The Ohio star. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1830-1854, 1853-04-13


els and that only one item in the product Of Farm
containing 1900 acres. Add to this 80 900, bush.
els Barley and $4,000 lbs Onions aud Cabbage.
iurnipa Squashes and the w hole raoe of Yeee.
.a'es all raised under the supervision Of one.
HAan' anu ne VIII say that beats Ohio. The cod
is classified as 'Grain Land and Veee, sbIa "snd
is usually from to 2A fee, In d-ptb. IN.
market price of produce vares The Producar
realizes about cents per ID for his poiatoe crop if
he sells Immediately after gathering in the oroe.-
The same article noso s worth cen is Cabbapa
10 and Onions Is in this City. Barley is sold from
and half to S cents per lb, the market varying.
The demand is good, is better, for the products Of
our own State. The supply will be greater anosh-
er year thaa any former one, az extensive prepsr-
atiOns are being made by large number Of emf
grants who have arrived here the past season for
the purpose of cutvatiug the soil. Tho demand
will increase. 1t is possible that it may not in sEe
same ratio as the supply. is difiouls to say what
will be realized for the yeur to coms.e 1t 10 the
prevailing opinion however that Fan1pg y,iIl b a
very lucrative pursuit fer yeRrsto core. and vr,
reward the laborer better than asy .,thsr branch
of business. 1t is difficult i.sk 10 give you full
view of everything wopserful as it Ok SITS here.-~
When you shall bsye read the fullest deseription
you know but little of oil that starts into reality
In pus..nesa as in every thing ese there is soms-
| thing hard to explain. / do not attempt to give q
full description ofthese matters they pass bstors
the attention of those who are here.
The productive valleys are beautiful beyond de-
scripiion. They must have been arranged BY q
skilful hand guided by the highest order of bensv
oience. Why it is that such rich and delightful
portions of our world should have been left uncul-
tivated while the rugged and sterile parts, in many
instances, have yielded to the husbandman only q
scanty return for his toll, is problem must leavs
to the moral philosopher. It is difficult for the
home reader to understand the mode OF operation
in almost every branch of business especially how
it is that money can he made where every thing ID
expensive. for instance farming will cost aboue
1000 dollars per mile. Working Oxen 800 dollars
per yoke. A span Of mules 8. or 400 dollars, aud
ploughs from 20 to 20 dollars each. Labor from
SO to 100 dollars per month exclusive of board which
is 40 or so dollars more. With all this array Of
figures how can any profit accrue? Look at the
other scale, one acre of potatoes can be produced
'about as cheap at home. So Of BarIey-dfsr-
ence in amount of labor required. Three hun
dred bushels potatoes to the acre, so lbs to the
bushei makes 1900 ibs Ats cents per pound and
you have five hundred and forty dollars the pro-
ceeds of one acre.
With this view of the country is 1t advisable To
encourage emigration here! Tho great number
constantly landing on our shore without the means
to engage in any business that will pay, render ie
advisable for no one 10 come depending on" Situ-
ations to be obtanined after arriving. A family
to come here. need something of an outfit (bsipg
accustomed to agricultural life and would advise
no other class TO come) and with capital of 2 OK
; 300 dolIars. A man had better be at home than 20
be here without means to operate with.
Yours truly L. 8. Ely
San Ffaucisco Feb 1Ssh