Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1884-08-28
Neighborilood Industries.

Nearly every one has noticed that
every department of trade in laree
city eentralizes in particular Quartet.
In all old cities the wholesale book.
clothing, IRON, grocery and dry goods
stores occupy distinct quarters or the
business portion. Even rivals in bust
ness desire to be near each other. 1t IS
great convenience to customers who
GONE to a city Tor the purpose of buy
ing supplies to have the estab ,ishments
devoted to tie sale of particular lines
OF goods near each other In several
European countries entire towns are
devoted to particular branches of man.
uiaaure. For more than a century
GENEVA has been famous for the manu-
facture of watches, Sheffield for the
manufacture of cutlery, and Manches-
ter Tor the produ ton of cotton cloth.
We have several cities in this country
that owe their prominence to particular
branches of manufacturing. Speciali-
ties IN agriculture are also largely on
hnet to certain localities. Half the
hops for the supply OF Great Britain are
produ ed IN two ounties in England.
The County of Durham produ es a large
part OF the mustard that is required to
supply the world. fecularities of soil
and climate often exert a great int:u-
ence in determining what crops wall be
produced in q particular locality. Often,
however, the enterprise and ability Of
single farmer, hort ulturist or breed
er secures a reputation. not only for
himself, but for the location where he
lives. Some enterpris. ng man planted
tobacco in the valley OF the Connecticut
River, took great pains IN raising and
curing the crop, and secured a reputa-
ton not only for the tobac. O he pla ed
on the market, but for the region where
1t was produced. Still it is likely that
there are hundred better places in
the country for raising tobacco where a
stalk was never produced.
Nearly every farmer finds it to his
advantage to keep horses for doing his
work, COWS for affording milk to- use in
the house. and fowls for producing eggs
for use at the family table. He also
hnds 1t economical to raise the food
these creatures consume, the common
fruits needed in the house, and the
grain Necessary to supply bread fog the
family. There are few farmers who
do not find it advantageous to raise
their own pork, potatoes, and garden
vegetables. Ii they are living in 8
region where the soil and climate kare
specially adapted TO one Of the stand
ard corps, as corn, wheat. cotton, rice
tobacco. or sugar-cane, they viii be
Xix .lv to turn their attention to the one
that is the most remunerative, and t.
make it specially. The money value
of II suitable climate and soil can hard
ly be estimated, The proftableI pro
duction of certain crops depends on the
ctir nd - ~ coil
There are many minor crops, as broom
corn, hops, castor beans, grass anc
clever seed. and vegeta bles for making
pickles, that are very profitable if they
are managed properly. 1t is rare, how
ever, that one farmer succeeds in max
ing much money In raising eitiler OF
them if none of his neighborS are en-
gagged in the same branch of business
Ihere is nothing TO be learned FROM tn
experience, success and failures o
others. There is no one'''to compare
notes with" No one is interested II
the branch of business and anxious t.
have it prove success. Not enough i
produced by any one farmer TO make j
an object for dealers to come to tn
the place to purchase it. 1t must b.
sent to u distant CITY to be sold and con
signed to q commission merchant wh'
NAV tx the price to suit himself. l
only one farmer in q neighborhO vi il
engaged in producing special crop h'
will lind it difficult to procure com
petent help when occasion requires.
W hen several farmer, unite, hOwev
er, in raising some special crop, 1.-The
are generally successful. Each. whil
working for himself, does much for tn
common cause. The knowledg
gained by one is conveyed to the 9th
ers. If one makes failure. the 9th
ers are an >ious to ascertain the caus
OF it. If one is very successful, tn
others study his methods and. cop
them. They visit each other s place
and make observations. Not infre
quentlv they form an association TO
mutual Improvement. procuring I'M
proved implements and seeds; as, we
as tor obtaining books and other publ
cations. They often combine in send
ing their products to market, and in in
ducing dealers to visit them with :
view 10 purchasing Their crops. No
infrequently they unite in purchasin
costly implements and in putting u
storenouses. They are all anxious t
obtain reputation for the crop the
produce. The recent great success i
Oa.INlu0 tl1tS 10 ott
to the circumstance that the business c
producing milk and the manufacture .
butter and cheese has been undertake.
by nearly all the farmers in certai
neighborEoods. While the isolate
dairvman has failed or met with vers in
different success the milk-producers i
neighborhoods almost entirely devote
to this branch of husbandry have er
loved a high degree of prosperity. j
has been mu:h the same in the breed
ing of all kinds of live stock. The isC
lated breeder of horses. cattle. sheep c
pigs does not ordinarily succeed as we
as one who lives in neighborhoo
where there are several enga ed in til
same branches of business. Purchaser
of fine animals like to 60 where theI
are several herds, studs and flocks
select from. They can make comps
isons, and be more likely to find VIII;
they want. The breeders themsekt
lind much advantage in being ne'
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