The daily gazette. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1874-1883, 1879-09-04

LISH fARMEkDsTSA
ouiry Delegated TO this country by the
.griculturists OF England are expected
to arrive in this country every DAY.
The d,fficulties of the English farmer are
40 numerous, now tina, he is compelled to
meet the competition Of the farmers Of
the Western States Of this country, that
II seems almost impossible that farming
In England can ever be made to pay
living profit again without an entire
changeI-a revolution,in the political and
social system takes place in the United
Kingdom. - 5 ; %
At meeting of agriculturists in Lon
don, during the Show Week, some
very plain language was used, and'
great truth came put in very blunt IAN
guage thst 10 quoted thus: "The TACT
was" said the farmer, "the land 'cds NOT
rich enough to support four classes o.
persons<l hs squire, the person. t"e Ten
ant and the laborer."
Another Englishman week or TWO
ago is reported to have said In an sd-
dress in London That the difficulties to
encounter from American competition
in wheat raising were greater in the
region within fifty miles Of New York
than In England. The low freights from
the West to seaboard created the same
depression in. the price of land and its
products; but he did not furnish any
mode Of escaping the difficulty in either
country.
That there has been hard times in
this country among the farmers 1t is
most true. But the difficulties that be-
set the best and most experienced agri-
culturists in England now are infinitely
greater, and grow worse as the depres-
sion of wages progress. There can be
no escape, that we can see, for the Eng
lish farmer but in the division OF the
land and this must produce revolution,
for it never can be done without the re-
neal of the law of entailment.
No man can purchase farm land in
England now, if he has the money, and
make a living off IF it. If this were so,
money would soon be found for the pur-
pose. They have millions Of it out Of
use, hence the interest is down to Ia to
per cent. II man wants to buy he ha
to pay to get clear title from 500 t.
$500 an acre, for small tracts. IL
England the produce of wheat to tn
acre this year averaged "a bushels
That is a far greater acreage than Liant
Yields in Delaware or the Eastern State
although some farms in Maryland an
Delaware this year yielded about .
bushels. BUTT is not greater than mo:
parts OF the West. In the West goo
farm land may be had at a cost Of !
to SO an acre in large bodies; and tn
year if the English Commission OF IL
quiry go West they will find wheat sci
ing at more remunerating prices tina
ever before. In many places In u
West adjacent to transportation by wat
or rail, wheat is selling for so and
cents, and even as high as 81; while
culture and gathering by our improve
system does not cost half what it do
in England. We have been told of Of
farmer out West who harvested cr'
of 14,0SO bushels of wheat and sold
all at 81 a bushel. A few years ago
would have been glad to have receive
80 cents bushel. 1t cost less to raj
it this year than it did then. Such CT
cumstances cannot fail to impress We
favorably the English visitors and it
to be hoped that the day for great l
vival of the agricultural regions of
West is not far distant and that Ian
there will bi ing such prices and thu
produce carry such wealth and mon
there that it will in its return East pi
duce Che happiest results in one of
most fourishing periods of trade I'll
our country has ever known. Indeed
believe this must be so. And in additj
we shall find that the fiocking Of c
wealthy fashionable people to Engla
and France will produce in the near
ture corresponding flow of wealth a
fashion here. 1t cannot be otherwi
The wealthy and educated gentlen
and ladies of the United States now
not surpassed If equalled by any elias:
Europe; while they are really v
much superior to the great body of
aristocracy of both countries. Our n
census will show that our population
risen to near fifty millions and +
millions of such people as will then
found spread over this vast country, {
not fail to impress the world with Il
Importance. For in style, tone of cl
acter and education they will be TO
to be equalled no where. The Ameri
farmer cannot fail to feel the importa
of all these circumstances and to ext
from them great comfort for himself
his children.