Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1857-06-12

scam, laid bare at last, at such a time, an
uhd"r such circumstances
Gods arm had been over the rair in tn
reccSses OF tho shaken pit, directing tn
course of the avalanche, which stunned an,
mote, but did not slay turning aside th,
dahger. imminent and deadly and the cher
ishcd desire, the long look forward of Rim
gan Cockburn's busy life, was achieved
swarming, d fused, exhaustle.s prosnerit,
OF Watery Butts was secured to his lates
! descendents.
No more pinching poverty and dshcarten
ing struggles-no more thwarting and de
crylhg-no more mockcry and contempt
perhaps, Tor their future moderation anC
| peace, Wat Cockburn and Thrift needed the
merry ordeal OF that miserable October day
10 nrecede the change in their fortunes but
! 10 hlhgan COckburn, in that sense, 1t was
unnecessary. lie was too truly great to be
Ii'Vcu ny triumph, any more than he had
peeh oppressed by discontinue and failure
'nough ne smiled on the happiness of others.
ana rested on his noble, peaceful laurels.
Wool GRowING-There is much food for
legislative thought in the following commu- =
nlcation from the JOurnak of Commerce.
The wool produced in this country is nearly
an OF medium grades ; very coarse and very
hne grades we must import. or abandon the
manufactures for which they are used Now
IL may happen that prices for medium grades
OF wool abroad will continue so high for
years TO come that the cost of importation
VIII exceed 40 cents, if free of duty. in
Whlch case protective duty will be entire
~ imperative in its effect on prices but if
there should happen to be couple of wears
when importations can be made much under
price, it would lead to very large abandon
ment Of the business on the part of those
now engaged in it.
BY the census of 1850, there were in
the State of Vermont about 2 600 900 acres
OF cultivated land, capable of keeping an
nually three sheep to the acre, producing
each four pounds of WOOL or 81 200 900
pounds, which at forty cents per pound
24S 900
BY good husbandry, three lambs could be
raised from every iour of those sheep, which
aC TWO dollars per head would produce an
annual income Of $ll,700,00O
Therefore, were all the cultivated land in
the State Of Vermont devoted to sheen hus-
bandry, it would produce an annual income
of Sl4 $50, 900.
The annual income from mixed arricul-
ture IN the State of Vermont, by the census
OF $40, as estimated by Professor Tucker.
IN his Progress Of the United States, was
SO 49, 900. or Sl,2j7 900 greater than
could be produced by devotng the whole
state to sheep husbandry at the foregoing
prices.
The warm climate OF the State of Ala
oama is prejudcial to the growth of both
grass and wool. On its 400 900 acres of
cultivated Land there could not be kept over
TWO sheep to the acre, producing two
pounds OF wool per head or Il GOO 600
pounds, which, at forty cents per pound
would produce 81 ,O4O, 900. The Incline of
lambs, estimated as in Vermont, would be
; Is 200 900 the whole income of lambs
ana wool OF course amounting to 800. 24O.-
100. Its whole annual income from mixed
agriculture in $40 was S24 800 900, or
81 4'ZOO,9O greater than could be produced
" dovoting the whole State to sheep hus-
Jandry.
This example, taken from the States of
ermont and Alabama, may be set down as
loldlng good Tor all the Northern and
southern States. And this wholesale esti-
nate of wool growing may be taken as a
'aSls upon when to estimate the profits on
my limited scale.
moving WIN cApHtlh why, under our ]
Uncertain and frequently unremuneratinr
markets, the business of wool-crowinr is s1
ar from keeping up with the requirements
II the country. For men will not continue |
he business of wool-growing when mixed .
griculture shall prove to be more profita-
lie. A little injudicious legislation upon
hat subject, or other acknowledgements, NAV
cave our country, in both peace and
var. as dependent upon other countries for
ur wool, as the people of other countries
re dependent upon us for their cotton
IND 1t is matter worthy of consideration,
hat should the business of wool-growing in
hls country be to great extent abandoned,
he manufacturers, in obtaining their for
ign supplies, would have to depend very
luch upon markets over which their for.
ign rivals have an almost exclusive con-
roll"