Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1859-09-23
From u, Maine Farmer
Our Farmers.

Ma. EDiTOR we notice a disposition
which has existed Tor some time among some
Of our farmers. and which we have expert.
enecd,-itis the eholdins on to produce which
is ready for market. because the pree does
not happen to DO a, much a, IL was las;
year, or as much as they expected to get for
il, and refusing to sell until the article be-
gins to decline, when they get anxious to
sell at the prices that have been offered them;
but Of course it is thea too late, as dealer
is never willing to pay over wha, the mar
ke, price may BE- at the time Of making the
purchase. By thism,ans, the farmer some.
times holds his crop over until another year,
and perhaps sells at the same price, IL not
lc-,. This is all m,takcu idca, about ma.
king money by holding on Tor higher prices,
at leas, over any reasonable length OF time.
let us make calculation Suppose the
article he holds over pork. lie has fat
tel his hog ani can get eight dollars per
hundred pounds for it, but refuse, it; he
then keeps the hog on expense after killing
time, the frst wiatcr--Siy three mouths
the hog eating one bu'hcl corn per mouth,
which makes three collars, at one dollar
per bushel. Then thi hos has to b. fa,ted
for market the next winter. l, will take
Eve bushels Of corn 70 DO that, which makes
Eve dollars in all, eight dollars expense.
Now suppose the ho; weighed go lbs. tho
first year, at eight dollars would make $50.
The interest on that amount of money would
bc Sl,GS, making iu all, S9,Gs expense
Now II she hog incrc' scd in weight one hun.
drcd pounds (which would DO a large growth
f,r that sized hos.) and was sold the second
year a, the sane p'ic,; the farmer would
Be losing, with nothing allowed for trouble,
or the hog dying will disease or some other
accident.
n tho produce be grain, wheat, corn or
oats. i, make. bat Little difference wha, the
price il, i, will take from ten to twenty
cents PER bu,hel. to make the article amount
70 as much the second year as it would the
fr,,. Another serious reason aeains, hold.
ins produce cut Of market, - the fact that
there arc but fow farmers who are able to
keep their produce OF hand aud DO justice
to their creditors, Tor ike men Of other
business, most. II no. all OF them. have to
20 in debt. aud by not being prompt in their
payments they allow their credit to 80 down;
their custom Is no longer desirable, or
sought after. and it nay be, that IL they
can purchase anything on time At all, it is
az c1horb;ant rates. which all goes TO show
pretty clearly that sich course. besides
being Improbable, is unpleasant and incon.
yenieni. We have noticed that ihose far.
mer, who appear % 90 getting along the
best and easiest, Aro those who 90 along a,
thcir work a, IL they had nothing TO scll a,
all. until they get ready Tor market. when
NNfN AANN 'N-A@N aNA A'iAh't - ~ k"Nh
money. and so home, Satisfied with having
got as much for their produce as it was
worth to the man who bought IT, In fact,
as general thing, asc tho marke, ~ soon
as the produce is ready for it, nine years
out Of ten, the pric, wall 30 a. good II not
better. IL will bring him more money in
Eve years II that plan is adopted, selling ey-
cry ar,iol, Of produce jus; as soon as i, can
be made ready tor market. Let one farmer
raise jus, the same amount as his neighbor,
who holds oG for bIE prices, and in ten years
he would be worth dcable the other man.
Let those who have tried thus matter make
a calculation aud sec IL d. not 40.
A. CHANDLER, JR.
Bethel, August -, 1859.