Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1889-12-27

grocer, who, IL may I've presumed, proposes
on all occasions to share his profits with
farmers that bring stuff to his door.
As for the common farmers table, one
week Of it would probably satisfy our critic,
that the best products OF the farm go to the
city customer. The table of the average
farmer hardly exces that of q steady me-
chanic in the city
The reasons why the farmer can not have
these luxuries, and can not lay up money
by going without them, would require more
space than you would be willing to give for
his defence
In the first place compare the capital in
vested in a farm of moderate size with that
invested in the trades of the city. Few who
ride past these scattered homes stop to think
how much il costs TO own them. rive
thousand dollars would start quite snug
little business in town, but this Is n very
moderate farm investment All the way
from that amount to 800, 900 and 500, OOO lie
the figures representing ths farmers capt
tai. The interest on this is heavy item,
and the keeping up of buildings and ma
chinery is n constant tax, which tenpts
neglect at points where neglect means ruin.
Does he pay for too much help? mag
inc the cases are few in which he pays more
than is necessary. Does he pay too high
Tell us how he can get reliable help Tor less
when inferior workncn can get from SID
to ~. 80, working on your city streets.
Farmers work from ) o'clock in the morn
ing until or 8 at night. such labor IS
paid at a far less rate per hour than other
work. In view of tho cost OF help, how
ever, the farmer is tempted to hire less
rather than more than is needed
He buys unskilfully, does he He pays
war prices after such prices have gone out
of date at least 20 years. So far is he be
hind the times Does our grocer buy for
lower prices thon the farmer Do our city
dealers have one price for farmers and an
other for city people: Verify we must be
fools.
The farmer spends his money foolishly
for fertilizers. Possibly. Does our grocer
know how many common wagon loads OF
manure can be made from - COWS? Would
il be a hundred loads j.; Scarcely. How
many acres would hundred loads cover
fairly well? VIII itcover more than out OF
the 40 or 50 acres Of arabic land belonging
to n farm of $50 acres Twenty loads to
the acre is a small allowance. Five acres
thus covered each year would consume the
hundred loads, SO that the 30 acres could
be thus gouo over only once in Six years
Ii is surprising that our grocer did not
think to hrlhS against US 'he olu cuo. ~ vi
trying TO farm our land by starving it.
Farmer 40. 3 Adds some spicy Remarks
and Makes some suggestions Worth
Thinking About.
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nat ABOUT uouoie taA1Hon al ny,
as wen as olhef business Ip'n arc iOi ''i ~
borrow money. when you oorro" you ca"
al,
offset all you owe against tue taA Oh So"r
stock IN trade II owe toI nan NY Lax III
am taxed lor tne WnoIe value Vi NY i',i0'
ms Is leSlslatloh auNeise " 'ie A"' i,i'''s
interest," OF the ouuuo' IL" sum Co.
ana money gong Nosu iio'ii uii,"NeN s"N ~,
banks, farmers hhd II nara 10 porro"' MS
Is against U.S.
We try to adopt better larh'n8' ASK
frof' Cooke ana ne VIII Ten you 'n"V "n''7
old, methods OF farming must DC gwen up,
some Of the most fundamental questions Oh
the new farming are uhsett'eu' axe Tue
dairy We do not know whlca preea OF
cows Is best FOR Vermont nor 90 we know
how to iced most ecohonlca'ly' nor ny "nau
process TO get most ana oe't ou''0I' h'
whole sllo question Is sun III AiRho
Worse than all we do not know no" 10
get paying prices. how much uoe5 IL coSI
to make pound OF pork a oushel Oh corn
Is SAID TO make ~ POUNDS OIL porN' r'rnio'S
are getting - cents per pouhu ior pork or
o@9 cents per huSnel OF corn alioWlns noun
ing Tor care or pigs, slauBhterIhs' market
ing, QUO ilease inquire ihe lariiior profit
DO our citizens know that WINE tuey are
paying from 10 to ~ cents lof Deer, th9
farmer who brings good steer OF heiiet
into town can geU no more thah % 70 o
cents per poNndF W no MAKES the money
Have our citizens any idea OIL the cost Oh Il
pound OF butter? Does the farmer GET Oh
an average ~ cents per pound ne care
OF the COWS, the FEED Vhey eau IN the yeai,
the labor OF the DAIRY room, the wear una
tear OF dairy implements, the cosU
Of tubs, the interest on the value oil the
COW, the labor OF markeung make up ths
cost OF butter. Inc average yield per co"
does not probably exceed lou POUNDS per
| year, which at ~ cents per pound 81 YES
S3O per COW. The cost OF leedihS Is piaceI
low at so, leaving - per yenr lor ''ii
the other items. Here is absolutely no mar
gin. The gross profit OF the grocer on butter
Is supposed to be hYe cents per pouAu.
! What is when he buys IN autumn au &c
cents and retalls 1t out at 70 or 81 cents tht
average citizen can tell. ME inns goes on
not few farmers would he glad TO FURNISH
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