The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1877-06-07

to the market with no conception
whatever of theinfuencess surrounding
it, be they favorable or unfavorable
to them; and, apparently trusting to
their unaided sagaoity, tilt QuIxoti-
cally against the coolest, shrewdest.
most speculative and best informed
wits of the country. who handle them
with an ease that scarcely calls for
dexterity; the other body who do
read and inform themselves are placed
at the mercy of both the Others men>
toned, but they secure some success
by patience and calmness, and still
more when backed by that invinclble
advantage of being out of debt.
This article is undertaken in the
hope that it will arrest the eyes Of
farmers in this State and cause them
to pause and think, before they throw
away the finest opportunity to secure
good prices, high prices, for their
wheat, that they have had since 1865.
The California bugbear that annu-
ally figures in the masquerade of
treachery and deceit, this year retires,
and will be tried only upon the ver>
lest simpletons; half crop in Cali
fornia means to one who has been
there nothing but an ash bank that
is the effect Of drought, and the re-
ports of the state of affairs there, well
authenticated, are very distressing.
The Russian competition is, CALAIS for
that poor ,harrassed people whosef fields
are trampled into bloody mire by con-
tending thousands for the next two
years certainly put into limbo. The
warehouse Of the Black sea ports will be
empty or given to the flames. The
Baltic will hardly supply any excess.
England must have her wheat and
has gold to pay for it. Ofcourse err
population who indulge in wheat
bread, will, many of them, if wheat
goes too high, find substitutes fer
bread but long before it gets to
such price the farmers can and
ought to reap high prices, Compared
with the past if they will not turn
over all their present advantages to
spectators.
The Northwest may have full
yield this year, Ga fact by no means
assured, but it will not prevent prices
going up TO very high figures.
The farmers of Georgia, Texas and
Tennessee, who beyond all dispute, do
raise the best article of wheat for ex>
portation, (Which fact includes all the
other superiorities, will have no such
excess for sale that they should fear
a real decline, and that, too, suFpos-
ing they raise more than an average
yield per acre to an acreage far greater
than heretofore, in wheat.
Remember, it is not necessary to
high prices, for wheat, that a single
Russian or Turk should eat one slap>
jack made of your wheat.
Agents are now travelling over the
State anticipating the harvest. |
have heard of sales at 81 80, and also
that a farmer had offered the product
of POO hundred acres Of wheat in an
out county at Sl.25. What is this
man thinking about? He entities
himself to a champagne supper at the
expense Of spectators for setting
such an example to his neighbors
who have smaller farms. His con-
duct is marked by selishness he ex-
hihits no more judgement than is re-
quisite in guessing at heads or
tails" He fears Il fall, and is willing
to take presently a sum which he is
certain of at any time, and if he held
his whelt he is not unlikely to get
$500. He is guilty of selfshncss to
his neighbor's hurt, and of folly that
we may with propliety ridicule.
Now let Us consider the facts about
the prospective yield of wheat.
have just passed over the line of
the Nashville and Chattanooga and
the East Tennessee and Virginia raj !
roads, and made inquiries. | speak
what | received. The wheat is not
as promising as desirable by long
shot. / do not think my own wheat
is anything to brag on, but | did not
see as good a field the whole route.
1t is better TO rely on what one learns
from competent men as 10 their local
titles. Well! | have stated above
that | learned, and this is the answer
all round the land.
# one is certain of a big yield he is
not certain that ii will be safely har>
vested. We have had some sad ex>
periences as to sprouted wheat. Our
wheat is not safe from rust and storms
and other contingencies.
hamcmbeF, keep ceol, reject fat
terry, suspect arguments made to In
duce you to sell; don't believe The
circular letters that are decoys put III
to newspapers TO deceive you; look
to actual sales; subscribe at once to
good paper if you have not already
done so; and it viii be money in all
our pockets.
If We make an average yield of
wheat to the acre, as our acreage is
larger than ever before, it ought to
he 50, 100000 more in our pockets
than the returns of last season. Look
sharp, touch elbows and stand firm.
and we may indulge an extra pleas
ure to car families.
TUrnips an InfaIIibIe Remedy