, 1870-04-18

sccti.n. 1t Is - vide - tho continent, - nx-
tcpAiro aa Ill the vocationa knd enterpnses
which demand tho muscle or brain Of tho nj
ton or the sfill and toll Of its cisizens- "a
&urna7 xze there no IA,,orers but the woEkrnen
and Rrtlsans engaged thardin7
Ibe American lAboror il not only tho Hotkss
IN iron and metals, in cloths and textile fab
Eic", nor is be found only dclsing in fainep Or
hanmeEinE It the forge Or. anvil, or plylng the
needle or shuttle amid the Luta Of machinery
in Eastern fac.olies; he il a1so IN the open
field behind thu plow, spreading iae CANVAS
upon the Sea, in tho Workshop fzA,nohinG tho
sed product t Of Of hs h5a, IT. to the the
huolretl. Of nyncationa thai n'ini4tar to Tho
1Iecds of the community in the Industrial, aa-
ciai, OF poMticsl rel1.ints Of ita MombDTa he
in helping 10 furwar1 l.y steam other power,
or ocean, to their hest market tho products Of
the soil, the forest, the mine, the workshop,
bench, and loom in our Own and other hud5
Vest Of the Ohio RiseE and north Of its
mouth dwell one.third Of the present popula-
ton of the Union; within this 1rea ten
trious, Intelligent people; i soil Of aur-
passing fertility yields a surplus, yearly in-
cEea.ilg. Of Agricultural produce. Millions
OF LnsheE OF xlcat corn, and oats, and vast
quantities Of beef, pork, and other f,oa rnnst
go TO other stIes and other countries for con.
inyestpl their frugal earnings in t:in Ian liz up
ohsEluch ther reside. They have paid the
government for tho right 10 poesess and cult-
Tata them their capital consists Of their farm
and nd7mrrovcneats with their impl-ln.nta aud
blocks wlie,hcr profitable or tuirfoasAtlc they
cannot al'1ltioa iilrir homes OF allow their
Gelda to lie wAste they a:ceut 1crs cotnEetlaa-
ton for their labor atl tho ot t;leir capi-
if1Saud hUpo to reduce the coEt VI production
IN succeeding years uE oltalu = better yscll atd
Letter prize.
C1.ief ,I.uong these States having comn,on
interest from Continuing L! tlrVito-S a1.l ilai.
lar production in Iar own State ol uliit.,is- Ii
tlers j. al agricultural State in tie Uuion ehs
cen claim the appcllatson L 1858 ber pro.
daction Of crrn was l3f ~. .001 b:HlAr1" OF
.evcnth OF the wiaulc product at tue Eaitel
StEttH FOR Tim. year. Eeai1ea tla thcro u ex-
ported large quantities uf beef. pork, soeds,
and oLher farm products.
The Commissioner OF Agriculture estimated
fSunA retasEn to lis department. the total
in the year 1eGs A. 22l, ,oU, ,OoD bushels Of this
probably 39, ,0tU, ,00o were usnd for seed for the
EIeccediEy crop. and the Custom HouAe re-
taT1a chow tlat our exIro1ta of wheat aud 1our
ato.a imparts for the fiscal year 1862
e4uallsd e, Col kQd0 lusaef7- TLis leaves
States Or about 4 n bushels t4r rnliln, esti-
IS. stz,Us0.
Let ,is inquire where Is this raiacl, and what
States have an excess, and what deficiency.
The following table takeu from ths report Vi
the Commissioner OF Agriculture AZ to tile
amount rsi=e1 in each state, bs4iuI tho popu-
lation upon estimates made and published by
fds7arsl Young, Es.I, pf tlla Statittical Bureau
sluMs tho amount Ct ,.ara, raised and e1-
I,nrteI in tho gEin.pro.lacihs States ard
necessary to be imported for CONSUMPTION into
the ttiicr Northern StAtee
SU4EltMEs1EES STATES SHOWING sCKPtES