Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-11-28

cart of the corn OF the UHlLeu oLaIes
S fed to swine OH the farms where it
grown and the meat thus produced
distributed to all parts Of the world
n far greater value than that of the
corn in the natural state. With the
changed conditions of production and
Transportation in Europe resulting
from the war, the demand OF the
world upon the United States for
bread and meat has continued down to
the present time and the promise OF
of an abnormally large corn crop IN
dicates that we shall be able to re-
spond to the world demand for meat
as well as breadstuffs. Already in nine
months of the current year for which
figures are now available, we have
exported more corn than in any full
wear since 1906, while the quantity
.roinc in the form of pork products
in the current year is ~ per cent
greater than in the same months, OF
1920, though the value is probably
less by reason of the reduction IN
prices. Even at the reduced prices of
wheat and corn the exports of pork
products chiefly produced from corn,
will be nearly S300,00O,OO0 IN value
and the corn exported in the natural
state approximately S100,000,0OO. The
value of the pork products exported
from the United States in the past
decade exceeds S3,000,000,0OO and OF
corn in the natural state about S4OU,-
100000. The wide distribution of our
,rn in the form of pork is illustrated
by the fact that the exports OF ba-
con in 1920 went to 80 different coun-
tries and colonies, hams to 80, lard
SO, and sausage SO countries and
colonies.
The tremendousness of our corn
crop, three-fourths of that of the
world accounts, adds the banks
statement, for the fact that we have
Ear more swine than any other coun-
Try, for swine are the most convent
ant process of Transforming corn into
human food, especially for exporta-
ton, and corn is the most useful food
FOR swine, except for the production
# the bacon hog which is chiefly
fed on the smaller grains, wheat, rye,
barley, etc, with an admiXture of
Iairy products. and as a consequence
me "bacon hog" producing areas are
those lying north of the corn belt of
he world but producing ample sup
plies of the smaller grains above
named. This close relation of the mum
Der of swine to the supply of corn
rs their best food for fattening pur
2oses has resulted in growth in the
number of swine in the United States
coincidental with the growth in corn
production and as consequence the
United States lone has about one
half of the swine of the world while
il produces about three-fourths of
the corn Of the world.
1t is only in very recent years that
our corn crop has crossed the b
D00,000,000 bushel line or that of the
worlds crop output the 4,000,000,000
oushel mark. The world was slow in
adopting this new food grain which
Columbus carried back from Haiti I'M
ler the native name of "mahiz" on his
first return voyage but it gradually
spread through southern Europe
where it was designated as maize"
in recognition of its Haitian title
above named, and after it's introduce
ton in southern Europe extended
slowly over the other continents. At
present the corn crop of the world is
normally: United States 100000
900 bushels, Europe as a whole 500
OCo,100, Argentina 300,000,OOO Asia
as a whole 400,000,000, and Africa
about 75,00Q,000 The corn crop of
the United States has been stated as
holding first rank in the value of our
farm outturn, hay ranking second,
cotton third, and wheat fourth.