Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1877-11-16


Great Qsssioa
Why Farmers Don't Market Their Corn
and WhsAt.
I. OF iIL INC AND AND 1owA. nov. 3. n.
TO the Editor OF the Inter Ocean
The whole talk 10 the New York Pro-
luce Exchange before l left wal about the
great corn and wheat crops In Illinois, Iowa
Minnesota, aud the one great wonder
Why the crops didn't come forward
why they didn't come TO market.
"a million bushels of corn more than
bushels more wheat in Iowa, Wisconsin and
Minnesota, and still the grain arrivals are
In New York this fall than last"
said David Doves. the great provision king
day before l left.
But where have these 2,5O0.000 extra
of wheat and corn gone to!" l
asked.
"The Lord only knows, sir; they don't
come to New York, and that's all we know
about IL. It's q great mystery, sir!"
Mr.. Armour, of Armour & %Plankengton,
said: II know how it is; the whole coun-
try was empty, and the farmers are filling
their OWN bins first. They are keeping and
using the first flush at home" Then Mr..
Armour looked very wise.
BILL RoUNDTREE TELLS WHY H crops
DON'T GO FORWARD.
This morning, filled with the importance
of the great question, l opened 90 the first
hin o0Hu md u, k..ot r,rnn4r 1900
Bill Roundtree, who cultivates 900 acres of
corn and wheat up in Buena Visit county,
northern Iowa. Bill had on q shabby suit
he carried q string of pillow. points. Bill
Roundlree is known to have over 5000 lush.
els of wheat and 5000 bushels of corn-all
raised this year.
"What have you done with your wheat
this year. Mr.. Roundtree? ?" l commenced,
as Bill deposited his plow points on the
floor of the depot.
Stacked Ill"
why don't you ship it to market?"
""Taint threshed."
"Well, what in the name Of the agricul-
tural department are you doing?" 1 asked
"Plowin'."
"Piowlpg whats"
LAND, SIR"
What for?"
More wheat-more wheat!"
But why don't you stop blowing, and
draw your 5000 bushels OF wheat, TO mar
kety" l repeated.
Now amt you New York fellers
smarl!"
"Smart about what. Mr. Roundtree?"
why. do you think we are green enough
to thresh our wheat this warm weather and
haul 1t to the cars through the mud, when
We Can stay AT home and pillow? Whea:
will keep, won't II? Plowln's got to be
done. Got all winter to thresh wheat ip,
and can haul two tons on a sled easier u
we haul q ton on a wagon. Farmers get
tin their teeth cut! Gettin' rich and smart
Don't dry our wheat around the stove any
more. Don't thresh 1t by hand and draw It
through the mud and trade 1t for groceries
to live on. Get an advance on it, pay of
our mortgages, and let her stand till cold
| weather."
but why don't you ship four cora to
markets" he asked.
Now, smarty!"
but answer the question, please. The
smartest men in New York wanted me ia
ask it,"
They did. chr Smart fellows them New
Workers."
"Yes; now tell me, why don't you shir
your 5000 bushels of corny"
cause faint husked. l tell you, smar,
farmers are plowin' now You can husk
corn when the ground is froze. An then
agin, don't you know that not a kernel Of
. smart farmers corn ever goes to market
except in pork and beef? Only grcenhorn.
sell corn. feed mine-every kernel of it,
- R,yt ct1Nn0co Rr,N Nsl~Sk con1
would 1t 60 to market?"
Lord bless your soul! Not q bushe'
could 60 to market till next May. WHY
keep If you should shell it. Don't thos,
idiots in New York know that We never
ship q corn crop till the next year? Tbt
last years corn. This corn-and we've 20
twice as much as We ever had before-won'
strike Chicago till next June, aud 'twon'
strike New York till next August. They'll
be eating it in Liverpool next winter"
When do you feed your corn"
"Well, smart farmers keep their corr
over and feed it in the summer. l fed m,
last years corn this fall-in July and Au.
gust. l sent 800 hogs to market in July
and got good prices for 'em. Then it DON
take only about half the amount of corn t
fat a hog in clover time than it does in col,
weather. l shan't send any more hogs t
market until next summer. l tell you far
mers is gittin' smart! A thousand bushel
of corn fed next clover time will max
more pork than 1900 bushels fed now. Nc
sir! some of US farmers know it all. VIII
we've got farmers up here in Buena Visit
county who ought TO GO to Chicago, anon
the provision men, and teach school. 70,
hear me! I"
And the rich Bill Roundtree picked u
his plow points and jumped into q freigh
caboose. ELI PERKINS.