The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1911-05-30
The Farmer I;eedeth All.

The Farmer E'eedeth All.
If it was not for the farmer and
his farm and what he makes on it
this great country of ours would
not today be considered the richest
and greatest country on the planet.
Notwithstanding the fact that he Is
plundered morning. noon and night
out OF much Of his hard earned mon
ey by the operations Of the tariff, he
still manages to make enough to feed
himself and the balance of US. Yet
tre,is hardly eonsid cred when It comes
to legislation, TIE men he sends
to- represent him in Congress plucks
him for the benefit Of rich constitu-
ents who can afford to spend large
sums to influence legislation.
All Of the above Is fully verified
by the fact that the exports from
the United States in the fiscal year
1911 will probably exceed by about
three hundred million dollars the fig
ures Of last year, and cross the two
billion dollar line, The figures OF
exports Of the bureau of sta
.istics, department of commerce
with april, show and excess of 26S
million dollar over those In the cor
responding months Of last year, and
for the single month of April, an ex-
cess of rs million dollars over April
of last year, thus indicating that the
growth in exports in 1911 will ap-
proximate 300 million dollars, and
the total exports Of the year probably
exceed two billion dollars.
What are the principal causes in
this enormous growth in exports in
1911 when compared with 1910? 1t
it we'll known that in certain arti-
cles, auch as wheat, -four, cattle,
meats and others nf this class, ex-
ports Of 1911 are less than those OF
earlier year in the history Of the
ing off in these important staples, of
which the United States has In the
past been such a large exporter, the
total value of merchandise export
ed seems likely to show a larger
growth in 1911 than shown by any
earlier years in the history of the
foreign trade. Exports Of cattle in
the ten months ending with April
show an actual falling off Of over 2
1-2 million dollars in value when
compared with the corresponding
months of 1910.
Wheat shows 6 falling off of about
% million dollars in value in the
ten months in question, compared
with the corresponding period of the
earlier year; canned beef, fresh beef
cleo oil, and talIow, all show de-
cline in the quantity exported In the
pared with the corresponding mohths
ten months ending April when COM
of the proceeding year, yet in that
same ten months the total value OF
all exports from the United States Is
268 million dollars greater than IN
the corresponding months Of the pre-
ceding year. What Is the cause? The
cause of so large growth In GER
tain articles as to overcome the loss
in certain other articles and still
create a gain of 26S million dollars
over the figures Of last year is chief
ly the high price Of cotton and the
Increased outward movement Of man
ufacturers.
Exports of cotton for the ten
months ending with April show alone
an Increase of i43 million dollars
over the CORES ponding months of
last year, the total value Of cotton
exported in the ten months ending
April being 549 million dollars. as
against 4O6 million dollars Of last
year. The average export price per
pound during the ten months ending
April was higher than the average
in any full fiscal year during the last
quarter Of a century. Corn also shows
a gain, the value of exports In the
ten months ending with April being
nearly % millon dollars, against
little more than 21 million In the
same months of last year, while meat
and diary products show an increase
of about four million dollars in 1911
over the 1910 period. The chief
cause Of the large increase in 1911
over 1910 are found in the large ex-
portation and high price of cotton,
and the large e:portation of manu-
features Of all kinds.