The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1884-10-26
GRAIN & STOCK NEWS.
Condition of the Sewer County
Farmer.
PRICE OF STOCK DOWN SOUTH.
The Past Seasons Growth Twenty
per Cent. in Excess
of Last.
PRICE OF STOCK DOWN SOUTH
From an Occasional Correspondent
GLEEwooD, SEWER Co., UTAH,
October 18th, 1884.

Editors Herald:
Unjust say that your paper has de-
veloped into as fine sheet as anyone
could ask for in the shape of a news
paper. Long may it wave, etc. 1t IS
fully abreast of any paper in the west,
both in matter and makeup.
We in the Sewer have nearly finished
our threshing, and farmers, in a great
many instances, have been greatly sur
prised at the large turnout of their
grain, some turning out per cent. over
last year. But grain is a drug in the
market. Some of the stores pay 90 cents
per bushel in goods for wheat and 10 cents
per cwt. for oats and barley; but q
great many farmers protest against
these figures and declare they will hang
to their wheat like a "bull-pup
to root" and, indeed, some
have commenced to haul grain to Salt
| Lake City rather than sell at these
figures believing that they can realize
80 or 40 per cent. in the main-the ad-
vance on grain and the cheaper prices
in goods. 1t viii pay very small freight,
sure; but every cent helps the farmer
these tight times. Some again are
driving off to the Dixie factory with
loads of -four to exchange for wooden
goods.
are busy blowing for another CROP
some few have put in fall wheat, plOwlng
the seed in, as it stands in winter much
better. having but little snow to protect
the grain in winter. Dormant wheat Is
surer in this country; that Is, the seed
is put in Just before hard freezing, and
il gets the advantage OF the
snow and rain during the winter
and spring. 1t is usually head
and shoulders ahead of spring whea-'
The corn crop was a total failure
what the worms left the frost took about
i'm the milk. There was quite little
sugar cane put in hereabOuts, but the
frOst made sad havoc of it; but 1t Is
hoped those who made the venture viii
not be dispirited in trying again next
wear. Try, try again should be oul
motto. With the encouraging results
in bee culture, we ought to produce
mOsts of our sweets in this Territory.
The new canal from the Sewer river
is in course of construction, and when
completed will water some of the best
cane land in the Territory. 1t will skirt
the mountains in the west and run:
)ove Richield.
Whether it was n nightmare or {
regular wake-up that occurred on the
| Sanpete railroad, we are not posi-
lively informed, but We must wait Ion
another snort from the iron horse be
fore we can determine. The MarysYalC
mines also have had 4 Wake-up anC
r may not go to sleep again Tor seVera
/ weeks.
: Bovine stock is well up in the market
t yearIings, $40 to SIS; COWS and calves
5 $35 to $40, and command cash down
e Sheep stock is rather dead in the mar
D ket. Good mutton is scarce and bring
t about cents to 10 cents retail.
/, A great deal of wheat was more o.
0 less damaged in the adjacent valleys
: Grass, Rabbit, Round and other place
/ and some say JpOtenOugh to bread tn
2 inhabitants has been saved, by = con
: siderable quantity.
e The usual improvements IN building
f are going on, and, but for the heav,
: debts for farm machinery, the farm
: ing population would not be YER
s much worried over the dull times an
u the low rates of grain, etc, and with
! little economy, clothing and grocerle
/ can be procured without shopping o
f their grain for song. Tradesmen ar
e beginning to wake up to the neceSslt
l. OF home manufactures in leather, shoe
# and boots, clothing, wooden wares, et'
= Why should we give our work out
It capitalists in Boston, New York or elSt
/, where, and go idle-and consequent
n naked and hungry ourselves eventually
l. inevitably so.
e If we could only make our own iror
and iron wares, what a saving theI
would be. The debts for farm and othe
machinery III this Territory are yer
table milestone about our necks, grow
ing heavier and heavier every day; "
are indeed very slaves to th
machine agents and manufacturer
But the farmer, now a-days, must TIC
4 sulky; no hand pillow for him; q ma
with ten acres of wheat, must no
throw away his cradle and hire twin
binder at 81 an acre, cash down, or wv
to two and half bushels of wheat, an
25c to SOC. cash for twine. But VIII;
- a monopoly is this Irvine; we can bu
good rope for Zoe. TO 12c. per pound
yet rope yarns cost Us Zoe. 20 25c. pc
pound. Rascaity somewhere, sure.
We called in to hear, or see rattle
that Sewer Echo, but it was the echo {
several sweet-yoiced female comps tn;
we heard.
Well, have boiled over, and ought
feel better now, and hope my frienC
ora not yx,ooriad 60