The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1854-03-04
TIL: NEXT CI.O:.

Tho Inducements h.ll out t. ruincr- Ia plant
= large -pung crop, were aver murc ll''teii,g
than st the present tine wheat 10 higher thu
day than known brhrc ia New I"is, AMI
of all other gfa,n. And these large ptic.-
tir not entirely the result II ,psrgi ,ii'n basel
un"n European war news ls'lrpcudrnt Of ihr
var dem nd there ,s y srarcuy of LIcadstnf-
tbraut Which ha- nl ealy trawn III ihc surplus
If our crops nn,l he prc" il effected bs The
na.urel law Il ,irpnni AID supply. The ,uplhv
having hccoa,c exhtu.,od aud 10" great Ain,t,.
can gi,uatv, ~ , measure cmp',ei. the WI. I
ra,ls upon b, laruSrs 10 trHti u 1tere - IN.
other demand mt gram besides the in'eiGu one.
whirh will rrestn' prnes iron, 'ec"J'rg below
the pay ing l,unt trf seycrel wears I" COME, ari
that is fur the inH,eu'e number OF hsrd~ en..
ployel n hu;id,ng railroads. These works eau
be SUD !, My st"pprd, no m"ttrr what Il 9 pres.
SIRE may be upon the morey or grain nAIkrt.
because to stop them would be ruin 90 the cab.
taIi,ls When current once forms chame,,
It l. difficult to turn is course. The products of
The American frmer have lately flen into
channel, where the current Of / ate is sweepin:
them onward To mlvts before unknown. pIolu.
chg prices before untlouzh, Of We tLerefors
counsel orr country lends To prepare for a
great srriuc op. Let them SOW all the oats
they can get into the glourd in good order, in
proper season than plant corn upon every acre
m good condition rhich can he devoted to that
crop. Let them also sow buck wheat. turnips anI
cora ',r fodder, 50 that they can sell large por.
tiun Of all The grain produced
A, tie West arl plrtcular in Sou'hrrn Mich
igau Nnr,hern Tndi,na and Illinois sprjn. wheat
10 more exten / ely sown than he winter Va i-ly.
Farmers in that region should not n-glec, thu
/ prs-cnt opportunity to make paying crop Of
thl- grain Spring wheat sown early, rarely fails
on a pra,r farm whaie winter wheat is very tn
certain, ifpossible, it should be sowd in Fshru
ary at any rate March should not pass befor,
this ciop s pu, in, even il il be necessary Ia
wade over shoes in mud to do it. We. have
SEGA f,r,y.iive bushels per acre Of spriog wheat
though the rsuel crop is far below that, mainly
owing to the very bad iroatmcDt it receives at
Tia. bands Of the farmer.
Beans and peas, it viii be seen, are qnoted a.
81 90 to SO so per buyhe Both Of these ara
nprug crops and may be grewL with profit upon
almost aGy farm in the country. lastly look at
the prtce Of potatoes, which are now selling for
g 30 per barrei-mor pc, bushel than corn and
more than wheat in ordinary years With grain
high, aa It certainly viii be next season potatoes
will chnlnue 10 sell at high rates after tho next
crop comes 10 perfection. Farmers should make
note Of Ibis in time for spring operations. Let
them plant largely. The crop will he paving
one We I'D tha, they shoul cot plant or sow
anything, especially IN any ralsoi the Eastern
Ststes, without manure. Ifa farmer has not
snuugh upon lis own flim let him buy guauo,
snpsr phosphate Of lime ground bones, SAT- nj
trate oi soda pouqrete, or some Of the concen-
trated fertilizers which ere sold COW rs common
" as he seeds TO be planted
One of the greatest wants Of this country 1t
thi, moment i1 c-gi.al to employ IN predicting
food and raw mc;eriGl4 ut nianG.actu'o from
American soil Nv branch of business suffers 50
much for the lack ofca ,id &c f,rae,,. Farn'o's .
COMPLAIN Of tie poor conlTcnsation they get icr
THEN labor. They sag that they yo.k harder
live coarser AMI enjoy fewer Of Tho lg:Hrito and
relirrmca. Of life lhau any ether class OF men
all Of which We are wi'!.u; to concele, while We
insist ustit4 because ti.y do not employ CAP
ital They only wo'S 10 !iyc--wor'; with th, II
own hands, ana no hike tie manufacturer with
machinery and means iGlnsred ty the powcs o
capital # is equally true that navy men own
large tracts Of land lying comparativel7 IDLE auC
waste because they cannot cultivate them Rlons
and do not see tie advantage of employing 9th
crs to do it foT them. Il j., this class that w
more particularly desire 10 wake up % thei
own interests. by showing them that the price
- 0f fam produce will not ra below their prcoen
level until nfer the proGIoton Of another crop
Therefore we repeat the cuunscl-plow carl,
COW eariy aud plant largely next sorinC.-N J
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