Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1864-12-17

is 10 be hoped they will continue to in
crease until overy farmer has his proper
number.
In the meantime, manufactures will
spring up to turn this wool into cloth,
thereby increasing our population, and
enabling US to retair the large sums OF
money now sent off for clothing.
Cattle and hogs should also be inereas-
ed. And more than this, our crops Of
corn should be largely increased. l do
not advocate corn because I think il has
a direct pecuniary value. With us it must
necessarily be low. We cannot pay the
extra freight and compete with other corn
growing states; and at home we have no
demand sufficient to keep prices up. l
advocate it because of its incidental value.
AS food for all kinds of domestic animals,
I do not know Of anything SO cheaply
raised. and that will go as far. And
then it improves the land for wheat. ty
very nearly doubling the succeeding crop.
But the great advantage of these changes
will be in the reduced number Of acres
of wheat that will be put in. The fact
is. we have been and .tilI are growing
too much wheat. We have produced a
redundancy, and the price has fallen in
consequence.
In new country, and upon new land,
wheat is perhaps the least troublesome
and best crop that can be produced. but
whe her so or not, we know the practice
universally prevails. That thousands Of
new acres. yssr by year, are brought un-
der cultivation, and so cultivated. is the
cause Of the surplus which we all feel in
the loss of price. The change suggested
will produce other advantages. 1t will
diversity labor, and prevent the pressure
of harvesting one great crop within q
short period Of time. 1t will also secure
us against total failure of all our years
labor, by unpropitious seasons.
In advocating these changes, | claim
no originality. l arm but advocating
what your Society was in its inception
and subsequent history intended to build
up. Were it not SO, why these various
premiums? and why the exhibition of
this variety of products, which for size
and beauty might well engender pride in
older countries and societies than this?
PUBLIC EXPENDITURE.
We may congratulate ourselves on pos
sessing salubrlous climate aud soil of
more than common fertility. These are
self evident truths that stand out in bold
relief to every investigator. But are these
sufficient of themselves to invite settle
menti Thousands of acres still lie rs
nature left them. Society and interest
demand the settlement and cultivation of
these vacant acres. Why then are they
not more rapidly settled? If you will
examine your lax rolls since the organi-
cation of the county, l imagine You will
discover the great cause. We all like
health, and large returns for labor be
slowed, but who is so uusel!ish as to
wish to see it oil swept into the public
treasury! And moro particularly when
the question is asked, where are tire i'm
PROPONENTS as standing evidences Of
where those large sums of money are
gone, and echo alone answers where g.
The circumstances of the country demand
of every individual in his private affairs
the most rigid economy. Let each ono
be as v;gilant, and demand the Same
economy in public affairs. Not one dol
lar more of unnecessary expenditure in
any direction, should be the watch-word
Of the people, at least while the country
is being drained of its men and money to
support the very life Of the Nation, and
traitors and their sympathizsrs, with gar
msnts all bespattered with the blood of
loyal heroes, are still striking at its ex-
istence.
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