The Lambertville press. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1858-1???, 1860-04-11
Uncle Sans Farm.

The extent of this republic is near
ly ten times as large as that of Great
Britain and France united, three times
as large as the whole of Britain, France,
Austria, Prussia, Spain, Portugal, Bel
GUM, Holland and Denmark combined
one and half times as large as the
Russian empire in Europe; only one
sixth less than the area covered by the
ffty-nine or sixty empires, states, or
republics Of Europe.
Ten Of our principal rivers haye an
aggregate length of 10000 miles, or
length nearly sufficient to go two
thirds around the globe. OF these
may be mentioned the Mississippi,
400 miles long, the Missouri, 5000
miles long, or one hundred miles long
er than the distance betweeen New
York and Liverpool The Ohio is 600
miles longer than the Rhine. The
five great lakes on our northern bord-
er cover an area of 10000 square miles,
their total length being 1854 miles.
Lake Superior alone, at its greatest
length is 355 miles, its greatest breadth
1850, having an area of $4,000 square
pliIes.
The magnitude of this country is
further seen in its capacity for popula-
tion. Its present population is at the
ratio of eight individuals to the square
mile. The population of England is
about three hundred and forty to the
square mile. Give to the United States
the same RATIO of population as that
of England, aud we should have q ma
ton of l,lOS, 884,84O-or, in other
words, orr population would be great
er by nearly lO9,9QO,ooO than the
highest estimates give for the entire
population Of the globe Surely we
have land enough to satisfy the de-
mands of any reasonable ambition, aid
none need trou ble themselves with the
fear that we shall soon be oVerhooded
by Q tide of living humanity. Some
one has computed, taking past pro-
gress as data for the future, than in
fifty years from this time the popula-
tion of this country will be more than
1O0OOO,000. Let it come; We have
room enough for it all, and we can
easily produce an amount of food, clio
thing, etc, With which to meet all its
reasonable wants.
Minnesota, Oregon, and Kansas are
already virtually numbered among the
states. Washington, Utah, Nebraska,
and New Mexico, are striding with
more or less rapidity toward the con-
dition Of states. Dacotah and Ari-
iona are embryo territories
Now it will naturally be expected
that such 2 farm as this, if properly
cultivated, will produce something. =
But it is g well-known fact that COM
paraiVely little attention is paid to
its culture. By far the largest portion
of it is yet wild waste, and has not
yet been fenced in or even laid out.
But despite these drawbacks our
venerable Uncle's heritage yields him
a comfortable revenue, may be seen
from the report of the United States
Patent Office. Crops of the country
for 1855 Indian corn, $3.50 600 0Q0 !;
wheat, $247, 100000; hay and fodder,
$l6O, 100000; ts,$6S, OOQ,o 900; gar
den products, $50, 100000; potatoes,
$41,25O,0OO; sugar, 35,ooo,OoO; or
chard products, $25, 100000; total,
81, 66,250,O00
This value of products is gathered
from l3,O32,el4 acres Of improved
lands AS a matter Of course very
lnrge proportion of these several grains
are exported 20 feed the inhabitants
of other lands, not SO fFaiItfal in their
yields for the sustenance Of their in
hapitants- = Dosakersley.
No man ruins his health without