The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1882-02-11


we will notice the lack of intelligence
in buying, selling, trading, ETC.. and the
first is the wise sale OF what we produce.
A commercial traveller told me that he
thought farmers exercised less judgment
in selling what they raise than any other
business. Now here / have hundred
varieties of tea, said he, and know ex-
actly the price of each and what we can
afford TO charge for it at our wholesale
house. Now how many farmers know
what ii costs TO raise that field of wheat,
and what you can afford to sell il for to
make a fair profit. You say, we'll, |
have raised this wheat when couldn't I
do ANYTHING else, and what will you pay
l<oxof Il and the buyer puts his own
figures on il, and you sell il perhaps at
profit, but more likely at loss. We
should study the supply and demand Of
our country better. Our locality may
produce large crop, while other places
will be scarce. We cannot sell profita-
bly, until we know As to the abundance
OF the article. \ buyer came into Law
ence county to purchase apples, and as
the ecrop was large there, made the farmers
believe il was large everywhere, and
bought them at a dollar 4 barrel ; and
one farmer sold goo barrels, and just
lost $500, in not knowing that he could
get two dollars in the city. Another
man said If that was true, he had lost
Szoo, for he sold his At the same. SO
We should study the deficiency in the
country Of any article before selling
Another very important thing on the
farm Is the matter OF buying and | will
frs; mention the inclination to run into
debt this is as 4 milestone about the
neck, or 4 hungry leech last to the purse.
and--Sariicularly would | mention the
habit OF running a store bill Now do
no, wish TO injure the merchant, want
/ 10 make money for him and tire farmer
too. II seems natural for farmers 20 &c;
/ trusted for their goods. His farm gives
him credit, and the harvest is 50 long
coming in. We SOW to-day, and il Is
twelve months before our grain goes 10
market; We plan; an orchard this year,
and 4 seorc OF years mus; pas ere wc
gather our golden harvest. A mechanic
/ pays Us promptly a, the end Of the week.
/ The farmer ays that he will not pay a,
the store, and put has money toward
paving of his dcN which bears interest.
buf AZ the store Is where you pas the
very lArgcs, interest. You pay bad
/ debts, &c, things which YOU could 90
without, and which If you could no; pay
I ~ sss~srstA asaA ..
you frequently pay twice TOT the same
article, A. no one probably keep a book
but the merchant. and IN the rush Of
t,sssss cz1s~ mistakes are liable 90 occur,
ard YOU pay for something another man
has bought. !; j. quite unsafe 10 DO
4 busiscss this way Il is the method N
I the southern states ip eciilc up their
/ store bills in cotton. In 4 large housc
I there. 4 man purchased a saddle. and IN
I the sastc the clerk torgo, the man s
/ name Who got H. 50 inthc evening be
7 came TO the owner 10 know ~hAi TO DO.
and Ays he How many dealt with us
+ to-day = About twenty was the re-
/ riy. "Wcll. pot the saddle ia each ar
count. and a; the end OF the year the
man Who got j; will remember j, and
I pas toT Il =" 4 good while afterwards
4 the clerk asked the owner II he Tcmem-
/ bcfcd tha; saddle. "Ncs, who 20; Il 80
"iielven ,asc mc. II know who 20; il.
bai 10 know ,ha; Just thirteen Of them
I paid for H. This serves 20 illustrate
ms point. and show tia, the meTchan;
/ has al IN his favor when We get j long
I book account against u>. Noang men.
/ d0a't get into debt. II You have be.
come hardened with ihi, spoilcr Of man ;
Happiness, trade Tor cash. gc; II all into
one lump, aHd By strict economy and
labor. &c, from under the yoke a speed
/ lily a, possible
let us, farmers. have love for our
calling, no; decming farm life Is 4 con.
slant source Of drudgcTy and toll. but as
a business IN which We should take de-
ligh, and elevate the profession by CIV
ing Il a aohaTaoter enyied by men in other
vocailons. There IS a disposition on
the part OF our boys TO despisc the labor
of the farm ana seek other fields. and
for this We are IN large degree rcspon-
sIblc. Charley is a smart boy; We will
send him TO school and give him an
education for some gen;lcmanly proies-
sion he is too sharp TO stay on the
farm, and live with no opportunity OF
exercising his wits but John IS stupid.
slow sort OF lad, he had better hold
The plow handles for a while yet. tell
you this idea will not double the yield
of nur acres and increase the wealth oi
the nation. Right on the farm to-day
Is where we want the wits. The farm
ers of cur country have been KEEP; under
long enough, and now the plan to get
up is by making our boys sharper and
inducing them 10 remain on the farm.
Too many want to live by their wits.
and il is this that makes so much evil
in the land. II man invents machine
which does the work Of ten men with
one mans labor, that is wit work that ]
would endorse. But il by my wits
work a plan to obtain money from you
dishonesty and with no return for value
received, then want TO cancel that sort
of sharpness. Honest labor is never 4
disgrace to any man, but unproductiyc
idleness never makes 4 man, nor ends
in any good result. 1t is false notion
that farming is the most important bus
;Hess. !: is no more necessary than the
mechanic or tIadesman /; he must have
our wheat, and we are obliged TO go to
him for machines to harvest the same.
A fair exchange is benefit to both
parties but trying to swindle anotheI
Is infamous. Sharpcrs nowadays are