The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1880-06-03

riety of wheat. Another objection TO It IS
that il requires such costly machinery.
We will now turn our attention TO the
importance of cooperation III the mining
fraternity. had hoped 10 obtain some
figures and facts BY which | coul prove 70
vou conclusiyely how rulnousl 1t Is Tor our
farmers 10 ship their wheat North to De
manufacturer aud od"}taratef- But have
not had the time TO devote to the subject
the attention 1t required.
We know this however We pay
The agent 1T our town OF depot.
Freirht on the wheat - the northern
market.
3 The commission merchant who SeLlSlt
to the northern miller.
t The northern miller.
} The commission merchant Il SHIPS
the -four back to us.
6 return freight,
/ Our home merchant must have his
profit.
to ruin all people We pay on every narfel OF
-four we buy fifty cents for the barrel.
have been Informed By parties who know
that the town Of Goldsboro pays annually
five thousand dollars for -four barrels.
Taking these things into consideration. i
il any wonder that times are hard Are
we not continually working to enrich our
neiyhbors while we are growing poorer every
| day? No people deserves to prosper who
are too selfish and envious to patronlze nome
industry.
| ideas and bring our grade Of flour up to any
that can be brought to our markets from
abroad, and not stop at this but INSIST that
our farmers instead Of shipping their wheat,
allow u to manufacture 1t INTO folr' They
can sell this IN our home markets 1T a much
greater profit than they now realize on their
wheat. >
It only a few years since the wheat OF
Wisconsin was nearly all shipped East, and
it is a fact, that it always sold tor hfty cents
less than our wheat. The Wisconsin lar
mers determined not 10 continue such a fu-
nous practice.
They went to work, built up nils, I'M
proved their wheat and manufactured their
flour at home, and soon succeeded IN DrlnS'
inc their wheat and flour to the standard.
If our wheat IS really worth more than
theirs VIII, cannot we by puriuelng the
same course raise our flour to the highest
standard? Shall we continue 70 snip our
wheat, the -four from which VII pass the
Equator. and buy instead a mixture OF
Northern wheat marble dust gypsum.
broom corn meal. alum and ulphate Of
copper! say no. We can and we VII
stop it, Tor one, shall never cease to cry
out against 1t.
would like some advocate f Northeri
-four to make this test Take two warn
biscuits. one made from Nothern flour
the other from the same graie OF Norti
: Carolina flour ard subject flem to th'
Z sense of smell am contiden that, unless
. !. prejudice out weighs preference, he Will o
found using North Carolina fsur ever al
: forwards. +.
II In any enterprise the highest success !
y attainable only through cooperation. |
is the knowledge Of this fact which has le
> to the rapid advancement in all depart
ments of American industry. In many Q
our States the millerS lave already organ
Z lied associations for smutual assistance
infoamation and protection, aud when tn
y millers OF this section rate IN laboring &c
! the increase of knowledge and take con
g mon measures Of unIG ana defence WI
re too. will become inde'endent and progre'
:. sive.