The patron of husbandry., 1882-06-10
Number 43.

was 30 900 hundred weight; in 1877, 21 800 OOO
In 1875 $500 600; in 1872 65 000 in 1ss0, s3,
| 600, 900. OF corn, besides the hundreds of mil
| lions of bushels consumed at home, in 1850 we
shipped abroad for sale 100000 hundred
/ weight.
And these are but samples to illustrate the
| immensity OF this great industry. But. II other
evidence is needed / will quote from a recent
| speech made by Hon. George B. Loring the
present distinguished Commissioner of 'Agrfcul-
| ture, portraying the magnitude of our constant
| ly increasing agricultural interests:
| "In 1s7o the amount OF cotton produced was
1852 81 bales. in 1880 more than ooo, 900 bales
| In 1870 the amount of Indian corn raised was
eco $40 594 bushels in 1850, 154 449 435. In $50
the wheat crop was 2s7 145 626 bushels; in 1850 1t
was 45o, CO., ,o32 bushels. In 1870 crop of oats
reached 2s2 157 bushels; in 1TSo, 4o7 ,S5s o33
bushels. In 1870 the tobacco crop amounted to
262, ,135 341 pounds. The increase of agricultural
| products was nearly 100 per cent. in these ten
years and in the last year of this decade, out
| of this vast increase of our crops and products,
our cattle exports rose from 100000 dollars
to Ia 600, ,o9o dollars, corn from $1,000 900 dol
lars to so, 600 900 dollars, wheat from l61 1000,
600 dollars to 100 $40 900 dollars, flour from a5,
| 600 900 dollars to 5000 600 dollars cotton
from 2o9 $50 600 to 245 39l dollars, beef from
1000 600 dollars to IL, 600, 900 dollars lard from
2S ooo, 900 dollars TO 30 600 600 dollars and pork
| from 5000, 900 dollars 10 100000 dOliarS an
| nually."
And yet. sir, in spite of all this our farmers as
| a rule are struggling with poverty and adversi-
1 ty. 1t is serious question how the surplus of
/ our agricultural products are to be disposed OF
The highest order OF intelligence should be
| brought TO bear to aid the struggling farmer IN
this regard. Elevate, then, this 4, department,
right should belong to him. Make this a depart
| there for giving every other Department under
| the direction of the Executive place in the
| Cabinet and withhold IL from this?
| You have made the departments: now give it
| proper recognition and scope TO be OF the great
| est service TO those for whose immedlate benefit
| IL was intended. 1t is the nucleus around Whlcn
| all other industries must gather. There should
be no ungenerous rivalry, but the rest should
| acknowledge her modest power, yield to her
| requests in this regard and thereby confer ma
teTial benefits not only upon her OUT upon Ihem-
The protected manufacturers will surely not
| oppose her. she has contributed untold millions
| 10 them-taxed year in and year out 1or their
| benefit. And il is to be hoped, II not expected,
that they viii at least ungrudingly yield this
raw of sunshine to gild the clouds OF misfortune
/ that so often hang about the efforts of the hus-
bandraan and fui nish this syE1lsa of good will.
