Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-08-20

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Extremely Likely that Europe's Shortage
In nreadstuffs VIII Have 60 Be Supplied
by American corn-virtues ofthe Golden
Grain but Little known There.
Until generation or so ago the staple
bread OF the New England farmer was
mixture OF rye -four and corn meal
popularity known as rye and Indian" f"
The main ingredient was the meal
Rye has never been o popular food prod
uct in this country, except among those
of our people who came from the conti-
nent Of Europe. Occa slonally the early
!rost would nip the corn in the milk and
;he farmers would be obliged to rely
mainly upon rye The time seems TO
nave come for corn to fully repay all It's
indebtedness to rye as substitute, cot
,ulv upon the continent OF Europe but
nero at home, where the indebtedness
was incurred. Wheat has very nearly
AIKEN the place OF all other cereals as
food for man in this country, unless III
| De that the South still clings TO corn
| The working classes of the world, on
| the contrary, can not ahord "wh' 10
bread" especially at semi-famine prices
, Whatever the producers may realize on
their crops, the European consumer IS
bound to pay exceptionally dear Tor MS
! bread, be it black or white
The latest edition OF Mulhall gave The
rye product OF Europe as 1880, Coz, "
bushels, and of wheat as l,167, ,OOO,Ooe
bushels, a difference in favor OF rye OF
l23. .O0O. .fO1 bushels Those figuresRiv'
fair idea of the relative yield OF ordin
ary years. Fully one-half OF all tht
rye of Europe is grown In Russia whlct
produces at least three bushels OF rye u
one of wheat, while the United states
produces about fourt en- bushels o
wheat to one OF rye There are not Ia
4 from zoe. COO, 600 people in Europe wh'
rely upon rye as the staff OF life. When
therefore, Russia prohibits the eXporta
lion of rye, as It did the 11th OF thi
month, il may be said TO take the brea'
4 OUT or the mouths-.sf many -sssillions o
people and compel them TO either g
hungry or eat something else
; Fortunately for the poor of Europe
, there is every prospect Of the greates
corn crop In this country that was eve
known in AGRICULTURAL history. Their
seems to be a disposition In some qual
ters TO condemn the policy Of Russia
cruel. If there were no other source
{ OF supply, IL would be mean to shut o
: the expectation summarily and rigidt!
: but there is really good quantity
food in the world, and ample facility Il
! its transportation. Russia might kee
! every kernel of its rye at home, and IN
: United States would core TO the reset
= with Its corn. The sooner OIL tho po
:, ties in interest know what to expect u
better ii will be.
1t is highly probable that the lcsst
> Of necessity will outIive the necessl
y itself, and that American corn will ga
y foothod in Europe during the ne
Il wear from which IL can not be dislodge
= Russia may be building better for u
: farmers of the United States than 4
! = the Russian peasantry ordinarily
= country is anxious 10 nnu market =
q its surplus, and so far from putting
= embargo on exports is happy In .
prospect of a foreign demand IL
= probable that American corn will
~ alb Q to retain in future years much
a' the advantage il is about to enjoy.
II Russia is not careful. II will overdo
- prohibition policy and infiict permane
~ - injury on its own agriculture Certa
= il is that corn is quite as good food
~ rye, and many Of the millions who try
a. for a year or so will learn TO pre- or
~ That feature OF the present relations
~ ,orn to rye may prove TO be the m'
- important OF the whole case.