The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1860-05-19
FACTS FoR RARMBRS.
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MAhkET T AlRS--=I Ee IFf0dtase has herSfo-e
fore advocated Market Fairs. such as are
common in England, from the conviction
that, when once established. they would
prove as useful and popular in this country
AS in that. These fairssare Just what farm
-ers wants for they bring buyer and seller to-
gether, thus saving great deal of travel
that has TO be performed now in looking af-
ter things wanted. Many a ksrner really
wants 10 buy something in his line often
times, but does not know where TO lock for
it, and so he manages to do without it. As
oftensa farmer las. someihipg 10 sell, bdse
noe mseting with.a bugerssthe ag4;elz ra-
mains pro6tiess upon his hands. 70 bring
these two men together, nothing equals reg
ularly established market days, at fixed
points in each town or county, al which ev-
cry one with anything TO sell should make
ii his business to attend there would soon
be 10 lack OF buyers.
A large amount Of travel would be saved
by fairs. Indeed, there would be no loss
in travel, as in our present system. where
buyers and sellers start out at random to
hunt for each other. Much time would al
SO be saved, since, beside buying and sell
ing. great deal of other business could be
transacted on the same day. At present,
in Kentucky. tie fair days and court days
are the same. Time would not only be
saved in meeting with neighbors for buying
and selling and other business transactions,
but time in the bargaining, since the sale
and purchase in such place would be a
much quicker operation than at home
Competition on both sides would be great
sharpener of mems trading faculties.
Another great advantage to be derived
from fairs would be the opportunity of Sc
lecting things suited to the wants of each.
At present there is often misft; A. gets
exactly the thing that H. would, and B. the
one wanted by A. A case happened lately
in our own neighborhood. A. had yoke
of oxen to sell. He was willing to take
S1l0, but not knowing of any one who
wanted them, he sent fifty miles for man
to come and buy them. AT the same time
B., his nearest ncighbor, wanted to buy
pair, and would have given the price. but
had no idea that A. wanted to sell. So B.
went off on hunt, aud found and bought
a pair of oxen at $110-not as valuable as
those of his neighbor A, nor as cheap, for
these would have cost no time. Finally,
A. sold his oxen for 500 to a man who
spent the day and travelling expenses to
come and see them, and the expense of get
ting them to his home. And, finally, the
purchaser of AS oxen would have been
better suited with those which B. got, at
the S11O, while B. would have gladly ex-
changed, after it was too late.
All this would have been obviated by
stated fair day, which would have brought
these four buyers and sellers together.
In some places, the natural trade would
we'll warrant holding a fair every month
in others, once in three months. One should
always be held early in the spring, and APP
propriately called seed Fair for then
every one who had any seeds TO sell, or
exchange, should go prepared to meet those
who want 10 buy, or give such as they have
for others of the same variety, for the bene-
fit of the exchange of location. A great
many gratis, cuttings, and roots should be
exchanged at the Seed Fair Then, too,
would be the time for buying or hiring teams
for spring work, and hiring men for the
summer.
Another great benefit of fairs would I've
uniformity of prices. 1t often happens
that farmers sell things to transient buyers.
who come well posted as TO value, at less
than fair market rates. And sometimes a
farmer, who has not for long time been
out of sight of his own house, will refuse a
fair price because he does not know what the
market value is. This would be avoided
by fairs.
We are glad to see that such fairs are be-
ginning to be established here and there all
over the country. They have become Fixed
Institutions in several towns Of Massachu-
sets, Connecticut, New York and Ohio
A thousand more should be started this
very year. 1t is an easy thing TO DO, and
in many places may safely be started as
private speculation by an individua tavern
keeper, or country merchant. who should
issue the notice that would call the farmers :
together upon day fixed for the fair. II 1t
failed the first time, try it again, and again.
Knowing the benefit of the system, We ad-
vocate it earnestly for the farmeE's own
good Let him think of it.
SLABBERIxG HoRsEs.-A correspondent
of the Boston Cultiuator says!
'All grazing animals. and the human
species are at times. troubled With it, and
the cause is probably very simple, and the.
remedy should be so. In healthy state.
the stomach of all animals abounds with
due proportion of acids and alkalies, which
aid in forming the gastric juice, which die
solves and digests the food. When acid
too much prevails. It deranges digestion AID
causes too much moisture on the stomach.
All that Is wanting for cure is aikali aud
carbon to neutralize or absorb the excess OF
acids. Give the horse, in his feed. about
half pint of pulyerized charcoal one day.
and SCOT the next, and he will soon be we'll
The charcoal absorbs acid, and carries it of.
SCOT neutralizes acid. The operations of
the two viii restore the gastric juice. and
then all will be well. We have several al.
kales besides what may be in soos, bat
none So eafe as in SCOT, for any Quantity
given wiz not hurt the stomach. SiabbeY-
ing in hoses is undoubtedly caused by some
impropei Thing eaten.
WARr ox CoLT.-The New England
Farmer. SAYS that Mr.. A. Briggs, of Mass.
saws, that potash dissolved to a paste. laid
upon the wart for half an hour and then Ia
ken off and the part washed in vinegar, viii
cure a wart on man or beast.
CURE FOR FouEDER.-B. Fletcher, IN ".
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