New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-10-15

In addition to the foregoing we have variety of
other information, given In connection with the rate
Of wages by the writers OF several Of the letters For
instance Mr. Lord of Saco, Me, says:
The average size of farms here il about - acres,
ranging from 81 10 300 Few farmers hire IN the
Winter season; indeed, most Of them are Wiling to
hire ont themselves. Most mechanics shOemakers,
&C. own more or less land, and all obliged TO turn
their hands to any and everything But few men live
in this State by pursuing single avOcstiOn. True
some few n the vicinity of the larges. towns can 1--we
by farming alone; but through the country men pur-
sue sort OF mixed husbandry, and IN Winter engage
in logging, milling, teaning, &c. When American
labor and industry shall receive that protection tom
Government which they so much need, then WIZ
farmers be able to 1--we by farming; and mechanics
shoemskers blacksmths, &C., by working at their own
trades As it is now, men must be Jacks at a. trades,
or foreeo many OF the necessaries Of life. Or course
in such state of society labor cannot be 80 product
i've a. where the system OF the division OF labor can
be praotsed Little extensively. The shoemaker
should stick to his last the carpenter to his aekpsne,
the farmer to his plow.'
Mr.. Park Of DiIfeld, Me-, Gays:
"For Writer work, men can be had for almost any
price; great many work for as low as g.. Az gen
sral thing our good farmers have not work 10 employ
a irst.Tate' hand in the Winter They hire boy
or Young man at low rate. = is all you could cal q
good hand worth | can hire men to work for me by
he dsy in the Winter for 30 cents to chop in the woods
or a. tie door, that would ask and command for wages
in hayipg, 81 90
Mr.. Merrill of Plsnfed, n. H., nesr the Connect
cut River, says;
"Wsges are rot 40 uniform in price a. 80 years ago
when Yankees did all the work Our best natce
hands who use neither rum nor tobacco, have good
manners and read The TRIBUNE, get 5000 per amman,
hoard washing mepding, AMI a pair or two Of socks
thrown II al Christmas.
"A system of this sort is growing up: The farmer
build, tenement and then hires man with family
who baye the tenement az garden Now the laOOrer
bosrds himself and gets 81 per diem, for the whole
year II Is expected tina, the laoorer will lose good
ynsrv DAYS Tor work for himself and buy the proy
ors Tor his family, at the current prices, OF hl. EN-
pIoyer The Irish taking position here, AMI as
hey getting more anu more TO the manner porn
Of our way of farming are all the more valuable as
farm hands.
"Wages are o. per cent higher than in 1925 luomi.
usly a, least. The best land in the Connecticut YAH
lev has than doubled IN value IN the last 50 yeas
Good lard well TILED, has risen 81 per cent, or per
cent per year. That Of middng quality has kept STA
tlorary. The poorer lands have fallen II prlce. In tn.
valley above the bottoms and at the foot o: the up
lsni-, are many sandy benches that are no" grow
ing up 10 pine this beng now the best use tor tneu
So likewise bells Of land along the bases OF Tue noun
tairs are covered with growth OF young spruces'
Here once farms and family on every 81 acres
Now nature ard focks OF sheep contend Tor dominion.
Doubtless, lard that was orglnalya BECK eore.t,
severely hurt by the intense tres OF the oaran2
sssh, when our foreisthers cleared IT, ~ years %!
feeding cropp;ng and ran-ctorns washing the hl4-
sides. lave completed the work, AID these lands no
ssk for century of from their abors. Our e'te
lands keep their population, and our villages saye me
State from the depopustion would suffer oy the coz
slant stampede tom worn-oEt ishes'
NJ. Brown of Otsego, n. Y, says:
"The farmers in th. section Of the county are mostly
Ssrytnep and the greater NJ nber who hire a. al DO
80 only through tie season Of milking. The rate Of
wages il harvest depends upon which patty takes the
rsk Of weather"
Mr.. Shourds OF Salem, n. j., Gays:
"If tsylaborers board themselves, they sei p cents
Q day added 70 wages.
We remark that in al tbs rate 0: wages given
includes board il the farmers fanny. Some OF taa
writers mention TIA, dsy-labo,s-s generally taks ia'
risk Of weather. AL mso.t CT yea .,seis', 10 oct.