The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1882-10-14
Agricultural Prosperity should
Benefit the Farmers.
Farmers Friend

H. n. Howard, in the National
Farmer saws: "The future of farm
ing in the United States has never.
IN the history of the country, been
SO proportions as this season. Two
OF the great staple products of
American agriculture, the two that
are most 10 be relied upon for gen.
erai prosperity, to wit, hay and
wheat, have never been so abun
dant. 1t is not unlikly that the corn
crop also may exceed that of any
year that has preceded this. The
average of all other crops is good. |
Already these facts of great power
are beginning to be felt. This is
the tide in the affairs of men-far-
mers-which taken at its flood will
lead to fortune"
lhe farmer, living in his retire
ment, little knows the influences
winch his general prosperity exerts
over the comercial relations of the
country. The manufacturer knows.
the importer and exporter knows
the railroad kings know. the politi
cians know, and all appreciate this c
influence. Unfortunately for the i
farmer there are among all classes
Oh men ambitious spectators who a
use their knowledge of the above b
facts not only to increase their leoit- a
innate operations but to study how y
they can best take ADVANTAGE of tbe n
ignorance of farmers to appropriate h
he prosperity of the latter to their v
own advantage. To this end there D
IRE Stock Exchanges, Bankers and "a
brokers', Boards of Trade, r abroad n
'yuicates, ETC., ETC., the business of
Vhich is, by organization and CO. n,
Peratlon, to control the transports. d.
ION, purchase an sale of farm nro. 6,
ucts, not for the benefit of the far. ne
Ter at nome, nor for the benefit Of tn
he consumer of such products, but
'f the sole benefit of the iobbers te
10 traff1ckers in these commodi. fo
es; aud the farmer in the country n,
ONE, without organization, is the in
lctim of these combinations and /,
achinations. NJ,
1t is serious problem how farn, ~,
s can unite and combine 70 nro. ,Ul
Ct their own interests against or mn
'nized outrage and extortion of
csc other com limitations. ad.
Running through most of the ear
am and grass-growing portions ne,
the country there are networks mn
railroads, the original stock of nal
lich was largely subscribed bv VIII
,mers' IN the belief that proximity
railroad transportation would adj. 7
nee the profits of farming. but "a,
fortunately railroad CORPORATIONS - !.
syndlcates has so completely c..
the operations of rail. ora
os that the farmer never see the sess
tents OF the roads, nor even the take
or OF the money he invested in
m. II
.armers generally know these a b,
IS and deplore their inability TO hon,
ledy the evil. - iou'
ne organization of Patrons of oiae
soandry was conceived bv and u. V
a5ed IN the belief that a solid clip
loinatIon of farmers, with Their not;,
lvldual intelligence and con-, d
I'd strength could control leg;s
IN, and through it regulate tram e. e.,
-ation and purchase and sale so 10 ak
the producers would, at least vii
Die to divide with the onera s @en
n the profits of farm products @
ut this organization, in its a. 40
N and politics "a. OF It re objec
within itself carried its caut;ar s M1iI ,
le extent of inability to guard So s'u
nst danger from without and .saeu
years of labor finds its organ ua., -,
on oat-generaled by combines FL ~ . 5
orations, and out~witted hu 'ne \
politicians, until its very now tn,
turned against itself, and made their
instrument of those outside conte
which it was desipn the :;
protect the farmer against mnst
the founders of the Patroos anil :,
al Of excluding politics from ON most