New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-02-06

decades In this regard stood with the wests Srrease Of
population II the regular and Ordinary ~ eI
the value OF Its but ns and
dazzling Gas any found In the history o, MT iape
ment peculiar charm OF surroaHdi fac,orv on little
stream; the mere whim OF wealthy Ps - lie
has caught e pretty 70 Sf Se Exchange in
often all that il necessary to wave as Win
village or San isT wears the Village lot has sold for
the money which bought the farming ac I nnnn
W. antcinate such extraordinary increase but he has
right expect and rely upon regular lncrease arJ
certain element in estimating the results OF MS VOTE.
And he cannot shut his eyes to the 10 h nsSS
borhood his own chances that direction gnre III Inc
ambitious dreams which fill his moments oi leiSe
NEAR MARKETS.
Easy as the Western prairie is TO till where Tue Pos
share and cultvators tooth move without let OF nnu
rance we find equal facility OF tlage In our Jersey ianu
The fertile land OF the northern half originally roubn
and stony has been worked by so many geher"Ion7 '
II lies now without stump or stone mass Oh ine'o"
land ready for garden culture; and nature maze lhe
sandy loan of the southern half equally mellow anu
lies as ready TO receive mari the dough or the COOK 10
receive Yeast These are the advantages New-Jersey
has I'm con mon with her Western sisters. she mas III
common with Eastern sisters but TO greater extent
the peighborhood OF great markets On the wrong sde
Of the Hudson aud of the Delaware are cities Where III
one case 1000 900, and in the other lOoO'Voo' hu-
man beings stand waiting receive their foods ana on
the right side of these rivers within the Dorders OF 'ns
fortunate little Commonwealth cities OF 1OOOOO Ike
Newark OF 10000 like Paterson and Camden OF -oooO'
Ike Trenton Elizabeth and New-Brunswick mo whose
morning streets are wheeled from the neghborng farms
the food for thousands OF human beings The neigD0r-
hood ~ ch markets be of little value To the great
farmer who fills his trains with wheat and sends them 10
the sea-b0arG for foreign export bnt 10 Ic sliIl
~ oried industries who raises flowers aud fruits and
vegetables and poultry, the value Is ncaiculaDe III
this matter OF transportation NewJersey mas eNtrao
binary advantages Few spots in the StaIe are without
two railway communications many nave more ana some
the great cities that In Of any unjust discrimination
they could with slight increase of cost trlnspoi @
the Jersey farmer owes great extent the superiority
of his home in ali that adds TO the comfort iuu ~
of is inmates The city, Its Dra les lt7 saerTS' ~
daytime amusements, are within the rcaGh OF an, a
half of the population OF NewJcrSey WlLnoni
binary hardship participate III thOsc evening ehSI
Innen win CITY friends gives that variety
of Interest and thought which keeps the country hnu
from stagnaton We're We in any state except our Owl
where lie weekly PAPER is peculiarly strong Doth ID
number and character should need to mention the daly
Ncw-YOrk or Philadelphia paper when goes 10 81 inal3
New-Jersey homes. as a great educator; but without
battery 10 our own press which have frequently M
thoucbt the OccasiOn-and knew thc hiuulApuu "
win such ability make careful and full selection OF
news distributed IN such large QUANTITIES ao t
deal left for great daily to teach US Especay IN
the interest O. aglc mo e1 care with WiGh each one
OF them selects and edits or from neghborho0d expert
rules which have done much to educate our farmers II
asked 10 name one particular why the Jersey farm
was so productive and the Jersey farmer SD lhei Eeht
i'm an the details OF his craft should point to the column
or two OF his county journal when trcaed OF ItIucI
matters. and which he READ III DoyhOO anu Ieaus III %
die and IN old age.
PRESENT DIsCOURAGEMENTs.
II these facts and reason and statistics say they
are becomes interesting TO inquire why general iee
ing of encouragement farmers everywhere, and
especially among our own exists. The farmers of the
he Of
are undergoing great changes and adapting themselves to
new conditions which coming in to control Them
Remember that for hundred years it the only
science or art that made progress Tie history OF the
last fifty years embraces the changes Of centuries
revolution so radical and sudden Of necessity creates
confusion and loss Crops, formerly profitable,
can be grown only at loss oats raised in Kansas
can be sold cheaper in Monmouth County than they can
be raised there So all other grains But the Mon
mouth farmer and his fathers had learned 70 raise grains
Their buildings aud implements and fields were OBJ
tanned and used for that purpose Tradition ana custom
made this work easy and pleasant 10 them The change
came so suddenly that he believed II temporary and con
nued to struggle until pecuniary loss forced conviction
Then he rallied and betook himself to more varied in
dustry raising flowers and fruits and vegetables until
again peace AID plenty rened in his house But in the
process OF adaptation to this order or things there
was the of capal-here were the struggles OF re-
and his murmur sweed the general cry or as-
enlargement. That cry loud enough at nome met the
echoes frnm abroad The farms i'm England which had
bpe "A
and fair profit to the n03leneh VINO Owned me H. cou
pay no rent. The nObleman eNmhlted Ms poverty lh
c1fe of Texas and the OF Minnesota were bought
in the towns OF Deyonsre cheaper than they could be
raiSqd on his estate. The British was )uder ana
will last longer than ours. The EngsiInan i slower
TO perceive need and slower to supply IT, Besides when
he attempts he finds the checks Of bis conservative
system battling his efforts at every point Inc FARMER
holds his land under lease whose terms are gid ana
burdcnson9 It's provisions require specified rotation
b,f re tenant snail break no pasture: alter no fence
md lp
the amount of ten pounds for each acre hat he seeks 10
lease This outlook : gloomy and It j. little wonder
that our Western lands becoming rapidly seized by
English farmers OF character and property who come
hopefully to a land where necessary change meets 10
legal obstacle they know, know, that the facility
10 change methods and products Is the great attraction II
asrculua life In fact TINS facility to change 70 suit
every taste makes it that industry which sought by
more men who toll than any other
Again it is disbursement to the casual
the rural population dimnishes A moments thought
diminished production MACHINERY now does the work
many who released and cen seek different EN-
Payments in the towns The industries connected with
the farm,-spinnns weaving wagon and too-naklng
done at the cross roads but IN the villages and
hood Not unmiIed evil for while these towns are
Of great value IN furnishing the market they furnish
great temptation. especially when they grow into cities
on a hill TO attract the ambitious youth The superior
luxury. the excitement the amusement for the evening
millions vie with those OF kmgs give an unhealthy stim
illus to his imagination They know that these pleasures
so 900 900 under circumstances Of rapid National de-
veOpment which may never occur again. these iaYOres
OF fortune can be counted single hand
FEWER FARMERS, GREATER PROFITS.
This reduction in the number OF farmers, far from
being a loss the agricuturist is gam, II the popua
ton otherwise employed increases il does in NcwJer
sey Indeed the why jersey land worth
much and the income derived from it is so large lies IN
the paradoxica fact that there few farmers In the
State One would naturally suppose that the more
there the greater would be the demand for
farms and the greater would be their value. But inves
tigation shows that the Is the For when
there are many farmers in proportion 10 the number %
those not engaged that industry the farmers compete
with each other and lower the price Of their products
that the produce OF the soil sells for less and naturally
The soil itself Let NJ. looE again at The fures: