The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-04-02

ID constantly increasing; and before dsmisslng the
subject have to remark, FIRST as TO European COM
petition with US in supplying IT, that any lncreas-
ed production in England Ireland, or Oh the CONT
nent, of gram is the work Of time, and, IN the
countries referred to, II ID dlthcult. The
commodity does not admit OF rapid and certain null
uplicaton, except perhaps in the United States All
attempts TO produce grain costs grain. Present
quantity is sacrificed in many ways to future in
crease The production Of million Of bushels of
wheat over the present supply, will cost as much
labor and food as the building of fertilization, the
cutting OF canal, the construction of railroad or
any other extensive work. Nations which in other
respects poor Ineffective and destitute of skill
and enterprise, are so in the production of grain.
All Of US who are farmers know how farmers above
all other people, welded to the mode of cutva-
ton to which we are accustomed. The son pursues
the system of his father, and because it was his fla
theirs. They dlstrusfu OfnnOVations, even under
the most favorable circumstances. With what folly
Is II then that we look for Improvements in coun-
tres where the cutvators of the soil borne down
with poverty, taxation, and oppression in every
shape Their faculties benumbed by despotism;
everything like enterprise dscouaged nothing but
ignorace and poverty IN possessoni nothing but lg-
norance and poverty in prospect
Cd. great want in England and Ireland is q
substitute for potatoes and cheaper breadsus than
wheat. This is found in our Indian corn and buck
wheat, which Sir r. Peel proposes to admit imme-
diately free of duty,
Sd. A desideratum in England is good and
cheap food for cattle. Stronger proof Of this could
not be adduced that fact mentioned by the gentle
man himself He says: "Tooke an experienced
English writer informs US that, from 1882 10 1888
the crops in Great Britain and Ireland were alum
dant, that wheat was fed out to cattle sheep, and
swine, and even used for distillation." Now, dur
ing that time the average price Of wheat per Lon
don Gazette, was SOS, Sd. quarter, or ABOUT 81 GU
per bushel. Rather dear food for cattle. Our ln-
| liar haV N hay gfen he
referred tn with some ind gnation that our Indian
corn should only be wanted as food for cattle. But
for myself, as producer Of corn, would rather
they would use II in that way than any other, as II
will likely lead to greater demand forn. ln refer
ence this subject, SIR Robert Peel in his speech
IN January last, said
"Ihaye slrrady adverted incidentally that vaus
BILE department Of agriculture the fatten!ng Of cattle
believe Is impossible to OverestimHe the Importance o.
aenng cattle as nstIumenta IN the Improved system o.
agriculture The incTeass OF the fertility OF the soil by
Of msnuTe IL Of the beautiful Of the dis
pensAtions Of Providence and believe there manure
let IL come from where will that, with respect 70 its fer
from the cattle fed on the soil itself You cannot conduc'
TO the improvement Of inferior soils than by encour
aging the feeding and htrning cattle Snd promoting the
aPPhcaloh OF Their manure to increasing hIu'y, pro
pose therefore, that article Of grun which believe
might be applied TO the iattrnng Of cattle shall hereafter be
imported duty Tree. cheers Is haTcie oI immense i'm
portancemaEs or Indian corn heers Propose that tn,
duty upon shall be hereafter and Immediately nominal
Hear do not consider that BY the removal OF the duty
maize am dePriyins agriculture Of any protection
understand that in the United States miile Is used partly
human food and that In this It's utility human
food is too much dhregarled Hear hear In some part
Of the continent is held to mBke rNCellen food, and
might be adyantagcously applied In the in Grea
Britain To promote the free import Of maize to
far from doing agriculture dsserVICe, viii be doing
its benefit by promoting the nonriShmeL aud laeung
cattle For nearly the same reasons suggest that buck
wheat should he subjected 10 the rule namely, that
the duty should he made merely nominal propose like
wise, that meal should 10 introduced upon the erm
as grain Hear hear lany honorable gentleman car
ascertain the enormous sums now pad by best farm
es In the purchase Of nserd cake and rape cake thnl
they will agree with that to give increased fac ies Il
the Introduction Of such articles will be doing disScr
vice agriculture The demand for this cake is grea
that the price gradually rising and the consumption
some farms Is daily increasing some farms nseed anS
rspecake chiefly provide the for the better cult
walton Of the soil The following Is comparative state
men OF the price OF nseed AMI
periods: