The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1877-02-03

plants come true. Rut the man who respect,
himself and deserves the respect Of other,
will secure it. There Is no such prejudice il
this country against the farmers Or farming
as makes it impossible for one 70 secure al
he deserves in the way of honor. reputation
and Influence. These things may come slow
ly, but they may be all the more permanent
because II this slowBes.
The best preparation for success in farming
is securing all the information about il that
Is possible Alongside this, ur IA consequence
II 1t, there should be deep interest and firm
| faith in it. With this information and faith,
| or because of them, viii come better practice.
All this is very trte but il u none the less
true.
Among the things which his information
about his business will lead the farmer 20 see
are these That he must adapt his work "a
his circumstances that he can affect his own
| profits more by reducing the cost OF produc-
ton than by increasing the selling pr-e
that the more labor he intelligentlV bestoW~ =
on his products, the greater will be the profit
that the more he reduces the bulk Of his pro-
ducts iu proportion to their value. the less
| viii transportation charges affect him that
the more continuously he can apply the labor
( OF himself, his employees, hls teams and his
machinery, throughont the year.. the greater
\ VIII be the return. aud hence, a rule, he
Will not engage IN any one branch Of farming
I to the exclusion Of all others.
I He wll also zee that ne must sell as well
I az pioduce and while he should not become
I trader a Spectator, III the ordinary mean
I ing " these words, he viii appreciate the
I Importance of a good knowledge NJ the laws
that govern exchange 81 products; he viii
,re that ID civilized life, the farmer Is closely
connected with his fellows not only close AZ
. lrtt "a. .Iu. .1..
pendent largely on the prosperity 10 other
classes Hence he viii have 90 desire that men
in any calling honest should fail o. prosper,
and he viii be careful that he does not 'all into
the mistake of classiI only those engaged in
changing the form of material things as be-
longing 70 the producing class He will see
that whoever does a work that tends to make
men able to find happiness Is doing worthy
thing.
Next 10 himself the farmer should work for
his family or, rather one chief motive IA his
own work viii be the welfare OF his family.
II he have sons, he will see that their opIu-
ion of farming should depend more upon hmm
self than on any one else; more on their home
life than On what others say. II DE feels
that he ~ placed az y disadvantage because
Oi Lack of education, general Or special he
ought " make it one uf his chief works %
give ~ bis sons the opportunity tu Get what
he feels he would have been better fur. III
he M sire them u follow his calling, he Will
be careful less he discourage them ~ con
tInually dwelling on the difficulties and
| failures Ia that, and making much Ot IN
stances Of success IN other caihugs.
Even If actuated by purely selfish motives,
the intelligent farmer viii see that his own
success viii be enhanced hy having his neigh.
b1rs prosperous that lie Wili pay less share
nt the taxes If they have more taxable prop
erty that an intending purchaser wili look
not only at his farm, but also u see what
kind # nei1hhors he viii have. and how
many of the advantages of civilization he
will find. Hence the farmer viii rudeavor to
help hl- ueIGhtors ut only hy hi- example.
bug also hy his words. IT, viii endeayur a.
/ cause them to think more. IT, s.udy more.
and To work to better advantage. IT, viii
/ encourage them To read agricultural papers
aud books, 70 discuss, informally and m the
club W. grange. questions NJ practical value
tu them. HE Will LIvr hi. hearty ant lu every
/ public enterprise whli pruIuiSs-, l,ud fvturus.
ie Will not stop u think NJ the age NJ his
own children when question concerning the
school j. To be cnnsiiered lie will j1 a.
good work On tie road that passes by In
neIghbor's door as on that Iu front ~ hI- own
house
~ lit - I'tt+0 ~ tA lA itA4 tAl az
associations. the intelligent farmer viii also
feel that he should work iur and IN them.
He will not think he may wait until their
success Is secured. OF until ne Is called to as
sume office in them. before he will give Of his
time OF thought in their aid Selecting those
whose mode OF working and whose objects
are most in accordance with his views, he
will eudeavor to help them aud guide them.
such farmer viii also work faithfully Do
di-tharunU all in. duties and privileges as a
=.tUtu. lu .his work he VIII he more than
farmer. looking not alone to his own advance
mcnt. nr the special interest M farmers a. a
class hu- rather seeking that which viii hest
advance the general prosperity knowing
thHl the permanent prosperity NJ any We
--ryIr- class Is Test secured In common With
-yurgll prosperity ILL., WIi r-ly much le~s
pu direct legislation thln Ou the wider iItlu-
-inu ana more general practical use ~ intel
h--ncc industry and integrity a. the means
VI advancing the calling to which he belongs
Steadily and wisely doing hI- work a. an
individual and as a member of the class the
farmer may hook forward % success with as
much certainty As can any man. ic will
meet with Temporary rrVerSts. but iu long
series Of years VIII ind as much progress as
his neIghbprs engaged iu other work aud may
feel that he has mot only lived as an irdivid-
ual, but has also done something for the good
of humanity.
Ordered printed.
John NJ. Armstrong of L3Salle. sent To
the Secreiary's desk and caused to be read
paper on the subject If Taxation. pre-
sented by LaSalle County Grange for dis
cussiun. The following j. the paper
To nv Grange, NJ NV Strtc:
WHEREAS, Among the OBJECTS NJ the
Order ~ Patrons ~ llushaudry Il the
securing and maintaining our rights As citi
zens, and a. many of these rights arr III
be secured only by legislation aud
WHEREAS, Comparing the profits uf
agriculture At present with former simes.
We find our profits are growing less each
year. In 1867. IN Chicago. wheat brought
two dollars ami seventeen cent c,ru
brought ninety four cents. an 1876. wheat
brings ninety cents, and corn forty cents
ln the catt.e and hog market, prices. iu
1876, rule at about half the prices Of 1866.
10 pay a tax or debt Of one hundred dol
lars ~ 1867 took forty-six bushels Of wheat
or one hundred and siN bushels Of corn.
Ia 1876 It takes one hundred and eleven
bushels If wheat or two hundred and fifty
bushels Of corn. We therefore find our
selves unable to maiptalu A system W TX
travagance inaugurated when land Was
cheaper and farm products we're higher
therefore,
Resolrcd, by LaSalle County Grange nj.
81. H. That We demand NJ our legislators.
uf whatever persuasion, ~ use their best
| efforts in securing economy IN pubic ex-
peuditures aud prudence III Incurring pub
ic obligations, and make the tax Imp, se 1
upon us for the expense Of government
| curresppni to the profits ot a husinrs -
which contributes to more than half If the
4 State revenue.
> That We believe that our system ~
taxation should possess equality, and that
No species ot property has a right to es-
| CAPE ITS equal share IT tax, or be allowed
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