The Northern star, and farmers' and mechanics' advocate. [volume] (Warren, R.I.) 1830-1834, 1830-11-13

norton of our articles. for export, the
whole proceeds would but short way
towards feeding the people Of the planting
states. If the land holders were not also
farmers. Their crops Of grain and grass,
&c are worth much mightier sum than
those Of cotton, sugar, tobacco and rice.
We invite Z careful consideration OF
these things. Mathematical accuracy Is
n not aimed at for them, AND cannot be at
tanned. II is sufficient that our calculations
are reasonable. The aggregate for sub
sistence and clothing OF all sorts, all kinds
of farming or family utensils, the building
and repair Of houses and ships, in the '
rents of houses, sc, are put down at
less sum than so dollars per head, per an
mum or, for man, his wife and three
children, 450 dollars year--about the a.
mount of the wages, ola respectable jour
newman mechanic, which is below the
average value consumed What is the
sum ofthe rents Of all the houses in eur
cities and towns And the product Of
these, it must be observed, are as well ad-
ded TO general amount Of subsistence as
bread or clothing. ~.
l We shall proceed to more particular
lnotics of certain products of the farmers,
by which we mean the growers Of grain,
grass, roots, meats, wool, &c. in distinct
ion to those of cotton, sugar, tobacco and
rice.
The people of the United States con-
sumo each lb of -four day, or its eqrir-
alent in other vegetable food--this is less
than the amount given to decentIy
fed slaves, peck of corn l0lbs. )'xweek
, being allowed per head, with other vege-
table food. The annual supply, for .l2
millions, is, then, 1880, 600, 600 lbs.-or
8 90 millions bbls. of -four. tits no matter
s of what this food consists. If of wheat
/ -four, the Average cost will not exceed t,co
# cents for each pcrso" per day; which we
+ think is pretty moderate rate OF living,
= and suppose that DR.. Cooper and MIR,
y McDufIie must admit it
Q The greatest export of -four was in g.
n l6-I, ,47s,l9S barrels, because of thu
i very short crops in Europe-but in 1919
.s only S.,o,66O shewing q decrease, of one
{ half, in two yenrs, and the destructive un
,r certainty Of the foreign market. In 1925
ID the export was 86O,8O9 bbls.-in 1923
{, 837 1886 ;-ofwhich latter, 2lO,3S4 wen
e to England on speculation ofshort crop
D but was nearly all reshipped to the British
), West Indies, or elsewhere, or retained III
/. til it became sour, because that the dat!
required upon il could not be paid, fo
,e British food,
n We shall here explain what this duty is
n 1t falls as the price Of gram rises. Ihu
J. when British wheat is at Sos. the quar-
/, ter of 8 bushels, Of 10 lbs. each, Cor abou
g. l3O~cents for the American bushels o
is 60 lbs. the duty is As 8d. the quarter
" eqnal to dollars 68 cents on a barrel o
r -four when at Cos. the quarter, (equa
3 to more than dollar aud half the A
ID merican bushel, the duty is Gas Sd. tn
q quarter; or $3 80 on d barrel Of fou
of when at 72s. (ihe starvation point. y it is OF
3, ly is. the quarter, or l3 cents on a barre
ss OF -four There is grade of duty TO
ut every shilling of the value of quarter
wheat (or other rain)--from '9s. to Dos
10 At the first, the duty is nominal, but, a
as the price declines, It becomes heavy, AM
m soon runs into prohibition. II is thus tina
IN England watches her agriculture Iher
IS has been another little bubble about shor
ut crop, in England but, at the last adv'
r. ces, the duty on barrel Of our flour wa
" nearly three dollars-so none had bee
c. sold for consumption But there ha
been few days Of sunshine and, as tn
e price of wheat was declining, the duty wa
Of about to advance. This is shiefp G
esl *This view .ofthe planting interest will
We strike many of our readers with considers
IN BILE force. 1t seems to be new view 70
the subject, Admitting that it require
oil 30 dollars head to feed, clothe, and pro
j. vide the people of the United States wit
I'd all the rest ofthe things, that they need
e |; their comforts require, or luxurles deman
ct the whole product of the planting inter
r est would supply only 100000 people
a We have made large allowances. lftb'
IN whole cotton crop be 100000 bales
RS Though it has never perhaps ahounted I
D, SO a large a number the nation OF Soutl
D. Carolina may produce 100000, wort
We SIC, ,OoO,O 900. This is, perhaps, much be
" yond the real amount, but intended to in