Virginia free press & farmers' repository. [volume] (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1827-1832, 1830-12-01

panegyrics," on the planting interest
"dwindle into insigniticancs wher
compared with" the Turning and ma
nJacfuring And though, As before
observed, the planters supply a large
proportion Of our articles Tor export,
the ~h"le proceeds would 60 but a
! short way towards feeding the people
OF the planting states, If the land hold.
ers were not also farmers. Their crops
OF grain and grass, &c. are worth a
! much mightier sum than those Of cotton.
sugar, tobacco and rice.
We invite a Careful consideration
Of these things. Mathematics accu-
racy is not aimed ut for them, and can.
not be attained. IL is sufficient that
our calculations are reasonable. The
aggregate for subsistence and clothing
OF all sorts. all kinds Of farming or "a
mily utensils, the building and repair
OF houses and ships, in the rents of
houses, &c. are put down at a less sum
than 800 per head per annum, or, for
man, his wife and three children.
$50 dollars year-about the amount
OF the wages Of a respectable journey
man mechanic, which is below the a.
verage value consumed. What is the
som Of the rents Of all the houses in
our cities and towns. And the pro-
ducts OF these, il must be observed,
are as well added to general an,ouni
81 Subsistence, as bread and clothing.
We shall proceed to a more particu-
lar notice Of certain products Of the
turner's, by which we mean the grow
ers OF grain, grass, roots, meats, wool.
&c. In distinction to those of cotton.
sugar, tobacco and rice.
The people Of the United States
consume, each, ID. Of -four a day, or
ITS equiraient in other vegetable food
this is less than the amount given to
decently fed slaves, peck Of corn no
pounds week being allowed per he ad
with other vegetable food. The annu-
al supply for ~ millions, is, then, d,
$50. 100000 lbs. or 90 millions bbls. of
Hour. u Is no matter Of what this
food consists. II Of wheat flour, the
average cost will not exceed f,co cents
Jor each person per day; which We
think IS a pretty moderate rate Of liv-
ing, and suppose that DIR. Cooper and
Mr.. M'Dufiie must admit it!
The greatest export Of -four was in
lSl7-l,4 79, 1913 bbIs. because of the
very short crops in Europe--but in
1919, only SO, geo; shelving decrease
OF one half, in two years, and the DIES.
tructive uncertainty Of the foreign
market. In 1925, the export was $780,
800 bbls.-in s29, 8S7, 3S5; Of " hich
latter, 2iO,3s4 went to England on a
speculation OF short crops. but was
nearly all re-shipped to the British
West Indies, or elsewhere, or retain
ed until it became sour, because that
the duty required upon II could not be
paid, for British food.
We shall here explain what the duty
Is. Ii tails as the price Of grain rises.
Thus-when British wheat is at Sos.
the quarter Of s bushels, OF 20 lbs. each,
Tor about so cents for the American
bushei OF 60 lbs. the duty is As. 81.
per quarter, equal to IS % cents on
a barrel Of fiour!-when At Cos. the
I quarter. (equsl to more than a dollar
and half the American bushei, the
duty - Gas. Sd. the quarter, or three
dollars thirty cents on barrel of flour;
when ut rs. (fhe sfarUdfion point - IL
IS only Is. the quarter, or Is cents ON
barrel Of flour. There is a grade ol
duty for every shilling of the value Of
a quarter Of wheat, (or other grain)--
from 72s. TO sos. At the first, the du.
ty IS nominal, but, as the price de.
clines, II becomes henry, and soon runs
INTO prohibition. 1t is thus that Eng
land watches her agriculture! There
has been another little bubble about
short crops IN England; but. at last
advices, the duty on barrel Of flour
was nearly three dollars-so none had
been sold for consumption! But there
bad been a few days Of sunShius; and,
as the price Of wheat was declining,
the duty was about TO advance. This
IS chief part Of the British ''(ree trade
system" so much spoken Of, and held
up for imitation Britain excludes our
flour, though we might furnish il al a
much less price than her own costs her
people. even when she has fair aud
This ,icv Of t'lc planting interest vii strike.
many Of Cur rssdcrs with considerable force :,
10 bc new si,g al tlir .,l,,crt Ado,t,,,,,
ihsi u rcquircs % dollar. head In feed. a. th,
and provide the people a tn lnits States iti
III the fvs, Il c uirg that tl,y sc.d tlsir COM
torts rsrlnirr, or iuxsriss dciuabsl-tis. 4hlle
prodnci q The planting inicff ~ould suppl, o,.-
y $4,000 people. Ne have made I.rrt allow
a"ees u tisc ~holr cotton crop be .0sysesi
Dtles, Though u has nc,cr perhaps, amounted ia
~ barge unusi,er) the naii5" e : Iarolina nla,
Iau,inoc 2p,ooo, ~orfi s6pu.W1 This b..
iFtsai.' nslsh i'oy os'd he "a, snsn'ns bot 80
tcnsis Il 10 nsia.i, the domestic as veil q. fogr,l
1lcs. Yet, us Voisen'. bOsisots, lsge ard altlli-
tiA ho4ers, nts'ie ~ sanc 90 H. gi,l. 81 MAJ
chusf's, Rhode island aed Cossii ltuf. ell pu-