The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1879-12-04

grown. But is there u farmer who
can tell what it costs him to raise a
bushel Of corn, and at what price he
sells his IN when fed to hogs, and
the hogs sold at $3 per hundred, live
weight. By discussing these questions
at our meetings we shall come to see
the necessity of eXactness in our bust
mess methods. We shall learn, too.
what crops are most profitable and the
per cent. of proho we realize from our
farms. We shall discover, too, there
lis more profit in producing a superior
article than an inferior one. High
quality III any product not only ensures
lit q quick market, but better price
lin proportion to cost. MANY butter
makers have thoroughly learned this
lesson. But, excepting few cheering
efforts to improve, farmers, as a class,
abjectly, resign themselves to their
present condition, and make no effort
to remove, what seems to tht m, the in
Isnrm0untable difficulties that environ
them. An outside observer might CON
clude we are content to take back seats
everywhere, except in hard, unremit
ting toll, paying taxes and interest.
1t is true we grumble enough, and are
written by the rest of the world as UNI
mtigated grumblers. We grumble
because it is too wet and grOwl because
it is too dry. We &rumb!e because it
is too hot and growl because it is too
cold. We grumble when prices are
u al, l,oo,,,co x,-o b..x,a Iit+Io IA COLL W.
groWl when we have big crops because
things bring nothing. We growl be-
cause the law permits the money-len-
der to take ten per cent. and our farms
don't pay three. We grumble when u
lawyer is nominated and gr0Wl when
we vote to send him to the legislature
! But what are we doing to fit ourselves
to legisIate, OF what power have we to
create a public opinion that can justly
influence legislation Grumbling aud
growing won't help our case. Others
hear it and think, if they do not say,
The gods help those who help them
selves" Association is the great en-
CINE, and is waiting to draw our " car
of progress" bat we think we can't
afford to use it. There is some work
and expense to get up steam, and we
willingly wait for the rest Of the world
to drag us along behind them, Can we
not afford to spend few hours of one
day each month to meet together and
cOun el about our own special interests
and ixerease our power by knowledge?
We certainly can afford to, but only a
few have. Some times the number
gathered at our sessions have been too
small to have Il formal meeting; but
those fsW have had the determination
to keep the organization alive, and
have kept on hoping that others would
see its Importance, give it the encOur-
agement OF their presence, and help
make its meetings pleasant and profit
liable. Why there is an inspiration in
Ethe meeting together-in the contact
with each other; subtle something, a
kind of magnetism, perhaps, that moves
upon us happily. / cannot tell you
exactly what it is. But there is an
IeXhilaratiOn Of spirit, 8 buOyancy Of
feeling, gladsomeness Of soul and q
|quickening Of thought that springs
from the aggregated social contact
A boy who was asked by his teacher
what salt was said: cit is what makes
the potatoes taste bad when there IS
none in EN-" Take away our social
gatherings, and life would be as fiat
and insipid as not to be worth the liv-
| ing. And are there not many reasons
why our farm life, it's cares, it's bur-
dens and it's labors should have the &C.
NAL influences Of the social gatherings
of our County Association. [ am sure
that if we attend these meetings regu-
larly and strive to make them inter
esting, profitable and pleasant, it will
result in lighting our hard work with
a happier sunshine, give US a higher
estimate OF the dignity and worth Of
our calling, place our daily life on 81
higher plane of existence. materially
aid in the progress Of civilization and
make us more successful III every as
| pect of our existence. [ could spend
much more time in calling attention
| to other things in which these farmers
meetings can be made helpful TO us,
but as this is only an opening to the
discussion / viii desist. | have one
suggestion to make in closing Let
no one suppose that all the good men
ltioned will grow out of one meeting
and oyershadoW us with blessings as
| Jonah's gourd grew in one night and
iovershadowed him. 1t it could, the
| blessings would be no more lasting
than the gourd. The good to result
,,;l1 ~ +lo ,,,orI- IF tjrno mud wall ~
lrected effort. We shall find difficulties
and hindrances in the way. Courage
and perseverance will be required.
But we shall succeed. The results will
more than repay us for all our labor
and sacrifices.
A word to the wise If you are
troubled with a Cough OF Cold, procure
Bottle of Dr. Bulls Cough Syrup at