Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1845-09-11

o. We give the following from the American
A gricuturist; without concurrng, however, in the
whole of it. We 90 agree in urging the Vermont
WOO. growers, to make the business more profitable
by improving the breed of his iocks and raising his
wool cheaper. In that case, be the price of wool
what it WILL the wool grower must be far better off
than he can be while expanding his energies and
money upon poor focks.
THE PRicE OF WooL.-We are daily. asked, is
wool likely to rise, or will it fall still lower than it
now is. Without any pretenslons to sagacity sufi-
cient to peer iuto the future, will answer simply
that we think wool will be riAe lower before 1t is
higher and then that it will rise somewhat In price,
though there is little prospect OF its rising high
this year as it did the last.
Our reasons for rise in price are these LIST. At
the present low rates considerable quantities are
going forward to Europe, which will ease the mar
ket little in its present crowded state, of the very
fine qualities. Cd. Business upon the whole, is
opening better for The fall trade than it was suppo-
Sed it would, and we are Of opinion there may be IA
greater demand for wooden goods than the manu-
facturers and merchants anticipated a month since.
Sd. The short hay crop will cause a great many
more sheep to be killed this fall than ordinarily thus
reducing the Aocks so considerably, that the weight
OF the clip next year will not be increased in pro-
portion 10 the ratio Of inhabitants. Another thing,
the focks will not be wintered as well the coming
season as they the past, and consequently will
not yield much wool per head in the shearlng of
40 as they did in that OF 40.
But we must confess we are far from wishing
wool any higher than it now is, because we do not
think it for the general interest OF the farmers that
it should be. 1t bears good proportionable price
now to other products, and it must be recollected
that The cheaper is the more there will be
med of it, and the more easily will our menulactu-
rers be enabled to compete with foreigners, and
thus increase our manufacturing population, who
will be customers to the farmer for flour, meal and
otherpro1ucts. Besides wish to produce wool
50 cheap to be able to put an end to all importa
tons of this article and greatly extend our exports,
which we are perfectly satisfied the shrewd and en-
terprisng Americans will make haste to do. 1t
would be a great boon to the United States to be
able to come in for large share of the English and
French wool markets, This is prize well worth
contending for; and so far from being discouraged
at the present low price OF wool every farmer should
endeavor to make it higher to himsefby improving
his breed and producing it cheaper. Do this and we
may defy competition, and make that profitable
among ourselves, which would be attended with
loss to others. The Spanish proverb is, wherever
the foot Of the sheep touches the land Is turned in
to gold May this proverb be the case with Amer
lean farmers and in order to hasten the realization
of it, not only let them grow and use more wool, but
eat more mutton and much less pork--for the for
mer is by far the heathest andcheapest.