, 1870-03-11
The Huto OF Wages OF Farm Lnbot.
efs In the United SIntea.

Of AsI,eai'ure = WASN'T eton. si7es i bis last
the rate OF rsges Ct farm laoor. involving datn
iFCn NoIe than tan the counties In the Uutted
ssatss-the @ = eond snczs M = y similar M % oae navtns
temsflca'iy attempted These Statistics coura!u
nauJ jacts which Euss hare an especial interest
ios asfen1tutsss a. well a The political seono-
The rr1s inyes.aauou IN 1865 developed tho
s,a:es | VS. asa per nonfn. w,taous : boara: M vita Win
b6lrt. *1s-:0 tav,ng Sio.tu as The asesage slow
arce tor 1oarh Iaisy Jea1s sgo 1t ls eaun tho
btasc. 1t VAS also ancwn thai while tho wh!ta
lsburf 10 Of sa,s cauatrJ obtained t:sA tue aver
ciutt;Ig the valus OF III eI:ra4 and snaHAacea:
ald that While cur labor ta1 oee1 subIec. to CON-
pttlon y nlli,ons Of eng!aafs, ia sa;e ofIe-
ard tor It has ou'Fun the supply.
The pseseat intestiRattou SHOWS decltue IL
snete avsrsRes, al:nouRn sue seancsoa Of wagss
has rot Ktps pace ~.sn The decline IN pr ces OF
sIlcolnfa1 ana eear!J I'll ostel t1Id@ or pscdacrs.
~ 10 bushels Of sness for sae lsoor Witch wntca VOID wo.1d
ra1 fof oos hEshel at toe core Of 1864 Tbs aver
age rate OF wages for a farm lah.t ~ estahtt.hrd
~ ~ repoI1 * Z PCT E4onsh without ooasd.
A onpafi.on Of re ave1aaes Ct The var4ous
aesEed u The soa,h, on acc:uut OF .hs Cotton
pit ITS AID fhe note general en- plo1 ent Of whlEs
l.1er; II cHao.s,a e. sssy naxs r., oeea fa'i, ua,n-
eo!5 4Nlne de1u the scA.e, while the W Weste4n
Ae-. mau II cotnsed to the paran:ts o. s8E,col-
ID 1na s2lne u farm rrotuc!E
But tabdl1l,lon a!to q tne wes.s.n s;a,es
a-aws qui g q difference Tnua lava, ~ita 1etiie.
nClts aad lhptos ehsLt3 rapidly pruRsts4tpv,
very reatly ns'n!s,ns the hfRn ra:e or 1853 ii IL
to,e, entteced r. cstt.e tanning md parf pfoulc-
slced n5 Ia geates yss.esy Of ,ndpassies ,rc,udn.
n sLufhcsulss, AhcHs about the same red :pIon ii
n.tIuI; while II 1tdsasx AID Un:c, Where ,ht
crop Of y he At TAs o feu1cEd b. w1Q:eT.kItfpc In
1856, aEd the cesE st olonsn. IN 1851, a Kreatss
oecilEe IL natura!lg shown IN Eages.
hansas AID Nshrsss& also bho% fedoc.tpu
qaur d a1ker, o.1 st1.l tue average rp.e Of wa4ts
- higher than that shoT1 py NM .eso!a, which
catecustance L attributed 10 The Rresr divers.iy
G1 IT dusfles e. ed by the nrst m.Ln0utd Ssste8
Ete1eas Atnnesota Is ulatniy deToled to tne cuE
t!sartou Of o.e s'sple, VIZ, Wnest- In Kansas,
tsin Tesritofses. uveilAt :ran.por1ason, ntltaE5
occupaLcJ, e1pet,Eucns OF hunters, xp1aIAuous Of
sfet c., 1alaroao tu1'dlsx. weI ~ Lining laof,
Ill coz s1Ie to FENDER pFn1r esopa tda bua1ads8 ul
zRIIcc so1es eiih suca eject tnas tho kni1 digger
AID silver Elmer 1ana1n poo1, wh.e she farmer
lbts. ,4oor ootssntd IS per cent mote ID "A a1-
etsRe wages, atu kansast an older Sate. with
es p sns g p,r - c,n 1s' .ea;
the aSefaze r&te". hut three JeAts have done
mech to@a1d making ksusas and Senraska sy71-
cultural Sla'ers with corresponding reduction Ia
the rate Of '2hDf. Tne same c4usta cuuu1u:eH,
a1e tne more uls:apt 7Fsas zecootng selksu.ts!n.
:hsi iecsde, s1eo beio , rns a1eTses rate anr re
cou1tfy, uneAs soue porlieu or II. population
saaA CEASE 70 Dc p1tducEth AID become cob
aLne1S only. ....
Tho a,eiage rate Of wages for New England IN
compared WIN tue Ohio F4Ie3 tOh:o, 1aalaos aod
lIott), u largely II tayof ct New Eagt.oh-
Agar, he asesaae tsgss q! fAzm laoor u u
lsctuliEz z DIS i!c.s IN ncE EnEaod Is h.gasr than
Y di.uiets n ne same section where snauu.sc:ur.
ing towns are few o. DoEe u all Nn:c1 induces
the stat,4t:c18n to declsre Ehas-
"Aa PURELY Industrial CONFEDERATION, e3fo.cea
By tEt logic OF these labor .urns slssea OF
uauIfofd valle:J OF labor, suited 10 TIA uI1Z aton
oi evtt1 of1s'rai pfotuc. Of na:n1t, aud n1aoseo
TO every capacity. preference, aGe, ald sex Is 10
be rtconneE ded 10 the Suutn AID Veg, as essen-
till 10 the;r tuIQ1e KfpwIh ard contnued ptox-
pExi.y. Neither exemption from taxation Ior -
ut!cal con. .bihatcIA OF sections can aya 70 avert
tie Ultimate consequences OF s18glt co11so OF
eAuaosuEe cropping, or Of lx!llse to Use Ene
mold Wealth OF Rxsufe Eh!cl God has eca.@ered
II sica slofuAsou, and 10 tD2oJ- the yas.ea csps~
b:lItes Of human uexter1rJ and Bs1en2tn which
are 70 olfeu left 10 -. dacrs1n!z3slun md cecsy
Of ,d1erels Ard dime"
II e difference between wages with and Witao1s
bnsld Il tlgtly lea than u tue tusesJg alien tktea
yek7 uEot except in tee SousaeFa States, Eallfur-
oia, zIu arfeH CT the Northern Sk4t.a.