Supports the domestic-grain and value-conversion mechanism, but does not quantify its national market effect.
The passage describes an economic incentive for frontier distillation before the article turns to Revolution-era changes in rum supply.
Theobald explains that frontier farmers could distill surplus grain and thereby obtain a higher-value commodity; corn and rye were commonly preferred grains.
End of paragraph
Paragraph beginning “Any frontier farmer…”
Main article narrative
Grain-surplus, distillation, relative-value, and corn/rye details checked on the public article page on 2026-08-26.
Verified paraphrase of the article’s frontier-grain value-conversion mechanism.
Evidence
Theobald explains that frontier farmers could distill surplus grain and thereby obtain a higher-value commodity; corn and rye were commonly preferred grains.
Location and context
Main article narrative, paragraph beginning “Any frontier farmer…,” through the end of the paragraph. This passage establishes an incentive for distillation before the article turns to Revolution-era changes in rum supply.
Annotation
Supports the domestic-grain and value-conversion component of CLM-47. It does not quantify the mechanism’s national market effect.