The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1873-02-28
A Few Facts to Offset Fancies.

SAVANNAH, February p.
EDITOR REPUBLICAN, great many farmers
are now seriously considering the establishment
OF oranges or, In other words, the nIninu-
nifty plan, the effect OF Which is TO place the pro-
luce in th. hands Of n-m5crs of tne ''firncrs'
ring, - aud binding all members 20 act or defer
acting until nil are ready u sell. In Inv opinion
this is dam iging to the farmer in many ways;
nrs:. ii destroys com edition., thereby lesscain;
the price of the comm -ii;v; sccoad, il cn.ircl!
destroys the independence OF the farmer, and
leaves him AT ia. mercy al ih- buyer. seli-prr-
scrsaiiou /, tire ilrst tlw of nature, AMI when
capitalist. understand III II farmers have formed
themselves INTO u ring, Tor the plrp".c VI at
tempting 10 control The lticr OF n,.ir cuinin nil
ties, IL il not naturn. fhnt they should adopt n
means Ir their prJtertiunz The ''rrinsr'' r!s-
tenn. il one generally adopted. would lead 10
''cpIners' IN pork, corn. &c hrnr>i fair deal
ing Won Il be utterly Il 'srcesid.- u. ana Zach trade
and occupation would b. cnu,inailiy scrkin, the
advantage OF the other, Can this farmer get along
" ith"ut the capitalism Can m" capitalist r-alize
\ profit ON hi, mran- without cusIomcrs, We
answer, no. Each /. dependent GA tlIc ":hcr
Capital AMI labor should go band in hand. Thy
are, und n the policy Of our Government. inscp-
arabic, and neither can lie independent, of the
o her; AMI he who attempts (" "nS"hicr strife
aud hard feeling, ami attempt, q rli>c iti-r hp-
lions of the Independence al rirl-r over III
other, is not 10 be trusted, and ! had nearly sal!
either does not fully understand TIM siiua'i N aud
IfliiINt DtTititu " up A'As' " d' ''' WI
the other, or Is devoid Of principle, and attempts
To- misleai his fellows ir nivIccntry rni' oi HI,
own. There ARE newspapers IN Tie country inst
are melting iarm RS L. form oranges at oncs, and
not be further cheated by capitalists AID speru-
lrtor-, aud for The benefit "i -Uch aud the fIrm-
er, We will cite one or two instances OF the
practical workings OF the grange system.
Firs.. The Holt County GrlDSr, nj ih- begin
ming ot the hog m uk,t In November. cent their
agent 10 -. Josrph 10 nesotia,. their hog. lie
WAS offered four cents, but beng entirely IN The
t.r.a - H.. u.t,,.t t. Neu- II . .r4 ~ ~ al IN
he would not be BLEED LONGER, AMI that n. 'td
mt like il AS FAR ~ he had gone. 20 h. tr"is
on 10 -. Louis. III; TIE hog market had not g.i
fully up 10 his STANDARD there. He CONES bIIcS
home. And now som. OF Ihr mrInbrra "i the
grange need a little Ia 'n'y 10 pay III 'ir itS"s,
hc: lhey start GU AGAIN, aud III JIn,rt,y sci,
see how they ought Ia like II - far. say they
had :. 900 hogs averaging 40 lbs. In November
they would had S21, 90 Tor as. bat. instead. my
lay cat $50 for expense oi ag.ui, feet! SAY !u,gJ
bushels of corn, without adequate rem inesa;irn,
many uf them paying interest for III ,iey, hni IN
two months sell their hrS- for 81 go. An IN
eXls rirnced granger can soon see thu benefits
oi The grange - slci! III the III NC lnstilcri anu
| eau safely guar1It.r that the pictu L Is not
oyerirawn IN thi, Instance.
There j. "a great cry raised by I Few Interested
parties and their strikes, that II. Joe firms are
goug.ng the farmer, and arr not paving III high.
prices Tor ho2e rs other markets. For their ben
.iii We Will give a f'w statistics OF the hog mar
kct III -. joe. 81. Jo.. Il .alrrs paid four cents in
November, and from that DOWN To ) % the 18th OF
January the firm oi Finger * c.. paving an av-
rrIgr Tor the season of three and a hall cents. In
Chicago and u. l. iuis the prices ranged from
1 To in November 10 3.3 the 18th of January.
Chicago averages ! 20. \inc-tcnths of the hog
crop gurs East or south BY WY oil Chicago or -.
Lpuis, and salt il shipped from HE sam points.
Con Sidrring ~irrigiits. In, difference IN he priccs
Of coDleruSe and salt, hogs sold higher a; 81.
j ,seph than at ANY large packing mtrk"t East ar
West. We have no statistics from Kansas CITY.
but. H. We have daily communication with That
point by rail, AMI y, th"rc WAS not a h = shipped
over thi, road to thai point during the late pack
ing season, naturally supi..se tue farmers real,
have done by Taking uh"ir hISs u. Kansas tiIy
Another fact goes 10 r"nvinc. rs that tn st 'I"'.
dealer. paid all that could have been pad, and
that il that they ARE all honorable men with So
tabliShrd regulations, for honesty ami fair d.al-
ing. farmrrs you should think 81 these mat
tors, give thrIu careful study, AMI try Ia discover
what is FIR your best interests; iiIrn act fearless
ly aud faithfully; then YOU will prosper.
EQrtL ASD EXACT JCsrICH.