Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1894-10-09
AMERICAN COMPETITION WITH osR.
MAN FARMING.

A representative of the German gov
ernment, Mr. Conradi. was sent Ia the
Chicago fslr, and while here WAS COM
mlssloned To make q study of American
farming, and Of the coantry's capacity
for the continued expectation of certain
farm products. Recently he has given
lecture embodying the results of his
observations In this country. 4 briefex-
Tract will be OF interest whether one
agrees In full with his conclusions or
not:
Mr.. Coprsdi first treated of the ques-
tion whether there il ground for the
fear, now very prevalent In Germany
among the farmers that American CON-
ton In wheat will continue and even
Increase In the markets of Europe. lie
expressed the opinion that the competl-
tion IL only temporary, and Will lessen
and perhaps entirely cease In the course
of fe~ decades, the reason being that
almost all land In thu United states
adapted to wheat culture u already
planted With that grain. The rapidly
Increasing population % the country
also makes even greater demands on the
supply, reducing year by year the guam
tity remaining for transportation.
should the Americans, however, CON-
mence to rsi-s rye Instead of wheat. aud
oyerwhelm IN. European market there
with, q serious competition might arise
for Oerman agriculture.
pAiRi PRODUCTS, Lrc.
With respect Ia butter and cheese,
Conrsdfs opinion u, that the former IL
In such great demand In the United state.
that there l. M danger % it, entering
into competition with the German Arti-
Gle. With chccse II l. different, a. more
l. prcduccd than Il consumed in the
country. The surplus until nov has
bccn principally taken by England, and
thsrc l. no prospect of IT. bccoming
much of . comIstitor In the German
market.
With regard 10 meat, Mr.. Conrsdi
thinks that u will become formidable
competitor In few years In th' German
market with home meats. The method
ot btcc,ilng cattle l. different In the
nitci states from that In vogue Ia
Germany. The Americans are much
ahead. At IN. Chicago Pair, Mr.. ,on-
radi saw 1900 head IL cattle exhibited,
concerning which the unanimou. verdict
wAs that therv was not single district
In all Germany that could show cattle 10
compare with them.
ANIEICA>s MORE PRACTICAL.
In the matter oiiarming. the Germans
have not much to lsarn from the
Americans. I'm Mr.. COuradis opinion.
The most they have to learn i In the
usc of machinery, which l. much morc
lntslllg,ntly employed than IN Germany,
and of much lighter character. Nr.
Couradi praise. the American agriCultur-
al experiment stations very highly, and
says thsy Ar, useful In every sense Of the
Word that the ambition % those con-
necicd With thcm Ito obtain practical
results, while 10 Germany the great aim
l. to reach scientific conclusions. In
Germany the experiment stations arr
generally In cliics.
A CuANCI TuE ANLEiCA> MAI.
What Mr.. Conrad says In respect Ia
American meat aud cattle would secm
"a b. worthy of the serious attention of
our stock raissrs and meat exporters,
aud a systematic aud prolonged effort
might - adVantAgcously made Ia ac-
quire an extensive market la Germany
iot cur beef aud pork.
The rvports made hy some ot our CON
.uls In lS>J on cattle aud dairy farming
show that Tor general purposes IN.
American cattle are the best In the
world, aud that their assertions ar,
borne out by what was dcClarcd by Mr.
ConrAdi al Doftmund. Germany !. nov
importing annually about u,e1,"0
pounds II meat of various kinds from
the Juiicd states, and c"uld With rca-
.Ouablc EFFORT be- made In take much
more. The little duchv of iicsss, In
which this consular Utilce l. situated,
requires about ~Ossl head % oxen annual
ly to make VI thr deficiency Ia IT, own
supply. llome-br,d meat l. dear IN
Germany, ard not equal In quality, In
NV Judgment, 10 American meat
American cattle ate raised on Nde
tracts % land, where they have fresh
air and Freedom aud plenty 10 eat, while
the cattle In some parts Of Germany are
icd a good deal on the rtfuss from dis
tilierie.. I have been told by tanners
this disiillcry food fsitsus or bloats the
cattle, hut Il makes th,ir hides poor
Maine Farmer.