Year: 1879

was in favor OF prohibitive duties and there was
which. to me. was indicative OF the coming struggle
over this agriculture and land question.


AMERICA ENGLAND


America may be said to been poorly represent
ed at the show There was certainly good quantity
of American machinery, reapers. mowers. thrashers,
famed British makers. but the fact that in the de-
partment OF machinery there no awards offered
will probably account for the lack any new inven
ton, or indeed novelty of any kind worthy of note.
or American cattle there was single specimen:
not even dead carcass although several prizes had
becn offered by the Corporation of London One
solitary st. Louis firm did believe send specimen
OF canned beef. and that all. There was not an
American ham side of bacon; not even an American
cheese. There some Canadian cheese which
some people here seem to think is the same thing.
The show OF cheese generally magnificent. There
were specimens from France. Italy, Sweden. Jut-
land. Finland. Dutch, but no American. One of
my farmer friends noted this and thought it 'odd."
but said nothing did not like to ask him what
allied him. but his friend did. why. d-n it," he
cheese to the show for when they've got it every
provision dealers window il London and almost III
the Kingdom? They've got so much in the market
that there is no chance for u.s." Strange to say.
when got home of the frst things that struck
my eye on looking over the Echo was the following.
which is good enough to quote entre:-


American cheese being imported into AYRSHIRE in such
sha nuch Fl the home produce Of last year Is
ss have S 10 essssn aRas maay
aud this Of course has had the effect Of increasing the


iisr which "a, xsss ,Ss n Ar Market Sd
be sold and In many cases has had to be given to pigs


AMERICAN FARM PRODUCE.


There were about dozen United States exhibitors
Of butter, and IT was uniformly admired. These.
with several exhibits of bees by the American Ma
tional Bee Keepers Association comprised about all
the American exhibits for competition. The latter
for a hive Of bees. took first prize. The bees gen.
orally called forth good deal Of attention and these
and the various patented methods OF rearing and
fattcnng poultry formed the chief attraction OF the
show. Artificial chicken Matching exhibited i'll
ctup and,
thereby. At any time Of the day ana in
any weather, you might a crowd of
incubators and hydro-rearing mothers
tainly ingenious contrivances, but by no
means new. That's what we shall have to come to
ye said sturdy tiller Of the soil, with chuck of
his head in the direction Of the said poultry sheds
and broad grin. "when the foreigners have beaten
us in every other line shall have to turn to rear
ing chickens" The best part Of the show was to
overhear such remarks these. which seemed to
up the situation very neatly III a few words. In re-
spect to this point, however, 1t Is notable fact that
the majority OF the eggs sold in the English market
are foreign.


EGG RAISING IN ENGLAND AND FRANCE.


The eggs imported from France alone last year
amounted in value to 36.95O,000f These
raised by the French peasantry their tiny free
holds OF from few rods to few acres in extent.
They can't do much else on their small farms, par
ticularly in parts OF Normandy and Brittany and
they turn their energies in this direction and make
good thing out OF it, The English agricultu-
raj laborer cannot do this; he has not
got the land; if he is allowed enough
about his tenement to grow few cabbases and
potatoes he has to thank his and be content.
The friends Of the laborer forget this when they ad
wise him to turn his attention to rearing poultry;
have they any notion of the difficulties that
beset would-be egg raiser a small scale in
English villages. An instance in point came under
my notice q short time ago. landowner summoned
q cottager for allowing half dozen fowls to tres
pass on his grass land. The cottager pleaded that
he could not keep his fowls IN his garden; that they
could do no damage. &c.. and asked wirat he to
do. Said the magstrate:-"You must keep them out
OF the field. and II you can't you must eat them"
noteworthy feature of the Exhibition, though one
which did not appear to attract much attention
the presence OF several refrigerator wagons for the
conveyance OF fresh meat for ports Of embarkation
to inland towns They were all pretty much on the
principle and do not therefore call for partic-
ular remark further than that they indicate that
public attention ID directed toward still further de-
veloping the American meat trade and making 1t
agricultural crisis. That is the only word which
describe the position; for with the international
Agricultural Exhibition the question really
have come to a crisis


THE FARMERS AND THE PAPERS


For some time past the farmers and their papers
have been complaining that the daily newspapers
have neglected their interests. Scarcely a meeting
was held but this view was expressed. The Exhibit
tion. however. and the large concourse OF agricul
turL visitors it has brought with it, has
at last compelled the daily papers to give
attention to the subject. Not London
paper appeared this morning without o leader or an
article OF some kind touching upon the agricultural
question. in connection with the show. They were
partly called forth by several meetings the sub
jeot of the distress which took place last evening
One of them took place ut the rooms of the Society
OF Arts. and was in the interest of what call
the prohibitory school, under the lead OF Mr.. Chap
lain. brother-inlaw of the Duke Of Sutherland. The
other took place in Exeter Hall. and composed
OF tenant farmers, who for the part showed an
uncompromising disposition. On every hand in
fact there are signs that change has come
the spirit OF the farmers dream. He is
longer content to be in the leading strings of
the aris.ocratic landowner. but Is clamoring for
direct representation in Parliament the only
ment of the land question. Not few demand per-
feet free trade in land The papers, however, give
them but lukewarm kind of support in their de-
mands. They acknowledge the necessity OF some
thing being done, Us the Pail Mall Gazette for in
stance. II says:--"Farmers have often had bad
times M the present, but at period. perhaps has
the prospect appeared more gloomy. While it is
clear that much of the present depression is only
temporary, the formidable character of American
competition cannot be denied ana 1t is well that
Its gravity should be well understood" But when
1t comes to suggesting remedy there is much beat
ing about the bush. They agree only in one thing.
that there can be no thought or returning to
ton.


TRANSITION PERIOD


The international Exhibition of 1879 will be re-
membered from the fact that it really appears to
have opened the ball in regard to the transfer
since the opening of the Exhibition Mr.. Baxter has
given notice of his intention to introduce a motion
in Parliament the subject of the land and the
laws relating thereto and Mr. Bright 1t is said APP
proves OF the terms OF the resolution which Mr..
Baxter will Introduce and the whole question entail
and primogeniture will be formally raised. Few can
imagine " hat this means. Not one Englishm in n
thousand understands them though he knows that it is
TO these lawn He owes the culty or procuring
land But very few grasp the idea that to touch the
landlords is to touch the last remaining shred-a big
shred. too--of the feudal system. and that to re-
move 1t will bring about com plete social revolu-
ton. STILL that revolution has to come, and perhaps
of the most important things the Exhibition
will effect will be this THAT 1t will have brought
thousands of farmers together from all parts of the
country to confer. to exchange ideas, to discuss
the. TO them, burning question of the hour. to
hear remedies advocated they never heard of or
dreamed OF before. aud, in short, TO create
opinion which. when ripe. will be irresistible.


PRINCE 1EWFIK.