, 1874-04-11

crop into cider and cider vinegar ana thns mace
! u good profit. Tho same may fo1lo" again VIII
| corn or apples and the remedy IS TO nold botn
in such form that it will leave fair profit. In
1862 com sold at less than half the cost OF pro-
duction, and yet those who hela It 1or 10"
months made 4 profit on IL Corn may be
may be canned or dried for future use; and thus
VIC may guard against loss in caso OF exceptional
large crops, for, do as We will,
THE LAWS or SUPPLY AND DEMAND
will continue to f1 the ma-ket In 1ao g1cat
majority OF cases. All Of the fszm-crops can bo
carried oger il We SO plan it; or. At least, NO
need crow mono that cannot be thus managed.
Potatoes can hardly be called farm-crop, and
vet there are fow years that the crop WILL not pay
q profit, aud generally large one at that. AZ q
reucral thing. mixed crops arc the most satis-
factory, and al is not lost in SINGLE venture
In selecting tho crop to bo planted, the MARKET
demancs must be consulted, as Well aa the
adaptation Of soil and climate. Near paper
mill, rye-straw ID profitable crop even when
the RE itself has no great vaiue; 80 Il Aax-
straw near Hax-uiu hut neither ls the na1
nor rye straw when it must bs hauled or shipped
long distance.
sEL1ISG THE FARMERS PRODUCE.
WATgkEA, Ill. April 2, 1871
NE. "RunALn-sm: I nm Graugera wife, and =
Granger; and. rs know You to be friend OF tho
farmer not trqs Granger Tax taEs ,3 tse noe1tg o. o.
stop that great leak Of paying tho dealerf such per-
centage for handling our goods but thus far ve
IT esSd
cheap ~ We Grangcrs, who supposed, uero to hare
the monopoly Of cheap things,
ccssful farmer. He gives to any charity but
be always gets good price for what he ses and bys
cheap. The Grange requested him to buy barrel Of
kerosene at the village which he did At cost Of 18
cents gallon He to have the privilege OF dlrld-
ing 1t st the store a 90 the pares who were to have
it vent to the vllnge afternoon, with our Master,
to get their share.
4 u was to llaro 10 gallons; @ 3. End seven others
sash we had r Of lns t. n. Ina ~
Ss ID My husband rs 4ss busy, md could
ssS H. why, ny -; 1e ,re rniles rom from d q
e9ss asa aat a ey
stores; and then the last fell short gallons,
thu eask did not hold OUT but he took the empty cssk
call him Big Jim for short->had the misfortune to
break his carboy and lose tho gallons Of OIL took
80 long to divide The oil and nase change that ! !
got tired Of the job; and then people h2d such
stare at ~, aud made many unple:s-
ant remarks. One msn rilcd,, our Master
built y tho hard earnings OF the farmers and that the
farmer would dry up this business Of trade and here
at.er do their own business: they would show tue
dealers how things could be doua. He went on TO say
that the farmer had to pay the dealer his price for tho
goods but, when the farmer had butter sggs, chick
on these things, snd paid tho farmer juHt what he
pleased for them aud this, xad worthy Master, Ia
just how it is. We arc bound to put tue boot o1 tue
other foot, and fx prices The man did not
get mad, but simply remarked that all these things
were produced III al paris OF tho country, and that
the people need not be dictated to by few farmers
and that distant markets h1ed the price Of farm
duce in this and other villages.
had taken III IL dozen eggs, and sold them Ut
cents cas ret the money to pay for my keEo
acne. grocer offered me II y cents in trade but he
would charge :5 for the kerosene After camo
home and reckoucd up, found that tha profit waa
tho wrong sid. for vent to tho village very in
convenient time, had to be stared 1t by people who
to divide ths barrel Of KEROSENE, aud got
home two hours lister in consequence, and then only
exchanged dozen Of eggs foT gallon Of korosene
felt-a little disappointed.
