Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1857-02-13

I following hble SHOWS JUST Nhat We nave aI-
legged, tha, an increase OF population aud
moro extensive suhiugatiou Of wild lands 10
domestic purposes, has tendency 10 de-
rrcAso the number OF domestic animals, and
produce the necessity for the people 10
cease, in some measure, their meat-catins
habits, aud adopta diet Of roots, cereals,
lccumen-. and culinary vegetables. Even
butter and cheese must be given up, in q
great measure, or continue 10 grow more
and more expensive to the consumer, as the
great pastures or these old States are con.
ycrtcd into graIn.dcld' or gardens, to pro-
duc- vegetables for the use Of the cities and
thc constantly increasing, dcnscly popuIa-
ted rural aud manufacturing districts or
10 furnish the immense demand f1r mills
which the growing cities create, and which
the railways have extended in a radius OF a
hundred miles inland, 30 that farmers can
not afford to manufacture their milk, which
was formerly otherwise WORTHLESS, into but.
ter aud cheese, at the old, or even at the
prcscu, prices. This milk busincs-, also,
has another important cGcct upon the pro-
ductiou Of animal food, because it induces
an almus, entire destruction Of calves
throughout all the region devoted to the
production Of milk Tor city usc. \ great
portion of thc;c calvcs, to-, aye destroyed
while 80 young that they are absolutely un-
ft ior human food, though largely consumed
hy low grade Of tie Nrlign population Of
citic- bat the amount ol sustgnanco IN a
calf ouly two Or thrrc days old, j. Of course
very small, as the weight - light aud the
meat iuuuirtou. This destruction Of ,hc
very seed or COWS ~ well as brcyc,, in he
very extensive regions furnishing m,ls to
the inhabitants OF towns aud cities, nccesi.
tate, a continual and annually Increasing
dnn upon ,hc newer land. Of the North
wot.
Nothing but a rise Of prior' q animal food
20 poiut that will induce a ds5rca~, Of COM
sumption can now Affect the present c1ndi.
ton Of the ca,,lc.markcts ol tho country.
The price. of the butchers meats in New
York are .till % iar below those Of London
that expectation would take place Il the
meats could hc transported m their fresh
state bat the difference in price dos allow
shipments Of altod provisions, and that will
as /, has already done, continue :, Affect tho
price of cattle 10 the rrmotcst farm OF th,
sr,at northwestern region orthc Mississippi
Valley aud, whIo it enhances the profits
of the producing cIass, will continue TO raise
the price TO all the non.prolu,,S, who
rush into the vortex Of cities, or in any way
cease {, ni,, the the food ,hgy consume.
The tendency uf tho political economy o!
the Unitrl States under tie Tariff Of lsi6,
which promised such marvel. Of improve
mpnt, i, 10 dccrras, the production Of all
f,oi.prolucipc animals, while the c5usum-
cr, Nrc increasing faster than in any other
country on clrth. What will b. the hull
rc,ul; of thi, policy remains f9r time 20 ic-
yclop II our !aet- shall have tendency 60
assure producers tia, he demand will no;
ahats, and therefore induce them o. Increase
the supply, we shall be- c1n,ent, fyr that d,
the oh,c, ol this article.