Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1854-12-01
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Now, 20 per cent on this amount is ffty-six
millions of bushels, for the loss in these five States.
In our opinion the real loss was more than double,
as none Of the estimates make the loss per acre
less than 0ne-third, while the number of acres
planted is certainly onethird more than it was in
that year. IF the failure Of the corn crop be as
large as we suppose, there win be reduction of
100000 in the number of fatted hogs in the
United States, and of cattle in proportion. The
number Of hogs fatted in the West, according to
the Cincinnati Price Current, is nearly, or quite,
100000 In the United States 100000, at
least.
One effect Of this reduction will be, that there
will be little or no export. There cannot be any
considerable export without at once raising the
price beyond what meat can be exported at profit
ably.
The number Of cattle and hogs brought to mar
ket depends SO much on the corn crop, that the
dimnution Of the crop by partial failure is likely
to produce very important results on the trade in
domestic produce
Though the scarcity Of corn may not raise the
price of pork correspondingly with the Increased
price of the grain, ii viii lessen the quantity sent
to market.
As the manufacture of whiskey never ceases, the
consumption of corn will 60 on, increasing the price
of food, without producing one single correspond
ing benefit TO the laborer.
Hundreds, yes, thousands of farmers have suf-
fered great loss for the want Of water, for family
use and for stock, because wells, springs, brooks,
and ponds have dried up; all Of which could have
been avoided.
Do you wish to know how?
BY building capacious cisterns. From two TO
three feet in depth of water falls in rain and snow
all over the surface of the earth In the course Of
year. From your roofs you can always I'LL cisterns
If you have them, and there lay up storehousc of
water for dry time.
Its estimated that barn thirty by forty feet
supplies annually from its roof 864 barrels, or
enough for more than two barrels day for every
day in the year. Many farmers have In all five
times this amount Of roof or enough for twelve
barrels day yearly. If however, this water was
collected, and kept for the dry season only twenty
or thirty barrels daily might then be used
A cistern 10 feet diameter, feet deep, win hold
1853 barrels. That Is very good size TO make barn
csterns. IL you want more capacity, make two.
A cistern feet diameter win hold 2-3 barrels to
each foot in depth One feet diameter "a
nearly of barrels TO each foot And Z feet diameter
0 l-s barrels per foot. 10 feet Is 2-a barrels per
foot
How to build a cistern. Dig your hole about
four inches larger than the determined size. IL the
earth is compact you need no brck-work. ft is
loose, allow a foot increase Of excavation for the
wall. When you are ready, mix water lime with
twice Its bulk Of coarse, clean sand, and plaster
two or three coats over bottom and sides. Use the
mortar as fast mixed. Finish the top nom eigh-
teen inches below the surface with double row Of
bricks as headers to support four inch plank
covering and over that earth, to prevent freezing
Every such cistern is worth its cost every year.