66 GRASS IS KING. 



pasture grasses, together with the cereals, largely feed our do- 

 mestic animals. 



Along the low lands of India and some other tropical countries, 

 many millions of people subsist mainly on rice, while further 

 back on the higher lands, a much larger number feed on several 

 varieties and species of sorghum. Sorghum feeds the most 

 people of any cereal, while wheat outranks them for making the 

 best quality of food. 



To assist in comprehending their great importance, let us 

 glance at the figures as they appear in the last census of the 

 United States: 



Bushels. Value. 



Corn 1,750,000,000 $822,000,000 



Wheat 512,000,000 500,000,000 



Oats 407,000,000 130,000,000 



Barley 43,000,000 29,000,000 



Rye... 19,000,000 11,000,000 



Total 2,731,000,000 $1,402,000,000 



To these figures must be added, as belonging to the grass 

 family : 



Amount. Value. 



Hay, tons 35,000,000 $300,000,000 



Rice, pounds 1 110,000,000 4,400,000 



Sugar, hds 179,000 9,000,000 



Molasses, gallons. ... 14,000,000 4,200,000 



Total $317,600,000 



Add the cereals. . . 1 ,402,000,000 



Grand total (roundly) $1,800,000,000 



To these figures we might add the immense products of graz- 

 ing,, including meats, horses, cattle, swine, hides, wool. Live 

 stock alone foots up $1,500,000,000. The estimate for hay most 

 likelv includes the clovers. 



