, 1874-03-28

| HAS IGcDlLly Hnlus hO uo HUE C0MHinln tll1t
tho manufacturers of.onr machinery and implo-
ments roall2o too mulch ont OF thonl; porllarn
thoy do not. Wo only complain TINT
| THEY COST us TOO 8tuou.
hSy o sre conoss e. or sqs1 or ri nn aEnn
and, when they como Into our ha,tls thoy ,layo
tho living Of several mon taxad on them Tor ua
to pay." That IL 10 aay, tho farmors hayo rrobn-
bly, noyor yos boon able to ASCERTAIN wl,nt tho
and, therefore, t'oing III this stlto or b!iHsful
ignor"ncc. tlloy:. aro satisfied with tl,uir
1ffs1'; 11nid':on INT Int ok tic o 4i; 1Sts H.. r az
then as na'paneo Tho pfosont GaY arr.ugopaoat mont
| Which has been deysed by tho manufacturers
for distributing lmplcmonts among the farncra
Is Il,e result of mnnny years Of expensive trinl
and and experiment. It IL 4 system Of doing basi,
was absolutely dcmandod
:; !; :, - ny THE FARMERS THEMSELVES.
as laso before said, . largo proportion Of
arsrg ago ssot f ep% to eary on thos
proaaod tho dealer for implements GU time. II
they could not act thom from ono doalor on
terms to suit, thoy hayo gone to-. another; md
the man that could giye, the longest tirne l,as
titus compelled to sell on timo, Ina demanded
tlrne-torms from the manufacturer. Aud horoin
we find tho germ Of. tho whole system upon
which the business Of tho manufacture and dis
tribntion OF Implements and machinery Ia found
CO., and tn. Which tho alparcntly-high pficcs
which havc heen charged by tho dealers, of
which SO much complaint has boon mado, .lavc
bad their, origin. It 'haB for many yoara been
we'll understood. and takon for granted, that tho
insist: on buying their implements on tinio; aud
that they would practically pay for tl,om' whom
eror 1t might anit-thott convenience. Those
facts having been onoe admitted, and fully COM
pretended III NIL, thoir bearings mud import, 1t
will be readily understood, by buBincss-1non at
oast, why 1t Is TINT tho business of dealing III
agricultural implements, which Ia 80 fllttering
III prouliso atld 10 allurng to tho inexperienced,
is, in fact, ono Of tho most annoying, unromu-
nerating, :. -; .,-~.., =. .
EVERY WAY UNSATISFACTORY -,
departments OF trade that man ever engaged in.
I Bpeak knowingly and deliberately, anu from
TINT acquaintance with dctaila which long expo
;businoau, with all Of its admitted dofects, hns
'practicaily placed within the reach Of every
| farmer throughout tho country the implements
that wore Indispensable to his Buccoas; and thai
havo,: within: tho lust twonty-hve yenrs, COM
plotely rovolutlonfzcd farming'in lingo portion
Q: our country. The System is practicable,
flexible, nnd, to large oxton., 1t u,oots tho
necessities and promotes tho sub
commencing iifo, 1t tonlsrs encouragement; to
the Moody and unfortunate, it extends asaist-
aucc tn Tho labor!ous thrifty and alug1c-hantl-
cd farlnor with limited mcans, it profrers ayail-
able and timely resources whilo, to the opulent
and independent farmer, with ample meal,a in
hand, ID supplies on an hours notice, and ut q
llberal discount, tho mucl-needed implement
just il timo to prevent threatening euLarrass-
mont md loss on tho firm. And got
.'".t+ :" THERE Is DETTEn WAY.
'' Whenoyer farlneth, or O. largo majority Of
the.o, Bha'l have coased to domai,d that mlddlo-
mon shall furniah them with capital Oh which to
base aud carry on their farming operations. il
tho form Of implements sold on long timo
Whenever thoy shall be ready to pny cash for
implements on the delivery of tho goods-thc,t,
will drop from IL to Is per cent: Thon the in
tercst OH capital, tho expenses, the losses, and
the wear mud tear incident to. the business as
now conducted, will be .lossoned At least one
half. Then, and not till then, the plow that
now coats them sl5 can bo bought for S,l2;
tho cultiyator for which they now pay
$40 cur ho bought for s95, aud tho reaper for
which they now give their note, payable two
years after date, with per cont interest a;tor
dato il not paid at maturity, Gnu DO bought for
5140 cash on delivery. And then, when thoso
glorious, golden days shall hayo como o,-and may
all true Grangers speed tho time by valiant
deeds rs we'll US by passing indignation fesolu-
tionB, B,-then, I Ray, tho bllsinoss Of tho manu-
1acturs and distribution of agricultural implc-
monts will be far more productive OF net profit
TO both manufacturer and dealor, aud
FAR NonE SATISFACTORY
oyory WY, than it now is.
In conclusion, Mr. Editor, 7 cannot forbear
expressing tho most profound conviction uttered
in my former Article, and still entertained that
the Hubjcct-mattar under discussion has, after
ull, a Third sido, and that .thnt side Is well
worldly OF consideration. M1ppLEAAN.