Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1878-01-11
To the Farmers of our Country.

under Providence, of all he business and
comforts of mankind, ii is highly important
that the farmers Of our coDniry should realize
their position, as at the present time many
persons ignore or forget this fact
To realize and acknowledge this is really
the interest of all classes of the people, yet we
find many so short-sghted or selfish as to de-
sire 10 rob he farmers OF their just proportion
of the good things of this world, while they
hoard up riches for themselves and their, fami-
lies, and then look down with dsdsin upon
the worthy and honest farmers whom they
have robbed, losing sight Of the fact, that
such course of action must ultimately, if not
arrested, ruin all classes of our people, and
make our country, (which God has blessed
with abundant resources,) barren waste.
Ooe of the most if not the most, important
objects Of the farmers is TO secure permanently
relRunerdfiUe prices Tor their products. Such
prices as will only require them to labor as
hard for living and the support and educa-
ton Of their families as men of other occu-
palions have 10 do, instead Of being compelled
to work necessarily, having no time for rec
reation or the improvement of their minds.
This is unguestonably their right-how
shall they obtain il? think by cooperation
and demanding jointly such prices, aud am
not alone in this opinion.
But some will inquire how shall we obtain
this demand? answer by ceasng to COM
pete with each other and throwing no more
upon tho market Ut once than is acdnted, if the
market is not overstocked there will be less
difficulty in selling al remuneraiiOe prices than
there now is, often times at ruinousty toW
prices. AS the consumption IS grad@at let
the supply DE so, and the trouble is overcome
The Order OF the Patrons OF Husbandry
originated in the necessity Of making agri-
rnltIra M ra md resnaptnhl "a
than II bad become in our country. The cul-
tivation of the soil had become Improbable,
and consequently an undtgnyIed occupation so
mach so that honest, noole-n'nded farmers IN
suitable country garo had become the laugh
ing STOCK OF many oil the people OF lar less
merit OF the cI.les
All honest ana clear-mlnde1 men, OF what-
ever Occupation, know ana ADMIT ,that agrl-
culture IS Inc foundation OF al the prosperity
o. all classes o. people, AS this is so, 1t IS of
the utmost Importance mat II De made suiilci-
eh,ly remuheratiVe ana honoraole 10 attract
10 IL such portion OF our people as VIII sup
ply permanently tue country heeu IN the
shapeot provisions, whleall branches OF ousl-
ness are carried on
Farmers JOIN us, and let the Executive COM
miltee OF Inc National orange, as soon as
sulicient strength IS acquired, nix once in
each year. 'hrough ihe Naiionai orange al us
meeting remnnerative prices 'or each grade
OF the several products OF the farmers, below
which price inc productS shd" not be sold, at
the several important places OF sale in the
oniled states and let the farmers be true to
'helr interest and demand that price, and 1t
should ana VIII De PAD, Tor the same amount
VIII be bought and used each year except when
crops are poor ana the price very high, and
th'n every one wonld ana Shoutd save 10 the
utmost so rs 10 make the snort crop answer as
iar as possloie'
"hen 'his measure IS hrst pres to FAR
mers many oil them, having so long allowed
tne purchaser or Spectator 10 hx Inc price OF
Ihelr products, VIII not see lis feasibility, and
thihk lhat however oesiraolo IL cannot DE en-
forced. why not 10 moi all tradesmen and
aruzahs NIX prices upon 'heir products accord
ing 10 thelr merits or Inc laoor expended IN
producing mem ana are not manufacturers
larg''y coWolheu anu working together great
~ 10 tneir advantage instead OF working IN
competition win each other as we have fool
lshiy done; ana thereby enabled the middle
men, Inc spectators. 10 roo us OF very great
portion oil the products OF our hard IaborH
II IL oe sald mat manufacturers prices are
no, en'ireiy uniform, ! answer mat 1t would
ne oelter 'or ,hem ana All classes OF people It
'hey we're UNIFORM, ana just fluctuations are
fnlhous 70 ali classes
Az hrst s'ght II may seem That an attempt
10 Tx .he pilce OF iarn prodncts won'd De at
ieLued win great dlhiruity and confusion -
l,el us examine ms SUBJECT Kememocr that
me proposition Is to NIX the fopeSt price at
whieh inc farmers shall sell not olnding them
d0"h 10 mat price ANA ms hXed price IS TO
oe renuherailve, that Is, 10 pay tue cost OF
Production, all expenses included.
ohe advantage sought w thls arrangement
Is 10 prevent the Spectator rom taking from
the poor farmer his prodncts for less than actu-
cost OF prouucuon, which Is now very often
done ana which The rich farmer, In his fears,
ASSISTS me Spectator IN doing ny being early AT
market win products to sell, If at barely re-
munerauve prices instead OF resting easy be-
cause OF Tins arrangement, confident OF ulti-
ma'ely getting at least this price It not "A good
proht, ana IN very many cases doubtless would
get much more by throwing it on the m lrket
as u Is wanted as The spectators now do, for
all know That The demand for any necessary
arucie VIII govern the price. In short, put
away the exoroilant Spectator and let the
gralE ana other products OF our farmers lie IN
lhelr own barns and storehouses until IL is
wah'ed LOT consumption, and the price obtain
ed from consumers 90 principally into the
pockets oil lis producers instead OF the Golfers
OF lhe spectators,
But II one sars that the poor farmer has no
barn or storehouse, and IT he had could not
wait' out must sell his products to enable him
to prepare for another crop, as before said,
think this measure would enable him to sell at
remunerative prices, as no would find compar-
lively few competitors in market and buyers
anxious TO purchase, lest they might require
gram and other products Faster than they were
offered and be obliged TO bid high sometimes
to tempt independent farmers to take in their
products There need be no fear that under
such an arrangement the poor farmer would
suffer Tor The money that he now gets from the