The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1886-12-17

in advocating reform in funerals, and
would inc ude weddings


would inc ude weddings
W. W. Moore did not believe that
butchers made such handsome profiCs
as had been represented, but he did
not approve of the butcher wagon be
ing encouraged to stop so often at
farm houses, and considered this
avoidance the surest and most expedi.
tiOus way to get rid of the item of
expense under the head of fresh
meat.
s. G. Magraw believed there was
some profit in raising wheat even at
80 cents The beef item he had cir.
cumvented by substituting mutton.
Had purchased sheep for $500 head
and butchered them, which he found
TO be decided saving oyer the cut
from the butchers wagon He had
been long ago convinced of the wan
ION extravaganza OF funerals His
first experience was his fathers fun
eral when the undertaken presented
bill of $500. After that when he had
to make arrangements for funeral
he ascertalned in advance what the
undertaker's bill was going to he.
MIR, E NoAs had prepared tabu-
lated statement OF he cost of raising
al acre of wheat in eel county
which he submitted to the Club.
MIR Noyes' estimate OF raising
wheat pacing the crop at 70 bushels
to the arce, the selling price of grain
81 cents per bushel
Grain sold $2l25
Straw . 400
Portion fertilizer
'emain in ground 2 so
Credit for manure 800
Expense OF piowlng $500
Fertilizer $50
Narrowing 100
Drilling in seed etc. 40
u bushels seed 1.27
Rolling 20
Cutting, shocking. etc. 1.50
R4king stubble etc Is
Hauling in wheat 100
Threshing $40
Interest on land worth SIS per
acre sos
Taxes so
Wear of machinery and tools
Is per cent LIP
Barn ya'd manure 100
This estimate leayes balance Oh
the credit side of the ledger as the
profit on raising an acre of wheat a
fraction over dollar. 1t Gusts twice
as much to raisea blslel cheat h. re
as it does in Dakota. agreeable to MIR.
Noyes' figures. Mir. N. has had con
siderable experience in wheat
growing in that territory wher
nc has extensive tracts of wheat land
which he now has rented to Mr. Dal-
rymple for $500 pr acre. The con-
clusion reached by Mr.. Noyes is, that
farmers in Cecil cannot compete in
wheat growing with the West, and
had better turn their attention mainly
to some other crops He rec IN mends
dairyin2, fruit growing and Trucking
as the most profitable branches of
agriculture for this section of coun-
Try
Mr.. Bond could not figure more
than 3 per cent profit On his farming
Had kept an accurate account with
his farm and insisted that 3 per cent
was the best that could be got out of
the investment.
Judge Stump, who had proposed
the question said that none Of the
dlsputants had touched the main
point which he most desired to hear
discussed, exc pit Mr.. Bond who had
paced the profit on farming at 3 per
cent.
Mr.. H. S. Condor said as far as his
personal experience was concernen
his answer to the profit on wheat
growing was a negative one. There
was a good de of conflict in opinion
on the subject otprofit from farming.
The old stagers like w. W Moore
who had made farming life business
insisted that it was pretty good
business under the most adverse cir
cumstances, but that great deal dc,
pended upon the man at the head,
whether the business was successful
or otherwise
Our narrative of proceedings has
been continuous, but there was 4
Dlea3ant interrnutiOn when debate