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Nor are these desires for foreign aliments, for foreign fabrics, 

 and for foreign conveniences unworthy of our nature. It is, sir, 

 by the noblest of faculties that man has rendered himself inde- 

 pendent of the vicissitudes of the elements, has established an ar- 

 tificial climate, feeds himself on the varied productions of all 

 regions, and in fine, sir, perfects his civilization. Instead of re- 

 ducing his natural forces, and of appropriating the natural re- 

 sources of a country, or even a continent, he is subduing the 

 world to his dominion. 



. The farmer, in common with other men, even in his rural se- 

 clusion, feels these wants. They must be supplied by the sale of a 

 portion of the produce of his farm, and any system of farming 

 that does in)t take into consideration this necessity is unworthy of 

 our serious attention. As the nation is made up of individuals, 

 so its exports are subject to the same laws. 



It is a fact that in the world's history the interchange of com- 

 modities between nations has always given rise to great cities. 

 Tyre,. Venice, Amsterdam, London, and New-York are examples 

 of this principle. The growth of the city is the actual tariff' laid 

 upon the trade, and provided the goods pass through but one city, 

 indicates the amount of benefit conferred on two nations. The 

 conclusion to which we come from these considerations is, that 

 surplus produce, unsold^ is worthless — that it is better to sell it 

 for whatever it will bring, and that what we get for it is clea? 

 gain. 



Ifj then, we must provide for exports, it is well to inquire into- 

 the sources of waste, that we may realize the most profit with the 

 least loss. 



The principal waste of inorganic matters to the country is pro- 

 bably connected with the exportation of pot and pearl ashes. 



With every hundred pounds of grain that leaves our shores for 

 Eur ipe only from two to two and a half pounds of ashes are 

 taken away, and of these ashes only about one-third are potash. 

 There is a little larger portion of phosphoric acid, and these two 

 inoredients are the only ones of any consequence. I have not the 



