The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1874-01-08


1t away, that every kernel af it will be
there when he wants it to market or
grind, and if he puts sound bag into
his granary it will not be knawsd into
holes when he wants to use it / dent
know of any better way for farmer to
make money if he is without such a
granary than to get in debt to bald one.
1t will pay q much larger, interest than q
mote.
b M. o. MTRICK--I have such granary
as has just been described. and borrowed
the money to build it as u matter of econu
my. The only lose Incur in storing grain
is the shrinkage in drying. The price OF
wheat in thrashing time is very often
unsatisfactory, frequently below the coat
Of production, and | have often found it
paid me well to borrow money tn pay
debts and hold my grain for a better
market. In selling my products some
times hit the market just right and aome
times miss. | received the hjQhcst price
paid for live hogs at the market where
Sold I could afterwards have realized
about twesty-six dollars more In another
market had they not been sod. I mad
made up nay mind that the hsg market
must advance from the low peint to
which il had receeded at the commeBce
meDt of the packing season. The
deficiency in the. corn crop led ma to
anticipate material advance in the price
of corn meal. So early in the fall bought
$ car load at bottom prices. The advance
since 10 four dollars and over per ten. II
did not need the meal for Immediate use
but knew that / should need it before
the winter was over.
PETER DEvL1N.- My practice il to sell
whenever my products ara ready for
market IL the price is at all satisfactory
II tho market goes up fter seIlI never
Top to mourn about but go right on and
urn my attention to raising something else
to sell. EfA
THE PREsIDENT.-I hope every one present
W neither members of our club or not will be
free to give their views upon this question.
These farmers clubs are for the purpose of
exchanging views, and the dissemlna of
useful knowledge. .t.t
Mr.. STEW Ems One of the objects of the
organization (The Grange) to which 1 belong
Is the acquisition of information in regard
to the amount OF farm products and to COM
bine the farmers together to enhance tie !
in Illinois in passing resolution
advising farmers to hold their hogs until
buyers were willing to pay five dollars per
cent gross, was timely and wise. There is
DO doubt that the action of the Patrons haF
brought about the advantages in the price OF
pork.
Il. F. RoBERTs.-Underiying the matter
Of ouying and selling is q great principle
which political economists term the law al
supply and demand. 1t is one of the fixed
lieve it possible to effect combination ex-
teusive enough or powerful enough to con-
troll the prices of our great staple products.
Here we are engaged in raising all we can Of
various products. We extend our acreage
and try to Increase the producing capabilities
OF every acre. We produce many times the
q mount required for our own consumption
and the surplus would be of no value what
ever unless we could exchange 1t fer other
things which we need Across the ocean
east OF Us lies small Island and millions OF
It's teemiag inhn bitaLts devote no parS OF
their time in growing anything to eat.
Deyoting all their time, energies and capital
to the manufacture Of various articles of use
to us and Others, they depend upon the
az agricultural classes of other countries to
produce what they want to eat. We hear
great deal Of complaint nowadays be-
cause the farmer cannot lake load OF wheat
to Kenosha, BRISTOL or Union Grove and de-
mand of the buyer his own price for it. It
is alleged against the spectators or pur
chasers u our wheat that they establish the
price Of our property and that the farmer has
NO such privilege. when he buys Of the
merchant or dealer. If the spectator has
aov influence on prices it results In the en-
HANGING of values to the farmer. Suppose
that you do away with all
the middle men and spectators between
hera and Liverpool, the fnal market,tor our
enormous surplus, The results wculd be very
disasterous TO the agricultural classes.
On our wheat and wool who could tell Whist
the price would be or what price would
saLisiy some farmers. The fact 10 well known