Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1854-02-08

Society will meet at Fairfield, for the pur pose
Of consulting upon the premiums to be awar-
ded, and making arrangements for holding
the fair on the 25th. Of October, next.
Farmers, it is not only your duty to become
members Of the State Society, but you should
by all means, attend the fair, and bring with
you something for exhibition,
As have not the pleasure of an aequain-
tance With the officers elected, and was not at
the convention, l have no means Of knowing
their respective Post Offices, uhe same not
having beeu published among the proeeedings)
they will, therefore, confer a favor on me by
addressing me on the subject. making sugges-
tons that may seem to them advisable tor the
interest of the Society. Respectfully your
fellow citizen, THOS. w. CLAGETT.
President of the State Agricultural Society.
Breadstufrs and the nIax1ke ~
: There is'a great interest t6lt luss -
ent time. by produce dealers and others even,
il relation to breadstuffs. The attention OF
those who have heretofore been more particu-
larly engaged N the buying and selling of cot
ION, is now turned to that of breadstuffs, and
we have every reason to believe that the ex-
citenent will soon be as great in relation to
them, as 1t has ever been in regard to cotton;
The great increase of money all over the worf
as the result of California and Australian d.
coveries has given such an. impetus to thefn
terprise Of the present age that the dormanfen.
ergies of every people are now actively EN-.
ployed upon labor, which has previouhy Of
fered but small Inducements to thedaboring
classes. As a natural consequence vast num-
bers who have been employed ipIthe produc-
ing of preadstuffs, are now transformed INTO
rapid consumers of them. m the States west
OF the Ohio River there are probably more
than sixty or seventy thousand men engaged
upon railroads alone. The same condition OF
things, though perhaps to a less degree, exists
in all the States Of the Union. In all proba-
blity, public improvements will be carried on
with increased energy for years to come, ma.
king still increased demand for laborers. and
thus very greatly effect the relative numbers Of
of producers and consumers, vastly increasing
the latter while it diminishes the former. As
a legitimate result, the price of all kinds Of
grain consumed as food for man or beast must
be greatly enhanced. It's true that the increas-
ed facilities which the railroads offer for the
easier transportation of produce will greatly
aid the production, but this can by no means
eqrai the great increase in the demand for con-
sumption.
Another item to be taken into consideration
just now, and one which greatly affects our
home interests, is that the news from Europe
indicates that the grain crop over large por-
tion of the continent is short of tho usual a.
mount. All the circumstances of the case,
therefore point to the inevitable conclusion
that bread.tuffs must for a long time bear
pries certainly some considerably higher than
for some years past
1t is now comparatively easy matter for
our farmers to get their products to market and
they will naturally be exposed for sale. Anoth-
er thing of much Importance to the prodceers
of breadstuffs, and particularly those of our
own and adjoining States. is that the harvest
of all small grains has never been more favor
able than the present year, or the yield more
abundant. The same may be said of corn, po-
tatoes and all vegetables which go to make up
the mass of food for the people. While We
would advise our farmers wEo have been SO a.
blest by the smiles Of kind prov
idence, not to exact exborbitant prices nor to
refuse good offers, yet We would counsel them
not to be in too great haste to sell.-Wis. & 10.
wa Farmer. .-.