettg ia few psFsgraPAs ~ Fasss hai ihc-s
Suggestions nssk tlc i.uos Whisa prusigci!ss tn
TAI, caBuiFy sa9a.d BE- ezsrns,i sih riereues ssst
q the saass % F.at'aAaiion growing hsyoaa al
farcizu pFgrc.ivnt aHi sext - Incidental sKpsrta-
faa mainly % extrude,i W fsst1rgsi PFoiacss
s. ssarce q additional rryraHa Eaa a. regulator
spd uPholdcr % Aomr Frs1vs