Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1855-04-27
FSo Future for Farmers.

cent, within the past twenty years, but
there has been much larger advance in
the prices obtained for the products of the
Orchard, and the Dairy, Throughout, the
West Branch country. Conversing with
several intelligent farmers, We learn that
the day has been when fruit was aimos.
unsaleable, whereas Apples are now as
costly as Wheat was theu-Egss sold at
3 and 1 cents, whereas they row bring
12 to lf-Butter was 6 aud 8, while it
Is now l2 to % Whatever fluctuations
may take place in Grain and other staple
products, our Orchards aud Gardens are
now so near by Railroad to the Iron and
Coal marts and the Cities, that it is not
probable the prices for these smaller arti-
cles of household consumption will ever
be much less than they now are, and they
may probably be much higher.
What, then, is the best policy for far
mers? Obviously it is to turn their at
tention more 10 the Garden, the Orchard,
the Hennery it is to divide their farms !;
to bestow more labor upon their lands,
and make them produce more, at less out
lay Of original cost and current expenses;
and thus to benefit the country aud them
selves at the same time. We on the
West Branch, are so near the Mining and
Manufacturing districts, that We caD fur
nish those perisbable articles of necessity
which the West can not bring hi,hcr in
competition. Our duty, then, appears to
be clear: tits to step the drain of emf
gration-employ our surplus labor and
capital in filing these new demands at
home-and let the West supply most Of
those heavy products for which it is in
all respects bes: adapted. Portions of
Union and Northumberland counties may
in 3 short time become as populous aud
thriving as Delaware and Chester, by at
tention to the plans Of Agriculture, &c,
suggested from week to week by the Ag-
ricul.ural Editor of the Chronicle.
Nor should it be forgotten, that while
Canals and Railways have advanced the
prices of all minor farm products so i'm
mensely, :hcy have at the same time
caused great reduction in Dry Goods,
Groceries, Hardware, Salt, Plaster, Iron,
and We believe all merchantable articles
required BY agriculturists. Thus, they
enable the farmer to sell much higher,
and buy much lower. Who can deny
their immense, their almost incalculablc
advantage, to him {?
1t may be asked, however, Are not
the Mechanic, the Merchant, the Laborer,
&C., &C., injured to the same extent ?
We answer, that in isolated cases this
change may injure and oppress but with
the great majority Of people-the vast
sggregatc-:hc prosperity Of the Farmer
is directly and necessarily the prosperity
Of the Mechanic, the Artisan, and every
other branch of honorable industry or
employment. Make the Agricultural
interest thrive, and other lawful interests
can not suffer 4 bright prospect is
now before the prudent, rejecting, read
ing farmer, which will enable him to
survive high taxation, and prosper not
wi,hstanding occasional losses of crops.
1SDIeNArIoN.-It would require thou
sand horse power blow-pipe to do all the
"blowing up" solicited of US during the
week past. First, there were many and
very careless errors in Philadelphia, in
sending not only but mis.ending Goods
for the Merchants Of Lewisburg and its
suburbs Wholesalers, Statesmen, Clerks,
Box. filters, Draymen, Forwarding Agents,
Railroads, Canals, and Station Agents, all
have deserved hot blast fer their misdi.
recting and wrongly forwarding divers
boxes, bags, bales, &c, and We fear have
caused much more sin than they would be
willing to answer for Then the Telegraph
get out of order, and in various directions
We cosld send nothing and could get moth
ing, and many were disappoiniments aud
hard words thought or " breathed' against
:he little iron rod that now plays SO impor-
tant part in the business affairs of life;
and We were particularly urged to "comc
OUT against Dr. Goell, the Superintend-
ent, and all the Operators along the Zine
Except at "X'') for the delipquencics of
the wires" Then the failures and late /
arrivals BY the Cattawissa Railway, have I
caused Us to he cOnjnred almost daily to
bestow the most pondcrous anathemas at
our command upon the Railway, its Di-
sectors, Servants, and the Engines. And .
last of all, yesterday morning, the cup of
wrath was filed to overRowing by some
blunierhead at Northumberland sending
the Lewisburg Mail TO Danville-and We
can hardly preserve our standing as faith
hl Journalist and sturdy defender of the |
peoples rights, without calling down upon
the devoted heads Of all and singular the
persons aforesaid the righteous Indignation
re ohu.a1 III