The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1862-04-24
AGRICULTURAL.
Tboughts for the Farmer.

Thoughts for the Farmer.
The Proposed Ttircs on Liquors Tho
bill now before Congress providing for di-
rect taxes, lcvics tho following taxes on
spirituous and malt liquors
/. license on each distillery of 800.
.. tax on each gallon of distilled spir-
its oG Is cents.
3. On each barrel of 81 gallons of ale,
beer, porter, &C., 81.
d. On Wholesale dealers in liquors, $50.
g. On retail dealers in same, $50.
g. On rectfers, 500.
Any person selling in quantities over
three gallons, is u Wholesale dealer, and any
one selling under that quantity is a retail
dealer
These aro heavy taxes. So Ear IA they
may suppress tho improper uso of ardent
spirits, no one should regret thoir operation.
But az they ore laid for revenue, thoir prob
able effect is question Of interest to all in
Ae present condition of tho country.
All intercsts connected with trade gen
orally feol any restrictons upon it, The
producers of corn and barley will have to
share these duties with the consumers OF
spirtuous and malt liquors. Although
there are fow taxes in this bill that will
affect the farmer directly tho farmer, yet
uor taxes moro perhaps than any others
viii these taxes be too groat If two
gallons Of whiskey aro made from bushe
Of corn. it will pay tax of 30 cents, or 100
per cert, on the ordinary market prices In
England the principal liquors consumed are
malt, and tho revenue in that country on
malt alone was, in 1886, 1873 3sl ,7i5. The
malt tax is equal to nearly 10 cents per
bushol OF barley, yot great AZ this is, the
poorest laborCr 5wills hiS beer as if il were
as cheap as water. His average WAGES il
40 conts day; still ho can afford to drink
by denying himself and family of what are
hero regarded essential comforts of life.
In 1860 tho wine, whisky and malt hqours
manufactured i'll Ohio werc S9,294 1855, and
tho heavy taxes that State will pay under
the bill as it is can readily be seen
To the above taxes may be added that of
cents on each gallon of vinegar when
mado of any other material than cider or
wine. AS it ia made almost entirely of
whisky, which takes about ono gallon Of it
to six Of vinegar. tho tax on whisky through
it will be about 80 cents per gallon. Sui
phuric and nitric acid vinegar will now
become more common than it is, and Con.
gress should afford some protection against
their use. II it will levy such q tax on vim
esar, il should guarantee u pure article
4. H0p tho Cram Crops are non LOokihg
Better than recollect having ever seen
them in March. The winter has not frozen
the grain out any, even whore sown broad
cast My rye and wheat, plowcd in corn
ground, look as we'll as they did in the fall.
They have sommonced growing, and with
warmer weather will go forward rapidly,
until tho time of trial from fly and rust
Az ~ fl,n
think there is as much AZ usual. 1t can
scarcely be otherwise. from, tho great
amount Of labor diverted from tho farm TO
tho armies.
D. dprH JFork.---Thc months. of January
February and March havo been the most
uniaNorable for farm work huvo ever ex.
pericnced, The necessity for unccasing
labor until tho crops are in. becomes the
greater, No plowng has been done this
spring in February or March, and hence
that Tor oats and corn must be done in April.
Manure must be hauled out, fencing repair
ed, gardening attended to, early potatoes
planted. and all tho other matters connected
with tho stock and work of the farm. Not
Que hour can be lost. ....
., The Pouch BudS.-0n many trees |
lind but few not killed, whilst ON somc 9th
er trees thcro seems to loo enough left. |
sec no advantage as to highncss of locality,
Tor the cold weather which destroyed them.
degrees below zero, was windy In calm
pights, such as those which give us spring
noats, highuess is of most decided alvan.
tage for then the heavier cold air settles IN,
the lowest places; but when strong winds
prevail, the colder and warmer bodies of
air are completely mixed, Present indica-
tons point to but few peaches, even should
po blossoms escape tho ordeal of spring
!rosts.
Z. Almost a Sacred Daiv-Takc caro- Of
She lambs, Much is said about raising cot
ton IN the Free States. but our independence
NJ TO clothing material lies in taking care of
Tue iaihbS' We can uso WOODEN as easily
hS we are now doing orr various substitutes
for coffee. Brazil, from which we get coffee.
taxes our exports 10 exclusion, and the cot
ton growing States are taxing our country
st the rate of million of dollars per dov''
Use our own clothing material, he inde-
pendent, and thus we shall be prosperous.
Rely upon 1t that our Government must
levy such duties on foreign woolous as will
give our own woolen manufacturers the
patronage OF our own markets. Our hocks
OF sheep Will whiten our hills, aud 20 this
most desirable end take care of the lamb.
D. Rt Holes and Gus T,W.--An agricul-
tural paper recommends that gas tar be put
III tho rat holes, ns they can not endure il
and says the tar can be had at any gas man.
uiaetory The greatest gas manufactory is
VI Washington City. Still, we do not know
that our farmer friends can get their sun
plies there, for an old farmer, uncle Abo, is
so troubled with rats that he consumes most
of the tar in trying to drive them from his
cribs. Even his vessels of transportation
are riddled by those huge Norway rats.