Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1850-01-03
" And thou .ho't walls in pure wLite light.
Wiih kings ana r,i -. a'ratd'
And thou shalt summer NOW Va hiiss,
Upon the bills OF God -
PUBLIC ECONOMY.
THE PRODUCTS OF THE LAND SHOULD Be
CONSUMED UrON THE LAND.

TIE Pr DUCTS OF rHG LAND SHOULD BE-
CONSUMED uroN THE LAND.
Tie ball application of this first princi-
pie Agricultural economy, TO the entire
economy Of nation, va, first made, If we
mistake nor b, Carcy IN his Ireall>e entitled
Past, Present, and Futarc. To illustrate
is valne aad extent OF application, few
striking ex mples may be adduced
The shrci> ani ttlcrs of worn-out gar
meutS, Of cotton and of linen. laid mp by
thrifty hnusc-wlvcS, and exchanged for TN
ware ana pedder's articles, together with
such RAYS = are picked mp in the streets.
aud amid the 6rh Of cities, when collected
'''tn teIe- and sid TO- the mlaqtac rurer- IF
paper. have an aninll value OF about 81
03J 800. FIVE millions Of property are
Illus anuulllv created by the saving up of
,hred> aud tairerS an example Of econum,
which resembles tie >avInL up of Hitter 70.
the thrifty aaricu,,uri>t, who gathers toreth-
Ser the manure, weeds, aud reiu-c straw of
las farm, and LAYS It IL a heap, FIR the prep
araiion of compost, with which to iltlen his
acres.
Let rs suppose that the farmer, instead
Of an ccon.mcd SAVING Of tins otherwise
worthless material. sold Of hi, hay, hi- milk
and hi> c,liie To purchase manure ioT h>
frrn The result would be thlt he wonld
iild himself gradnaliy Impoverished by the
process; and - il would be with ihi> nation,
we're they to ;lio@ the >areds aud taiters of
their garments to- perish unreJlFded ~ the
earth; and, in place OF converting them IN
toplper, were to purchase thai useful and
clcgint result OF industry and economy from
other nations. more saving and economical
ihan themselves.
BY tariff upon paper and rags, which
Yields bat aver small return to the revenue,
iiyc aiIlloas Of uctnai, tangible property
has been annually created out of nothing.
+ Let Us NOW suppose that an old and ex-
pcr.enced aGrIcuiturI>t, understanding the
maxim, that the products of the land should
be consumed upo,i the land, was about es
tabllshinr his son, or some person over
niom he had guardianship, upon new
farm IN his own vicinity, and observing the
unthrlfiy habits Of the ycung farmer, and
especially this neglect in han, that he al
lowed the refuse %. his land to waste upon
the land; and instead of converting this into
laid out the lliiIe ready money he possessed
IN the purchase Of straw aud manure from
the eiIhb0rlhg farmers. Let Us suppose,
we say, that The elder and wiser father or
guardian should absolutely forbid this pro-
.~~-i...=, -. G. ----.. ,hiiiulr thus EAnllSAlY
expended by his ward should deduct slA-
pence from his iacoae, IN order to compel
him, by mere necessity, into i more Jndl-
cious application OF his means, ana better
course OF industry; tins procedure OF the
ell man IN the treatment OF the younger
and more ignorant person, would resemble
very slrongI, the conduct Of Wing MAJOR
nv. compelling u ruut of thrItlesS free
traders. to allow the national industry 10
operate for the benefit OF the national
wealth.
The analogy however, is defective, and
in several points. The Wing majority Oh
the one side, represents thrifty old farmer,
endcavoring to bring his ward 10 reason
and the rout Of iree-traders on the other
side, represents some scheemIng store-keep-
er or barterer IN the village, who hnds
means 10 procure large quantities OF manure
and wishes to convert II INTO ready money,
at the expense of his inexperienced neigh
Dor.
But even then the analogy is not perfect
and to make 1t 50, we must suppose that The
young farmer employs laborers upon his
farm rather than work himself; that he pre-
ii,rs tine easy life of what is called gentle
man farmer, aud that he finds, on calcula-
ting the wages Of his laborers employed III
collecting lltter and manure, and making
compost, that they seem 10 cost him as much
IN making, as he would lay out ia purchas'
nv manure. He therefore wishes 10 dis
mss some of his laborers, and turn their
wages 10 the purchase oil material for the
ial,ening of his land. These laborers,
thrown out Of employment, establish farms
on each side Of him; aud being willing to