Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1845-10-06

LArnss- sha.s poiaos aaaaHu "a laas,fay CO. tnsssa
$ni tho stock ,hsir farms. This 10 ~tai thsss 10.
branches Of industry produce in population Of little owe
ten ,houssnd- includes about onesIth OF the county
Should each remaining OF the county yield s' WELL n'
whole county, from agriculture and manufactures ~ou'e
produce yearly over 0O0. 000 and should all the coun
tics o New York produce tho tho Sss'es produce
from manufactures aud agriculture would be. yearly, ono
thousand hundred and twenty millions Of dollars We
have hundred and fifteen counties in our State be
heve and dong for the farmers and the poor whs
the people OF Mssawsn the yearly produce from ou
.sriculturas. and would be thousand
six hundred and ten millions Of dollar. This would re-
quirc population OF four millions. few spirited mer
each county pu, up few factories would be
grand bring abourso glorious result And
should each county every State in tho South 60 and dc
like .c who could ioretcll coming and pros
perity. Do let your politicians know your object, II
you please, Just tor they will down on ihcir
knees and beg for England. Ono half OF the rascas
pockets are lined with gold They will kiss all the ba-
the District pat then, the head and talk a. sweet
them get their mothers To prevent such
luck to our country. But mothers you brooms,ek them
out OF the house and the dogs them. The Sar
spsnsod Banner -"the Of the fres. they love not
But good of all classcs in the South. nhosdper-
.evcre-your country your poor farmers demand 1t OF you
These devils will find that t hard To kick against
the pricks" Lot it not be said of you-"we knew our
duty, but did II not"
The facts obtained from this township show that the tar
mer in proportion tho Of capital he has invest
ed compared with that of the manufacturer, Yields profit
from the soil OF hundred aud fifty per the
and these factories no wod be poor
indeed. In fact farming population could hero live
without these mills Yet II is said that protection is for
tho manufacturers. But the farmers round here, though
wealthy and free from do begin to supply tho
wants OF the factories. The farmers for large region
round tho planters Of the South. called into
.laf Tho
OF the Glenhsm Company, owned by Peter H. schenck.
ESQ and others. This factory will bo well TO recollect,
has only capital Of hundred thousand dollars. consist
ing mainly Of tow acres of land factory buildings
chinory water power and dwelling houses for the opera
uycs-thcir sole business the manufacture OF Wool into
Broad Cloths. Cassmcres, &c. They give constant daily
employment hundred aud seventy persons men,
men aud children. On they use yearly lISOOO
pounds of American fleece wool, which costs S7iO00-
Let us rec the amount agricultural capita requ
sion which thi. manufacturing establishment requires TO
keep it in operation and that furnishes market for such
agricultural investment. am indebted Mr. Schenck
for this statement.
I. To produce I7s.OoO lbs. OF Wool will re-
quire the fleece $4,000 sheep: at their pre-
sent lowest rate in Ddtches county, ] put
down at 81 per head. is $i32ooo
,. To support that immense flock with winter
fodder aud summer pasture, am Informed
by n sheep RAISER that not more than three
sheep can be kept acre. consequently
- 900 acLcs Of land will be the required
quantity for their maintenance: at the / west
prico tiist lands be had in the county
which will support three sheep TO she acre,
estimate at $50 PEI acre, is l,lO0,OOO
;. No, less than SEQ persons supported out
OF tue labor OF the TO operatives, and con-
sumo weekly cf the products Of agriculture,
Of beet, pork, flour, butter, milk, eggs, cheese,
&c. Sc at tho lowest estimation Of ho Va
lue OF S2U0 per week Tor the - weeks in the
year, is $4,000. Intelligent farmers toll
me that it must be industrious man,
farm OF 300 acres Of fair average land, VIII"
can sell to the amount of $500 per annum,
over and above ;hs supply OF his own family
and work hands 20 :urniSh therefore, the
supply for the manufactures would require
thirteen farms 10. 300 each, lie 5000
acres. which estimate at go per acre, $4,000
1. a further invest ,en, Of agricultural capital
is roqurod,o farm 81 the teszes, fire wood,
conl, proyendsr team horses, &c, csti-
mated 5000