Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1831-01-28

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70 Inc Committee on .I.-yiruiwrc.
On account of the oyv state of agricultural proits
MAS oeC"'hc general subject OF enquiry what can
DC done To favor agriculture! How can It's profits be
ucreaSed-huw can it's burdens be diminished? Some
Oh me causes Oi depression arc incurabe by our lc
EiSision. Not with all. On,. of tin. greatest
our"e"S which weighs upon agriculture. IS the neccs.
SN created ny our laws, To be at great CHARGES in
'"oour To keep up the enclosure. or fences which no
exist all over the State. twenty miles OF fencing poo
'rSe estates, and ten ar twelve upon mdhng estates
are 10y no mrais unco Umon. The fencing uSun every
mans land IS equal to the value of one wears cr,n
The IAN IN Virginia requires a lawful fence which
consists ct ten rails s"ked and ridered to fence off
your neighbours stock. In England they use live
hedges, mode Of enclosure yriy well adapted In
their moist climate, where ever, sprir nut INTO thu,
grounds tire u take root In France tnere are no
enclosures, but you travel every part of the
country aud see wheat field after wheat field and
vineyard after vIuc yard. and NO enclosures excr,,
ABOUT gardens and yards, p ground INTENDED
tof pea'Irc ar luxury. Eacn mans l,ud seems IN ~
enclosed only by the law. Our system 81. 80,
country, and was established when the range or The
80, ." Ho"iS nprc a large pr portion, in quantity.
L" the cultivated itnd aud therefore 1t was inpor,a,
secure 'he range rs common for stock. And also
We country Astounding IN timber, there WAS the means
Va u@khiS rAS upon and on every side uf Il picc- of
1nl intended II be epclused n fact nm cls,rnr II, ,
'n" you made the rails with very httl. :ll,t,on. 4
F"noIe Tut now the range has ceased to Ia. ur y,Ic
""n we nave l" incur the labour of enclosing n our
ou' ''eH LANG "''""H' any proPort"natc benefit If
l law were pISSc! requiring every man TO keen Inc
stock upon his own land, and subi,.c,,nr The I
S'"GN G''nS ~ large to inc every one would a,
enclose part at hii tract, for st,ndnf- n,s, ~ NV
all the rrst O! his i~ud. woods, corn field -
would remain uhenclos~d. Onc of two svst.r,s NM,
DC AH"P'e" oy "s The system adapted 10 an old
NoI'U!' were Hnngr - scarce and ,alu BILE
ana 'Hv range "t hite Or va!lc, or th, sy,ten, -,
The new country, where The great body of fin, ,c,r,n
~ Is covered wt;h forest and the stock SUMMARIZED m
nc range constitutes u large portion ut the wealth oi
VIZ ''""o'a'S' Both systems impose certain char,rs
or sacrifices upon the people, and they must exercise
SoGnI discretion, without allowing their ni,I I'm h
Sst'eu ny 'hVcerate custom, in the choice of that
winch w b. attended with the icas, chYr,- +, ,I,.
great majority Oi the pco3lc For ms, -, -.
thnS the country has already become sufficiently, ,,I
49, "'""c ''c e@'S'hS regulations unSuppOrtably bur
hen'rmc TO those that have land; and Tn M. 49,,
N'o'''" Oh the system, giant stride in asrcul,ur
improvement. 10 show how heavy e, cb,r,,. :, :; :,
Go"py WIN the present law on this subject no onr
even II the timber were the most conyrnic,, Ill
any where IN this State, make up all the renc'n ,,
ms plantation, tor the whole crop made in on. ,a.
u Snou'd e'lla las most sanEulne rXpcctations
'''e h1Sr Is announcement, this charge exceed
-" C'"SF Ch1sScs, incurred III the cultivation put H.,
sether and very often our citzens are drivs, -, ~
wesierl country BY this difficulty No,hinr, &c ,
common than Tor the neighb ours to make th@,r cI
iA''oh on me question, hOH long such a man co, -
~" '""d' JuoSlnE from the quantity of timber he has
Of ms ABILITY TO keep up lawful fence and VIII,
90 - o." oy ms inability 10 keep up lawful fence
ne can sell only some one in the ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS =
WI" has rl timber convenient to his land Of GO
II IS often the case that only on person or t,vr mr. -
mos three, come l',o market for tract of land c
SAFE me acquisitions OF the law thus in the first in
stance oa"s Il man from his country and then ,,,
MN IN The power OF laUd-monger who p,s ho.i,,I
up the unoercd land near him ~ order that =. NO,
- 1' ''''d ~ reduced price. II matter of ,ynr
der to me Tat every planter and farmer in the ST.,
not convinced that change or system 90 -.
b necessary by the altered circumstances or ~. $500.
- """" oH' Oh one objection to the arraup..
/ men FrOpOsSL. that those who l,,. M, ,I,, .."
