The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1890-05-03

corn neldE, Tor which q comparatively lnslg
nifcant foreign demand exists. must be uti
lized largely by the farmers for the raising OF
cattle and hogs. The foreign market Tor live
cattle which exists in Great Britain is so
hnmpered by the oppressive regulations re-
curing slaughter at point OF landing as to
exercise little or no beneficial influence on the
price uf his product. while the obstructive
measures adopted by several OF the contin'
entail countries in regard to American pork
have reduced the exports Of that product
since 1881 over 40per cent. annually. 0nder
such circumstances there can be but one
cause assignable for the neglect of American
farmers to turn their attention to other
crops in the line of such agricultural pro-
ducts as we now import, and that isthat in
this they would meet an even more overwhelm
ing and disastrous competition than they are
now confronted with in the raising OF cereals
and live stock. Obviously, then, the only
course possible to enlightened craftsmanship
is to assure the farmer adequate protection
in the Investigation of his crops and che
production of a larger proportion of the ar
ticles which we now import.
These may be summarized, as follows, the fig.
ures given being for the fiscal year ending
June 80, 1889, and the values those at the
ports OF export:
Sugar and molasses 500, BOZ, 1874
Animals and their products, ex- 4.
Flbers, animal and vegetable..... 59,455 93S
Miscellaneous, including bread
stufs, fruit, hay, hops, oils
rice, seed, tobacco, vegetables,
wines, Observation-Disclosures. 71,254,S94
For obvious reasons l omit any reference
here to the 800, 1000, 600 expended for tea,
coffee, n coca, but emitting these. II have
still the sum of $500, 273, 1888 i'm
ports of agricultural products, the far great
er part of which, amounting probably to
1910, 600, 900 or $780, 900 600, could, with
proper encouragement, be produced on our
tural Experiment Stations, the energetic re.
search BY the Department OF Agriculture
into the different sections of this
country, investigation of their soils
and climate, and the application, in
general, of scientific principles to agriculture,
all combining, make this assurance doubly
sure, provided always that this diversified
ton be encouraged and fostered by the APP
plication of the principle of production to the
development of new industries on the farm.
1t is simply the extension to our agriculture
Of the protection so benefcially extended in
the past to our manufacturing industries.
In the days when the farmers we're prosper
high prices, and the value of agricultural
land went up accordingly, the farmers, to a
man, stood by the principle OF protection
urged on behalf of the manufacturers, who,
burdened then with the heavy load of taxa
ton imposed upon them by the civil war,
were threatened with grave disaster in the
face of European competition. Now, in the
face of the severe competition which to-day
confronts tho farmer in foreign markets,
duty, fairness. and in the long run self.inter-
est demand that we should afford him the
bensfits Of a home market for oil that he
may be able to produce on our own soil.
This includes all the sugar and molasses, all
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fbers, all our breadstufs, fruits, hay, hops,
rice, tobacco, vegetables, and wines, but
many of these things will never, can never
be produced on American soil in competition
with the labor of European nations, especi-
ally when, as in the case of sugar., the indus.
try abroad has been helped by liberal gov
ern ment bounties. 1t is worth while noting
the sugar imported was, at the point of ship.
ment, 2.91 cents. 1t should be borne in ,,ind
that, while we estimate in our statistic. the
value OF imports at the price in the for On
port OF shipment, the value of the export is
on the other hand, estimated at the price at
the port ofshipmentin our country, 80 that to
the former must be added transportation,
commits sions, exchange, and dealers profits.
which without the duty, would add fully 25
to 30 per cent. more to arrive at it's value at
the point Of consumption; this would bring
up the cost, to the consumer. of our agricul-
tural imports to nearly $500. 00O, 900 or es-
timating solely such as could be, with prop
or encouragement, grown on our OWE soil,
we have value of not much less than $780,
100000 as the possible reward of diversified
agriculture, o sum almost equal to our agri-
cultural exports estimated at farmers prices
is, less cost of transportation and
commissions or other shipping charges to
point of shipment.
Before leaving this subject, a glance at the
c0rnnofskion mitch ~ fnr~no~n - slx
been compelled to meet, even on our ownsoils
will be found most interesting. OF the ST.
100000 or 50, 600, 900 worth Of live animals.
imported into this country, the greater pro-
portion were Of ordinarily marketable stock,
as contra distinguished from pure bred stock
imported for breeding purposes and admitted
free. OF all animal products, including WOOL,
there is not one that can not now, indeed
that is not now being raised upon our own
soil, sand yet, including wool and hides, the
imports of these animal products amounted
in the year referred to over 100000, 900: to
this add $20,O00,0OO, for fruits. So, OOO,-
900 Tor barley, over 81, 900, 900 for hay and
tobacco, :, 200, 900 for oils, $2,5OO, 900
worth of vegetables, the same of eggs over a
million dollars worth of cheese-these re.
present some of the imports, ~aggregatina
nearly $115, 0O0, 900, which in spite Of the
productiveness OF our W soil, are brought
into this country and sold in competition
states where hi. nnsf;t;nn II = Sorht,ss.
most severaiv SaIH - II Naw EnnionJ ~
seat Of MISUNDERSTANDING enterprises Which owe
their ax;stancs ~ tka 1ostsr;n~ c"n. - orn
tectiye tariff laws. and what Il tha rasnIt9
it seems to me that oursystem ~oftaration
The cost of ,~snnnortin0 The rousrnrant
needs to be most ennitabIv adinstad amnns
the different cIassen of omr neonia A. NJ
sent in MANY States the bnrrden IF locnIl taS.
alton presses heavily mon farm nrnn.rtn
it's yery nature REM erinr IL easily aassspahis
Every corporation created by the State and
by State. u or incornorafed v;iiaaa nr
eity, should be- taxed in ~nronort;on IL ~
earnings. and in ali wavs the nr;nc;nla ~ +aI
alton Should be to nlaca The hnrdsn ~ n,a;n