The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-08-24
THE WHEAT CROP OF DAKOTA
COUNTY.

w U6I6VSE VuIO years CEOp 0&0 Oe0u t0l38D90s
the yield has fallen far below the farmers' ex-
pecta&ion, some pieces not turning out more
than three Or four Dnshels to the acre, while
other pieces which were expected 10 yield
twenty or twenty-five bushels, do not yield
more than seven Or eight. There are, ol couns
few exceptional acres Of new grub land which
will yield sNsnty bushels to ~ acre, bat The
average yield throughout the country cannot
be more than nix bushels. There are, this
year, in this country 96,611 acres sOWed to
wheat, which at the above average win pro-
duoe 69A.666 bushels Of wheat, at the present
price will return our farmers e4ll, ,166.00.
Now, It is we'll known to al our farmers and
less than four dollars per aero, at tho very low
est Thus it y i'll In seen thatthe cost Of grow
ing this years crop y e904y -, which
will leave margin OF el0. .072.2 70 to be divided
among perhaps one hundred and hfty farmers,
which Viii " s d.
$50 profit to each fasmer. Now the question
il. how 10 man % live md support ham,
lily on one hundred and 6fty dollars pr year,
even II he hAs that amount len, which y
rather doubtful, for four dollars Per asrs for
production il very low estimate.
We think it is too low an estimate.
We count il up as follows
Flowing one acre, including feed Of
team, wages. interest on money in teams
and wear and tear, 31.50.
One and one half bushels seed at
80 cts. per bushel 1886
Seeding and dragging 50
Cutting and stacking $50
Threshing bushels t12 1-2c, 76
Hauling to granary, and sundries SO
Total ITO.
So that II the crop yields six bushels
Of No. ! wheat, worth in Hastings to-day
IS cents per bnshel the farmer receives
S4.5O for what cost him $40! And
this takes no account Of taxes on prop
erty, or interest on value Of farm, reap-
ers, etc. Exclusive Of these the farmer
OF Dakota county is at dead loss Of 42,~
60 per acre.
Il is . gloomy picture, but We do not
appreciate its darkest features, until we
remember that there is . gigantic and
successful conspiracy in Europe and This
country,t TO decrease the value Of all prop
erty and increase the value Of all debts,
by depriving silver Of it, character a.
money, character which it has held
since the time OF Abraham; and thas
Congress has adjourned without re-
monetizing silver; THE DEMocRATIC
HOUSE AND THE REPUBLICAN, SENATE
both refusing to right this immense
wrong. A
Nor should it be forgotten that in this
country another gigantic and successful
conspiracy exists to drive ont Of circula-
ton the peoples money, greenbacks,
and force the payment Of all debts ii
two years and half in gold not even
in gold and silver, OF which last our
mines are yielding large supplies; but
in gold alone, ot which there ID not ii
this country one dollar for 3lO, 900 OF
debts 70 be paid. And this horrible and
crushing wrong, perpetrated BY the Re-
publican party, the Republican Senate
refuses 70 repeal, even when the Demo-
cratic House has passed bill for that
purposs!
And Gov. Hayes, the Republican can
did ate for President. approves Of this in
iquity and says We '.must take no steps
backward" on the march 70 universal
bankruptcy. And Gov. Tilden dances .
rhetorical Jig, three columns long, On
the point Of needle, and no man can
tell whether be dances 70 contraction or
ant-cont11csion music.
And ret there are hundreds d Repub>
licsn and Dem0cfxt5c farmers ii D.
kota county, with thsif six bushels d
wheat pr acrs, and 1oaded down VIII
cebe and taxation, who wfll yCee n
Hayes q Ti1dsn ;A1d whf1noyor VII
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