The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1852-11-10
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The 6eason-Da1ry Specutauons.
The summer has como and gone, and autumn
has cone with her rich gifts to crown the iabors Of
the industrious husbandman. and 10 fast vergin 6
70 winter the season Of comparative leisure to the
tiers Of the soil.
In MANY parts of tho country the present year
has been ono of unusual productiveness, and the
farmers of these sections will winter close in
upon them with their barns and store houses filled
20 overfowing, and themselves strangers to the
care and anxiety that attends the failure or many
Of the more important crops Of the farm.
While sqne portions Of our slater States have
suffered extremely from drought, causing the al
most total failure Of some Of the moot important
staples Of these sections, throughout the length
and breadth of our own State the, farmers arc
reaping q full average reward for their toll ta
Throughout the Western Reserve those farmers
who are devoted to the dairy business, who did not
contract their great staple too early in the season.
are putting into their pockets liberal supplies Of
the "needful;" and the present advanced prices Qf
butter and cheese must continue for some time,
westI and south il comparatively bare Of these
products; and owing TO the advanced state OF the
season, and the fact that great quantity has al
ready gone forward to market and is now in the
hands of the consumer. this state Of things must
continue for the balance OF the year.
II this view is correct, we think the market for
butter and cheese will open we'll in the spring; but
whether prices will range as high through the sea-
son will depend upon the supply and demand.
The causes that have induced the present rise
are only temporary, aud can afford no just basis
for future estimates.
Advanced prices not unfrtquently have the ten
dency to lead to more extensive production, the
result Of which is that prices sink below their ge
neral average, and loss takes the place OF antic.
pated gains.
II would not be out of the ordinary course il the
present advanced price of dairy products should
lead to an extravagant advance in the price OF
dairy cows; and may be allowed to hint, for the
benefit Of such Of our readers az may be induced
by the present remunerating prices Of dairy pro-
ducts TO engage in the dairy business, that they
should not let present prices operate 30 strongly as
b bewildet and override their better judgmert
Az general rule, ii 10 safer to make large invest
ments in any business when articles are at re-
duced price than when they unusually high;
and the farmer who violates any of the well estab-
lished laws Of trade must suffer the penalty like
other men. High prices always indicate the time
to sell-not aIscoys the time to buy.
We have been led to make the foregoing sugges-
tons upon the subject of the Leading business of
this immeaiate region because we think we have
seen strong indications that some of our farmers
are placing undue confidence in present prices,
and will not realize their expectations to the fullest
extent from the produce of the coming year.
The present Increased facilities for getting to
market will, undoubtedly, be in favor. of the pro
Queer, and there may be slight advance in the
dairy products OF this section that will be in
measure permanent; but this advance will not de-
bend 90 much upon the increased demand or
limited supply upon the intrinsic excellence of
the products themselves. An inferior article any
kind will never command superior price in the
market; and this ought always to be borne in mind
by tho producer e..