. The story of corn and the westward migration. ,000,000 perished.) 1789 Parts of France. (This was during the French Revolution.)1790-91 India, the skull famine. (So many people per-ished they could not be buried.)I795~97 Parts of England. (This was during the great European wars.)1846 Ireland. (Due to the failure of the potato and wheat crops. Caused the repeal of the corn laws in England.)1870 Persia. 1873-75 Asia Minor and India.^^^77^ 79, 88, 89 Russia. 1899-1901 India. (1,000,000 perished.)1911-12 Russia. We observe that few famines have visited theenUghtened nations since
. The story of corn and the westward migration. ,000,000 perished.) 1789 Parts of France. (This was during the French Revolution.)1790-91 India, the skull famine. (So many people per-ished they could not be buried.)I795~97 Parts of England. (This was during the great European wars.)1846 Ireland. (Due to the failure of the potato and wheat crops. Caused the repeal of the corn laws in England.)1870 Persia. 1873-75 Asia Minor and India.^^^77^ 79, 88, 89 Russia. 1899-1901 India. (1,000,000 perished.)1911-12 Russia. We observe that few famines have visited theenUghtened nations since America was settled,and even these were of a local nature, and attrib-utable, in large measure, to the fierce wars ofthe times. A great famine, such as appeared inEurope at the close of the sixteenth century, hasnot returned to scourge the civilized world sinceAmerica was opened up and a new source of food A New Continent and the Worlds Food Supply 51 supply given to the world. On the other hand,observe how destructive have been the famines in. Copyright by Underwood & Underwood, N. Y. Primitive cultivation of the soil, China. This plow turns a furrowonly six inches wide India, China, and certain parts of Russia. Thesecountries, with their overcrowded population, poortransportation facilities, primitive methods of culti-vating the soil, and lack of intercourse with rapidlydeveloping nations of the world, have remainedalmost as backward as were the nations of Europea thousand years ago; so the evils that cameto Europe so many centuries ago sttU afflict theinhabitants of these unprogressive countries. Relation of Commerce to the Food Supply. Thediscovery of America at the close of the fifteenthcentury was an incentive to commercial world wished to know more of this new conti-nent, and the spirit of adventure was abroad among 52 The Story of Corn the nations. Larger vessels were built; daringseamen were no longer afraid to lose sight of land;and idle men in the large
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