The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1870-10-06

ildulb OF ittdy OlIictlls, 10 the ulaSu't
of husbands and the annoyance OF
children.
OF our IL 90 youths, but >, 4l9 are en-
rolled in oar public schools, being 2,OOJ
less than in 1850. DenominatiOnal
schools and distant as well rs local
colleges and seminaries, have gather
ed in the missing youth.
In 1850 more than one half our
population were minors, and now but
little over thFee-ninths. Then we
had five to each of the 3,O6S families;
/ now less than two to each OF over g.
070 families. Families orthodox in
number are rare.
Social statistics lend strength to the
assumption of Knox, that no alien
race, can establish itself, permanently
ia distant lands; owing 10 climatic
influence and the vigDr Of native
tribes.
We hope to maintain our cOntinen-
tai supremacy, 10y the determination
Of the native races; the general edu-
cation of the people i'm the laws Of
health and life; and by the aid Of re-
Inducements from parent European
races who annually reach our shores
by hundreds of thousands. Let Us
glance at our progress in manufactures!
Prior to 1850, we had a few mills, de-
p-iIdent upon preeariOus streams,
and manufactures were unknown.
Now, sixty-nine steam engines and
fifteen water wheels, are III constant
action; and S66 iaborers are employed
OF whom 142 are females; whilst the
$3.50, 900 capital invested, produces an
nually articles valued at 81 ,475,OOO.
Tnis interesting exhibition is adorned
/ by numerous specimens Of workman
ship from our own factories and shops
\ that attest the skill aud toll of the
manufacturers.
! Give US the additional facilities for
/ transportation that are now cOntem-
plated, and at the close of the present
decade, the capital and labor, now en-
pioyed in skilled production will be
! tripled, and our population augment
ell by thousands.
l The actual wealth of our people
IS exhibited by the census returns,
I which shows our real estate to be
/ worth near SIS, 600, 900 and our person.
al property So, ,0OO, 600. This makes our
aggregate wealth S34, COG, 600, or 81 ,OSO
to each inhabitant, and 1894 to each
OF the 6,070 families in the county.
] These grounds manifest the enter
prise of our farms, and figures prove
their prosperity and improved cOndi-
ton. Last year our fertile fields yield-
ed S65,OO0 bushels Of wheat, and now
our fields grOan with the weight of at
least / go, 900 bushels of corn, whilst
from 25,000 acres of meadow land 35,-
600 tons of hay has been gathered to
stack and barn. Our 10000 bushels Of
barley yields the "IIageTn with which
II to commemorate Prussian victories
and Italian unity, and 10000 bushels
I Of potatoes suffice for our population
and the "Fenian army.n On our "a, :
900 acres of pasture lands 1000 horses,
1880 cattle and 81 600 sheep Craze
! and froiie to the delight Of owners,
whilst 24,OO0 swine provoke their pro-
DrietOrs by their intOlerable mischief,
and crafty them with ''greenbacksn
4 at 9eents per pound WhilstOur 5000
acres of orchards yield-us over 800, 900
bushels of delicious fruit, our dutiful
fowls "egg" our population and sup
ply 10000 dozens for tables beyond
Ohio, whilst tons of their denuded
forms grace the market stalls of New
England and New York. Our frugal
housewives manufactured 525,OOO
tpounds of butter annually, with ''Saf-
fel & Baldwin's Union Churn," from
genuine cream.
Y The drudgery of farm labor has been
INDICATED, and rendered agreeable by
improved implementsaEd machinery.
In earlier days corn was cultivat-
ed with tue hoe on fields bridged with
interlacing roots, now the roots are
i gone, and perfected implements have
\ suppianted the hoe. Grain once sOwn
from bags, hung on aching shoulders,
is now scattered by horse power, with
well adjusted drills, Equipped with
4 sickle or cradle. the muscles once were
taxed to cut the ripe grain. Now,
4 riding on cushioned seats farmers urge
spirited teams through fields of wav-
ing grain, and it falls Without fati-
lguing blow. Bending, over provoking
Ely dull scythes is obsolete, and match
ed horses before whistling drivers, do
our moving, whilst machinery hOists
4 the grass to its place in stack or NOW.
In place of using handrakes and forks,
grass is now gathered by horse-rakes
from the ''Tifiin Agricultural Works. F"
4 The elatter of fails and tramp of
horses are hUshed by the Tattling
4 thresher, that separates our seeds and
grains more rapidly than seventy men
could accomplish it forty years ago.
With clumsy mOld-bOard imple-
tnlent drawn by stubborn oxen we
formerly scratched among stumps,
: constantly tempted to profanity, and
went home to doctor shins skinned
hy spiteful roots. To-day merry plOw-
boys whistle along lengthy furrOws
drawn by patient horses before
I,Oomis & Nyman's "best.n
As we look upon the tidy hablta-
tions and broad, smooth fields in the
county and consider the independence
and comfort of the thrifty and intelli-
gent farmers, we must be astonished
that so many quit the field for the
! vexatiOns of professional and mercan-
tile pursuits, where failure is the rule
success the exception. Our 3,043 farms
require more labor and should be in
tereased in 1Iumber. Science and edu-
cation come with tributes to agricul-
ture and stand waiting to crown its
deyotees. Chemistry, Botany and
MineraIogy revealing the secrets OF
\ nature, make every pebble, particle
and plant instinct with lessons of in
terest. knowledge is as essential to
success in industry as in the trades
and professions, and most of those
4 who now animate and direct the SUI
bIime enterprises of our epoch, were
4 reared to industry and physical labor
BenOt satisfied with the past. New
and more inviting branches are OPEN
ing in all the departments of industry
. and art. Invoke the aid of knOwl-
edge, and the results of experience, in
all your enterprises. Rotate crops
and ascertain if large portion Of OuT
county might not be more prOftabiy
. used for dairy purposes than for ra15-
: ing grain. Take lessons from our
frugal nefghbors on the Western Re
serve. Let ample bitches receive our
surface water, and then put in tile,
for results demonstrate that two acres
of well tiled land will yield more grain,
grass or vegetables than five not tiled.
Farmers should strive to improve the
productive capacity of each acre OF
land. We must plOw deeper, and he
who eOntriyes an implement that will
cut flIrrow an inch deeper with the
same power apublic benefactOr.--
Let more at tiOn be given to breed
ing and caring for domestic animals.
Looking through the stalls and pens
on these grounds, should convince all
that.ft is possible to add 4 fourth to
the value Of our stock by attention
and the introduction of improved
breeds.
Horticulture and Horticulture and
the fine arts are hOnored in their con
} tFibutiOns, and the offerings Of OU
wives and daughters, at once lend q
. halo to this occasion, and show that
our homes are abOdes of comfort and
exquisite taste.
Il All our citizens should sustain, by
their rencOuragement,t those gentlemen
who, by energy and attention, have
inaugurated and conducted our Gan
nual Jublees.D And when next we
shall gather to these grounds, bring
ing our offerings may it be with add
ell evidences of our prosperity and q
renewed willingness 20 recognize and
confess the considerate goodness O
Him who was the sole stay and sup
port of our fathers and who by the
''early and latter rain, now fills ouI
. garners with plenty and gives "a
peace and health in pleasant
Z plaees5' 'i-t IA
Speaks for Itself