Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-21
the division Of the earth to which the trade

africa ss.s....,..s...... al .0lb
Total .................. Sg.PB 3y-.5os
Comparing the periods. the first thing is
the less in the North American trade. This
is all los, in Canada because the Dominion
now buys il in the grain ami rrinds in its
own mills. The next feature Is the increase
in the United Kingdom, Germany and Den
mark. where a little work in introduction Of
corn foods was done in 1890 and 1891. The
exports to- Denmark alone last year equal
the whole European consumption during the
first period
CuItivating n Taste for Corn.
Porto Rico. with a population Of 600. 900
Spanish and Spanish descent. use an aver
age Of 5000 barrels OF meal each year. II
Spain used the same proportion as these
Spanish people it would need 10000 bar
rels a year. The French Islands OF ST.
Pierre and Miquelon, of the coast Of New
Foundlan1. with a population Of about 5000
almost purely French blood, use 1000 bar
cels a year. At the sam rate France would
need 100000 barrels a year. The Danish
West Indies. with 10000 population. take
1900 barrels a year. At the same rate
would need 1000, 600 barrels n
year. II Europeans living where they be-
come acquainted with corn eat IL. why
should not they use it at home If it were
properly brought to their attention.
This West Indies consumption cannot be
attributed to the negro rather than the
white population. as the negro islands Of
Hayti and san Domingo take but a few
barrels OF cornmeal a year.
1t has been suggested that to make corn
palatable as food requires butter, milk and
eggs, and that when these elements are
supplied 1t makes corn really a dear in
stead q a cheap food.
These elements are only used in the
preparation Of egg bread. or johnny cake, ~
a product which bears the same relation to
corn bread that pound cake does to wheat
bread. This will furnish a dainty FOR the
table OF the masses in Europe.
The real cornmeal products which are in
common use in portions of this country, as
in the south, where it IS the staple food o.
the masses, are mush, hoe cake, ash cake
and pono bread. In the preparation Of these
absolutely nothing is needed except corn
meal, salt and water.
Honiny and hulled corn require nothing
beyond salt and pepper.
Corn flour is used in connection with
wheat and rye -four, sells at about half the
price, and this blended -four requires no
further preparation than straight wheat
flour.
The impression that the only corn bread
nat - PdidAdO!t Is the DAINTY JOHNNY
cake arises from lack Of familiarity with
corn foods as they appear on the tables Of
the masses.
The Low Price of Corn.
The normal production of corn on present
acreage is fully 1000, 600, 600 bushels. 1t has
averaged that for the past four years. In the
five years, 1890 to 1894, the average produc-
ton was only 1,60O, 900, 900 bushels. We have
f q r-fva ,orLya+ @1~ 49, , cnp mn an
crop, but the excess by present production
simply piles up a surplus which bears dowr
the price Of the whole. From 1890 to 1884,
the farm price averaged ~ cents per bushel
from 1925 TO 1898 it averages only % cents.
What does this shrinkage mean to the corr
growers OF the great corn states? In Hi.
nois the price from 1891 TO 1894, inclusive
was SO cents; from 1895 to 1898. inclusive
2l13 cents. a loss OF Is cents a bushel, witt
an average rate of yield of thirty bushels
means that every acre of corn land in Illinoi:
now has an earning capacity of $3.50 les:
than it had five years ago. In Iowa the
price in the first period was 331a cents
against IS cents for the past four years. Thi!
loss of Is cents a bushel means that Iowa
with an average yield OF thirty-two bushel!
per acre, gets an income of 81. so cents les
per acre than from 1881 to 1894. In Kansa!
the shrinkage is from 50 cents to q cents
This Il cents a hushel loss means that ever!
acre of Kansas corn land has suffered a los!
in productive capacity of $3.50. In Nebraska
the decline in price is from 3S cents to Il
cents. or a shrinkage in the earning capacit!
Of an acre Of Nebraska corn land of $3.50.
Corn is the natural staple Of these states
In view Of such a sudden and serious falling
off in the earning capacity of their land i
it to be wondered that their farmers suffe
from hard times?"
To the farmer with a corn crop of 10
acres it means a difference Of from $3.50 I
$3.50 per year in his income, his expenditure
in producing the crop being the same.
, II Question of Taxation.
In all the corn states the farmer pays
more than half Of the taxes that support
the state. His taxes on his corn land have
. not decreased in proportion 10 the serious
decrease in the earning capacity Of his LAND
n on account of the fall in corn prices. In
deed the taxes have not decreased at all.
: Some objection has been made to the ust
Of state money to carry on this effort Il
enlarge the market demand for corn, on tbs
ground that ii would add TO the farmer
taxation. The amount so added would be too
small to be appreciable and the result Of III
expenditure would be 10 increase the prize
OF his staple crop, increase his income from
{ every acre OF his land and render hin
; better able to pay all of his taxes. II woulc
II be about the only part OF his taxes spent il
u something which will add to his actual in.
come.
In 1890 the Ceylon Tea Planters associa
=, ton raised a fund OF $3.50 600 and sent
r representative TO this country to introduce
= Ceylon tea. Prior TO that time the Ameri
5 can taste called for the lighter Japan an
China teas and We practically imported NJ
e tea from Ceylon. Their representative
= spent five years visiting the different cite
of this country and conducting practica
demonstrations in connection with grocer.
I stores. pure food meetings, fairs, etc. AS
t direct result Of this effort We are now i'm
a porting s275, 600 worth Of Ceylon tea a yea
n and the trade is rapidly charging.
The Ceylon people spent s25O,000 il
reaching a market with 65 900, 600 people
There are 10, 600, 900 people in northern
t Europe that by geographical location an.
e financial necessity should be natural maiz
II eaters. II our taste for tea is so easily in
= huenced is il not reasonable to believe tina
y a systematic effort would induce a goo
d proportion Of these people TO use a cheap
r palatable and nutritious food?
Millions drink Cooks Imperial Extra DR.