The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1867-12-11


and tobacco.
The sea shore counties OF North and
South Carolina furnish a market Cor new
England hay Al dollar and fifty cents per
hundred. ! say, quit your cotton and TO-
bacco, and cultivate grass for hay. The
vet seasons for three years past have been
most propitious to the growth Of this great
sn:axed New England staple.
One advantage. too, il has over all other
products. IL cant be tax-d. Hay being
the spontaneous productions OF the earth AMI
little Or NJ ploughing or haring being ne
cessary TO prodsce il, could hear tax bet
ter than cotton or tobacco. lf could ,in 10
~l,hout being called disloyai. 1 would sug-
gest 10 Congress . modification OF the Tar
on cotton and tobacco. aaL partial tar On
has in place III partial confiscation.
Congress has not set its face more strong
" against southern agriculture than has IN.
southern Rail Reads - cnnsse hs taxation,
and southern rail roals by their laI.e pali.
cy Of high tarihs on the 90. going products
Of the soil. hope both will ieara, before
II il too late, that there il much truth in the
SAVING Of the gre2, English farmer. states
man aud philosopher. . That for govern.
nent 10 experiment on the farmer il most
perlisas thing. far his is very poor trade,
ss1Jsct 10 great risks and losses: IL il the
mus, precarloss in its advantages. the mn.l
liable 20 losses. and the leas, profitable Of
zny THAI j. carried on. II requiresifn times
more % labor. of vig,lence. d attention.
oil skill. and let me add. OF gnoi for'une
also. 70 carry on The business of 4 farmer
with saeesss. than what belongs u any 9th.
CT trade"
krow this il no, The hight in which wr
have hitherto locked at the business III
farming. That We did moi - ,e- Il VI,
ow,ng 10 our old system OF lsbour.
Nov word 10 stockholders, and / will
be silent until learn the price AMI quaat,.
" Of hay brought in II Charir.toa. Wi.
mington and Newbern. Then. IN another
conmunic a,lnn | will be better able IL ,h,s
IL our people the advantage IL culll,atin.
clover and hay. instead Of cotton aud %.
biccn.
Our receipts for the months III August.
September aud October. antsdtosl5l.-
SIS s.. Dur expenses Tor operating ne
rad sl0l .s70:2i. lessing . net prctit II
$50. POS. which the treasurer has Applied
10 the ertingushmsn, Of our debts. The
receipts for the three months are Sis. cas-.
s.. murs than the same thf.s mhalhs II
last year; while the expenses u tn tire
moaths lopez ating r. asnsesl WEIR So -
81 less than last ysas. We compare With
last year because Il IS 1sssl. and breaase
that administration vas infinitely better
than The ore that preceded II, and compares
issora5ly with any that has preceded III
II any apology - deened necessary or
this communication. IL will be found N liz
as,slb made upon the present admtnists
ilon. and the additional facts that some 81
the large Stockholders arc alarmed, ali
nave written me that they see !. hoth,ug bal
ruiz 10 The present policy Of the rad" W
think their frars are i'll feu n,Ird, especial IN
-h~n they call % mind the lac, that wat
~r have accomplished ~as anne undvr .
tariff from ten 70 twa hundred pr csut.
lover than former TARIFF.
JOSIAH TURNER. If.
President n. q. X. X. 10.