Crossville chronicle. [volume] (Crossville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1916-11-15
GRAIN AND LIVE STOCK.
Decreased Demand for Former and In
crease for Later After War.

Decreased Demand for Former and In
crease for Later After War.
The possibilities are that, while the
war will leave the countries as whole
deeply burdened by debt, individuals,
and especially the agricultural popula-
tion will demand higher scale of lIv-
ing than ever before as an accompani-
ment to the higher wages that post
bellum conditions are likely to bring
about.
AT the same time the shortage OF
both horse and man power will in all
probability be reflected In a lessened
production of the more intensely culti-
waited crops and an increased produc-
tion in grain crops.
Consequently from the standpoint of
those nations which ere now importing
large part o. their food supplies, the
Indications are that there will be an
increased import demand for live stock
accompanied by decreased import de-
mand for the cereal products of the
farm.
CANADA ACTIVE.
The situation throughout the rest of
the world outside of the United States
leads tc the same conclusion.
Canada is strainlng every nerve to
put additional acres under the plow
her progress in this direction being
limited only by the shortage of man
and team powei. Her production of
wheat can be increased almost lndefin
itely, end the cost of producing this
wheat, owing to the cheap price Of
Canadian lands, is materially less than
it is IN the United States.
ARGENTINE ALSO.
A somewhat similar situation exists |
in the Argentine. There are IN the
South American republic vast areas of /
Ind on which wheat may still be profit
ably grown and the war has given a
strong impulse to this wheat produc-
tion.
RUSSIA OUR STRONGEST COM
PETITOR.
Australia and India do not serIouslyi
concern US because their limitations in
wheat production are quite definitely
known and perhaps have been reached,
but the awakening of Russla-perhaps
the most remarkable event in current
world hlstory-is bound to be followed
by agricultural conse luences that will
yltally affect the American farmer. {
Prior to the war one million Russian ,
peasants were annually going to and
settling on the great plains of Southern
Siberia; after the war; is over this
migration will be aulckened and the -.
first results observable to the world
Will be tremendous increase in the
wheat and rye production of the Rus
sian empire. Russia. unlike the other
European countries, has always been a U
heavy wheat exporter. With her cheap t
labor and her cheap lands she can t
easily produce all the wheat that west Il
ern Europe may demand provided the
Russian peasant is given western ma t
chlnery and can secure transportation n
for his crop. !;
GOOD PRICES FOR LIVE STOCK. :.
The livestock situation Throughout
the world points to an era of good i,
prices for American-bred live stock. I.
Not only does 1t happen that Europe is O.
selling and eating itself short, put the n
livestock production of the agricul- q,
tural countries outside of Europe is u
not keeping pace with the growth of al
these countries. +,
Western Canada is eagerly buying 81
stock with which to build re
up herds for the future. The same ia
thing is true OF the other lands men, m
Toned and In the United States, south la
IT Mason and Dlxon's lire. the great
diversified farming movement OF the {
past half decade is lnslstently calling
tor all the good breeding stock that
ian be brought in. til
AS a consequence of this world oh
,hortage and demand the livestock Is
business OF the United States is in ti'
hrlving condition, with the outlook IA
or the future most excellent. 'o
Between the demands for herd-build al
ng purposes and the growing con-
umption demands of the local and ex- III
,ort trade, the livestock farmer IS fac