Democratic enquirer. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1867-1873, 1868-10-29
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and the buyer on 'buyer's option, prpyid-
ed he giyesan equal warning.
Privileges are when A gives B so much
per bushel for the pFiyilegeof delivering
grain at certain price during certain
time, 5If,hring this time the grain should
be worth more than the figure agreed
upon, A does not make any delivery. He
simply loses the money paid for the privi-
lege.a This SCALED put " On theoth-
eT hand he may pay B for the privilege of
lseallink' for a certain amount Of gram at
a certain price ;3A1iinp i't
Should the grain decline in price, he does
not call, but loses the amount paid by him
for the privilege. This is termed a ''call.
A large number Of privilege transactions
are made every day in grain and stocks /;
but they have no recognition as legitimate
business transactions, either in New York,
Boston, Philadelphia, or this city, ,a
A "corner" is the result OF oyerselling on
the part of the ''shorts" As the time ap-
proaches for them to fill their contracts, it
is discovered that there 10 scarcity, either
natural or artificial, of the article sold
''short," and in the eagerneas Of the
''shorts" to fill, an unhealthy and extraor-
dinary demand arises, which naturally ad
vances the price.
In nearly all instances these corners"
are the result of o deliberate plan on the
part of the ''longs" those who have pur-
chased for delivery in the future, The buy
up all the "cash" or spot grain offering,
and create scarcity,
As the "shorts" are by their contracts
obliged ''to fill, they are necessitated to
pay the prices demanded by the combina-
ton, which is always composed of the
'longs.' II often happens that the "cor.
ners" prove disastrous to the longs" as
wen az to the Shorts" as they are left
with a load which they cannot get rid OF,
except at a great loss, Generally speak
ing. there are few "corners" which turn
out favoably for their engineers, but a'
there is fascination and excitement about
the business, there will always be founc
those who will embark in them, 80 long as
.'short selling" shall be countenanced. w
take the above from q late number OF thu
FRepubhcan. Prairie Farmer
EFFECTS OF GRASS CONC TO SEED. 1t i
q common error, especially in Virginia
Kentucky and Tennessee, to raise grass
seed and hay in one crop; tramping off tn
seed and keeping the straw for hay. Thi
practice is Objectionable; lst. Because tn
roots of all perennial grasses are weakened
in vitality by maturing seed. I'd. This in
Jury to perennial grasses in meadow o
pasture fayors the introduction and growtl
! of sedges, trustees, weeds, moss, briars
thistles and bushes. 3d. 1t makes poo
hay for stock. 4th. 1t injures meadow
(the soil) far more to mature seed fror
year to year than to cut grass when it firf
begins to blossom. 1t is proper to raise
plenty of grass seed, but it should be o
good land, set apart for the purpose. B
raising ones seed the danger of introduein
very undesirable plants, like garlick, dat
sizes, wild carrot, red root, and Canad
thistles, may be avoided; and one may b
pretty sure of seed true to name as well q
lresh.--D. Lee, In Rural Ne,o Yorker.
WHAT INDUSTRY CAN Do.-There lives
man in Dodge county, Wisconsin, -wh
shall be nameless provided for him
self and family, five persons in all, tror
the proceeds Of three acres of land-hin
self cripple, and the Oldest child gil
not yet eleven; and this is how he did it
Ten or dozen hives of bees gave a-suT
ply of honey for family use, with surplu
ofover one hundred dollars in honey an
bees. Two cows were kept, principally, i
the summer from the waste of garden an
yard, with some sOwed green corn, for sol
ing. and by lettering out by the roadside
in winter . upon corn stalks, pumpkins
| ufr nd
+ purchased from the sale of winter squash
es, furnishing an abundance Of mil
and butter for home consumption
with nearly enough surplus to pay tn
grocery bill. Two pigs were fatted upO
the milk and waste from the house an
garden and brought twenty dollars.
dozen hens furnished o surplus of eggs
sold or exchanged at the store. The tear
work on the land was mostly paid for b
exchange labor More or less of beett
carrots, cabbages, tuTnips and melons
were sold. Nearly everything used by tn
family except four groceries and clothing
was raised upon the land The wood wa
bonght in the winter by making ax-helvei
and other mechanical work, for neighbori
A few dollars worth of onion, cabbage
turnip and other seeds were raised an
sold Altogether the aggregate sales wer
nearly five. hundred dollars per year, Will
the family expense account-not countin
what was raised for home consumption
was about four hundred dollars, showing
balance on the right side of the ledger. i
L. FARcHnD. T9n9pi15 > 9h@ ~ ~
n DAIRY PORK found it to be th
universal opinion among those great mei
producers yhere)q quality and excellence
meat production is carried almost to pc
I feetion.c that no bacon was considere
equal to that from the dairy Districts
, this be really 80, ouI cheese factories po
! sess advantages hitherto little appreciate
, in thesway OF pork making. = Et. 3N3I
PREPARING New BARRELS FOR UsE-
President Starr Of the Alton Horticultur
Society, says, to prepare new oak barre
for wine OF cider, use one pound Of alu
and four or five pounds of salt to fol
& bucketsful oflwater; heat boiling hot, at
! put one bncket at time in the barre
4 rinse lthoreughl5 let it stand an hour, tut
!. it out and repeat the operation with anotl
L er bucketful Finally rinse with cold W
4 ter, and fumigate with sulphur, and 3
q will be right. '.gtaomsQ TT979 t3,
4 How TO MAKE NRw RoPE PLIApLE, Co
q siderable difficulty Is sometimes experien
! ed in handling new rope, on account Off
q Stiffness. This is especially the case wh'
B II is wanted for halter and cattle tie
q Every farmer is aware how inconyenient
(. new stiff rope halter. is, TO put on and tieI
q horse With. And new ropes for tyii
cattle are, frequently Unsafe for the reas'
v that they are not pliable enough to ke
= securely. All this can be remedied, al
! new rope made az timber and soft at on
n as after N years constant use, by siplp
q boiling for two hours in water, Then hai
4 it inl6warm room and let it dry thoroug
. lly. Itretains its stiffness until dry, VIII
it becoIaes perfectly .phable. Ohio Farm
AsCuna ffoR FOUNDER. 1t may not
], Generally known that the seed OF the su
/ fiower is the most infallible remedy yet d
! covered for the speedy cureof founder
= horses The directions which we gle
:, y from brief article upon the subject in I
Il Essex Banner says :! & ~ r0'a =
al Immediately on discovering that yo
{ horse Is foundered mix abontB pintof I
! whole seeds in his food, and it will peri
u o cure. 1e.I yds 10Y svALis y o':s.
IL Aunhowerg are easily grown alongside