Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1853-12-29


constantly so. If possible we should en-
deavor TO learn the condition, or OF less.
the prospec. Of the English crop, and the
state OF the western crop, particularly in
the states OF Ohio and Michigan. Knowing
the importance of this Information TO my
brother farmers, did wha. could the past
season TO keep them informed though the
american Farmer, in reference to the En-
glish croF-and have since had the salts
faction Of learning that some acted on this
information and held on till the price went
up. If it is not safe TO let our wheat stand
in stacks, or we cannot house it, we should
get il out and put tit ib gransries, or send i.
forward to be KEEP. in store. Any thing but
being sacrificed as we are by rushing into
the market dHndfo7d, and being forced TO
take whatever is offered US. The English
farmer watches The market as mariner will
his Barometer, and like him too, he surveys
as far as he can, The whole horizon. II
there is speck OF war no bigger than his
hand he logs 1.-THE price of freights, the
stale Of the money market, the condition
of cops in the differen, grain countries, all
these are matters he we'll weighs Snd con-
siders.
In reference to English husbandry,J ] may
say generally, II is very neat. Their ambi-
ton seems 10 be 10 do work well, ours to do
good deal They very Justly attach great
importance to good ploughing, and nothing
can exceed the nealness and Kill with which
this Important par, of husbanry is perform
ed. They d" no, plough as much in a
day as we do, an scre is considered good
days work. Many of their teams are harm
messed tandem, three large horses TO a
big iron plough. In executing a job with
despatch there is no people lha. can excel or
equaf>u US. We seek for the short ways and
are at work with head and hand at the same
time. We exert ourselves more than they
do, and man 70, man accomplish more.
Blu. the English and Scotch are good
neat farmers and deserve all praise. They
take II cool!y tool was down in Devon
shire in haying time; ii had rained two
weeks before arrived and it rained more
or less every day for The TWO weeks was
'here-making thirty consecutive days Of
rainy ur wet weather in ihe height Of their
hay harvest. | exposed my sympathy to
one of The farmers who had thirty acres of
heavy grass down, and which was literally
rollng in The cock. 80, Sir" said he,
"she hay is quite spoiled as you say, quite
sir, but then what beautiful stand of Tur-
nips have ? and what fine grass in my
pa,,ures, both of which have been helped
by the rain. and you know if lhe bullocks
get fat this fall and turned them off, can
do without the hay, tha. is, sir, shall do
wiihou. ii, you know, and then Providence
sent the rain and what have we TO say"
The English certainly have good deal of
practical philosophy. They seem to me
to be very homes. people. They regard
a thing as righ. or wrong judged by mo-
raj standard, aud no sophistry or circumlo-
cut ion can change lis character.
The domestic animals OF England, Of the
presen! day, are unequalIed by those ol
any other country in The world. The i'm.
provement of their breeds has been greal
source of national wealth, and exclusive oI
their stud, have probably doubled in value
within the las, half century. !. is a grea'
grass country; their sheep are source o.
great income 10 them. saw al Lammas
Fair, near Melrose, in Scotland, 10000
lambs assembled on one common, and al
were sold between z O'Clock in the morn.
and II O'Clock noon. Three Banks were
represented on the ground, occupying tents
TO do The busness;e quarter of a million o
dollars changed hands in five hours, tht
banks furnishing facilities of exchange, SC
The lambs sold from 3 to $5 piece.
The demand for Stock in our own coun
try of every description is good prices art
highly remunerallve and yet calile seem Il
be scarce. Cows have been bought il
Ohio this Autumn 81 S35 head, TO driv'
ling the past summer. in the neighbourhoo'
of Lexington, a. SIS and SIS piece, few
weeks old-and my neighbours have beer
buying in their store cattle, years oil
Steers, at from $50 to SAC head
The rapid multiplication and increase O
our cities, and the foreign demand occasion
ed by an advance of wages, by which th'
laboring classes are enabled 10 eat NOR
meat, makes the increased consumption o
meat, both of Beef and Pork, immense. II
1851 the arrivals of Bacon, at .ide-waier
was lO,39S,90O pounds, and in 1858 tht
arrivals have been 1880, ,5OO-an increase
Of nearly 100 per cent. The arrivals o
Pork this year, exceed those of 1851 BY
more than 100 per cent There are slsugh'
tered in the city Of New York, about an
average of 1000 beeves week. The ac
curale repor, of the numbers brought to
The city within The last ten weeks, Is A.
S52-and The number of all slaughtered
animals during the same period, including
sheep, lambs, veals, swine, and inclusive
also of beef cattle, is stated q. 233, ,729
making an average of about %, 900 animals
slaughtered weekly in New York, which is