Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1905-12-11
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THE FLY ihTHE OINTMENT.

THE FLY INIHE OINTMENT.
Secretary Wilson has just RECALLED
the country with dazzling totals set
ting forth the amazing agricultural
resources of the United States. This
is all we'll enough in its way, but
1t will not do to Jump at the conclu-
sion that all farmers are worried by
the size of their surplus In the bank.
For example, the greater the advance
In the value Of farming lands in the
central west and the higher the price
of corn, the more difficult 1t becomes
for stock feeders to figure a profit.
The profitable feeding Of OUT great
corn crop upon the soil from which
It WAS produced is matter that
touches deeply the prosperity Of the
middle west. Those ,who are engaged
in feeding high priced corn to cattle
and hogs din Iowa and adjoining states
face peTplexing problems. tt
Expansion of the beefmaling area
continues by leaps and bounds. New
York, the Viginias, Pennsylvania,
Ohio and Michigan have been buying
thin cattle Of late, and even sandy
New Jersey has Invested in Panhan-
die calves. Hay feeding in, the west
is on a larger scale than ever. Coll
orado will fatten a considerable mum
Der OF range steers that would have
been sent to market had cars been
available during the regular season,
and from all quarters comes confrma-
ton OF the idea that beef production
is on the increase. South Dakota is
an eNamle OF development along these
lines. During the past two weeks
cattle by the hundred have been put
on a ration of spehz, barley and hay
In territory that few years ago was
devoted entirely toswheat. This sys-
tenn of feeding, rounded out with corn
at the finish, has been attended with
good results and is on the increase.
There is NO sign of contraction of
beef making. nor is it desirable What
the trade needs is enlarged outlets.
In less than ninety days the ports
of the German empire will be shut
and fastended against American farm
products through the medium OF a
prohibitive tariff, and little II any bust
ness can be done thereafter with that
country either In 5breadstuffs or pro-
visions. As we have repeatedly stated,
Germany is the second largest impor-
ter OF food products in the world
Entrance should be had to her mar
kets for those commod ities which can
be produced in such album dance in the
middle west. ALI who hope to see
q better market for both cattle and
hogs should stand by President Roose-
welt and Secretary Root In the ear
nest effort they are now making to
negotiate new treaty with Germany
which shall materially extend the out
lets 6or our corn-fed meats. It IL
probable that the making of the right
kind OF bargain will involve some
little new legislation by congress
As this touches the tariff it is not
likely that any satisfactory solution
Will be had 80 far as our farming in
terests are concerned unless the sena-
tors and Representatives from the
corn belt states take the matter up
ct once and give it businesslike con.
sideration. y.
Every man who is feeding a bushel
OF corn to any variety OF farm stock
for market should write to his mem
Der of congress and to the senator's
OF his states, asking them to go into
this matter of opening these Euro
pean markets. Instead Of hunting for
reasons why this cannot be done we
eihouId all study ways and means Of
bringing 1t about. Where there is a
win to do q thing there Is usually q
way. esd
The Chicago Tribune, very con-
sentative newspaper, does not want
over radical railroad rate legislation.
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