Show COTTON LEADS In the days before the C 1 war the so the n people sed to boait that ot ton was k ng on ac o nt of ts be ng the most al able crop rase! n the n ed States I pon the se tlement ot the central west 1 owe er the t t e ot k ng passed o corn a d 8 o ng to the late J Sterl g Mo ton of Ne braska the hog became the he ap a ent h le the corn c op s wo th n o n one than an of the othe f products ra sel n h count y m s o t s consun at home an t d e n f gu e n he t al of th o o he so e ex ent as son p o h he Wo far as nte uat o o nn e once ned cot on s s the n o t the e n at of he dep tn nt ol ag cult e a apr ox mn c t co d ng to i cr res s nade 1 1 the farme s po t n nterna ona o me ce s someth g ko j the total pxpo ts from all ount es nports nto al to n es beln f lows Cotton $1 1 0 0 000 vhoa f our $ 4 000 0 a v wool $4S 00 hides and s an 9 0 fee $386 000 g 8' 00 e f SO 0 0 ha e nd m $2' 000 0 o and n a unmanufa u e tob o 000 b ttc tl 00 f 0 vc an 1 f n f fi e t mes as much as corn As most of the cotton produoed in the world s ra -ied m the United States th s staple f gires largely n our expo ts and helps swell the balance of trade n our favor each year Had last year s enormous crop been allbwedto enter the markets Of Europe vithout nterference upon the part of the belligerents the tota wealth of the Un ted States would have been largely ncreased and the pan ckj feel ng that came over the country last winter could not have ex stei Cotton will come into its own aga n when peace 19 declared and vill likely retain ts place in international commerce for some time to come |