Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1892-12-21
4 Agricultural Report.

The report of the secretary ofagricul-
ture shows that we imported into our
country in 1892, SAG, 600 ,000 worth cf ami
NAL products, including wool; and $67,
COO, 600 of fibres, including wool. This
includes 81, coo, 000 for hides aud S25,-
900, coo for raw silk. Nearly all this
could be raised at home 10 good advan-
tage, with proper attention. To this
may be added $50, 600, 000woFth of wines
and fruits. The cotton area has been
greatly reduced. The cotton crcp for q
number of years has been greater than
the demand, yet manufacturers have
imported 50, 215, 1903 worth OF raw cot
ton from Egypt and Peru, on account
Of special and peculiar properties, that
from the latter country being used to
mix with wool.
The report shows that the reported
shortage of 1891 IN the worlds supply
of wheat was largely mythe used 10y
spectators to advance prices, and that
even Russia, where many districts
were III starving condition, exported
lO5 900, coo bushels, nearly as much as
her aveage for years, and above her
| average for 10 years. continuing tie
report says:
Wheat values did not advance to the
| figures which some predicted and many
| expected, because the worlds supply
! was in proportion 10 the worlds de-
mauds. The only abnormal condition
was the unequal distribution. Neither
| the United states nor any other single
country. OF however great Importance.
can absolutely command the wheat
market Of the world. It's "a staple pro
| duction in too many countries easily
| accessible to modem commerce.
Tine time has arrived when the
| American farmer must cease his efforts
10 naturaliZe the low price of his wheat
| by producing larger quantity. He Is
| gong from bad 20 worse. and each ef-
| fort TO eXtricate himself by that means
only sinks him deeper i'll the mlre OF
failure. The only proper course lies in
| reduction OF acreage and production to
| meet the demand of domestic COnSump-
| ton and normal requirement for eX-
| portatiOn. The conditions which have
at last overwhelmed the cotton grow
| erS now threaten wheat growers, and
unless there is a speedy reduction by
1
in The reduction by force of circum-
stances. But for the unusual condi-
ton which last year prevailed in Eu-
rope, our crop of over 600 900 600 bush
| els would have precipitated the crisis
| which is impending. So far as our own
| wheat growers are concerned the rene
| dy is in their own hands"
| The American farmers hope of re-
muneratlve price depends upon his
| gauging his areas in cultivation more
| closely to the normal demand, and not
vieing in competition with the peasant
and serf labor of the entire world.
| Something else is wanted besides wheat
and corn, or cotton and tobacco. The
| farmer must find other outlets for his
| labor, or stop his plow and rest his hoe
upon the border line of production
which limits living prices"
The secretary, however, does not at
tempt to state just how the farmer is
to distinguish their border line or just
| what he is to do when he stops. Evi-
IDENTIFY, they don't want him to white
dry goods boxes, or talk politics, and it
takes some time to seek new employ
| ment.
| Experiment stations are in every
state and territory but Montana.