Ono Grange has been talking shout buy
Ing sugar, soap, and other things. xud going
to the depot to divide them, but my husband thinks
that taking the loss Of time into account, 1t will not
had best do and II this buying goods III such lots and
dividing them is to become general and tho stores arc
to be closed, according to The doctrine taught in our
Grange; had better join the Farmcr7' Clubs and
trade where they sell tho cheapest for cash
ready pay. and give ~ little credit
in case OF need7 Husband says that therc are tiHeR
that abort credit is an accommodation.-w roads
ara bad, when produce is too low. We haSo pota-
toes eggs, butter, chickens, veal-calves, and aoms
certes aud that leaves the grain and stock to bring tue
cash. 1t cost 's s. to join '4e Grange and then 70
haSs dns to nos a: Is, s
not made it in tnA kerosene-trade.
hope :hat we shall bo abba to SEQ our way out OF
this state of things 31Es. ABIGAIL B.
r S-The roads were so bad after that snow-stor1n
the last day Of March, that could not send this to tho
sn d ,nes tee :. s1H OF m tho
and eaJ that hereafter they shan
bug in just ouch quantities they choose, sud ~here
they can do the best fo7 cash or TIC exchange o. tho
produce
r s. No. 9-Onr Grange met last e:entag, and ws
have agreed upon our acknowledgement tic Grange
ns Grange but, after the meeting over, znd the
doors open, any person might have CONC in, hu
at tha. late hour. no oue did big jim got tho best
Office, and he is pleased that he ooks upou tho loss
Of his catboy Of oil good joke Our worthy Mas
ter be Supervisor. It would Aayo done you good
to have secn and heard him when the no,nia:tion
Ipade He was IS delighted and surprised to see the
office seek the man, and not the man the Office; and
therefore, he did not feel at liberty to decline the
hunor.n W. looking foz the better time Alb.
The above letter pretty clearly explnin9 ITSELF
and shows the fallacy that we cau do without
middlemen, aud that the midllamen not only tx
the price Of their own goods but that OF the
farmers produce. in an arbitrary manner. They
are, in the main, governed By the law OF supply
and demand This is pre-emlnently tha caso
with all Of the necessarie8 OF life and tho neces~
Eaucs OF fashion. When money is closo with
the farmer, aud he ceases to put up new build
ipgs, and thus tho demand for building material
Is leesened, dealers aud manufacturers are COM
pelIel or rather choose, to lessen the prices in
order to make sales; and, whom building ia re-
sumed, the reverse is the case, for the demand ls
greater than the supply. and tho pr1co advances
Suppose all the farmers Of = county should fix
tho price OF their corn at 81 bt8hel; the result
would be 10 sale, and state OF
EUsISEsS-sTA0NATIoS WOULD EXIST.
Before the days OF railroads aud canals, near
ly all business WAS done on the dicker or e1-
change p1an,-the farmer paying the mechanic
in kiud for the mechanic WAS his neighbor; and
the merchant took farm products, lumber,
potash, pig-iron, and all exchangable goods for
his shell goods. In the back counties, wheat
had standard value Of 81; corn aud rye, so
cents; oats, Is cents; potatoes were Of difficult
sale at from 10 to Is cents bushe1; apples
about Is cents; and cider, 81 barrel, the cask
to be returned, or paid for ut another dollar.
But al! this is changed, and We have class
OF men who buy our products. paying
cash and, in turn, nc purchase our
needs with this cash. Tho prico OF wheat, and
corn, and cheese, in Liverpool, hxes the price OF
the same staples in all tbs Northwest. And tho
price Of hardware 1T Birmingham fixes tho price
in this country.-thus putting tho price OF those
goods beyond the control OF our dealers: Nearly
all of this TRADE against the dealers and middle
men ia mere bosh, Cotton up BY men who wish
to make themselves popular for the sake Of
Office. Every farmer should have slate and
pencil and set himself to figuring up tho propo
sitions made him. As general thing, it is better
to purchase goods at
THE NEAREST TEADISd-Po1ST,
or where you sell or exchange your produce.
Here is letter In point:
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