Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1849-04-13
TuE RICHMOND ENQUIRER.

consumption, as the cost of transporting them
10 the dwellings Of an agricultural people = .oo
great 10 admit of their importation. Hence Tue
nroducts of such people afford good cruz.
r;an Of the character Of their food. Inc s.ocA
&c pea, cattle in New York was l,Sil'@f7' ~
virginia it was ,O24, l48, the proportion Oh
virginia being still the greatest. In sheep alonc
uas New York better off, having a,lie,"i'
whilst Virginia had 1888 72, which, however
only about $4,000 less than her share. Inc
nrorortion OF poultry in Virginia IS double mat
r. Now York And 10 all these articles ilr.
oi,io !. still more the superior Of OHIO than !
New York SO also is Kentucky. SO that IL IL
be said that New York is an importer OIL such
provisions, AM therefore consumes more tnah
ber abduction indicates, what is 10 be saId oil
ohio which exports hem all. Now ~ deter.
mining The relative comfort of two civilized
communities in the same climate, the quantity OIL
animal iood they respectively consume IS well
.hl,shed criterion Yet here is State, IN
the warmer climate, consuming the greater pro-
nor,ion For when il is considered That the hog
Il killed for food at the age OF eighteen monlns
mr. two wears, and neat cattle at tive or SIX years,
!, will appear that the excess OF animal iooi IN
VIRGINIA or Kentucky, over New York or Ohio,
is ouile largo quite large, indeed, even II We
include the slave as well Us The Tree population
Of The tormer States.
A reference 10 In. quantity Of brcads'utis and
o,ber vegetable food leads 10 the same cohclu-
sion. Virginia is he laIges' producer oi wheat,
he finest and coslest ma'eria OF bread, oil any
oihel safe, according Ia her population. Tier
crop of Ie40 was TO- 1897 bushe s;that Of New
YORK was only 1926 AIS; Of Ohio 1851 GIL
All these are wheat exporting, as well as Wheal
consuming States, but sill The great mass q mat
article mus Be consumed IL Inc respective States
| OF us production. In proportion ~ heI "hi'e
! populal,un, Virginia produces twenty-five per
cent, al wheat more than Ohio, and two nun
dred nef cent. mole Than New York. How Is
I've deficiency supplied in New York MOI by
Importation bul by The substitution OF potatoes,
that cheapes article OF vegetable 0od, 10 whlch
the mi oiuncS or impro:idcnce OF Ireland have
driven her New York, instead OF producing
her proportion OF wheat with Virginia, which
would be ihiIly-ilve millions Of bushels, instead
Of twelve, produces annually thirty millions 81
bushels OF potatoes, and il Is remarkable that
| Virginia with nearly half a million OF slaves,
instead OF resoring 10 this cheap icod Tor them,
produces only about three millions OF bushels oi
| potatoes aad provides her negroes with corn, oi
| which her annual crop is about thriy-!ouf ana
! hall millions OF bushels. and which IS inGch
more cosby and substantial article Of food The
tendency manifested by New York 10 prefer The
cultivation .! the cheapest, oil The more preca-
rious and less nou,ishing Article u vcgeta be
ood, is also distinctly visible in all The Northern
SAFES, and Is isct which always deserves 10 be
considered in any estimate Of their p!esen! and
tutule comfort. In Massachusetts agriculture IS
| rapidly declining, particularly the production 81
the finer sorts o. breadstufis-a tact which IS adj
miIed and lamenlcd by one Of her leading pa
/ pcrs-rkc Boston Atlas. The following state
meats are from the utciaI re;ufnS oi the stale: