The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-09-20
THE UNION.

AGRICULTURAL
education shall constitute department IN he great and an
pervadng system OF common-schoo educatlon-a SUP
being pressed forward by the renewed energies this
cey Behold the numbers oil honored with the
devong their lives geological and chemical researches
calculated evolve the laws OF nature connected with ag
Of learning and the young toiling ndusrousy
for their diplomas TO qualify themselves to become pac
with the clerical, the legal and the medical professions
that agriculture requires thorough and systematic edu
cation and its successful practice the exercise of an active
mind devoted diligent study.
Apply these bright and Frightening prospects the al
most boundess agricultural field Of country with its
red and saubrious climate its fresh and unbroken soils
its cheap lands and ee-smple titles and who can hope
fair field Of labor aud of peasure Here the toll which Sc
cures certain independence is sweetened by the constant
lovely FORMS and cheered by bengnant
tons of the wonderful and goodness of natures God
feemen OF the soil, properly educated farmers
under wise and Just administration OF system Of liberal
of geology and chemistry who calculate the
of the hayests be gathered from this field of
wisely directed human industry!
The present surplus Of breadstus of this country could
have been presented in distinct and interesting
widespread has been devastating and terrible, has
made its demands upon American supplies, simply to
but in the snperadded appeals American sympathy in
favor of the destitute and starving Every call upon
been filed with warm and grateful responses the benev
oence of country and of counynen and yet the
American agriculture Surely the consumption OF this
country is equal to its agricultural production
Ifsuch surplus in the present limited extent and
imperfect condition agriculture, hope that
exclusive domestic market is possible 10 furnish demand
growing interest can limit to the period when the
United States will present. in the commercial markets Of
the world large SURPRISES OF all the varieties Of breadstus
of beef pork butter cheese cotton tobacco and rice be-
yond the consumption of our own country : And who
with the experience of the last few before him,
doubt that the time is hand when the great
staples wool and hemp will be added to the list oour
These considerations and others Of kindred character
which time will permit me 10 detail seem TO me, with
uueigned Difference prove that the agriculture OF the
United States, indefinite period to must
continue yield annual supplies OF our principal staples
far beyond any possible demand of the domestic market
and must therefore, remain is, and has been
exporting interest As SUCH it must have direct con-
the foreign trade and commerce Of the country and
in all the regulations of and of foreign governments
which affect either equal to its interest in stable and ade
Ii this conclusion be sound then farmers must
render the idea of domestic market To furnish the demand
and the value Of their productions and must
themselves to meet the competition OF the commercial
world in the markets of the commercial world in the sale
of the fruits their labor The Of
be their market and the demand and supply which meet
in those must their prices The demand for
horne consumption, element in that market must d
recty and deeply interest them, and should be carefully
cultivated and encouraged, while all the other elements
market should be studied with equal care, and
may be in their power and consistent with other and para
mount duties, should be cherished with equal care.
Does any believe that for generations yet TO
the agricultural operations Of the United States to be
the present, that the agricultural productions of the
country bear less ratio to population and
sumption than they do! suppose that any
Citizen who has given his attention to the considerations
which have been suggested finds himself able to adopt
either of these opinions. On the contrary think fair
examination must satisfy every mind that our agricultural
surplus for indefinite future period increase much
esc Ts Believe Would be- true w
the efforts Of such as this, to improve
agriculture The condition of the country and the nclna
ton and preference ofour population for
SUITS would render this result unavodabc and this be
VuI ho ri Inv
the Improvements Of the day; the Individual and asoca
ted efforts constantly making to push forward these i'm
ricultura labor; the dawning Of systematic
cheap fresh. and fertile lands, which invite the app
cation of improved agriculture, added to the
count, who measure the oxenor duration OF agr
cultural surplus Or doubt the soandness Of the conclusion
the market for the agricultural productions of the country
for Long SCI, series q years to come c.d from
examination of this subject in its domestic aspect SIM
Ply ns srs now Fl @ IN
and the statesman Of this republic the careful
sideration will at once understand me as referring to
principal commercial nations Of the world touching their
aa es than y sP
made n he g. 70 her trade ana n
superhuman sagaci,y the wisdom which thus prepared
that country to meet the visitation of famine which has
down the systems of law minister the al-controng
ccssities OF hunger Changes similar in character and
extent, though tempo
rary DURATION have been adopted by several other
ropean governments under circumstances which render it
doubtful how spon return Will be made to the
former policy oil close trade in the necessaries of human
life.
New markets. Of and ncalcuabe value have
thus been opened for agricultural surplus the durab,
and seadiness of which it impossible yet
with certainty IL Is in our power to say however, that
great body povocations countervang restrictive
nercal regulations is removed, in instances
permanently, and in others temporarily in form and it
would seem to be the part OF wisdom, for the agriculture OF
ts country by furnishing these markets to the extent OF
show to those and their respective governments,
that reciprocal commercial regulations If they offer
other and higher attractions, their people safe
guard against starvation.
such Is the connexions now, between agricultural
and the export trade and foreign market and these
tons to be extended and strengthened rather than cir
The consumption of the y far short of its produce
ton and cannot become cquat to it within any acuabe
period On the contrary the OF production in
with the increase of population and settlement and
ton These appear to me to be facts arising from the
condition OF country and the and clinaon of
our people, liked beyond the of change and which
theories and principles of political economy be con-
formed, to be made practically applicable
The American farmer, them Willie carefully studying as
he should not fail to do the necessities the wants. the
country limit his researches market within
those narrow bounds. He extend his observations
along the avenues of commerce. the OF
his country extends, can be extended and him
self the necessities and wants. and of the
sumes OF agricultural productions in other countries He
must observe attentvey the of trade and the
calculated to exert favorable adverse influence IL
watch closely the commercial policy OF other and
guard vigianty that of his accommodate his pro-
ductions far be- TO the probable demands upon
the market and understand how prepare them the
particular market for which they designed Next the
production of the best article cheapest price its pre-
senatlon in market in the best order and inviting