Kanawha Valley star. [volume] (Charleston, Va. [W. Va.]) 1856-1861, 1857-08-18
KANAWHA VALLEY STAB.

ca, and whose aglic lltural interests
would sensibly fhel8tIe effect Of such 4
state Of things; n knowledge Of the fact
would Be- Of vast be1eiit, especially q
those Of Them WHO have u meet 10 the
markets Of the world thq short 81 abundant
crops of their foreign competitors.
We have seen tleF time when the news
Ebrorpbt BF5the hstFgteamrer from Europe
AS to The fall in price Of Il single staple, astof
cottonfo instance, 3waA eqai1 alent in the
aggregate forthe planters to loss upon the
whole croplof the country Of millions of
dollars. Now, for aught wa know; this
decline in the prize 81 cotton may have
beer owing to reports got up for specula-
ton in the first Instance, for many i spec
ulation has been male upon the a~Ssuinp3
ton Of tile farmof's Ignorance ofthe state
ofthe crops imotheF partsE III the world,
and even ofhisown country. The same
thing, at least to 4 certain extent, happens
every year, and almost every day iii the
year. with wheat,a sugar, tobacco, corn,
and every other stable ofa gricuItural pro-
duee the farmer Has 'tofsell. Tile rise or
fall Of a cent df two In the bu8hel fer
corn or wheat, isequaI 70 an increase orr
Hdiminntion in the agricultural wealth
amounting To millions bfI dollars IN tthe
aggregate. IF tlS crops be short, WHY,
should not Tie farmers bs TIE fratto fni.
III out, H#.
w knowswho he consumers of orr
breadstulTs are--He kapw where tAe mar
4ket places are-anB We know What hatiohs
will meet rs as competitors inthose mae
.kets. We Likewise know how many
mouths our customers ave 70 fill, 20 leaTt
Wa may know HUI Ill merchants can telt
lis aHlthis-and the questiori.then fer the
farmer s,-How much has the country
tspare Where lie knows that, then
The price Of his crdpfeT the year is ixed.
Hence il would be desirable for the Stat
~tistical Committee Of thef United. States
Agricultural Society tplook abroad also.:
gIts members should MOT only collect and
digest tile monthly summaries published
BY the State committees but they+should
also enter into corfesp9nd4nce with for
eign Societies and5fuuG tiipin,aries with the
view of Obtaining t0Hf them information
con- erning<t the STATE of their crops,or the
pf5@$pafation for seef ins II other parts Of
tAe worfl whose HodQetidns come iato
competitioAWiph s0tr d~wn--aid Of thesd
let that e9mmittfe publish quarterly
OF annual retarins Il NH Society may dit
rect. 3M&Nv .5I5
1t il not pecess4ry ) IIJw out tlii8
suggestion any furk or 40 P~rekent. The
Planis capable We great eSp af4ion nRd ob+
YiioRs benefits. They may fofm> lhet SUBJ
jects .ofanother com mninieatioh f3fI@ have
always intended shoIld HE hrn4rs eHer
conclude cfectuallE toHsetond md III lny.
plah before ConSia 5for tStehdilf$ to lh9
Aad, for The bs1fgEit If agridultuie AID,
OTHER interests, MI IPlaR Of NJ Chronological
corporation AMI rseafclies which haze
ut sea been SO suede tl for commerce
and navigation III sayI have always in-
tended TO connect with my NJ Chronological
researches, shouidfthey eye pc extended
land ward, some s4ch System of reports
as above. Besides ahs agricultural and.
practical value, thdy Ais, would, have d
scientific import highly suggestive and.
well worthy Of Capitalization Lt