The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-12-03
Qbe Snttlliael!ler.
0nltcl Nos, aSnnd VI Fourteenth Street.
THOUGHTS FOR FARMERS,


getting out Of tho old tread.miil way o
doing things, doing them because thei
fathers and grandiathers did them /,
that way. While / would not reflect o,
the wisdom OF the fathers which mn,
have been the best IN the day and GEN
GRAFTON In which they lived, I woult
insist that ideas on farming have under
gone and are constantly undergoing rndi
cal changes. fine was, and only a fev
years ago, when conscientious farmer
even though he saw that speed could b,
developed Ia any OF bits liorses, wont,
scorn 10 develop 1t for fear that tho horse,
might DRIFT on to the race track, Ont
farmer ] now remember raised A coll t}aI
very early developed a speed that would
easily have placed her In n 20 or 9. IS
class and 80 Melted him more than bf
made on bis farm for two Year,, but he
would not train her himself or suiIe,
others to train her for tho absurd reason
Just mentioned. She finally died 4
humble farm horse, worn Out lrawinp
tho plow. Tho same farmer stuck n
growing wheat aud oats lust as his
fathor had done before him, while some
radical young agriculturalists in his
neighborhood grew rich developing
special crops. One became an extensive
grower OF mint, another bad acres
planted in onions. They got out Of The
rut and consequently reaped rich har.
vest.-Iimss Star. @..II -.
A Benton county MO- farmer recent.
ly wrote to Country Gentleman: Special
crops well cultivated never fail 10 bring
biz returns, Take for instance onionp,
worth to-day in our market 81 so 10 81
per bushel; heretofore they have sold
for so cents, but they seem TO be growing
scarcer each year. A man who pIanip an
acre OF them has small iortune-pro.
viding he cultivates them in the highest
way, What is worth doing at all 10
worth doing well. A man cannot 'ex.
pect to SOW an acre .ot onion seed and
have them come up and grow and thrive
without attention. Why arc not more
onions raised? I can travel over this
country and net find to exceed five
bushels Of surplus in any house. AL,
most any farmer has as much rs an acre
that is never put to use. The boya
would be pleased to have tho privilege
Of tending this patch, but The father
says: mo; we have all we can attend
to this season; no time to fool away on
a patch OF such stuff" Consequently
this acre lies idle. II he had eaid: "Ail
right, 90 ahead" he would have never
missed tho time, and when fall came the
boys would have had enough from the
products 10 buy their winter clothing.
Potatoes are another crop sadly
neglected in como localities. The for,
MGR price for them in this county has
been 40 cents per hushel, while they are
now worth 81. Corn is avery eianle
crop that eau not be gotten aioDg with,
out; still the average farmer ioses money
on q crop. A great many depend on
selling it ior the market price, which
usually is % cents per hushcl in this
county, and any farmer knowo that it
cannot be raised for this. A farmer. to
realize on his corn crop rs he should.
must feed every bushel at home to hogs
cattle, sheep and poultry; until he
does he will continue annually to make
his condition worse.
II the farmers OF the West world
spend moro time studying such matters,
and not waste go much III fpsslng about
the tariff, they would be a great deal
better oil. Az an example Of this, | will
relate short history OF what was first
called the wheel or Farmerc' Ali.
ance in this county. The movement
was started about q year ago. A great
many OF the most extensive farmers
joined the association, thinking it was
ior the sole purpose Of benefling the
farming Class. The movement proy
crossed very nicely for time, until Dol:
iticians contrived to use the association
for the purpose OF getting into office,
Early in the summer they called a con,
vention under the head Of .".The Farm.
erg and Iatorers' Union" nominated
full set, and are now scourin, the conn
ty trying to elect their ticket.
great many. OF its best workers are lead
ing farmers who have neglected their
crops and arc crying "hard times,''
while they are losing dollara eyery day
in trying to accomplish purely political
purposes.
The Rural Neap Yorker gives this whole.
some advice to the farmer who il liable |
to be carried away with the new alliance
Noy what? It is generally conceded |
That the farmers uoa hold the balance Of |
power in American politics. How will |
they exercise that power? Answer that
question and you reveal the future OF |
the farmers' movement. The student OF
politics fndg some interesting
and changes, but runninS
through them all he will lind that the
American people love justice and fair.
ness and are sure 10 resent " hat they be.
!ieye to beimposition and humbug, The
voice OF the people" will drown out ali
opposition and facilities for shouting are |
improved as time grows. The farmers OF
this country have a noble work to do
With them it is struggle, if not for life,
for their full opportunity to erioy lie
The Government has drifted away from
its original purpose. Money and monied
interests rule. Taxation is unequal.
chances in lie are unequal, libertyis un-
equal, and these inequalities have grown
from causes which make it impossible
for old.time political leaders to divide on
ths t+ye issue. Capitalists, bondholders
and monisd men generally, with vast
interes.s AZ stake, cannot be ex.
pectea TO legislate in the trie interests
Of the poar pg debtor elasses. But leeis.
lat!on OF some sort is needed. Who is
to influence IT. We say the farmers,
who are organizing and drilling as they
have ueverdone before.
nnt-and here the student in history
comes in-thc iarna;s must be just, con.
sentative and fair, or their movement
will 20 10 pieces like o rope Of sand.
Time after time parties have Swept the
country"at election and gone to Wash.
ington with the mistaken idea that be.
cause the people put them on guard, the
people gaze them unlimited privileges.
What a mistake This assumption led
to q policy Of arrogance, selfisbness and
political folly, and as result, the party
was swept out Of office as completely as
it had been swept in. This has happen
ed time Gfter time and it will happen
again. The people demand reforms and