Oxford Democrat., 1889-06-04
cnlPs AND snAMNos.
VAWEIY 90 CRors. SYSTEMATIC ~
FERMENTATION. low PRICES.

The immense crop and low price of po-
tatoes suggests to farmers the propriety y
of producing as grrat a variety ~ crops
AZ possible. All psst experience goes to
show that II the energies of many arr III
rcctei 60 the production of a single. OF
even two or thrce crops, with reasonably
fair conditions therc will h. likely a. b.
an oyvr-pruduction which l. unfortunate
In the rase of pcrishahlc crops. Hay or
gnln In YEAR ~ eNcc.s may be carried
over a. a year when there l. a deficiency /,
hut with ,otatoes, apples snd = Ike
there l. no hops In the future. l. u not
the l.e.t policy Tor farmer. to put forth
al extra enc gies In the production ~
non-Ierishahlr cDpsf Then a dull mar
krt Can d. winkrd at.
l. n not about time that trusts were
DESTROYED unless The farmers can organ-
We "a r~talaiory trust that shall have
The efcci II compelling proper rccog'
niiiou 81 their righisf Th"-" thing-
that farmers have come 90 look upon a.
nccrssitirs arr 90 regulated hv trusts
that b. L. cumuellei o. pay tribute to
millionaire. IN such advance ~ price ~
thry arr pleased to eNtnrt. sugar l.
gradually advancing simply 10 henedi
one m1n; claus Sprc'kles started uut
professe,llv In oposliiou a. an existing
sugar trust anl nov hss hccome Ia rrll-
It's murr powerful trust in himself. and
M. rrccuf advance Ia sugar viii place
millions ln his I.ockrt of the hari carnci
vag~. of hhoring men. u l. high time
thrrr vus reform. ani radical reform in
thls dlrrstion ~ome means should b"
employed io make the opprr.sors know
lnd fcsl that ths lifs-saying prsluccr. ~
this country have some rights that lr-
entitled to rr.port.and proper 'consider-
alton.
With ihr return ~ anuthsr season for
cropping u favorable opportunity for
farmer. to engage in little work ~ ~
perimruiatiou conducted ou a sysiematir
plan. Nfirr .curr- ~ wear. ~ eNIleri-
enc~ ani observation farmer. follow a
given course he The expectancy ofhaNing
such AMI such results. anil vt they can
gi,e M satisfactory reason Tor such am
ticipaiiou other than that having pursu-
- a similar Cours~ wear after ysar With
similar results. they look for a Ike ~
turn. n u not expected that The aver
aye farmer shall D. able to answer All The
difficult questions that present them
sel,-. iu his daily practice. bat b. should
b. Interested Ia asking ~ his soil thosc
question:. that u Will answer Intelligent
Ia n u !. bat given the opportunity.
History appears to rrpsat itsrlf. some
wears agu therv Was larg" onion crop.
AMI A. a rr.uli a. ihe magnitude ~ the
crop lrcamr known. the pricv continued
to 20 down. and hy spring many hushels
Werr consiur~l to the compost heap.
Frum that time ou until the prvsent the
crop has hruughi fair mnrkrt price.
bat nov therr are large quantities held
fnr which no offer vii D. made. II l.
quiie probable that the result viii D. a
diminished production. Aprupos o. thi.
.uhi.,f. We arr unable o. se,' why city
Residents will paw the large prizes they
afv compelled to for Bsrmuda onions.
a. = time whsn gooi common unious -
the oli stock arr compelled to 20 beg
cling Cor a market.
n l. Thought that one principal cause
~ the depression in ne apple mtrkri l.
ihe ahunlancr. not ~ perfect fruit, bat
~ imperfect fruit nj. l. proper sub
pvt Tor conshlentiou, taking our own
,lrinity. aul We know IL to D. q fact that
ihe production ~ apples |. very largely
~ the imperfect ani undesirable Kind.
- long a. this condition ~ things com
tiuue.. satisfactory prices can hardly he
hof-,l for lll-.mp~'i. knoitv, poor-
looking apple. cannot D. eNperte.i 20
.ell for suod prios. aud until -"tneihlng
can d. done o. Improve ~" fruit IT, sale
ml.t Not hr hopei for.-Cor. New Eng-
hnl Farmer.