VOLUME IV--NUMBER Al.
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plovment To several thousand hands and
supplies a market TO our agrIcuiturlsts ior
an amount of product equal to two ihifds
the value exported. These differences
in amount, had they been received at any
one time, In the precious metals. during the
late prostration, would have given more
real benefit TO the country than all the sup
posed protection paid by owners to manufac.
lures would amount to in one year, besides
the fact, that it furnishes the workingman
with his shirt at six cents per yard, instead
of % and all these advantages are attri-
butabe to the Legislative protection affor-
ded to the one town of Salem alone.


The effect of Protective Tariff upon
Agriculture is important. Nine-tenths of
our population are Farmers. or employed
in Agriculture, and must not be called up
on to dispute with Bavarians or any other
people for market and for a protection
Where else will they find that market but
IN our manufactures Let US look how
they feel the effect OF Protection on Manu-
factories in a singlearticie. The annual
crop of Potatoes in the United States in
1910 was 109,000,000 of bushels. The
value ofthis crop, at thirty cents bushel,
is S35, 100000. If we except the Cotton
and Tobacco crops. four times the annual
value ofthe whole Agricultural produce of
the United States is shipped to Great Brit.
ain.


The total of value of the Agricultural
products of the United States in ls40 was
81 1852 ,0O0,00 and other than Cotton and
Tobacco. We export scarcely four per
cent. of these products, and these to six
ports alone-the Danish West Indies, the
Dutch West Indies, Caba, Brazil. the Phil
;phine Islands, and other Spanish Islands.
OF these are the following sums in detail:
Cotton Rice, and Tobacco amoun-


ted to $1,914I3S
Flour. grain. and bread stuffs 2,I9I,544
Beef, Pork, Tallow, Butter and


Cheese 989,787
Live animals, Horses, Mules and


Sheep 23,7l7
Timber Lumber. Naval Stores


and Ashes 1,204.679
Potatoes and apples 36,s74


s6,363, 1873
Taliow Candles, and Soap S245,347
Manufactures of Cotton 807 34S-1 ,052,-


