113 



pense, to aid in forwarding the enormous burthens which are transmit- 

 ted to and from the West ; and still, lands in all the New England states 

 have aucjmented in value. It is intimated that the lands in Massachu- 

 setts have risen enough in value to defray the expenses of their rail- 

 roads. How is this ? Manufactories have sprung up all over the land. 

 They send iis their clocks, buttons, hats and pins, and every thing we 

 use. Their purses are full of gold to buy our wool, our cheese and our 

 pork. By the census of 1850, from 124,892 sheep, Wisconsin sheared 

 233,963 pounds of wool, the average weight of fleece was two pounds, 

 less than Iowa by more than 100,000 pounds. Ohio sheared over 

 10,000,000 pounds. The average weight of fleece in Vermont, was three 

 pounds eleven ounces. We have not capital for manufacturing, though 

 Ave have a good soil. 



Manufacturers study their own interest ; so must agriculturists. 

 Manufacturers have secrets ; immense quantities of corn are converted 

 into starch, but the art is a secret, and visitors are excluded from that 

 branch. Farmers have no secrets ; but a portion of that knowledge, which 

 is sought for in commerce and manufactures, we must have, that agricul- 

 ture may take its proper rank, as it is the basis and support of all others. 



Mr. Allen in his Rural Architecture, makes the followinof .sensible 

 remarks upon the necessity of ladies identifying themselves with agri- 

 cultural pursuits, and attaining a knowledge and taste in the business, 

 which their husbands, fathers and brothers are striving to elevate, to 

 make profitable and ennobling : 



"Nor is this laudable taste confined to men alone. Females of the 

 highest worth, and domestic example both abroad and at home, cultivate 

 a love for such objects and take much interest in the welfare of their 

 farm stock. We were at the annual cattle show in one of our large 

 States, but a short time since, and in loitering about the cattle quarter 

 of the grounds, met a lady of our acquaintance, with a party of her 

 female friends, on a tour of inspection among the beautiful Short Horns 

 and Devons, and the select varieties of sheep. She was the daughter of 

 a distinguished Statesman, who was also a large farmer, and a patron of 

 great liberality in the promotion of fine stock in his own State. She 

 was bred upon the farm, and to rare accomplishments in education, was 

 possessed of a deep love for all rural objects ; and in the stock of the 

 farm she took a peculiar interest. Her husband was an extensive farmer, 

 and a noted breeder of fine animals. She had her own farm too, and 



