Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1874-12-04
FARM PRODU; TS


gard to wheat and flour, ard disposition
IS manifested to hold both articles anf
not sell at present. This is a difficult cues
ton to decide on the proper course te
take. In other years in the history of tins
Territory, ,lding on to -four and Other
products has proved injurious, and parties
have had to take less than half whal they
could have sold for if they had taken 4
far price. 1t may do for large producers
10 ho!I, whO can stand the loss if any
comes. We think that when a fair remn.
aeratlvc price is offered that is the time to
sell. Thcre nre. some mar. whn a
v!sing their ncighhors to hold on-that
-four is bound 10 rule high, but are the
first ia sell and unload at fair figures. and
those who took their advice are sufferers.
Eii;lost every farmer knows pretty well
tho amount of wheat Oh hand In this
county. and should make calculations for
himself and then act SIS he thinks best. IN j..
influenced by what others may say. We
have all along thought the price If flour
TOO low for farmers 10 raise wheat profit.
r5ly, ana are glad to see that they are
likely to get fair price tor it now. Yet,
we think there is some risk in holding for
very high figures, Blissoula county was
not touched by the srasshoppers and a
portion OF the crop IF 1873 was on hand
II the. time that of 1874 was harvested.
and with what has beer raised in Deer
Lodge, Mcagher and Lewis and Clark.
Helena and all the western part of Mon.
tana Will be supplied in great measure
from that source. So far as Gallstin
county is concern ed the demand, outside
Of Fort Ellis, can be supplied by four or
ave holders of wheat, that We have in our
eye. .We heard one gentleman assert that
toetafllis had enough flour On hand 10 do
Sill tac crop Of 1878 was made. This he
knew frvil actual examination. and he il
generally posted e to she amount of sup
plies at that Post. If this be true, no high
price need be expected to be paid at Fort
Ellis. True. we have heard this state.
ment as 70 the amount Of -four on hand
a. Ellis disputed by very intelligent and
wei! posted Hour men. BE that as it may,
parties wanting flour in large quantities
VIII bold off as long ~ possible, and in
inc emo buy OF those having the most on
hand. We think, if our farmers can get
70 and 70 per sack for -four that will lie q
good paying figure. There is . very heavy
crop OF winter wheat sOwn, which can be
brought into market early. Therefore we
trust mat none of our friends will get
~oo AZ VIVA uluCu uOuT on mana W0eQ the
prices drop. But, in this whole matter
eTery farmer who has wheat to sell should
look around him and sec how much is in
the country, and determine for himself
We are grstffied that the low prices of
1873 are passed away we trrst forever,
and that good resnunerativc prices will
prevail in the future. rhe farmers have
1t in their power 10 keep their products
up 70 paying figures, and by union and
concert can always control the markets.
But to he able to do this, farmers must
keep Qut. of debt.
The purpose of this article is to get far.
mcrs to lcok II the situation and act in.
diligently in the premises. An cxiraor.
binary price for -four will bear heavily on
farmers who have to buy, as large mum
Der had their crops destroyed by grass
h0ppcrs. Then. there are the families Of
artisans and mechanics to supply, to whom
very high figures for -four will be 0ppres-
slve. Holding on to Hour for big price |
then ultimately selling at very low figures
% bad policy.