/ highway would nc exposed to the. ,i,.l. ,r,,, 90
hSt. Bu tins Is owing Ca the pecui.rI, of Ihc,. 80:
loee' l" ""IC" Vhcy mus; accommodate tSri
I''"5 emeh''' have proposed ibis alteration of ~.
'"' WIN FeSp'C 10 enclosures 10 many OF nv rr,,L
oouE-i ~ the hTst proposition they arc rnyur,l,I, ~.
,e' Out upon more iu!i explanation e.. n ON, ar
LOT "'t''s" int II would SUIT him, and that he y,,
very c"ec!iuNy agree to II. Tins Is the c..g,. NO.,
some exceptions. Every one, when tl- .,I,.,.,.'
ms Jaw IS first proposed, begins to mag h;c,;
W nat S'"u 90 MI" ny a;"cS, !: ~. not aowrI =,
Nu'' I"sn INTO the range? and NOW can ,,as;I I,
max crop, If II be not enclosed bv , ,r,h y c
'h'' VIII turn my neighbours stock You 1,lI orI
part Oh your land Tor standing pasture and Lae,
your STOCK IN II until you WISH to cultivate n n - -
you can enclose some other part If your tract for
standing pasture, and your crop will mn, ,,
ir Ion 81 fence because all your neighbours, s,r,
IT, ''''5 pastures also shall ne cyutpcl!cd d, ~,
ues lr hnml-rr Of my stock. do moi know. t5, INV,
I 80 10, OF my acluam'dncrs aud neighbours thos
WHO nave Vie largest AID finest stocks of catlr ~. m
mem 10 60 out NJ their 'ncl Bot the l,p,s, 81 m
's 10 u,' Virginia, were compelled rs,urc the mimi. -
". ."'''' "'u" dim,ush the wealth ui the S,,,rs a.,
''h'' "ey nave number 1t poor cattle l ~ ~,
'' " VIC summer, and Spreading the dls cnrrr NJ, ,,rr -.
county vi what Use they u the ,yYc- 49, r, . 49, W
Fu' p"N Of them for which me- cannot f,I "a, no '''
s Hl I
~, 'n' ne" h's., That all cultivated I,rrs M, m
''so' "' an expense OF aGOr, which II apulsd II, , ~
''l anu W'nnfc' would ~ lev years prlius, an rcc
''e Cl"HS4 on the face Ut the Country Tb,,, "a,
",' .-so V1'"aDe range them aud an abuud, m
bu IN. grea' mdI1ury OF them u I'VE ne tr, t,r .
W., " an" All legislative regulations ssnulI rnr.r, M
! $50" '"'" ~ society. Aud ry turn I q. .rI mo, W.
i'..'l' would sou d. all the fencing aus,y ,,,. ,L, .
- maui We rams aud make u9 d!l the feucIl, ,,,, 90
Pih"li'" l'r one year, CROP THIS question D.. n,,I -
y '"'' '1, fencing no" made necessary ny the l,,y ~ .
s""I ''" have you mad estimate OF the LAIN, ,
y''y year, to make and repair fences, and what %
i'' "''''" apple" To WrIusCmru'. which Uull ,rc,.
.a pHiHruyrut-s OF The liIH lave Won t,rlc , -,
% " a ',"' 'i the TIMBER, DESTROYED rysry yc,, g.
' ' .. 'e' iIh' alDN 'Ie greatest mn .,,t of al |
=" '" ' ne' timber trees are fret cur down f., r, -
I ,. ''''' t1i Wd'H 900 .fIuI'r uI tine ,I,rfi,, g.,
IT, ''. .li"' 10 oc sept 100 reserve, ytud ,f ,,,,, ~
''''''y i' htrpus up ruriu-utc.s Have yp, ,,,,
IT, ' "',.f ~ people vino ac driven tl. we.ir,,, -r,
ny " -''d Labor necessary Co keep up tha.g fur,,.
"'"' Z" ir commences 90 the scarcity Of rilI try5 , a.
'ur' Nh,h generally thought 81 more tr,up,,,, ,
.'- 'nhn 10 any other hiud OF -1eS DO .o r,,r.', n
| ."''' '"m c great labor IgIwTcI I Keen Then, fl, ,,,
~, n ''1h condition ihai Else hogs c0rgary ,,,rc
' '' corn i'Id-, aud are often KILLED. lu "a cnfI -,
- ''",'- u" lh' Two systems tine one Won ,t, ,f,ii ,
''.''.' your cleared auds; tine other rr'y 49,,
'..' N'.' let each man AK husc,C tt. .Y..., ,.. .
I'''" required To make i' fences on vstr r,ot,,I 81
~ ." n frP1r o more value than d YOU, .to,t il,, m
" WV rang, %" not ak tIc question: # ihr i,,, ,aW
lfn rfft.,l g..