Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-11-20

Of maize, and the result is that our corn has
been shown to be far superior to that raised
in south Russia, in Spain and in Italy, and
II maize is to be used as an army food it
Will be the American corn that is chosen.
We have no vast standing army in Amer
ica and you cannot understand at glance
what an important thing the feeding of such
vast body of men as this German army is
The food has to be OF a certain character. 1t
must be food which will keep for weeks
without spelling, and it must be capable of
being transported long distances without
injury. Corn bread will not do this, but
when mixed with rye in certain proportions
its character is changed and it keeps very
we'll These proportions are now being
determined by the Government chemists and
bakers, and / am told that bread made of
one-third corn and two-thirds of rye is a.
success. Such a bread tastes indifferent
from rye bread, and the soldiers of one of
the garrisons here were fed for eight davs
on such bread and they did not know it.
After they were told what they had been
eating they found fault with it. but not be-
fore. The bread is being tested in the pris-
ons and in every way possible to find Just
how well it agrees with the men, how long
81 viii keep and the exact amount of ITS
s;reuGth-prOduclng power in comparison
with rye. The grain used is ground at the
Government mills and the bread is made un-
der the eyes of the Government officials.
Secretary Rusk at Work.
This movement for tine Introduction of
Indian corn in Europe is being pushed BY
Secretary Rusk for all it is worth, and the
governments of Europe have learned more
about our Agricultural Department during
the present administration than they ever
have before. Secretary Rusk has brought
the department SO to the front in Europe
that the Russian Government has lust de-
cided to adopt our system of crop reports.
and while / was in St Petersburg the arri-
cultural officers Of the Gar received direc-
tions from Secretary Rusk as to how to do
this Here in Germany his efforts in the
pushing of our American pork have been
supplemented by the work of his agent for
American corn. This agent is Colonel
Charles J. Murphy, who is known in Amer
lea as "Cornmeal Murphy" and who has
been trying to introduce American maize
into the markets of Europe for some wears.
lie has had corn exhibits at the leading
agricultural and industrial exhibitions of
Europe during the past eight years and he
has been going among the bakers of Scot
land, England and parts OF the continent
and showing them how to cook this meal.
He went to Russia and showed the people
there how to mix the Indian corn with rye
10 make the bread which was used by the
famine sufferers, and he is doing what be
can here TO push the matter with the Ger
man Government. He receives a salary of
s., 800 a yesr from the Agricultural Depart-
meut. and this, with 81 GOO for his secretary.
is all that the Government is spending on
this enterprise. The truth of the matter is
that there should be dozen men here in
stead of one. and that the very bes. and
most practical business men of the United
States should be selected. They should be
sent here with good supply of moneT, and
the corn used for experimenting should be
selected corn from the best soil and the
best seed The bread should be introduced
through the best society, much as William
Walter Phelps introduced it at the dinner
which he gave to Bismarck and others,
where the only bread on The table was corn
bread, SO made that it was as light ard
white as wheat bread, and it should not be
brought forth as a starvation food or a cheap
food.
A Chat With Colonel Murphy.
/ chatted with Colonel Murphy last night
about his work and the prospects. Said he:
"We are now making bread of rye -four
and cornmeal. The proportions are one
third corn and two-thirds rye, and the bread
Is fully as nutritious as the rye bread. Itis