Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1883-12-29

on IarIns anu ABOUT larm- houses and
their surprise is no less at the laroa
number OF horses and the great amon5t
CT machinery. The present condition
OF affairs, as regards few men and
many horses and machines, is chiefly
the outgrowth of circumstances. 81.
tending the late civil war. A milton
men were called from peaceful mr.
suits to join the ranks of the army
Ihere were as m ny persons to feed
and clothe as vefore, and a much
smaller number to produce the articles
required to do it, The waste of war 10
always tcrr BILE. 1t is a part of the
business OF hest lie army to DESTROY as
much OF the clothing, provision and
forage OF the enemy as poss BILE. The
greater was the emand for all kinds of
farm products the longer the war con-
tinued. The demand for labor-savinp
machines and i'm lements that would
do the work Of zen on farms stimu-
lated inventors Machines were
brought out that could perform almost
every kind of arm operation. Wheat
and other small grains were produced
almost without manual labor. Farm.
ers soon became tired of doing hand
work. They began to prefer those
crops that could be produced almost
entirely by the aid of machinery. AL
though fewer men were employed on a
given area OF farming country the
amount OF f. cd produced was much
greater. AS tie wages of farm labor.
ers advanced, ia nes studied how they
could dispens with as many as posi-
BILE. 1t was b. eyed by many that
economy in farm anagement consist
ed in the displacement of lahorers and
the substitution of horses and ma
chinery. Every large farmer was ex-
perimenting in seeing how far he could
60 in dispensing with human labor.
1t is altoget e. likely that farmers in
many pa is OF country have gone
too far in substituting horses and ma
chimes for men. OF course it is expen-
sive to employ Ia orers. Their wages
amount to larae sum, and they must
be paid in cas- or its equivalent The
board OF laborrs constitutes another
large bill OF e pense. But it must be
remembered that horses are expensive.
1t cost largo sum to raise or buy
them. The size Ter, food, care, shoes
and harness they require amounts to a
large sum ann ally. All farmers are
beginning to ind out that machines are
very expens We. Their first cost is
large, there $ almost q constant de-
mand for repairs, and with the little
care bestowed on them they are soon
destroyed. Farmers who raise grain
know how large a proportion of it is
required to pay for machinery and
horses. TIE sma l grains now receive
1. fha,. loa
they can e produced with little manual
labor. The re u lance of large farmers
to employ la 0rers has caused the gen.
eral neglect q most of the minor field
crops which - of great value to
farmers efor .eneral introduction
of machiner comparatively few
Western farmer engage in the produc-
ton of tobacco i,nd hops because they
require so much work. They prefer
crops that can raised by the use of
horses and M h mes. The production
of ro5t crops smlll fruits and garden
vegetables is ueg ece ed for the same
reason. They can not be raised by the
employment o IN chimes. Hand-work
is required for taeir production. Most
of them can be raised on many farms
in large GU ntites without interfering
with the prodlcton of large crops of
grain. They 80 uire but little land, but
they call for the iabor of many hands.
Their producton would add greatly to
the income of IS, and would benefit
community b, n shing employment
to many pers
Farm RS j y my been studying how
to dispense w.t. .aoorers as far as pos
sible They W. succeeded in produce