| In your recent tariff conSeiftion words or
praise of and of seeming interest In the farmers
| of this country flowed elOquently from the lips
/ OF some of its members. You now nave Ihe OPP
| portunity Of manifesting your sincerity by acts
| as well as words That sincerity can now De
| measured by the crucial test. They nave been
| uuShed far enough away from the bosom OF the
| Government and put under hnanclal m mNaSsalage
| in order that you may be protected They nave
| been made to feel long enough tnat lhey are
political orphans in their own land Then IL Is
10 he hoped that you at least Will not raise your
| hands to strike another blow at the men who
| have given nourShment to the government
which has given you protecIIon. All I t
| legitimate then make it harmonic Win InoSe
OF the tiller of the soil, who has divine sahcuon
! for his and who through the chilling blasts OF
winter and the sTelterfng suns of summer tolls
| on and at the end of each encircltng year lays
| down the heecy staple of the southern COTTON
Mani and the fruit OF the golden sheaf OF the
| Northern and western grain upon Ihe dIttf ol
| your riches. Give encouragement 70 ppHa peopHle
| who nv the muscle and Drawn OF their manly
| arms are making submissive for the Denent 81
mankind the 1000, 900 square miles Oh leFtle
plains stretching from one end Oh our country 10
It does seem that there has been studied
| effort to degrade instead OF elevate the depart
| mpnt of agriculture. 1t is known 10 an Ol US
that the Salaries to this department are Insult
fnplv to those who receive them, peloM uhooe
of any other Department OF tne anaixa bpt
| Q zoo doIIars while the Commissioners, respec-
tiyely of Internal Revenue, Patehls, CuoOolrs, @ S
TaniyS and many of the assistants VINO are no
more than clerks in the other Departments re-
ceive from A. 600 dollars TO 5000 uolaL9 9nua 1t
Iy And the heads OF the otne1 This tDeduai
tv IS an outrage: there Is no goOd fttsoh ioL AZ.
Thts fndignfty should not be onerea y 70 & e c eni
I-Iosa hnSiness furnishes more than % per CENT
| " onr avnoTtS and yields more OF tlle revenue
ont of which these salaries are pau lna az oI nv
rest of all the classes 1t male nonuIaton of
the frnited States is engaged IN agrlcuituG, VuC
more than ope-half of the wealth Oh tne onlon @
u Inseo'T 90 e no tSenartment worthy of the name,
and seems TO recognize 1t only 10 TAX " 1 ~ ~
said there is retr1butlVe JuStIce III ooiSsion w.
world fer acts of omission as wen as @ tho
Tpa ~ eericnIturists when they see ht nave Ln9
nnyeT in this land to apply this TO the polelcaI,
a,sa ct If nd send to these HallS mere Ialtn-
fuI servants for more faithful work.
TaIlyrand has said: ,,.,o ,,,,rht IN he
aged by Government; wit and manulac-
tnre VIII come of themselves. - ara baz,a
81, 'he Reinforcement to agriculture. AS
given ,,ete and Virtue have been Shed upon the
natfo,s Of the world, they nasS a pain ,tssmant.
na.i nat ,o0 RI agriculture and its encouragelntnl,
atte eeion - iorono1fion NJ to the attention which mas
haen OWEN to agriculture ana the .S
to the nusoandmSa1hh,e ned the arts have iour
thaa and nations have increased IN sono rich
es, honor ana had reached the fullness of her
,r I1itTin her realms IL was regaraeo a. aS ~ H.
so,~ to neglect or despise agreuItuIe, an1 M, ~
is sala Inat r the Romans of that time the most
adopIe1q pq,o OS nafricfan families derived Iheir
names from the branches OF asiio"iou'' -0-
dtstinguished their ancestors.
. 20 agriculture is evidence as q RUE OF
,, orreatness of nation. IL mas pesn u o0lae5 t
Snid that "he who can ADD one ououoa tha ~ he Ivhs
to the increase OF a nedo - ~ connuered a king
hos rayaged q province OF cohquoioo
DOM" no+ abo,,t one-seyeth of the
htenstmraI lands of this country nave eesn @
az ~ ~ Sr1ctify for the beneat Oh lnan. &c uo
tben strengthen the hands wnose af 3is land 4
te, oI tha vast internal resources Oh ehIS s
~, ~ ,a Mt strides OF our people nave RoSe S ,.
the past TO the West, ana oelole soSn h,s for
mer nunn ana gyse Ga o ali
stonc ihe route though thus openee pa,eent what
sgssgSd5amn sHss 70 q FEED and
conceaie&e 90 pomTlhd pSyorld Sir, if this country ever
eloshe 'e the acme Of its greatness Il w sn @ S
Tcnss Z s SFa%n WsSom fso to 6ud ID is ss
plains anu lorv " npon the foundation which Goa
SimseIf Sur eI mas laid. 6Applauseo