Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1862-06-27

lhie is anything but complimentary 10 system Of
well as New York
In " the Siates-nearly all the old-there
has been loss IN the number Of sheep, aud the
In 1860 is 22679 1856 against u 23 22n in 1880 OF gain
only of95d, 66 Ia ten year But for the new States the
loss would have been large, aud the gain the State Of
CaiioInia loosISD Is mere than equal to that Of the
Pennsyvania, with 49, 900 square miles Of territory,
and 2oBIl3 people. should raise as many sheep as
England, with about 81 900 square miles Of territory and
OOO0l people, and yet England has 30 600 600 sheep
and fennsyNania but l63 90 which gives 10 England
nearly thcop for every inhabAnt and 500 for every
square mile, while Pennsy,ana has little more than one
20 every two inhabitants and only IS TO the square mile
WIN our unlimited cheap lands, should export mil
lions Of WOOL but England in fact has the past ear sup
ph6d as with millions both Of the raw aud manufactured
Flax aud hemp, crops have nearly boon hlocd out
OF the Union though considerable fax seed is still rails
ga, To be crushed tor the oil, while the hber the
valuable part, y thrown away. Home manufactures in
1850 amounted to S27 is6 29but in 1860 they declined
S24 326. 7i4 so that women, in this branch Of in
dusty 80 intimately related 10 agriculture notwithsand
ing the 100000 more OF women, are really toing aud
spinning less than ten years ago and but little than
they appear 10 have done according the statistical in
formation recor ed In the days of King Solomon.
The loss In the "hog crop" many NJ the States is
considerable and not compensated even by Whisky
sN States Maine Massachusetts. New Hampshire
south Carolina, Tennessee, and NermunD prOahces less
corn than they did ten years ago The old States cAhb
II little ncfcase Of coru-scarrrly cQualng the navel
Gus growth Of some gle new state.
have hcen furnished with The Ohio annual agucul.
tuTal reports containing statistical returns Of that state
be the model for her sister Sates-and these oorfob rate
the positions assumed that Is 10 say the fact OF the n-
creasng uuprudu voness " our long en- tvated lands
Ohio is fair state 10 put To the witness stand She
is wise brave and rich ugh thc test to de-.
clare the whole truth Ia order hud cure for an, de
frcis n time This annual self nsp ctonnot lees use.
l 10 States than 10 personsdisooscs the real dcfccn-
ccs, aud all that Is then needed Is proper instruction a.
To the remedy Ohio is the eldest " the great western
states-arge populous and neither old aud worn out
nor young aud undeyelopcd-the golden link between
the old States and the Her fave may be- auucpat
cd by some and will be followed pethaps. with uncqu
steps. by all the rest II will not soil phrase II poli-
clans 10 say, ." as goes Ohio, . goes the Union"
by the reports referred IL appears that ~ S2l acres
more land devoted 10 the culture IN 1855 than In 1850,
produced iAAl2 bushels less wheat (Tido Report
iSi p az The average product is also stated % be-
lS9 per acre IN 1913, against Is IS In 1880 o. falling
on OF nearly al bushels THAI this is not contn-
ed 70 one season may be by taxing the whole eht
years aiier 1891 together aud ing on was over
four bushels 70 the acre inr the entire crops Thi.
proves the steady and unmtgsicd decline as 10 the
whole State whatever particular localities may ca hint
IN the capacity Of the soil the yearly rate of ncnrl
bushel per The substaneta necessAry IA th
production Of wheat in the process II beau annually
exhausted aud they not returned, though not loot L.
the world where they CO. for have long ttcued Brit
ish Durhams according 20 the ui " our exports
aud, regret % say British hate by dimnui,n Ut
our imports II Is 10 ,sy thai the profits of
the hlmef have not diminished fcauuc ptlecu have 90
'@nesd iu even gfeaisr fatl thtn a., juniuu'lr o