The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1921-04-08
Must BE Induced 10 Eat Grain
That American Farmers
Offered az GIFT.
Ren NEW EXPORT MARKET
ersv,eus Attempts 70 Teach People Of
Old World That Corn 10 Health
fui and Appstixino Cereal
Nave Resulted In Failure.


Washington. II. c..--Can Europe and
Asia b. taught 10 eat cornr
This moaientous question has been
raised again by the gift of u million
bushels of corn which American farm.
ers are sending To starving Europeans
and Chinese.
You must know that Ia practically
So country outside Of the two Ameri-
cas- has maize. or Indian corn. been
0sssl To any extent as human food. II
has been regarded as food for live
stack oniy. The un.Americun world
hans siuiply never learned TO tat corn.
Hut now large sections of that world
arr starving. This would seem To be
ao~t unusual opportunity 10 teach
Euruir and Asia Ia eat corn To the NJ.
vantage Of NIL parties concerned.
Europe would have u new food. and
America would have new export
market for It's growing corn crop.
Last season this country produced
Az. Mt .u'0 bushels Of corn. consider
sbiy more than the average for the
last AZ. years. TOO 100000. hut the
big crop has not brought prosperity 10
the mlsi.Mestefn farmers. Instead.
roru prie-s have fallen TO leas than
haiti what they were las, yenr and
msns farmers have harvested their
sorn nj a loss.
iiiine.san Suggested Gift.
In view ui these facts. "A young I'LL
aoas farmer suggested the gif, corn
proJ~c,. which has grown To such pro-
trprtiou~. The offer was made IN the
committees for relief tn China and the
Near East. They considered the dim
-utties of transportation aud decided
3. try e. overcome them by obtaining
a.aatians Of money and help. some
money has already h.-n collected and
sralnm.n have offered their services
free Ia carrying the grain across coun'
AIRY.
With this much Of the ways and
mrans pfohlem worked out ia. Germ
~ beginning Ia la collected al rail
rssad c-niers and the frat Cargo has
a.~a II ial-sd 10 Coustautlnarlc, An
ass~mpt j. 10 Ia matle Ia keep track
NJ Individual donations sn thai a report
IAN he retssiered io the gIyer. showing
~h~n ansl hy whom the corn MAS usesl
Whipping eorn IL n much more eoin
piies.l~d business than shipping wheat
Their. h about u per e.nt wafer In
~sssn AMI the moisture In the grain IL
ti.er~for~ apt to caus. moli Ia the
r.ur-- ~ lengthy transportation, Dam
as~ due io malsiur. has frequently
h.~s~n cause of complaint In the eom
snsraiit.i, small shlpls.ats ai eoru
~bish we have sent to Eurups.
Mater ran. however. lac haked nui
81 ii. c.srn rs klln drying rrs'e"Ss
after Which II will kerp Eor a mahi
ssagsr tl,a~, 1hts prreanil"n IL Ia bs
tnkssa i.cfore thv Eift corn IL shiplsrsi
misr"sd IN the form ~ nts.nl grlss and
isoanlns i'reA,arlng s,4s corn vii
u.an soeae DELAY. 81 sIsslai tna
sfsinety which - ould usa b. a~nerail,
sssiiahts absssad - needed A FIRST ship
us~ns i sxs-ersees tn reach china n
April nnd Il piii fhen i,c r.sads for I'm
sn.sismte consumption.
They woo't Rsiee, n.
A. Distribution - the corn II e. h
sircs-siy Ia ,Ae aentis uf rrilel cnns
slsts~s. mo disAegits la gestla. ia,
,<-tpi. 10 eat ihe corn il anticipated
in shtaa. Mherv that's ansis 81 Isopl,
fasy. been irslns io I've an bark airs
saor<.rs. there Mil Lea nn sastiinE owe
shr American corn bstns pigs foad
And the cosnmittres bsiirvr that th
grain aiii be edunliy welcome In ~
naenin and Hungary. Corn sas use'
Go ss.uas extent 10 Austria during I'd
afr. Enrop. has never liked IL yer
urs~h. towsser. aud generally ,tt,