The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1871-08-07
rev Facts-A Theory Spoiled.

AFev Facts "A Theory oVoiAo"'
perhaps there was not one ain'ne ,.ho
New York and Pennsylvania cu,'' ,;d no,
came 70 Virginia last Spring tha' Wv, "r,,se
~ his n,ncr. after he went hoh"' 49,
,ho ,a,nra, resources Of this stale %',u a.,
patiate upon what might DC , u" or,v had
the vav of farming, il N're'""". Wy ,,or
.o,,. nf the New Workers cn'i ss' CIV"
-,r;.o thrift, &c. GREELEY III MS Spee'ne'
p''' &c. neon,e. invariably speaks in the
" ,,,tronizing manner, as does every
Co., that writes for q Virginia paper.
1ndccd we have heard even Firginians con-
oode nil that these outsiders claim. FROM
time to time, as occasion called Tor II, we
have tried to explode the theory OF these
gentlemen but as q subjective prciudlce Is
stronger than an objective fact, our ei'of'S
have proved fruitless.
"To the law and the testimony aS'in'
The census of 1850 shows these facts
New York State, with population OF
1850. 1856, produced in 1850, e,hol' loo o,'s''
els of wheat and 20, OGl ,049 bushels oi inu'an
corn-beipg a little over two bushels VI
wheat and less than six bushels OF corn 10
each inhabitant. The wheat Tell at 'e"s'
seven millions Of bushels short OF the guam
tity necessary to supply the people OF 'ha'
State for one year. o,o
virginia, with a population OF 1,5o6,"le,
produced in 1860. -, 130,T7 busheIs OF
wheat and 3S,5l9,9 900 bushels OF lndlah
corn-being nearly nine bushels oil wheat
md twcnty-four bushels Of corn to eacn IN
habitant. The wheat exceeded by hVe MIL
lions of bushels the quantity necessary 10
supply the people of this State for one year.
But we shall perhaps be told that II Is
not New York farming but Yankee iarm-
ing that the criticsers OF Virginia speah
of. Very well. Let us see what the census
tells of Yankee farming:
In 1860 the six New England States (all
of them, remember.) produced l,os'' I'D
bushels of wheat or " eleven quarts TO
each inhabitant" (this il the very language
of the census report), and 9,1G4,3oo bushels
of Indian corn, or less than three bushels
to each inhabitant.
The single county Of Loudoun, in Nlr-
vinia. produced 39G, 297 bushels of wheat
in 1S60-more than double the total pro-
duct of the three New England States OF
Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Conncc-
ticut.
Now, when it is remembered that the TO-
bacco crop is the one upon which Virginia
relies mainly for money-making, 1t is easy
10 be seen that we have nothing to learn
from any northern State in the art OF agrl
culture. We shall doubtless be told that
the New England States produce great
deal of hay. True enough but the winter
there is SO long that their stock needs q
vast quantity of that article, and therefore
they can sell comparatively little OF ii
whilst our cattle can make their own
diving" in the fields almost all the year. Sc
that even in respect of this article Ne"
England has nothing to boast of.
New England, it will be said, makes
money in her manufacturing establish
ments. So she does. Let her, then, boast OF
these. But it is the height of impudence
for any northern man to speak disparaginSy
of the farmers OF Virginia. We cannot but
feel Il contempt for the northern man who,
knowing nothing of the facts which we
have herein set forth, undertakes to up
braid Nirginans on account of their want
of success in agricultural pursuits.