Jenks's Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland [Me.]) 1799-1802, 1802-04-05
From the NrwroRk sprcrAroA..
Z D tie Farmers.


AS the peace il Europe will materially re-
duce the price of almoR every fpecies Of pro
duce and Of labor, il becomes the farmers to
make provifon to meet ibis reduction. 70 a. not
to he Impoverished.
One Of The hIa objeas Of atteation, IS, the
increale of The production of wool. The high
price OF grain, beef and pork, for years paa
has induced Ihe farmers 10 lefen their number
Of iheeP and negled domeaic manufactures,
But the Reduction Of the price to labor and
proviiions calls for the prefervation of tbk
lambs, and the uiraoR increafe Of iheep. Not
lamb fhouid be killed, the coming fummer.
We have no uie for one third OF our Tripping
and no market for one half our fnrplus pro.
duce. Our farmers therefore wiz not be able
TO purclsaie and pay for half the cotMGg
which they have been accuaomed to buy for
fome year raft. Wife men viii foseins the
charge Of circumstances and be prepared.
Another thing deiervingo of attention Is thu
increale Of The production Or Glx The farm
ers ihorld Cow four times the ufu4I quantity Of
feed, and their wives and daughters NUT more
generally betake themleves to their fpinning
wheels. They will not be able TO 90 70 the
ihoPs of The traders, as they have done for
tome years paa.
As tie northern Rafes will no; 6nd fufi-
cient market for lheir'heef and pork, they mat
now change their fyaem ID fome neafure.
They can find market for butter and cheefe.
when they cannot for beef. They viii 40 well
70 turn great attention, not only TO increAe the
quantity, bar to improve the quality Of their
cheefe. II is eafy to rival the beR EngliA
cheele IN the fonthern markets, and no pains
hould be fpared find the beR mode Of max.
ing It. Committees ih1uld Be appointed in
various parts OF the country TO procure correR
Information on this art, and 10 diEHae the
knowledge Of i.
Shoes, cabinet work, and many other-aanu-
fa6fures, End a good market in the fouthern
States and improvements 10 the work wiftin-
create the demand
The manufacture of hats demands attention
lis i not fhame that The very beaver of our
country lhoUld be tranlported to Great Britain.
and returned 10 fupply Us with hats IT. the
manufacture Of 6ne cottons, from the pToduc-
ton OF our own foil, the fame objection does
not offer itfeT sg4ipR Tending the material -
broad and importing the aanufsaure-as
more art, labor and experience are neceHary,
than our citizens can YET beRow. Busin the
manufacture of hats, fhoes, and many other
cedary, and is ihould be our direa aim 10
manufadure for the touthern States, which are
now fupplied from Europe.
Il is deGrabl. ALTO that more attenrsSa fhould
be paid TO our malt liquors and the making Of
cider. The principal eyilto be remedisd in our
cider is, thar i is made too early. Our fruis
fhould be changed, for that which does nor
drop from rhs tree, Till November. Winter
cider fhonld not be made till late in Oaober.
And let me inrreat the farmers 70 cultivate
better fPecies Of potatoes. Mae tenths Of ali
the potatoes bro't to the Newyork market, are
fit only for hogs and cows. They have imooth
tkin and many OF them are green ani bitter
In our common kinds, whsther white or red,
no potatoe is good, unlels it has rough or
ruRy Akin, and no Others huuld be planted.
The Engliih whites, with a rough Rin, ara
the earliet and moe- produetive-but the red
ruay coats are the LEFT il The Spring.
NJ, FORE THOUGHT.