The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1888-12-20
Brother Farmer.

raising corn; hope that You all gath
cred II big crop this year. | will lot
pay attention TO grammar and high
protective fancy words. but will tall.
OH different topics. Why has farm
ing become such tn mp hill business
in the last few years. s,ce what in,
proyrments have been III rdn in farm
labor--a,;.i#s inacliinrr. the las -
years. Farming l. nearly all done ~
the noble horse and tie different ma
chimes. from IL far off stand point.
The farmers ought to De out of debt
AMI oi-ht to have bank accounts for
rainy days. Our boys and girls ought
10 be stronger, Of Institutions,
wiser and healthier than their par
ents, if less work has anything to do
with it. The new generation is sue
ceeding well in working less hours.
lighter work. and higher wages for
il. Let us look mt the finance Ct the
farmer. Before 1875. there was d
good showing. Farm, real estate
brought good prices and was salable,
mortgages were not known to many.
in 1886 we find over 10 per cent Of the
Iowa farms under mortgage. What
does this mean. Has ii become fash
Ionable to have Il mortgage Oh farms?
Why the great state of Kansas il
mortgaged ut the rate of SO per acre
f., I'LL
by Eastern men. and yet they are
voting for better and warmer pro-
lection. The best farming state in
the Union. Illinois. over So per cent
of the farms are mortgaged. Is fash
ion tire fault Of iliiss hope that no
farmer that reads these lines is fool
enough to cover his home with
mortgage to keep pace with that
great evil. fashion or style. Style is a
nice thing in the eyes of many old
and young, but is poor food to grow
healthy on Many fail in line Of the
evil, think they get the bull by the
horns. but when we look over the
county records, what then. Well the
bottom is knocked out Of Mr.. Style
and we stand in the daylight. | claim
there are three great obstacles in the
way TO make farming n success, they
came in existence in the last few
years. Style, trust combinations.
business rings, ineNperieEce in the
occupation. We are forced to pay Il
high protective combination price for
all we must buy. Competition. the
life of business you will seldom find.
There is little or no opposition in sell
ling goods. Business association fixes
that Us regular here as in Chicago.
One of our business men tells Tie tina!
merchants or retailers make a town
or city. Have you ever stopped TO
consider what nice thing business
place in Cresco would be if all farIn-
ers kept from it. or buy their goods
in some other market? Why they
are trying to stop us buying in strange
markets, but they can not do it. See
how hard our leading men are
trying to bring in existence Il butter
trust, yes, a butter combination, Il
: thing to enable them topay the farm.
er for his butter or cream whatever
their generosity sees fit. What n nice
thing that would be to help Us farm.
ers along. to put some more mort.
gage blankets on their farms. What
a blessing such combination would
be. Brother farmer did you ever stop
< to think where our butter market
would go to if Little Billy would &c
in the butter trust? Did you stop to
think what cash market is? LII you
have not. do it now. You will come
to the conclusion that Billy has done
: more for the farmer and country than
| any other dozen generous business
: men combined, is still doing the same
2 us long as he manages his own affair."
: Give him credit for what he has done
! Butter and cream were higher here
) during the summer than in adjoining
e counties with butter trust, by Two
and three cents per pound or inch
The best protection against inexper
! fence is to go slow, don't try to be
e come Lord by buying all land that
t joins you. keep out OF debt, shoule
:. you make a mistake and not have til,
: cash to pay for it don't try to concea
d it with mortgage, never try TO run
y your neighbors affairs, if you do yoi
e will bay yourself trouble at higl
: price. As regards trusts, combina
y tons. it is impossible to avoid then
: on your road Fashion, the curse O
e this age, they will put mountains Oh
= their backs, will torture their bodie
II in many ways to comply with it yes
\ fashion, whisky and tobacco has lai,
many foundations for poor health
through life in our girls and boys.
e Jos. SCHAFER.
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