The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-04-12

agricultural coun-
try Of Argentina. is about completed.
The work is progressing from north
to south with the advance of the sea
son. just as in the northern hemis
phere the work OF harvesting pro-
crosses from south to north. the cool
er zones always having crops that
mature more slowly.
II It should develop that the Ar
gentna wheat crop is short, the ca
bles would no sooner announce that
fact than there would undoubtedly be
a sharp advance in food prices in the
United States and Europe Officials
CT the department of agriculture,
who keep closely in touch with such
problems, say the advance in prices
would probably be way beyond any
thing warranted by conditions The
spectators would seek to obtain an
abnormal profit, and, of course, the
consumer would pay for 1t all In the
increased price of loaves.
There will apparently be no wheat
shortage in Argentina. however, al
though so many dealers in the United
States and South America are watch
Ing anxiously for such signal The
yield Of Argentine wheat is thought to
be large from all the reports OF an
official character that have come up
over the equator from that distant
country The southern republic is
none the less having lot of rain.
That impedes the harvest, but 1t may
not affect the quality of the yield.
Much as to that will depend upon the
kind OF storms. The bumper Cana
dian crop Of wheat this past year was
| considerably affected by the heavy
| storms of sleet and snow which swept
the western provinces after the reap
had been thrashed The official state
ments from Canada indicate that
there will be 60,000,000 bushels of Ca
madam wheat so badly damaged by
| October and November storms that It
| will go to market as No. grade and
| be fit chiefly for animal feed
But the important consideration to
| those who are interested in the broad
| question of the worlds welfare Is that
there Is an abundance OF food for
men, women and children during the
year Just beginning. That is on the
authority of the department of agri-
culture, and Is made after investiga-
tion which assures reliability. What
ever happens in Argentina, the wheat
supply of the world from the 1911
harvest will be about up to normal
This will be true In spite of two bad
factors, one the Canadian storms al.
ready mentioned and the other the
great shortage of wheat in Russia
where the yield in 7S governments
according to the reports from the
Central Statistical Bureau of the Min
istry of the Interior, show that 500.
100000 bushels have been harvested
as against us. .696. 900 bushels In 1915
and 1920. 900 bushels in 1909.
There are many people In ths
United States to be affected by the
status, because a great shortage o.
food staples in any part OF the worlC
in these days Of lightning communica
tion and ready transportation means
a rise In prices of all food staples II
this country, and consequent in
crease In prices to the consumers. in
cludlng poor people In the cities Blu
even with quite wheat shortage II
this years harvest, which apparentl.
there will not be, there would vet b.
food enough. The wheat granaries o
the world have carried over a larg
+, stock both from 1909 and 1910. whel
there were large crops. So there l
wheat enough, and the speeulator
: should not be allowed to promote an
alarm
Another greater food product tha
wheat is also much under discussion
at this tuncture That Is the potato
OF which there has been an enornou
shortage In Germany alone the pt
tato shortage in 1911 amounts to 100
Z 100000 bushels This. however. is nc
as serious as 1t might seem, becaus
while potatoes both in Europe an
the United States constitute yer
: important article Of human diet yer
large quantities are also fed to an
mails and possibly larger quantitle
are used for the manufacture Of ale,
n mol Experience shows that potat
5 shortage in any country does not mea
5 large demand for Importation
+ There is undoubtedly wheat enoug
II in the world to take the place OF wha
h ever is needed on. account of the shor
d age of potatoes