ABSTRACTS OF PCBLICATIOXS OF THF IMTFD STATES DFrArJMFNT OF 



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Keport on the Use of Maize (Indian Corn) in Europe (pp. 

 ;{«)). — Tills includes iiitiilcs on The Intiodiictioii of Maize into Enroi»e, 

 l)y C. J. Mnii.liy; The Food Value of Maize, liy H. W. Wiley; and The 

 Indian Corn Industry in the United States, by H. W. Snow. Mr. Murjihy 

 gives an account of the «'tforts made l»y him, for tlu* most part as a 

 special agent of this Dejiartment. to increase the demand for our corn in 

 foieign ('((untries. The fnlhtwing statements ar«' taki-n from his report: 



Tlic rxiioitH of our iiiai/<' <ir ln<ii:ni cum lor tli«- jcist 10 years may hv said to liavo 

 a\fraj;e(l about i jmt <<'Ht of the entir»' rrop. The l'iiit«'il Kin^duui, France, (Jer- 

 luauy, l{el;;iuni, llnllanil, au*l l>enmark ruuk a« our best custoinerw for the nr:''". 

 while .Spain and Norway and Sweden take a snuill i|uantity. Kx<ept an insi;;niti- 

 cant amount, exi)ort<'d corn is chictly used as food for animals, distihery purjioses, 

 and starch making. The only form of corn aH human food at all known abroad is 

 corn starch, which is soM primipally ill tlie Hritish Isles under tlie name of corn 

 flour. * * " 



Stated in a few words, the way to increase the exjtort of it as human food, and 

 that which I have as far as possible a«lopteil, is to practically illustrate abroatl its 

 value by ocular <lctnonstrations; cooking it in jiresenre «)f the ]>ublic: serving it free 

 or at ncnuinal prices; distributing literature giving full description of the grain, 

 )irico .as comjiared with wheat, oatmeal, and potatoes, etc.; an<l enlisting pulilie 

 interest through re])resentative bodies and ]iersona>;es and the general and agricul- 

 tural press. The «'ffort, •■xtensively put forth and i)er8isted in. can not fail to have 

 benelicial results. It would assist our farmers in an entirely ]>ractical manner, with 

 benefits certain and jiositive, raising tlie price of every bushel of lorn gathered by 

 till- American husbandman. • • • 



In order tr) obtain the best results, corn intended for human food in foreign eoTin- 

 trios,shoubl be kiln-ilried before shijiment. When that is done it keeps for a long 

 time in prime order. Kuroi>ean millers are not familiar with, or if so do not jirac- 

 tice the jirojier methods of grinding r(»rn. consi(|uently an inferior meal \u i>ro- 

 duced, which strongly militates against its introduction on tin- table. Kiln-ilried 

 home-ground meal is the first essential in order to make an effective and croditnble 

 dis]day of the nutritive ([ualitips and general excellence of the grain. • • « 



American canned goods of all kinds are largely sold in Europe, but it is a sad fact 

 that the delicious canucil corn is rarely seen. This should not be; there is no reason 

 why it should not figure on the table of the Kurojiean .as well as on that of the 

 Anieri<an. The demand that should exist for it wcuild mean hundreds of thousands 

 of dollars yearly to the jiroprietors and workers of our extensive canneries. • • • 



The conilition of tilings <ui the continent is favorable to tin- introductitui of a new 

 cereal food and a new source of supjdy. I am. moreover, extremely hoi>eful 

 of securing favorable consideration on the part ut the army officials of a bread to be 

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