Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-05-24
WHAT ARE WE TO DO:"

" t,. f.rrning can no longer be made TO
''.' mat the trouble is plainly trace
p rings and monopolies working di-
.a.-a,- every interest of the agricult-
f@- .Ura, are we to do2". asks the
..,.,,. aas been credulOusiy taking in
- .ar his new school of discour-
~.. Virginia state department of
o. ....... attaching sufficient importance
- ..ar-o Justify the act, has printed
...... a, explanation of what the farmer
The bulletin states that the
.......- ba done by the farmer is to
.... what he IS doing. Compare
,.., ..rucls really know what they
..- ny to a lack of clearly under
...... eyer. detail in their business, and
..-.-.g..- accounts of all transactions.
-. ..ew what they were doing they
-.,.py De entirely able TO see that
..,.- -..o.upo-ies are cutting a less fig
-...a-s -han IS popularity supposed.
-, .-.. u. business can be a success for
.r.... -.ag-a Of time unless conducted
.....- a.s.aess principles. 1t is foolish
.L u4r arms and proclaim that
.-..-aa- sells below the cost of produc-
. .....-e ye don't happen to make ends
... ...a Ease. Far better to reflect
..-...-..-- produced runs on the market
l..... ..- cos, of production with every
somebody can produce it with
.-- else rs production would entirely
But here is. everybody knows,
...... r.r. profit in some crops than in
,...... according 10 circumstances; and IL
!. ...mpartaut for the farmer to make
H. selection Let him not waste his ener-
! .-.. rr.5u. .r make profitable what his
l.s !saor suited for.
rt.v-.- decided what our land is best
,,...aea 70 produce, the next thing is TO
-..o.ge 20 have. If possible, all that we
,.,...f The best quality, if we have to
,,,sa much less Of 1t. Here comes the
,e.,.,s..r for observation and study. How
cana farmer make and put up for market
..gnr product Of any kind if he does not
know a prime product when he sees it!
When really good thing has been pro-
f-,...l tHrr,. will always be market for it,
.,5fft, las been advantageously produced
te sale WILL be profitable. This then
dearly points ont two things necessary to do
- make farming 4 success: Learn what is
+eaalred 20 make up prime article and
then learn how TO produce that article at
til. least possible expense. In other words
learn To produce as cheaply as any other
1ersor ran produce. When the article has
been thus rheaply produced there will no
longer exist any excuse for complaining
aoout the market The ruling figures give
!. nroft 20 some oue-if they do not give as
ru.lty 81. the fault lies in lack of cheap
production.
This exactly covers grounds taken by Us
il former article on the subject of So
{ Lei 'uycr-production. The thing for
tie flrare 20 study is cheaper production.
S.Mg 47 4rge numbers of farmers are
aoc to produce cheaper than others those
others wl- often find their products selling
te.ow paying figures. The cheaper pro-
i.rer 5s Tire fellow who rules the market
r.e'g TINE and any movement to prevent
I,.aa.; Jo otherwise than prove fruitless.
Tie virginia Bulletin further states that
- aaz, Thing for the farmer to understand
j. t0w -ose.. To enable him to do this he
J. is. E.ep UP with the market quotations.
Ia. never do TO sell ON what some buyer
say SOFA. prodIrt IS ruling at-he must
A.w ata, il is ruling al. and he must also
Understand where the market taking goods
:. legitimate figures IS 10 be found. This is
business aud properly belongs TO farming
: Mlra SIS TO 10 anything else.
Ami Soc are here tempted to break off on
al..er .arasraph of our own. How is the
f~r.r-n snow all this unless he takes and
care. studies paper giving full market
'e Iucaubie him to get the requi-
.ma..uu in this line it will be neces-
81" ... a.u Tee take some large daily paper
shed % p.s region of country, or, if he
'".s .... 20. cannot afford the cost of the
CAY. -.ue weekly made up from such
l-.. Tile weekly of this character con-
ta~ a.. market reports for the week, and
..IHea> TO he one running well con-
Gated .slc4.tlraI department it simply
-'rs .u -wu papers in one, and at the cost
a',e Is trs,-c.Iss agricultural paper and
l.>'-.s- numerical paper. Full CONNER
O.. r.unrs local and by telegraph, are very
H.r--.E. Neayc the ordinary agricultural
Ns"s- cannot afford TO buy and publish
,-.- l-e weekly made up from some
'-.- III has AL advantage over the mere
wee H TAI, matter. The costly reports
were '. GID, for lie daily edition, which is
'..'e -ru4. them. and from this they are
S H.s.arred to the weekly edition
-I.r expense to the publishers.
-@at ,t' FOR. Worth GAZETTE, for instance.
Ill. DE- ra rial mat ter in that paper costs
'-v.r '.t week than IS paid out for ali the
'-4..H earring III any one of the so-called
s-..s,. astlyuLtural weekly papers pub
'>a'- H'-in the United States. hence those
wee. i-agr, cannot afford the additional
N.'ls. .. buying and publishing it, for
i" Hy of them are doing more than
---.,-l ends meet as it is. The patron of
'-s "e. GAZETTE gets the very cream of
"eI.'. coming Of that immense outlay,
80 D- n~lrons tell US they get, addition
= -..e i've and strictly applicable agri-
'--.-- .tera,ure than they get in any
alton, TO say nothing of an i'm
SO AMOUNT Of good reading in other
-ss. Bur. Of course, one must not blow
+ ova horn.
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